Correspondence - book order, 1894-1916.

Newberry Library. Financial Agent.

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The Financial Agent's responsibilities during the early years of the Library were varied and extensive. Beyond accounting and finance, they included book ordering, purchasing, personnel matters, superintendence of real estate, building and construction, insurance, legal affairs, book binding, and even some reference. From the description of Correspondence - general, 1892-1946. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 26522043 From 1892 to 1916, book o...

Newberry Library. Order Section.

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Beginning with the incorporation of the Library in 1892, booklists were submitted by the Librarian to the Trustee Committee on Books for approval. Upon the retirement of George B. Utley, the Committee on Books approval for routine purchases became more of a formality. During Pargellis's administration, 1942-1962, booklists were termed "List of Books Added to the Library." Beginning in 1962, L. W. Towner submitted a "Monthly Acquisitions Report" which continued to list al...

Moss, Jesse L. 1847-

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Carlton, W. N. C. (William Newnham Chattin), 1873-1943

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Librarian and author, third Librarian of the Newberry Library, 1909-1920. Born in England, Carlton moved in 1882 to the United States for his schooling. Prior to Carlton's tenure at the Newberry, he served as librarian at Trinity College, Conn. While at the Newberry, Carlton reorganized and systemized all library procedures; he abandoned the Rudolph Indexer catalogue, revived the card catalogue, and started using Library of Congress cataloguing for the collections. In 19...

Otto Harrassowitz (Firm)

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B.F. Stevens & Brown, Ltd.

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Walter M. Hill (Firm)

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