Accession records, 1877-1972 (bulk 1887-1972)

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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...

Newberry Library. Technical Services Dept.

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Following a two-year experiment (1931-1933) with a Technical Department head, a single technical services administrator, responsible for cataloguing, classification, and ordering, was not reappointed until 1959 when Mabel Erler served for three years as head of the Technical Processes Department. In 1965, a unified department was formed again under Bernard Wilson (1965-1967), and continued under Technical Services librarians David Stam (1967-1971), Richard Seidel (1971-1989), and Margaret Brenne...

Newberry Library. John M. Wing Foundation

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From 1931 to 1947, Ernst F. Detterer served as the second Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing. As Wing Custodian, Detterer, a noted calligrapher, acquired the extensive C.L. Ricketts calligraphy collection (1942), established the Newberry Calligraphy Study Group, and designed the Newberry Library Bindery Typeface. From the description of Detterer, Ernst F. - Administrative subject files, 1921-1947 (bulk 1931-1947). (Newberry Li...

Edward E. Ayer Collection (Newberry Library)

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William B. Greenlee Collection.

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