Papers, 1867-1935.
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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. Local and Family History Section.
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The Local and Family History Section and its predecessor departments have been headed by Harriet Taylor, 1900-1931; Mary L. Watson, 1931-1934; Elisabeth Coleman, 1934-1943; Joseph C. Wolf, 1944-1974; Rick J. Ashton, 1975-1977; Peggy Tuck Sinko, 1978-1983; and David T. Thackery, 1983- . From the description of Curator's administrative subject files, 1892-[ongoing] (bulk 1960-[ongoing]) (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 26890455 The Afro-American Family Hist...
Newberry Library. Reader Services Dept.
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In 1916 the Public Services (Reference) Division was created consisting of the Main Reading Room, Department of History and Genealogy, Edward E. Ayer Collection, and Exhibition Room. Between 1916 and 1961 five librarians administered the Division: Gerald M. W. Teyen (1916-1919), William S. Merrill (1919-1928), Edwin E. Willoughby (1929-1930), John T. Windle (1931-1948), and Ben C. Bowman (1949-1962). In 1962 the Division of Public Services was disbanded and the head of e...
Taylor, Harriet, d. 1931.
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Newberry Library Genealogy Department supervisor, 1900-1931, heraldry specialist, and eccentric. Born around 1850 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Harriet Taylor was hired by Newberry Library Trustee Franklin H. Head in June, 1894, beginning work as an assistant in the Catalogue Department. From February of 1895 until 1900, Taylor served as a reference assistant in both history and science. When genealogies and local histories were transferred to the Library's third floor in 1900, H...
Ball family.
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