Some errors in the Eagle almanac, [not before 1886].

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...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Tooker, William Wallace, 1848-1917

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Authority on Algonquian Indian language, history, and culture; resident of Sag Harbor, New York. From the description of Long Island New York Indian vocabularies: glossary, [189-]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758383 William Wallace Tooker once was widely recognized as one of his era's leading specialists in Coastal Algonquian culture, history and place names. A productive and prolific writer, he published 12 books, some 50 pamphlets and over...