Sixth annual meeting. Transcript.

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...

Stone, Herbert Stuart, 1901-

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Stone & Kimball.

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Newberry Library Associates

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Donnelley, Gaylord, 1910-

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Haffner, Charles Christian, 1928-

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R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company

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Founded in Chicago in 1864 by Canadian immigrant Richard Robert Donnelley, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company is a leading global provider of printing and print-related services. From the description of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Archive, 1844-2005 (inclusive) (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 772636484 Richard Robert Donnelley (1836-1899), born in Hamilton, Ontario, arrived in Chicago in 1864 to apply his trade as a journeyman printer w...