F.W. Clark papers, 1875-1916 (bulk 1903-1916)

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...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Schlesinger and Mayer Store.

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Clark Construction Company

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Clark family.

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Clark, Frederick W., 1857-1916.

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Chicago builder and construction company president. Frederick William Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1857. He was educated in Chicago Public Schools and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), from which he received an engineering degree. He practiced as a mining engineer for ten years and then, for six years, was an assistant professor of mining engineering and metallurgy at MIT. In 1889 he returned to Chicago and was associated with his fat...

Clark, Jonathan Kenneth

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