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Newberry Library

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Newberry Library Archives

 Collection
Identifier: NL-Archives
Abstract

The Newberry Library's institutional records, records of the Walter L. Newberry estate, personal papers of staff members and trustees, photographs, and publications that document the establishment and operation of the library, its growth and transformation over time, and its active participation in the cultural and intellectual life of Chicago and the nation. Also information on the Newberry family and property development in Chicago.

Dates: 1885-ongoing

Newberry Library postcard collection

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-NL
Abstract

Collection of postcards with images of the Newberry Library, most mailed with messages to addressees, dating mainly from 1898-1915. Several copies of a later postcard with postmarks dating from 1939 to 1945, shows the Newberry Library, the John Crerar Library, the Harper Memorial Library, and the Chicago Public Library.

Dates: 1898-1945; Majority of material found within 1898-1915

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  • Subject: Libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago X

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Administrative records 1
Book collecting -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works 1
Correspondence 1
Librarians 1