Series 04: Building Committee Minutes, 1892-1893
Scope and Contents
Established by the Board of Trustees on July 12, 1892, the Building Committee oversaw the construction and care of the new library on Walton Street. This committee was disbanded after the completion of the library in November, 1893. Records include the draft minutes of the Building Committee (1892-1893).
Committee reports are generally included in the Minutes of the Board of Trustees (Record Group 02/01/30).
Dates
- Creation: 1892-1893
Creator
- From the Collection: Newberry Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Newberry Library Archives are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Unprocessed records are available by appointment only. Advance notice is necessary, particularly for administrative files, so that files may be screened for personnel records that are removed when records are processed.
Files containing personal or confidential information about individuals (including individual files on members of the Board of Trustees, individual donor files and records reporting the donations of an individual, personnel records, payroll records, and individual accepted fellows files) are closed for 30 years.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org