Series 40: Correspondence, 1868-1908, bulk: 1871-1892
Scope and Contents
Contains complete outgoing correspondence (1868-1892) of the Trustees of the Walter L. Newberry estate and incomplete incoming correspondence for the same period. Series also includes correspondence dealing with the management of the estate property, the Newberry homestead and cemetery plots, and legal affairs of the estate.
Dates
- Creation: 1868-1908
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1871-1892
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
1.7 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Arrangement
Organized with Trustees' outgoing correspondence arranged chronologically; followed by General Incoming Correspondence, arranged alphabetically.
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