Service, 1912-1924
Scope and Contents
In 1911, Newberry Librarian W. N. C. Carlton (1909-1921) initiated the practice of storing thank you letters for publications and reference services in scrapbooks. His successor, George B. Utley (1920-1942), continued the scrapbooks for several years.
Earlier and later appreciatory correspondence is located in the papers of the Librarians, Record Groups 03/01 through 03/06.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1924
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.
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