Vouchers - General Account, 1893
Scope and Contents
The Newberry Library's two major accounts prior to 1920 were the General Account and the Library Account. In 1920, the accounts were merged and an account numbering system created and recorded in the Chart of Accounts. The General Account consisted of loans, bonds, contracts, and real estate investments which contributed to the Library's General Fund and paid the salaries of the Financial Agent, Controller, and Business Office staff. The Library Account consisted of all transactions relating to the operations of the Library, including staff salaries, book purchasing, bindery expenses, furniture, etc.
Ledgers summarizing accounting transactions (charges, credits, balance) for the General Account, 1892-1919, the Library Account, 1892-1919, and the merged account, 1920-1970. Also Charts of Accounts, 1920-1970.
Dates
- Creation: 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.
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