Subgroup 03: General Reading Room Section, 1942-1986
Scope and Contents
In 1916, with the exception of reading rooms for the Library's endowed collections (Ayer, Wing), the Library's subject based reading rooms were consolidated into one Main Reading Room (called General Reading Room after 1985). This reading room was administered by the Public Services Division until 1962 when the division was disbanded. Reading Room personnel then reported to various departments including Reference (1962), Library Operations (1964), Reference (1966), Public Services (1970), and Readers' Services (1975). General Reading Room staff duties have included admissions, paging, some reference inquiries, and interlibrary loan.
Includes records relating to the daily operation of the Main Reading Room and the General Reading Room.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1986
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
5.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 5 record cartons)
Arrangement
Organized in one series: Administrative Files (11/03/01).
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