Series 02: Cara Dana Durkee papers, 1855-1934, bulk: 1913 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Papers include lists, reports, and translations created by Miss Durkee during her employment at the Newberry; sketches, notes, cards, and poetry of fellow Library employee, Mary L. Watson; several poems, cards, and articles by acquaintance Edith Franklin Wyatt, 1931-1934; and a Durkee family letterpress copybook, 1855-1934, signed in part by Harvey Durkee, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Papers originally item catalogued by Midwest Manuscripts Curator Amy Nyholm. Catalogue cards are filed in the Newberry Manuscript Catalogue.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-1934
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1913 - 1934
Creator
- Durkee, Cara Dana (Person)
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.
Biography of Cara Dana Durkee
Newberry Library Public Services Division Senior Assistant, 1895-1931. After two years at Northwestern University, Cara Durkee, the niece of Newberry Library Trustee Franklin Head, was hired by the Newberry on May 8, 1895. Upon her retirement in 1931, the Trustees voted her a $1,000 annual pension in recognition of her "long and faithful service."
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Arrangement
Arranged with Cara Durkee materials (arranged alphabetically) preceding a 19th century Durkee family letterpress copybook.
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