Scope and Contents From the Series: The Newberry Library was incorporated as a free public library in the State of Illinois, April 13, 1892, and Bylaws governing the new corporation were adopted by the Board of Trustees on June 14, 1892. A Certificate of Amendment to the original Articles of Incorporation, enlarging the Board of Trustees from thirteen to a maximum of twenty five, was approved Dec. 8, 1972. Bylaws revisions over the years have formalized the Trustees' diminished role in the day to day operations of the...