Scope and Contents From the Series: Annual reports filed with the State of Illinois pursuant to the 1891 Illinois legislative act to encourage public libraries in the state. From the founding of the Newberry Library in 1887 under the authority of the trustees of the Walter L. Newberry estate to its incorporation as a free public library, April 25, 1892, the Trustees' annual reports were titled, "Proceedings of the Trustees of the Newberry Library." After that date, the reports were titled, "Report of the Trustees of the...