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Open book Annual reports, 1941

Title Annual reports, 1941

Creator Newberry Library. Board of Trustees

Date 1887-1941

Subjects Newberry Library

Summary Reports provide an annual summary of the Library's activities and financial condition. Included are reports of Trustee presidents Eliphalet W. Blatchford, 1887-1913, Edward L. Ryerson, 1914-1928, Horace S. Oakley, 1928-1929, and Alfred E. Hamill, 1929-1941; reports of librarians William F. Poole, 1887-1894, John Vance Cheney, 1894-1909, W. N. C. Carlton, 1909-1920, and George B. Utley, 1920-1941; financial statements; trustee, donor, and library staff lists; and statistics of library usage.

Biographical/Historical Note 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 Newberry Library." Reports in this form ceased in 1941.

Extent 2 cubic ft. (6 boxes)

Format Annual reports

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Call Number Newberry Archives 02/01/20

BibID 98852

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1977px × 3253px 18.43 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11F8WM