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Julia Butler Newberry and Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-NewberryJ
Abstract
Miscellaneous material relating to Julia Butler Newberry and her family. Contains original letters of Julia B. Newberry and her immediate family, 1830-1880, and photocopies of correspondence of the Butler, Clapp and Devereux families. Also, financial correspondence, a diary of Mary B. Devereux (photocopy), a small unknown diary, genealogical research on the Butler, Devereux, Kernan families, a few receipts and a photocopy of an 1877 probate record for the estate of Walter L. Newberry.
Dates:
1800-1921
Letter from Walter L. Newberry, Chicago, Illinois, to Benjamin Hodge, Buffalo, New York
Item
Identifier: Midwest-MS-002
Abstract
Walter L. Newberry autographed letter to Benjamin Hodge dated March 16, 1848. Newberry is remitting order to Hodge for fruit trees and other plants.
Dates:
March 26, 1848
Newberry Library Archives
Collection
Identifier: NL-Archives
Abstract
The Newberry Library's institutional records, records of the Walter L. Newberry estate, personal papers of staff members and trustees, photographs, and publications that document the establishment and operation of the library, its growth and transformation over time, and its active participation in the cultural and intellectual life of Chicago and the nation. Also information on the Newberry family and property development in Chicago.
Dates:
1885-ongoing
Walter Cass Newberry Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-NewberryWC
Abstract
Correspondence, legal documents, and other documentation relating to the finances of Walter Cass Newberry and Henry Warner Newberry; correspondence, manuscripts, paperwork, and photographs related to the Civil War activities of the 24th New York Cavalry and Walter Cass Newberry’s military history.
Dates:
1840-1908
Walter Loomis Newberry Estate records
Series
Identifier: NL-Archives-02/09
Abstract
Estate records of Walter Loomis Newberry, Chicago real estate investor, banker and commission merchant, who provided for the creation of the Newberry Library in his will, include correspondence, litigation records, property distribution schedules, financial records and other documents concerning daily management of the estate for the Newberry family. Also documentation re: leasing, subdividing, improving and selling properties in Chicago.
Dates:
1852-1908
Walter Loomis Newberry Letters
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Case-MS-E5.N422
Abstract
Eighteen letters from businessman Walter L. Newberry to Lucius Lyon, the Michigan Territory's Delegate to Congress (and later, Michigan's Senator), regarding local and national politics, property values in Chicago and Detroit, the prospects of Michigan statehood, and other issues. Collection also includes a $20 check on the Bank of Michigan, Detroit, dated Oct. 15, 1827, from Lyon to Newberry.
Dates:
1833-1838
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