| Dates: | 1872-1908 |
| Size: | 12 linear feet |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | SPE: CPL-Early |
| Provenance: | Boxes 1-8: Papers of Secretary Wickersham were found already in subject order. Documents were found in box-like envelopes, which were identified on one end with the subject. Boxes 9-27: At the time of processing these files had been re-housed into acid-free archival folders and their provenance is unknown. |
| Access: | No restrictions. Researchers, please request this material 24 hours in advance of use. |
| Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Chicago Public Library – Early CPL Series, [Subseries Name, Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Processed by: | Morag Walsh, 2001 |
Biographical Note: William Bailey Wickersham, 1844-1908
William Bailey Wickersham was born on a farm near Lewisville, Indiana on March 4, 1844. He was appointed the first Secretary of the Board of Directors in 1872 and served as such for 36 years until his death in 1908. Before being appointed Secretary, Wickersham applied for the position of Librarian of the Chicago Public Library (see: Early CPL, Papers of the President, Box 1, Folder 92.) His profession was schoolteacher, and he served one year as Superintendent of Schools at Blue Island, IL, and four terms as the President of the High School Board of Lyons Township. He was a prohibitionist and was a member of the Society of Friends and President of the Village Board of Western Springs, IL. William B. Wickersham died in Los Angeles on October 15, 1908 after a 7-month leave of absence.
Scope and Content
Boxes 1-8:
The Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Directors consist mainly of correspondence to and from W.B. Wickersham. There is a significant amount of information regarding domestic and international donations when the Library was being established. Documents which detail the shipping of the books, including customs declarations and notices of arrival into US ports are in this sub series. In addition to this, there is information regarding legislation, which authorized the City of Chicago to raise taxes to maintain a free public library. The majority of this sub series regards general library business, primarily correspondence about Library subscriptions to publications and periodicals. A small amount of material relates to employment matters, the construction of the Cultural Center, and the special book fund. Researchers are reminded to look at other subsections within the Early Chicago Public Library Series (Papers of the President of the Board of Directors; Papers of the Librarian) as well as the Proceedings of the Board of Directors and the Annual Reports of the Chicago Public Library.
Boxes 9-27:
These boxes were processed two years after boxes 1-8 were processed.
These files are more general in nature than the first 8 boxes and tend to deal more with the everyday running of a growing urban library. Major subjects covered here include: the construction of the new Central Library; the operation of delivery stations; the Library’s financial relationship with the City of Chicago; correspondence with Corporation Counsel in various legal matters; and employee request for salary increases, vacation time and leaves of absences.
Records of Claim, or “T” Documents seem to be decisions of issues that required legal advice. The Library’s original filing numbers have been maintained although it is clear this numbering system was imposed some time after these documents were created. Thus, T-57 dates from 1902 while T-16 is dated 1904. Petitions to the Board are primarily petitions from staff members asking for time off or for a change in work circumstances. Those petitions marked with an “L” appear to be have been denied, while those marked with a “K” seem to have been granted. As with the Records of Claim, these seem to have had numbers assigned to them some time after their creation as they are not chronological. From the numbering system it appears that the numbers were assigned sometime around 1899. K-1 through K-373, which date from before 1899 are arranged roughly alphabetically, regardless of year and those numbered K-374 and higher are arranged chronologically, beginning in 1899 when the new filing system was adopted.
Arrangement
Boxes 1-8:
Wickersham’s original organization has been maintained as far as was possible and duplicated to other sub series within the Early Chicago Public Library Series. The archivist has however, combined three smaller breakdowns, labeled “Reading Room”, “Letters from Washington”, and “Culver, Page & Hoyne & Co.” into one larger subject heading, “General Library Business” to facilitate researchers. Item level description has been completed given the nature of these documents and their age. The archivist has also arranged the documents into chronological order within each subject heading.
Boxes 9-27:
Since the provenance for these files is unknown, they have been largely maintained as they were found, that is, arranged by document type. Reports have been arranged chronologically; outgoing correspondence is arranged chronologically but indexed within each copy book; incoming correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by last name of sender or sending institution. Researchers ought to be aware that in some cases letters are arranged by the name of the person signing the letter, while in other cases they are arranged by the name of the organization/company/institution on the letterhead. Correspondence from notable individuals, for example Jane Addams and Melvil Dewey, are filed separately from the general correspondence, though still within the alphabetical structure.
The Records of Claim, “T” Documents and the Petitions to the Board, “L” and “K” Documents are arranged according to the number assigned them by the Secretary. This numbering system was imposed sometime after they were created and they are not chronological. Thus T-57 dates from 1902 while T-16 is dated 1904.
Related Material
- Chicago Public Library Records: Early CPL Series
- Chicago Public Library Records: Early CPL Series: Papers of the President of the Board of Directors Subseries
- Chicago Public Library Records: Early CPL Series: Papers of the Librarian Subseries
Box Summary
| Box 1 | Legislation, 1872-1881 |
| Box 1 | British Book Donation, 1873-1874 |
| Box 1 | German Book Donation, 1872-1874 |
| Box 1 | Bills of Lading, 1872-1874 |
| Box 2 | Forwarding of Books, 1872-1874 |
| Box 3 | Letters Accompanying or Relative to Donations, 1872-1874 |
| Box 4 | General Library Business, 1872-1873 |
| Box 5 | General Library Business, 1873-1874 |
| Box 6 | General Library Business, 1874-1888 |
| Box 7 | General Library Business, 1889-1908 |
| Box 8 | Employment, 1873-1897 |
| Box 8 | New Library Building, 1885-1897 |
| Box 8 | Special Book Fund, 1886-1887 |
| Box 9 | Reports, 1872-1907 |
| Box 10 | Reports, 1877-1896 |
| Box 11 | Outgoing Correspondence, Copy Books, 1876-1891 |
| Box 12 | Outgoing Correspondence, Copy Books, 1891-1895 |
| Box 13 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 14 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 15 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 21 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Incoming Correspondence, 1872-1908 |
| Box 23 | Records of Claim, “T” Documents, 1895-1908 |
| Box 24 | Petitions to Board, “L” Documents, 1875-1912 |
| Box 25 | Petitions to Board, “K’ Documents, alphabetical, 1872-1899 |
| Box 26 | Petitions to Board, “K” Documents, chronological, 1899-1912 |
| Box 27 | Canceled Checks, 1872-1884 |
| Box 27 | Official Bonds, 1882-1891 |
Container List
Legislation
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Farwell, C.B. (U.S. House of Representatives) to Thomas Hoyne, May 9, 1872. Advises Hoyne that legislation is required to secure the old post office [for Library use.] He has had General Logan introduce a bill to the Senate to this end. |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Lawrence, E.D. (Library Board, Rock Island, IL.) to Chicago City Clerk, October 19, 1872. Asks for a copy of C.P.L.’s rules and regulations to help establish a library in Rock Island. |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Waite, H.F. (Illinois General Assembly) to Thomas Hoyne, April 3, 1873. Informs Hoyne that the bill ending jurisdiction has passed the House and will become law. |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Harlow, G.H. (Illinois Secretary of State) to Thomas Hoyne, April 9, 1873. Has sent a certified copy of the law to C.P.L. |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Warner, G.B. to W.B. Wickersham, June 7, 1873. Asks for an exact copy of the City Ordinance establishing the Chicago Public Library in a hope to pass similar legislation for Independence, Iowa. |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Watson, R.A. to C.P.L., June 16, 1873. Asks for a copy of C.P.L.’s rules and regulations for Toledo Public Library to refer to. |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Littlefield, J.C. (Librarian, Los Angeles Library Association) to W.B. Wickersham, December 9, 1873. Asks for a copy of legislation authorizing Illinois to maintain libraries with a view to introduce similar legislation in California. |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Hayes (City Comptroller) to W.B. Wickersham, December 26, 1873. Has forwarded laws and ordinances to C.P.L. |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Caulk, L.D. (Librarian, East St. Louis) to C.P.L., January 3, 1874. Asks for a copy of C.P.L.’s bylaws as East St. Louis intends to found a library. |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Telegrams, Cook to Onaham; Adams to Onaham [2], March 15, 1881. Senate bill is on second reading. |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | An Act to amend section one (1) of “An Act to authorize cities, incorporated towns and townships to establish and maintain free Public Libraries and Reading Rooms”. Also, certificate from Illinois Secretary of State, Henry D. Dement, March 24, 1881. |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Dement, H.D. (Illinois Secretary of State) to William J, Onaham, March 24, 1881. Sends a copy of Senate Bill No. 223. |
British Book Donation
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Goodenow, Receipt for Passage [?], March 20, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Customs House, New York to W.B. Wickersham, May 24, 1873. Cannot find lost books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Cram, Charles to W.B. Wickersham, July 22, 1873. Asks Wickersham to forward his package of pamphlets sent by Mr. Robson. |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Adams Express Company to C.P.L., December 29, 1873. Notice of arrival. |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Matthew Bell, Publishers to C.P.L., April 28, 1874. Bills [2] for work on British patents. |
German Book Donation
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to Elliot Anthony, October 6, 1872. Offers German Book Donation, free of conditions, to C.P.L. |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Anthony, Elliot to Bernhard Kihlholz, October 28, 1872. Asks about binding German books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to W.B. Wickersham, October, December, 1872. Regarding the binding of the German Book Donation. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to C.P.L., April-October, 1873. Asks for payment. 4 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to C.P.L., May-July, 1873. Asks for payment. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Westermann, B. (German Booksellers and Importers) to W.B. Wickersham, August-October, 1873. Asks C.P.L. to sign affidavit to release imported books from duty. 3 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Kihlholz, Bernard to Thomas Hoyne, September 27, 1873. Donation, list of donors. |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to W.B. Wickersham, January 7-19, 1987. Asks for list of German donors and accuses B.O.D. of distorting the truth in the first annual report. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to C.P.L., May 16, 1874. Discrepancy over bill for shipping box of German books from New York. |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Kihlholz, Bernhard, “Gift Horses”, June 1, 1874. 5 page ‘letter’ (addressed to no one in particular) in which Kihlholz severely criticizes the quality of books sent over from German publishers for the German-American Library, “the only suitable use...would be to throw them piece by piece into the faces of the generous donors.” |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to C.P.L., June 20, 1874. Regarding the case of donated German books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Kihlholz, Bernhard to C.P.L., June-August, 1874. Regarding the shipment of German books. 3 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | C.P.L. to Honorable Mayor in Chief and Magistrate of Royal Residence and Capital City Dresden, Saxony, Germany, n.d. Thanks for donation of volume. |
Bills of Lading, Notices of Arrivals, Statements of Charges
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Bill of Lading, Allan Brothers & Company, September 11, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Statement of Charges, Allan Line of Royal Mail Steamers, September 12, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Bill of Lading, Allan Brothers & Company, September 19, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Statement of Charges, Allan Line of Royal Mail Steamers, September 19, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | Notice of Arrival, Irelands & Company, September 27, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | Bill of Lading, Allan Brothers & Company, October 3, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | Statement of Charges, Allan Line of Royal Mail Steamers, October 3, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 | Notice of Arrival, Prelands & Company, October 4, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 39 | Receipt, North Atlantic Express Company, October 19, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 40 | Notice of Arrival, Wadsworth, Dickinson & Company, October 23, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 41 | Notice of Arrival, Prelands & Company, October 24, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 42 | Receipt, North Atlantic Express Company, October 25, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 | Notice of Arrival, Wadsworth, Dickinson & Company, November 12, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 44 | Bill of Lading, Adams Express Company, November 25, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 | Bill of Lading, Union Line, November 29, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 | Broker’s Bill, Dingelstedt & Company, November 29, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 | Notice of Arrival, Union Line, December 7, 1872. |
| Box 1 | Folder 48 | Bill of Lading, Allan Line Canada and United States Royal Mail Steamers, January 8, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 49 | Statement of Charges, Allan Line of Royal Mail Steamers, January 9, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 50 | Statement of Charges, Chaplin & Horne (agents for London and North Western Railway Company) to Joseph Medill, January 25, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 51 | Letter, Chaplin & Horner to Joseph Medill, January 25, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 52 | “Collection of British Authors” from Bernard Tauchnitz, February 17, 1873. [List of 1292 titles in English with manuscript notes by Tauchnitz in German.] |
| Box 1 | Folder 53 | Bill of Lading for “Collection of British Authors” from Bremen to C.P.L., February 17, 1873. Also valuation from U.S. Consulate in Leipzig. |
| Box 1 | Folder 54 | Bill of Lading, George W. Wheatley & Company, March 11, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 55 | Bill of Lading, Allan Line Canada and United States Royal Mail Steamers, March 12, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 56 | Statement of Charges, Allan line of Royal Mail Steamers, March 13, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 57 | Bill of Lading, Allan Line Canada and United States Royal Mail Steamers, March 19, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 58 | Bill of Lading, Allan Line of Royal Mail Steamers, March 20, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 59 | Bill of Lading, Union Line, April 23, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 60 | Bill of Lading, Allan Brothers & Company, June 12, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 61 | Statement of Charges, Allan Line of Royal Mail Steamers, June 12, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 62 | Bill of Lading, Merchants Despatch Transportation Company, June 25, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 63 | Notice of Arrivals, Wadsworth, Dickinson & Company, July 10, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 64 | Bill of Lading, Allan Brothers & Company, October 9, 1873. |
| Box 1 | Folder 65 | “Collection of British Authors” from Bernard Tauchnitz, January 17, 1874. [List of 1374 titles in English.] |
| Box 1 | Folder 66 | Bill of Lading for “Collection of British Authors” from Bremen to C.P.L., January 19, 1874. Also valuation from U.S. Consulate in Leipzig. |
| Box 1 | Folder 67 | Bill of Lading, Union Line, March 25, 1874. |
Forwarding of Books
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Grand Trunk Railroad, Portland, Maine to W.B. Wickersham, April 2, 1872. Announces arrival of one case of books and asks for the U.S. Consul’s certified invoice of value and oath before the case can be forwarded. |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Macmillan & Company to C.P.L., July 27 and August 5, 1872. Regards a case of books from Macmillan & Company. Lists some of the donors. [2 letters] |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Allan Line of Mail Steamers to Thomas Hoyne, October 17, 1872. Announces delay in delivery of cases sent by Allan Line. |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Dingelstedt & Company to E. Anthony, November 29, 1872. Announces the forwarding of 2 cases of books for the German American Library as per Bernard Kihlholz’ instructions. |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Irelands, H.W. & company to W.B. Wickersham, December 14, 1872-December 24, 1872. 2 letters. |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | North Atlantic Express Company to W.B. Wickersham, February 3, 1873. Criticizes Canadian route for transportation of books, recommends that Robson be instructed to send books via New York. |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | North Atlantic Express Company to Thomas Hoyne, February 12, 1873. Asks if charges will be paid at time of delivery of cases to the Library. |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Allan, Hugh & Andrew to W.B. Wickersham, March 18, 1873. Announces they are forwarding a letter [not attached.] |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Porteous, John (Grand Trunk Railway Company) to C.P.L., March 25, 1873. Informs of a letter sent to Hoyne that was returned by Post Office. |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Hensel & Kirchner to Hermann Raster, March 27, 1873. [Illegible.] |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Hensel & Kirchner to W.B. Wickersham, April 16, 1873. Announces arrival of 3 cases. Also, Statement of Charges, March 27, 1873. |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Porteous, John (Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada) to W.B. Wickersham, March 28, 1873. Notice of arrival, asks for U.S. Consul’s invoice and oath before he can forward the cases. |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Hensel & Kirchner to W.B. Wickersham, March 31, 1873. Announces 2 cases have been forwarded to Chicago. |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Clinch, C.P. (Customs House, New York) to W.B. Wickersham, April 4, 1873. Announces 3 cases awaiting pick up from Jersey City Stores and advises Library to employ an express company to forward them to Chicago. |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | Morris European Express to Thomas Hoyne, April 4, 1873. Informs Hoyne that 3 cases of books cannot be released from Customs without U.S. Consul’s certified invoice. Suggests Hoyne apply to the Secretary of the Treasury to waive bond. |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Hensel & Kirchner to W.B. Wickersham, April 12, 1873. Regards the 3 missing cases of books. |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Westermann & Company to W.B. Wickersham, April 13, 1873. Announces that a set of encyclopedia to be purchased from Leipzig has been ordered. |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Morris European Express to W.B. Wickersham, April 14, 1873. Asks for Secretary’s order so cases can be forwarded. |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Hensel & Kirchner to W.B. Wickersham, April 22, 1873. Books have been forwarded on the Union Line. |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | Hensel & Kirchner to W.B. Wickersham, April 23 and 25, 1873. Announces dispatch of 3 cases. Also, Statement of Charges. |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Statement of Charges, Morris European Express, April 28, 1873. |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Morris European Express to C.P.L., May 2, 1873. Announces that cases have been forwarded to Chicago. |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Statement of Charges, Morris European Express, May 23, 1873. |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | Morris European Express to C.P.L., November 24, 1873. Announces the receipt of 3 cases and asks for the U.S. Consul’s certified invoice and oath before forwarding cases. |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Hartley, J.F. (Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury Department) to Thomas Hoyne, December 6, 1873. Informs Hoyne that his request to waive bond for the importation of books at the New York Custom House has been granted. |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Ascher, S. to W.B. Wickersham, January 11, 1874. Written in German. |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | Tauchnitz, Bernard (Leipzig) to W.B. Wickersham, January 24, 1874. Announces the forwarding of one case of books through Bremen and that the U.S. Consul’s invoice is enclosed. |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Schulte, H.W. (Bremen) to W.B. Wickersham, January 23, 1874. Announces dispatch of case of books. Also, Statement of Charges. |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | Ascher, S. to W.B. Wickersham, February 24, 1874. Written in German. |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. to C.P.L., n.d. Announces dispatch of a package and asks for a copy of a C.P.L. catalogue in return. |
Letters Accompanying or Relative to Donations
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Calhoun, John B. to W.B. Wickersham, January 25, 1872. Donation, Dr. White’s Geology of Iowa. |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Medill, Joseph [signed H.F. White] to C.P.L., October 22, 1872. Donation, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Jordan, Francis (Secretary, Pennsylvania) to W.B. Wickersham, November 25, 1872. Donation, box of books, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Nicholls, G.A. to C.P.L., November 25, 1872. Donation, Kilkenny Cathedral [Ireland]. |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Conover, O.M. (Wisconsin State Library) to W.B. Wickersham, November 26, 1872. Unable to make a donation. |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Dickinson, D. (State Librarian, Kansas) to W.B. Wickersham, December 5, 1872. Donation, 7th Volunteer Kansas Reports. |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Scott, Charles C. to W.B. Wickersham, December 11, 1872. Donation, Daily Evening Commercial. |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Moses, Adolph, to C.P.L., December 31, 1872. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | White, Horace to W.B. Wickersham, December 31, 1872, January 9 and 20, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Cleveland, H.W.S. to C.P.L., January 1, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Goodrich, E.M. to W.B. Wickersham, January 1, 1873. Donation, Harpers Magazine. |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | High, J. L. (Secretary, Chicago Law Institute) to W.B. Wickersham, January 1, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Goodman, Charles to C.P.L., January 3, 1873. Donation, Life & Works of John Adams. |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | McLelland, T.S. to W.B. Wickersham, January 3, 1873 [1874?]. Donation, Chicago Evening Mail. |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Browne, F.F. to C.P.L., January 9, 1873. Donation, Lakeside Monthly. |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Durham, Dr. B. to C.P.L., January 10, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Perry, Sanford B. to C.P.L., January 10, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Drury, Lu H. To Thomas Hoyne, January 14, 1873. Donation, American Quarterly Review. |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Kennedy, M. to C.P.L., January 17, 1873. Donation, Burns’ Work Complete. |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | Fish, Seth to C.P.L., January 22, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | Barnet, James to C.P.L., January 25, 1873. Donation, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | Bates, William W. to C.P.L., January 25, 1873. Donation, Nautical Gazette. |
| Box 3 | Folder 23 | Habel, L. to W.B. Wickersham, February 8, 1873. Donation, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 24 | White, Julius to C.P.L., February 19, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 25 | Caen, D.W. to C.P.L., February 21, 1873. Donation, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 | Union Publishing Company to Joseph Medill, March 10, 1873. Donation, Popular Subscription Works. |
| Box 3 | Folder 27 | Ranney, Henry C. to C.P.L., March 19, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 28 | Brookfield, Benjamin F.; Merrit, Laura Brookfield; Cramer, Mary A.M. to C.P.L., May 4, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 29 | Judd, W. (Literary and Historical Society of Quebec) to W.B. Wickersham, May 6, 1873. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 30 | Ebert, Albert E. to W.B. Wickersham, June 10, 1873. Donation, The Pharmacist. |
| Box 3 | Folder 31 | Holenshade, J.C.C. (Ohio Female College) to C.P.L., June 16, 1873. Donation, Educational Compendium. |
| Box 3 | Folder 32 | Chandler, Frank R. to W.B. Wickersham, June 25, 1873. Donation, Daily Japan Gazette. |
| Box 3 | Folder 33 | Charlton, F.A. to W.B. Wickersham, July 3, 1873. Donation, Scientific Journal. |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Morgan, J.A. to C.P.L., July 9, 1873. Donation, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 35 | Sheldon, S.F. to W.B. Wickersham, July 15, 1873. Donation, Reports of the New Jersey State Reform School for Boys. |
| Box 3 | Folder 36 | Bundy, J.C. (Religio-Philosophical Publishing House) to C.P.L., July 29, 1873. Donation, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 37 | Fuller, W. to W.B. Wickersham, September 23, 1873. Donation, Galaxy. |
| Box 3 | Folder 38 | Prussing, E. (on behalf of William Kaestner) to W.B. Wickersham, September 23, 1873. Donation, Boston Pioneer. |
| Box 3 | Folder 39 | Towar, H.J. to C.P.L., October 10, 1873. Donation, Patent Office Reports. |
| Box 3 | Folder 40 | Menamin, R.S. to W.B. Wickersham, November 24, 1873. Donation, Circular. |
| Box 3 | Folder 41 | Hillyer, John to W.B. Wickersham, November 28, 1873, July 10, 1874. Subscription, Wall Street Journal. |
| Box 3 | Folder 42 | Birath, Henry to W.B. Wickersham, December 11, 1873. Donation, Galdgrube. |
| Box 3 | Folder 43 | Langelosh, M. to W.B. Wickersham, December 11, 1873. Donation, The Eulenspiegel. |
| Box 3 | Folder 44 | Haviland, C. August to W.B. Wickersham, December 11, 1873. Donation, Gem of the West. |
| Box 3 | Folder 45 | Tappan, McKillop & Company to W.B. Wickersham, December 11, 1873. Donation, Chicago Journal of Commerce. |
| Box 3 | Folder 46 | Anderson, C. to C.P.L., December 12, 1873. Donation, Nya Verlden. |
| Box 3 | Folder 47 | Bohman, E. to W.B. Wickersham, December 12, 1873. Donation, Gamla orh Nya Hamlamlet |
| Box 3 | Folder 48 | Hanson, J.W. to W.B. Wickersham, December 12, [1873?] Donation, New Covenant. |
| Box 3 | Folder 49 | The Insurance Age to W.B. Wickersham, December 12, [1873?] Donation, The Insurance Age. |
| Box 3 | Folder 50 | Johnson Andersons Lawson to W.B. Wickersham, December 12, 1873. Donation, Standinaires of Amerika. |
| Box 3 | Folder 51 | Adams, G.H. to W.B. Wickersham, December 13, 1873. Donation, Commercial Review. |
| Box 3 | Folder 52 | Allen, W.C.B. to W.B. Wickersham, December 13, 1873. Donation, St. Louis Railway Register. |
| Box 3 | Folder 53 | Goldrick to W.B. Wickersham, December 15, 1873. Donation, Rocky Mountain Herald. |
| Box 3 | Folder 54 | Jocknick, Francis E. to W.B. Wickersham, December 15, 1873. Donation, Nye Svuske Amerikancian [?]. |
| Box 3 | Folder 55 | Kansas City Journal to C.P.L., December 15, 1873. Donation, Kansas City Journal. |
| Box 3 | Folder 56 | Swinn, E.H. to W.B. Wickersham, December 15, 1873. Donation, New Jerusalem Messenger. |
| Box 3 | Folder 57 | Bailey, J.C.W. to W.B. Wickersham, December 16, [1873?] Donation, Voice of Masonary. |
| Box 3 | Folder 58 | Fox, George W. to W.B. Wickersham, December 16, 1873. Donation, Religious Magazine. |
| Box 3 | Folder 59 | Kidder, C.E. to W.B. Wickersham, December 16, 1873. Donation, Daily and Weekly Republican. |
| Box 3 | Folder 60 | Lockwood, J.E. to C.P.L., December 16, 1873. Donation, no list supplied. |
| Box 3 | Folder 61 | Unidentified to W.B. Wickersham, December 17, [1873?] Donation, unidentified. |
| Box 3 | Folder 62 | Camery, A.C. to W.B. Wickersham, December 18, 1873. Donation, The Advocate. |
| Box 3 | Folder 63 | Smithe, W. to C.P.L., December 18, [1873?] Donation, The Falio [?]. |
| Box 3 | Folder 64 | Hall and Whipple to C.P.L., December 23, [1873?] Donation, Central City Register, Colorado. |
| Box 3 | Folder 65 | M.F. to W.B. Wickersham, December 23, 1873. Donation, The Balance. |
| Box 3 | Folder 66 | Review & Herald to W.B. Wickersham, December 25, 1873. Donation, Battle Creek Michigan Review & Herald. |
| Box 3 | Folder 67 | Anderson, C. to W.B. Wickersham, December 26, 1873. Donation, Vait Nya Ham. |
| Box 3 | Folder 68 | Evening Journal, Jersey City to C.P.L., January 17, 1874. Donation, Evening Journal. |
| Box 3 | Folder 69 | Commercial Advertiser, Chicago to C.P.L., January 19, 1874. Donation, Commercial Advertiser. |
| Box 3 | Folder 70 | Publisher, West Chicago to C.P.L., December 15, 1874. Donation, West Chicago. |
| Box 3 | Folder 71 | Bradwell, Myra to W.B. Wickersham, n.d. Donation, Chicago Legal News. |
| Box 3 | Folder 72 | Carr, Mrs. Dr. W. to C.P.L., n.d. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 73 | Eberhart, Max (at the bequest of John Gindale [?]) to C.P.L., n.d. Donation, list of titles. |
| Box 3 | Folder 74 | Lowther, Thomas D. to Daniel Shorey, n.d. Donation, Catalog of Old Chicago (defunct) Library. |
| Box 3 | Folder 75 | Rummel, Edward (Illinois Secretary of State) to C.P.L., n.d. Donation, various State Papers. |
Library Business
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Ryan, E.R. (American Register) to C.P.L., January 1, 1872. Sends a subscription application. |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., April - December 1872. 11 bills. |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Hale, Charles (Assistant Secretary, Department of State) to W.B. Wickersham, September 3, 1872. Has sent documents to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Rummell, Edward (Illinois Secretary of State) to W.B. Wickersham, September 5&14, 1872. Will send books. 2 letters. |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Paul, Fulton (New York State Department) to W.B. Wickersham, September 8, 1872. Library’s request for documents has been referred to NY State Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Jordan, F. (Secretary of State, Pennsylvania) to W.B. Wickersham, September 16, 1872. Will send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Dickinson, D. (State Librarian, Kansas) to W.B. Wickersham, September 19, 1872. Agrees to exchange with Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Notice of “personal relics” of Washington [George?] to be donated to an individual or association to “Collectors patriotic or charitable”, n.d. |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Ball, George W. to C.P.L., October 1, 1872 [or 1876?]. Offers relics of Washington [George?] to Library in return for a loan. |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Ball, George W. to Joseph Medill, October 1, 1872 [or 1876?]. Asks Medill to forward letter re-Washington relics to Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Venables, J.E. to C.P.L., October 4, 1872. Asks for number of volumes in Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Worther, A.A. (Illinois State Geologist’s Office) to W.B. Wickersham, October 23, 1872. Unable to send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | White, A.S. (Acting Chief Clerk, Department of Justice) to W.B. Wickersham, November 19, 1872. Advises Wickersham that in order to receive Congressional documents the Library has to be designated a repository by a member of Congress for Chicago. Also informs that some documents have been sent to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Scribner, Armstrong & Co. (Publishers and Booksellers) to W.B. Wickersham, November 20, 1872. Sends details of terms. |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Rives, F. & J. and Bailey, G.A. (Congressional Globe and Appendix) to W.B. Wickersham, November 20, 1872. Unable to send complete set, but may be able to do so in future. Also, catalog for the Congressional Globe and Appendix. |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Frank Brothers to C.P.L., November 21, 1872. Asks for acknowledgment of donation. |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Harper & Brothers (Publishers) to W.B. Wickersham, November 25, 1872. Sends details of terms. |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Hurd & Haughton (Publishers) to W.B. Wickersham, November 26, 1872. Sends details of terms. |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Little, Brown & Company to W. B. Wickersham, November 26, 1872. Sends details of terms. |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Knox, J.G. (Comptroller, Treasury Department) to W.B. Wickersham, November 27, 1872. Agrees to send Reports of the Comptroller of the Currency, 1867-1871. |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Hartley, J.F. (Assistant Secretary, Treasury Department) to W.B. Wickersham, December 6, 1872. Has sent all available finance reports to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Garland, A.M. (Secretary, Illinois State Board of Agriculture) to W.B. Wickersham, December 6, 1872. Will send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | Harbough, S.G. (Librarian, Ohio State Library) to W.B. Wickersham, December 13&28, 1872. Agrees to send documents. 2 letters. |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Farwell C.B. (U.S. House of Representatives) to C.P.L., December 16, 1872. Has sent one lot of public documents to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Mason, J.T. (Secretary of State, Michigan) to W.B. Wickersham, December 18, 1872. Has sent box of books to Chicago Law Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | City Clerk, Beaver, Pennsylvania to C.P.L., December 1872. Regarding securing a copy of Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention. |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 | Barrett, John R. (Bookbinder, Emerson’s Binders) to C.P.L., December 31, 1872. Bill. |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Return Registered-Letter Receipts, 1872, 1873. 4 documents. |
| Box 4 | Folder 29 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., January 1873. 11 bills. |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Barrett, John R. (Bookbinders, Emerson’s Binders) to C.P.L., January-May, 1873. 12 bills. |
| Box 4 | Folder 31 | Richardson, C.J. (Assistant Librarian, Chicago Law Institute) to W.B. Wickersham, January 8, 1873. Receipt for books transferred from C.P.L. |
| Box 4 | Folder 32 | Cox & Henderson (Printers & Bookbinders) to C.P.L., January 13, 1873. Bid for printing and binding. |
| Box 4 | Folder 33 | Calhoun, J.B. to Thomas Hoyne, January 14, 1873. Offers to donate Dr. White’s Geological Survey and Reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 34 | Calkins, Hiram (New York Constitutional Commission) to W.B. Wickersham, January 17, 1873. Will send journals and documents. |
| Box 4 | Folder 35 | Howland, W.A. to C.P.L., January 18, 1873. Suggests Library establish its own bindery. |
| Box 4 | Folder 36 | Sturges, Charles M. (Chicago Law Institute) to W.B Wickersham, January 18, 1873. Acknowledges Library’s letter and transfer of volumes to C.L.I. |
| Box 4 | Folder 37 | Imbrie, D.L. (Chief Clerk, Constitutional Convention, Pennsylvania) to W.B. Wickersham, January 22, 1873-March 3, 1874. Will send debates and proceedings. 2 letters. |
| Box 4 | Folder 38 | U.S. Consulate, Honolulu to W.B. Wickersham, January 25, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 39 | Sands, B.F. (Rear Admiral, Superintendent, U.S. Naval Observatory) to C.P.L., January 31, 1873. Will send Astronomical and Meteorological Observations for 1870 to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 40 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., February 1873. 11 bills. |
| Box 4 | Folder 41 | Steiger, E. to C.P.L., February 4, 1873-July 10, 1874. 12 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 42 | U.S. Consul, Constantinople to W.B. Wickersham, February 4, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 43 | Western News Company to W.B. Wickersham, February 7, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 44 | Farwell, C.B. (U.S. House of Representatives) to C.P.L., February 19, 1873. Has sent one set of the Globe for the 2nd Session of the 42nd Congress to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 45 | Farwell, C.B. (U.S. House of Representatives) to C.P.L., February 22, 1873. Has sent one copy of Credit [?] Investigation to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 46 | Brooks, D.C. (Chicago Railway Review) to W.B Wickersham, February 25, 1873. Will send Chicago Railway Review to Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 47 | Larrabee, W.R. (Secretary, Chicago Library Association) to C.P.L., February 27, 1873. Authorizes W.B. Wickersham to receive all books belonging to the Association. |
| Box 4 | Folder 48 | Parker, A.F. (Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia) to W.B. Wickersham, January-July, 1873. Has mailed missing pages of Convention’s debates to Library. 6 letters. |
| Box 4 | Folder 49 | Bailey, D.H. (U.S. Consul, Hong Kong) to W.B. Wickersham, March 7, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 50 | Burley, A.A. (Comptroller, Chicago) to W.B Wickersham, March 10-28, 1873. Asks for salary vouchers to be sent in prior to the end of the fiscal year. 3 letters. |
| Box 4 | Folder 51 | Historical Magazine Office, Morrisania, New York to W.B. Wickersham, March 13, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 52 | Leggett, M.D. (Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to W.B. Wickersham, March 13, 1873. Details how patents are bound and related costs. |
| Box 4 | Folder 53 | Drone, E.S. (N.A. Cyclopaedia) to C.P.L., March 15-April 14, 1873. Asks for information about Chicago for an article. 2 letters. |
| Box 4 | Folder 54 | Henry, Joseph (Secretary, Smithsonian Institution) to W.B. Wickersham, March 17, 1873. Confirms the number of volumes sent and asks Wickersham to make inquiries to locate missing volumes. Also, flier advising of a delay in the distribution of the Smithsonian Report for 1871. |
| Box 4 | Folder 55 | Wickersham, W.B. to New Orleans Picaynne, March 17, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 56 | Lam [Lane?] H.B. to Mr. E.G. Asay, March 18, 1873. Informs Library of pending book auction. |
| Box 4 | Folder 57 | Willmer & Rogers News Company to C.P.L., March 19, 1873-April 25, 1873. 2 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 58 | Stechert & Wolff (Importers of Books and Periodicals) to W.B. Wickersham, March 21, 1873-November 28, 1874. 21 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 59 | Asay, E.G. to Joseph Medill, March 24, 1873. Has sent Medill the catalog from a pending book auction. |
| Box 4 | Folder 60 | Litchfield, A.C. to C.P.L., March 27, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 61 | American News Company to W.B. Wickersham, March 30, 1873-January 12, 1874. 2 letters, subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 62 | Furrier, H. to W.B. Wickersham, March 31, 1873. Cannot send Homeopathic Review for gratis. |
| Box 4 | Folder 63 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., April 1873. 6 bills. |
| Box 4 | Folder 64 | Chicago Journal of Commerce to W.B. Wickersham, April 4, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 65 | Industrial Monthly to W.B. Wickersham, April 4, 1873-June 16, 1874. 2 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 66 | Mooney & Smart (Booksellers & Bookbinders) to W.B Wickersham, April 4, 1873. Will supply Library with Art Journal Monthly. |
| Box 4 | Folder 67 | The American Builder to W.B. Wickersham, April 5, 1873- November 24, 1873. 2 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 68 | Journal of Speculative Philosophy to C.P.L., April 10, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 69 | Durrie, D.S. (Librarian, Wisconsin State Historical Society) to W.B. Wickersham, April 10, 1873. Has sent list of societies. |
| Box 4 | Folder 70 | Müller, Gallus (Chief Clerk, Illinois State Penitentiary) to W.B. Wickersham, April 11, 1873. Will send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 71 | Johnson, C. (Reform School, Lansing, Michigan) to W.B. Wickersham, April 12, 1873. Will send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 72 | Leggett, M.D. (Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to W.B. Wickersham, April 12, 1873. Has sent 58 volumes of Specification and Drawings of Patents to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 73 | Leggett, M.D. (Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to W.B. Wickersham, April 12, 1873. Has sent patents to the Library with a bill. Also advises Wickersham that earlier patents are available for purchase. |
| Box 4 | Folder 74 | Baker, Frank to C.P.L., April 14, 1873. Offers donation. |
| Box 4 | Folder 75 | Forsyth, R.J. (Indiana State Prison) to W.B. Wickersham, April 14, 1873. Will send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 76 | Loomis, C.W. (Mississippi State Penitentiary) to W.B. Wickersham, April 14, 1873. Agrees to send Board of Inspectors Annual Report but regrets no documents from Civil War to send. |
| Box 4 | Folder 77 | Mayton, William H. (Clerk, Clinton Prison, N.Y.) to W.B. Wickersham, April 14, 1873. Unable to send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 78 | Talcott, James M. (Providence Reform School) to W.B. Wickersham, April 14, 1873. Has sent reports to Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 79 | Thacher, J.M. (Acting Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to W.B. Wickersham, April 17, 1873. Clarification of an earlier letter. |
| Box 4 | Folder 80 | Eldridge, Z.S. (Nevada State Prison) to W.B. Wickersham, April 18, 1873. Unable to send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 81 | Leggett, M.D. (Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to C.P.L., April 19, 1873. Receipt [bill?] for 58 bound volumes of patents. |
| Box 4 | Folder 82 | Leggett, M.D. (Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to W.B. Wickersham, April 19, 1873. Has found an error in bill submitted to the Library. Submits a corrected bill. |
| Box 4 | Folder 83 | Hatch, E.W. (State Reform School of Connecticut) to C.P.L., April 22, 1983. Will send reports. |
| Box 4 | Folder 84 | Armstrong, George S. (Buffalo Historical Society) to W.B. Wickersham, April 28, 1873. Agrees to exchange with Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 85 | Harlow, G. (Illinois Secretary of State) to C.P.L., April 28, 1873. Receipt for certified copy of laws. |
| Box 4 | Folder 86 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., May 1873. 7 bills. |
| Box 4 | Folder 87 | Joseph, R. (Acting Chief Clerk, Department of Interior) to W.B. Wickersham, May 1, 1873. Acknowledges dispatch of census records but cannot send any other documents. |
| Box 4 | Folder 88 | Macmillan & Company to W.B. Wickersham, May 2, 1873-June 30, 1873. 2 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 89 | Levant Herald, Constantinople to W.B. Wickersham, May 9, 1873-March 20, 1874. 5 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 90 | Tenney, Harriet (State Librarian, Michigan) to W.B. Wickersham, May 9, 1873. Agrees to send books, list of titles. 2 letters. |
| Box 4 | Folder 91 | Farwell, C.B. (U.S. House of Representatives) to C.P.L., May 21, 1873. Has sent Compendium of Census to the Library. |
| Box 4 | Folder 92 | Findlay, F.D. & Son to W.B. Wickersham, May 26, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 4 | Folder 93 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., June 1873. 5 bills. |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Transatlantic to C.P.L., June 2, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Farwell, C.B. (U.S. House of Representatives) to C.P.L., June 4, 1873. Has sent 3rd volume, 9th Census (Industry) to the Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Star and Herald, Panama to W.B. Wickersham, June 6, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Calkine, Hiram to W.B. Wickersham, June 10, 1873. Has sent a copy of Journal of Constitutional Commission, New York, to Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Wilson, J.G. to C.P.L., June 14, 1873. Asks for copy of Library’s first annual report. |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Rhodes, D.W. (Secretary, Constitutional Convention, Ohio) to W.B. Wickersham, June 16, 1873. Unable to send proceedings. |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Historical Magazine to W.B. Wickersham, June 16, 1873-October 13, 1874. 5 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | American Register to C.P.L., June 21, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., July - August 1873. 9 bills. |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Charlton, F.A. to W.B Wickersham, July 3, 1873. Has sent donation of Nature. |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Keener, W.T. to W.B Wickersham, July 3, 1873. Has sent books and bill to Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Record, Philadelphia to C.P.L. July 4, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Dawson, Henry B. to W.B. Wickersham, July 10, 1873. 3 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 | Harper & Brothers to W.B. Wickersham, July 21, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 | Eastman and Bartlett (Importers of Books) to W.B. Wickersham, July 23, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 16 | Walsh (Western News Company) to H. Raster, July 27, 1873. Asks Library to pay bill. Draft reply by Raster follows. |
| Box 5 | Folder 17 | Nature to W.B. Wickersham, July 30, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 18 | Sabin, J. & Sons to W.B. Wickersham, August 1, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 19 | Leggett, M.D. (Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to C.P.L., August 6, 1873. Has sent index to volume 2 [Gazette] and tells of a possibility of volume 1 being reprinted. |
| Box 5 | Folder 20 | Governor of Massachusetts to W.B. Wickersham, August 9, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 21 | Trübner & Company to W.B. Wickersham, August 13, 1873-Marhc 14, 1874. 3 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 22 | Watts, Frederick (Commissioner, Department of Agriculture) to W.B. Wickersham, August 13, 1873. Unable to send the Department of Agriculture’s Annual Report for 1872 to the Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 23 | Stone, Leander to W.B. Wickersham, August 15, 1873. Complains that his donation is omitted from Library’s published “full list of donors”. |
| Box 5 | Folder 24 | Unidentified (from Danbury, Connecticut) to W.B. Wickersham, August 18, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 25 | Leggett, M.D. (Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent Office) to C.P.L., August 22, 1873. Informs that since the abolition of the franking privilege, postage of volumes must now be paid for. |
| Box 5 | Folder 26 | Hoyne, Thomas to W.B. Wickersham, August 23, 1873. Has just visited Boston Public Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 27 | Eaton, John (Commissioner, Bureau of Education) to C.P.L., September 2, [1873?] Notification of dispatch of Bureau of Education’s Annual Report for 1872 to the Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Archibald, E.M. (British Consul General, New York) to W.B. Wickersham, September 20, 1873. |
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| Box 5 | Folder 30 | Bibliotheca Sacra (Massachusetts) to W.B Wickersham, September 29, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 31 | The Nation to W.B Wickersham, September 29, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 32 | W.B. Wickersham to Publishers of New Orleans’ Business Directory, September 30, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., October - December 1873. 13 bills. |
| Box 5 | Folder 34 | Gould, David B. (Publisher) to W.B Wickersham, October 1-17, 1873. Will send St. Louis directory. 3 letters. |
| Box 5 | Folder 35 | Roberts, Alex (Scientific American) to C.P.L., October 1, 1873-March 4, 1874. Subscription information. 4 letters. |
| Box 5 | Folder 36 | Sampson, Davenport & Co. (Printers) to W.B. Wickersham, October 2, 1873. Will send Boston directories. |
| Box 5 | Folder 37 | Williams & Co. to W.B. Wickersham, October 2, 1873. Details of Cincinnati directory. |
| Box 5 | Folder 38 | American Artisan to W.B Wickersham, October 3-December 12, 1873. Subscription information. 2 letters. |
| Box 5 | Folder 39 | Philadelphia Business Directory to W.B. Wickersham, October 6, 1873. Details of the directory. |
| Box 5 | Folder 40 | Studer, Jacob H. to W.B Wickersham, October 7&11, 1873. Information about cost of History of Columbus. 2 letters. |
| Box 5 | Folder 41 | Bureau of Education, October, 1873. Printed letter of thanks for replying to their survey. |
| Box 5 | Folder 42 | Barrett, John R. (Bookbinders, Emerson’s Binder) to C.P.L., October-December, 1873. 10 bills. |
| Box 5 | Folder 43 | Coope, George (Mercantile Library, New York) to W.B. Wickersham, October 11-December 2, 1873. Offers files for sale to Library. 2 letters. |
| Box 5 | Folder 44 | New Jersey Freie Zeitung to C.P.L., October 18, 1873. Asks to borrow an issue. |
| Box 5 | Folder 45 | Robert Clark & Co. (Publishers, Booksellers, Stationers and Importers) to W.B. Wickersham, October 18, 1873. Has sent pamphlets. |
| Box 5 | Folder 46 | Eaton, John (Commissioner, Bureau of Education) to W.B. Wickersham, October 24, 1873. Acknowledges the receipt of the Chicago Public Library’s Board of Director’s First Annual Report. |
| Box 5 | Folder 47 | Langley, Henry (Publisher) to W.B. Wickersham, October 24, 1873-March 7, 1874. Details of the San Francisco directory. 2 letters. |
| Box 5 | Folder 48 | White, S.H. (Chicago Magazine) to W.B Wickersham, October 26-November 11, 1873. Will send volumes. 3 postcards. |
| Box 5 | Folder 49 | Jenney, H.A. (Librarian, Newburyport Public Library) to C.P.L., November 3, 1873. Acknowledgment receipt of Library’s first annual report. |
| Box 5 | Folder 50 | Packard, A.S. (Librarian, Maine Historical Society) to W.B Wickersham, November 4, 1873. Has donated volumes to Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 51 | Poole, W.F. (Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, November 12-December 17, 1873. Letters written before Poole took his position as Librarian of Chicago Public Library. Letters discuss the physical location and arrangement of the Library and detail some information about Poole selecting titles. [Negotiations began with Poole for the position of Librarian on October 25, 1873.] 6 letters. |
| Box 5 | Folder 52 | Huso, H.A. (Vermont State Librarian) to C.P.L., November 18, 1873. Has sent volume to Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 53 | Bureau of Education. Blank survey entitled “Inquiries Respecting Libraries” with a cover letter, November 20, 1872. Envelope also. |
| Box 5 | Folder 54 | The Literary World to W.B. Wickersham, November 24, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 55 | Kennebee Journal to W.B. Wickersham, November 25, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 56 | Irish World to W.B. Wickersham, November 29, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 57 | Wason, R.A. (Toledo Public Library) to W.B Wickersham, December 2, 1873. Asks about quality of Emerson’s bindings. |
| Box 5 | Folder 58 | Rives & Bailey to W.B. Wickersham, December 5, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 59 | Eaton, John (Commissioner, Bureau of Education) to W.B. Wickersham, December 8, 1873. Thanks Wickersham for sending The Chicago Public Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 60 | Congressional Printer to C.P.L., December 10, 1873-January 5, 1874. 2 letters. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 61 | Detroit Free Press to W.B. Wickersham, December 12, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 62 | Western Rural to C.P.L., December 13, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 63 | Christian Union to W.B. Wickersham, December 15, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 64 | Youth’s Companion to W.B. Wickersham, December 15, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 65 | The World, New York to W.B. Wickersham, December 16, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 66 | Deutsche Schachzeitung to C.P.L., December 17, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 67 | Scientific American to W.B. Wickersham, December 19, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 68 | Miller, W.F. (Carpenter) to W.B Wickersham, December 22, 1873. Offers to manufacture furniture for Reading Room. |
| Box 5 | Folder 69 | Galignani’s Messenger to W.B. Wickersham, December 29, 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 70 | The Interior to W.B. Wickersham, December 1873. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 71 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., January 1874. 11 bills. |
| Box 5 | Folder 72 | Barton, E.M. (Assistant Librarian, Worcester, Mass.) to C.P.L., January 7, 1874. Has sent directory to Library. |
| Box 5 | Folder 73 | Evening Star, Washington, D.C. to C.P.L., January 7, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 74 | Omaha Daily and Weekly Herald to C.P.L., January 15, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 75 | Lowther, Thomas D. to W.B. Wickersham, January 17, 1874. Criticizes C.P.L.’s first annual report as insulting and inaccurate regarding lack of acknowledgment of Lowther’s contribution towards the founding of the Library. Envelope (with stamp) also. |
| Box 5 | Folder 76 | McClelland, Thomas to W.B. Wickersham, January 21, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 77 | The Aldine to C.P.L., January 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 78 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., February 1874. 5 bills. |
| Box 5 | Folder 79 | Nautical Gazette to W.B. Wickersham, February 2, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 80 | Frink, George M. to C.P.L., February 10, 1874. Asks to purchase copies of the Chicago Librarian. |
| Box 5 | Folder 81 | Porteous, G.W. to C.P.L., February 13, 1874. Will deliver lectures. |
| Box 5 | Folder 82 | Wickersham, W.B. to John Tighe, February 25, 1984. Postal Order. |
| Box 5 | Folder 83 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., March 1874. 9 bills. |
| Box 5 | Folder 84 | Osgood, J.R. to C.P.L., March 2, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 5 | Folder 85 | Penang Gazette to W.B. Wickersham, March 28, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., April 1874. 8 bills. |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Gibbs, O.C. (Superintendent, Chicago Christian Union) to C.P.L., April 3, 1874. Asks to rent Library space. |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., May 1874. 5 bills. |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., June - August 1874. 9 bills. |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Check and receipt from Trübner & Company, June 1874. |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Gas Inspector’s Office to H. Raster, June 11, 1874. Explains cost of Library’s gas bill. |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Harport News to W.B. Wickersham, July 3, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | Lowther, Thomas, D. to W.B. Wickersham, July 9, 1874. Takes issue with omissions and errors in C.P.L.’s first annual report. |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Johnson, R.M. to W.B. Wickersham, July 18, 1874. Asks about fire extinguishers. |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | Duncan, Dr. to W.B. Wickersham, August 18, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | Barrett, John R. (Bookbinders, Emerson’s Binder) to C.P.L., 1874. 21 bills. |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., September - October 1874. 9 bills. |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian) to Thomas Hoyne (President, B.O.D.), n.d. [c.1875?] Gives the number of volumes and statistics. |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Miscellaneous Summaries of Bills for Payment by C.P.L., January 1874-January 1877. 20 letters. |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Littell & Guy to C.P.L., October 22, 1874. Subscription information. |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Company (Manufacturing Stationers) to C.P.L., January - April 1875. 12 bills. |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Courieur de L’Illinois to C.P.L., January 12, 1875. Subscription information. |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Petition, Bohemian Young Men’s Reading Association to C.P.L., February 26, 1875. Asks to extend Bohemian literature collection and asks the Library to hire a Bohemian clerk. |
| Box 6 | Folder 19 | Wickersham, W.B. to E.B. Myers, March 23, 1875. Informs Myers that the Library will not renew the lease of rooms occupied by the Library. |
| Box 6 | Folder 20 | Garden City Dramatic Association to C.P.L., April 14, 1875. Offers to put on a show for the benefit of the Library. Review clipping attached. |
| Box 6 | Folder 21 | Leonard Scott Publishing Company to W.B. Wickersham, May 8, 1875. Subscription information. |
| Box 6 | Folder 22 | Rider, Thomas to Mr. Dyer (B.O.D.), June 18, 1875. |
| Box 6 | Folder 23 | Machinists and Blacksmiths’ Union No.3 to C.P.L., July 16, 1875. Asks Library to extend hours to 9pm. |
| Box 6 | Folder 24 | Rosenthal, Julius to W.B. Wickersham, August 11, 1875. Resignation from Board. |
| Box 6 | Folder 25 | First National Bank to W.F. Poole, September 11, 1875. Payment received for books. |
| Box 6 | Folder 26 | Barrett, John R. (Bookbinders, Emerson’s Binder) to C.P.L., 1875. 3 bills. |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 | Lowenthal, B. to W.B. Wickersham, July 6, 1876. Encloses 3 policies [?]. |
| Box 6 | Folder 28 | Receipt from City Comptroller, September 1876-October 1877. Money for Public Library Fund. 6 documents. |
| Box 6 | Folder 29 | Check and receipt to B.F. Stevens, November-December, 1876. US 2 cent stamp on reverse. |
| Box 6 | Folder 30 | Check and receipt to B.F. Stevens, December 1876-September 1877. 3 documents. |
| Box 6 | Folder 31 | Manufacturer and Builder to W.B. Wickersham, April 13, 1877. Subscription information. |
| Box 6 | Folder 32 | Petition, Norwegian Citizens of Chicago to C.P.L., April 28, 1877. Asks Library to subscribe to “Morgenbladet”. |
| Box 6 | Folder 33 | Tauchnitz, Bernhard to W.B. Wickersham, September, October, 1877. 2 letters and 2 international bank drafts for shipping books to Library. 4 documents. |
| Box 6 | Folder 34 | Check and receipt to B.F. Stevens, December 1877. |
| Box 6 | Folder 35 | Check and receipt to John Wheldon (Bookseller), December 1877. |
| Box 6 | Folder 36 | Check and receipt to Henry Southeran & Company (Booksellers), January 2, 1878. |
| Box 6 | Folder 37 | Brodner Smith and Company (Papermakers) to C.P.L., June 15, 1878. Bill for supplies. |
| Box 6 | Folder 38 | Callaghan & Company (Law Publishers and Importers) to W.B. Wickersham, October 11, 1878. Unable to provide address requested. |
| Box 6 | Folder 39 | Western Die and Cutter Company to W.B. Wickersham, October 25, 1878. Encloses payment. |
| Box 6 | Folder 40 | Hager, A. (Librarian, Chicago Historical Society) to C.P.L., November 26, 1880. Petition for transfer of duplicate books from C.P.L to C.H.S. |
| Box 6 | Folder 41 | Onaham to W.B. Wickersham, June 10, 1881. Telegram, unable to make Board meeting. |
| Box 6 | Folder 42 | Schmidt, Dr. Ernest to John B. Walker (President, B.O.D.), July 8, 1882. |
| Box 6 | Folder 43 | Petition, Polish-speaking residents of Chicago to C.P.L., October 13, 1883. Asks Library to purchase books in Polish. |
| Box 6 | Folder 44 | Dumas, DeWitter (Chicago Association for the Moral, Intellectual and Industrial Improvement of Colored People of Chicago) to B.O.D., October 15, 1883. Asks for discarded books to be deposited with their Association. |
| Box 6 | Folder 45 | Hayes, Harold to C.P.L., March 13, 1884. Thanks Board for tribute to his late father. |
| Box 6 | Folder 46 | Callaghan, B. to W.B. Wickersham, June 7, 1884. Requests leave of absence. |
| Box 6 | Folder 47 | Lepperr, N.S. (Painter) to Adolph Moses (Chairman, Committee on Buildings and Grounds), July 14, 1884. Has miscalculated bid for work to be done. |
| Box 6 | Folder 48 | Samolinska, J. to C.P.L., September 12, 1884. Expresses thanks for the large number of Polish books in the Library. |
| Box 6 | Folder 49 | Grosart to B.F. Stevens, March 19, 1885. Will send more Lismore papers. |
| Box 6 | Folder 50 | Condon, William H. (Attorney) to Bernard Callaghan, July-November 1885. Asks that books for the blind be made available via delivery station or in the Reading Room. 2 letters. |
| Box 6 | Folder 51 | Page, Alex to Adolph Moses, January 4, 1886. Asks for Library privileges even though not a Chicago resident. ageHa |
| Box 6 | Folder 52 | Department of Public Works to W.B. Wickersham, March 13, 1886. Has sent vouchers and bills to C.P.L. for work done. |
| Box 6 | Folder 53 | Fire Insurance Agency to T.C. McMillan, May-August, 1886. Recommends Library carry fire insurance for 75% of total value. Also receipt for fire policy. 3 letters. |
| Box 6 | Folder 54 | Tauchnitz, Bernhard to C.P.L., July 5, 1886. List of books. |
| Box 6 | Folder 55 | Moses, Adolph to B.O.D., August 4, 1886. Cannot attend special meeting called to elect new president. |
| Box 6 | Folder 56 | Sisters de Notre Dame to W.B. Wickersham, October 3, 1886. Asks, and gives thanks, for extension of Library privileges. |
| Box 6 | Folder 57 | Stevens, B.F. to C.P.L., October 26, 1886. List of books. |
| Box 6 | Folder 58 | Hale, John (Kenwood Evangelical Church) to C.P.L., December 11, 1886. Asks for Library privileges even though not a Chicago resident. ageHa |
| Box 6 | Folder 59 | James, Anton (Bookbinder) to C.P.L., April 27, 1887. Lists charges for work. |
| Box 6 | Folder 60 | Petition, Residents of Ogden Avenue and New High School to C.P.L., May 27, 1887. Asks for the establishment of a Reading Room in their vicinity. |
| Box 6 | Folder 61 | Brine, George to John W. Enright (President, B.O.D.), June 7, 1887. Thanks Board for kind words following his recent resignation from Board. |
| Box 6 | Folder 62 | Stevens, B.F. to W.F. Poole, June 17, 1887. Asks whether to continue subscription to “Reichenbachia”. |
| Box 6 | Folder 63 | Illinois Industrial Training School for Boys to W.B. Wickersham, August 10, 1887. Asks for worn books to be donated. |
| Box 6 | Folder 64 | Stevens, B.F. to C.P.L., August 12, 1887. Declaration of contents value and book list. |
| Box 6 | Folder 65 | Wickersham, W.B. to Charles Felton, (Superintendent, Bridewell), August 19, 1887. Offer of worn C.P.L. books to Bridewell. |
| Box 6 | Folder 66 | J.L. Regan Printing Company to [C.P.L?], August 24, 1887. Inquires about bidding for printing jobs for the Library. |
| Box 6 | Folder 67 | Michael Reese Hospital to W.B. Wickersham, August 24, 1887. Accepts Library’s offer of books. |
| Box 6 | Folder 68 | Bossange, Léopold to W.B. Wickersham, August 27, 1887. Asks for payment. |
| Box 6 | Folder 69 | Silvius, T.H. (Bookbinder) to C.P.L., September 1, 1887. Asks for binding work. |
| Box 6 | Folder 70 | Western News Company to W.B. Wickersham, September 7, 1887. Declines invitation to quote prices. |
| Box 6 | Folder 71 | DeWolf, Oscar C. (Commissioner of Health) to W.B. Wickersham, September 17, 1887. Agrees to forward to the Library a list of houses or persons infected with contagious diseases. |
| Box 6 | Folder 72 | Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to W.B. Wickersham, September 19, 1887. Returned postage. |
| Box 6 | Folder 73 | Kraft, G. (Secretary, Swiss Committee) to C.P.L., September 23, 1887. Asks if Library would accept donation of historic Swiss maps. |
| Box 6 | Folder 74 | Stevens, B.F. to C.P.L., September 30, 1887. Statement of Charges. |
| Box 6 | Folder 75 | Wolfram, Carl to C.P.L., March 24, 1888 and n.d. Letters donating the Beethoven Society’s Library to C.P.L. and its subsequent transfer to the Newberry Library. 2 letters. |
| Box 6 | Folder 76 | New York Safety Steam Power Company to C.P.L., April 14, 1888. Information about steam engines. |
| Box 6 | Folder 77 | Petition, Residents of Hyde Park to C.P.L., April 14, 1888. Asks to secure Library privileges. |
| Box 6 | Folder 78 | Rubel Brothers, Printers to C.P.L., May 16, 1888. Bill for records of Library Board. |
| Box 6 | Folder 79 | Brine, George to C.P.L., July 20, 1888. Thanks for copy of Proceedings. |
| Box 6 | Folder 80 | Queals, Mrs. R.F. to John Enright, August 1, 1888. Thanks for copy of Proceedings. |
| Box 6 | Folder 81 | Schmidt, E. to John Enright (President, B.O.D.), August 10, 1888. Thanks for copy of Proceedings. |
| Box 6 | Folder 82 | Union Park Choral Society to C.P.L., November 23, 1888. Asks to borrow 40 sheets from the Beethoven Society’s donation. |
| Box 6 | Folder 83 | Harrassowitz, Otto to C.P.L., 1888, 1890. Invoices and Accounts of Charges for shipping books to Library from Leipzig. 4 documents. |
| Box 6 | Folder 84 | Wickersham, W.B. to B.O.D., March 28, 188[?]. In accordance with Special Committee of Investigation, accounts are in order. |
| Box 6 | Folder 85 | Chiney, J.V. to C.P.L., April 28, 188[?]. Telegram asking about C.P.L.’s appropriation. |
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Annual Report of Secretary, June 8, 1889. |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Petition, Russian-speaking citizens and residents of Chicago to C.P.L., June 8, 1889. Ask Library to purchase books in Russian. |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Holmes and Hektoen, M.D.s to B.O.D., July 13, 1889. Asks Library to temporarily house “Jewell Library”. |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Journal of Education to W.B. Wickersham, August 14, 1889. Publication information. |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Anonymous to C.P.L., December 19, 1889. Complains about levels of cleanliness of Library materials. |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | Miscellaneous notices regarding lost Library books, 1889, 1890. 3 letters. |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Poole, W.F. to W.B. Wickersham, March 13, 189? Informs Wickersham of a book sale and specific titles purchased. |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | Chicago Library Club, n.d. [c.1890] Leaflet detailing origin, constitution and membership of C.L.C. |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | Reade, A.D. (Grand Army of the Republic) to C.P.L., n.d. [c.1890]. Receipt for circulars. |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | Parks, C. Wellman (Superintendent, Paris Exposition of 1889) to C.P.L., February 3, 1890. Asks for duplicate report from Board following the Library exhibit’s “gold medal”. |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | Williams, Norman to B.O.D., May 10, 1890. Thanks Board for kind words. |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | Bradley, H. (Trustee, Newberry Library) to W.B. Wickersham, July 22, 1890. Accepts transfer of medical books from C.P.L. to Newberry. |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | Brown, Henry J. (C.P.L. agent in London) to C.P.L., July 25, 1890. List of books sent to Library. Also shipping form, which declared the value of the books. |
| Box 7 | Folder 14 | Upton, G.P. to J.G. Shortall, September 8, 1890. Asks about the transfer of the Library of the Beethoven Society to the Newberry Library. 2 documents. |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | U.S. Cavalry Association to W.B. Wickersham, November 17, 1890. Has sent back issues of their journal to Library. 2 letters. |
| Box 7 | Folder 16 | Wickersham, W.B. to Publishers, Wide Awake, December 8, 1891. Orders to discontinue subscription to Hyde Park Lyceum as now part of C.P.L. |
| Box 7 | Folder 17 | Eastman, H.B. (Renting Agent) to W.B. Wickersham, April 30, 1892. Regarding Library rents. |
| Box 7 | Folder 18 | Tauchnitz, Bernhard to C.P.L., June 27, 1893, 1895. Booklist and mention of his World’s Columbian Exposition exhibit. |
| Box 7 | Folder 19 | Ohashi, S. to [?], July 11, 1893. Will send Japanese books to Library. |
| Box 7 | Folder 20 | United States Express Company, February 5, 1894. Delivery receipt. |
| Box 7 | Folder 21 | Matters pertaining to disturbances at the Milwaukee Avenue Reading Room, November 30, 1894. |
| Box 7 | Folder 22 | Report to B.O.D. regarding the illegal transfer from Library Fund into the General Fund in an effort to secure their return, c.1895. |
| Box 7 | Folder 23 | Dreyer, E.S. (President, B.O.D.) to B.O.D., January 11, 1896. Unable to attend next meeting, suggests individuals to sit on committees. |
| Box 7 | Folder 24 | Hatch, Azel (President, B.O.D.) to B.O.D., February 25, 1897. Explains rental terms for the Library following the death of Hiram Kelly. |
| Box 7 | Folder 25 | Statement of Library Fund for the year ended December 31, 1897. |
| Box 7 | Folder 26 | Stetson, C.P. to B. Holmes, January 7, 1899. Announces his arrival in Chicago. |
| Box 7 | Folder 27 | Young, J.A. (Branch Reading Room #5, 21 Blue Island Avenue) to W.B. Wickersham, June 5, October 16, 1899. Concerns about street sprinkling in hot weather and dimensions of a wire mat. 2 letters. |
| Box 7 | Folder 28 | S.S. [?] to [?] Electric Company, September 18, 1900. Claims that lack of current causes elevator to stall. |
| Box 7 | Folder 29 | Report from Secretary Wickersham regarding adoption of city-wide uniform system of accounting, January 23, 1902. |
| Box 7 | Folder 30 | Report from Secretary Wickersham regarding estimated budgetary needs, February 27, 1902. |
| Box 7 | Folder 31 | Report from Secretary Wickersham detailing Library’s liability for books, periodicals, etc., January 8, 1903. |
| Box 7 | Folder 32 | Tolman, E.B. (Corporation Counsel) to W.B. Wickersham, December 16, 1903. Reply to Wickersham’s request for clarification over Library tax issues. |
| Box 7 | Folder 33 | Ahren, M.E. (President, Chicago Library Club) to W.B. Wickersham, September 21, 1904. Asks for list of staff. |
| Box 7 | Folder 34 | Letters and legal documents concerning Library action against Cook County over taxes. October 8, 1904-December 9, 1907. 19 documents. |
| Box 7 | Folder 35 | Sullivan, Michael (Assistant Corporation Counsel) to John Eckhart, May-September, 1905. Regarding billing for elevator inspection. |
| Box 7 | Folder 36 | Thoms, Burton, (Manager, Peabody, Houghteling and Company) to W.B. Wickersham, January-February, 1906. Regarding extension of loan. 3 letters. |
| Box 7 | Folder 37 | Wood, Fyffe & Adcock (Attorneys) to C.P.L., April 14, 1906. Clarifies Library’s position on the use of a seal. |
| Box 7 | Folder 38 | Hill, Edith Healy to W.B. Wickersham, February 19, 1907. Regarding borrowing the Reading Room for an event. |
| Box 7 | Folder 39 | Brundage, E.J. (Corporation Counsel) to W.B. Wickersham, August 2, 1907. No warrant to pay salaries of employees from 1902. |
| Box 7 | Folder 40 | 3 Eyewitness Accounts of an accident involving a C.P.L. automobile and a streetcar, May 1908. |
| Box 7 | Folder 41 | Cigrand, B.J. (President, B.O.D.) Address to Board of Directors, August 10, 1908. |
| Box 7 | Folder 42 | Tribute to the Memory of William B. Wickersham from the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library, October 20, 1908. |
| Box 7 | Folder 43 | Cigrand, B.J. (President, B.O.D.) to E.J. Brundage (Corporation Counsel), October 28, 1908. Asks if it’s legal for B.O.D. to elect its own Secretary. |
| Box 7 | Folder 44 | New Process Steel Company to C.P.L., December 18, 1908. Asks for payment. |
| Box 7 | Folder 45 | Blank form, Application for Library Privileges, n.d. |
| Box 7 | Folder 46 | Colby and Rich (Publishers) Boston to C.P.L., n.d. Subscription information. |
| Box 7 | Folder 47 | Dogett, Kate N. to Daniel Shorey, n.d. Knows of a volume of Audubon’s Birds that is available and asks if the Library is interested. |
| Box 7 | Folder 48 | Eastman, F.A. (Chicago Post Office) to Hermann Raster, n.d. Regarding a possible mix up of Library mail with that of Rev. Thomas’ Baptist Church. |
| Box 7 | Folder 49 | Hoyne, Thomas to W.B Wickersham, n.d. Advises Wickersham that the editor and proprietor of Land Pioneer intends to put sketches of Library into his paper. |
| Box 7 | Folder 50 | Humboldt Library of Science to C.P.L., n.d. Subscription information. |
| Box 7 | Folder 51 | Medill, Joseph (Mayor, City of Chicago) to Thomas Hoyne, n.d. Asks if Hoyne has any answer to make. |
| Box 7 | Folder 52 | Medill, Joseph to W.B Wickersham, n.d. Gives a list of Irish papers for the Library to keep on file. |
| Box 7 | Folder 53 | Michigan Avenue Free Library Association, Directors to Directors, C.P.L., n.d. Offers their collection to C.P.L. and asks if Library will maintain a Reading Room in their vicinity. |
| Box 7 | Folder 54 | Nass, Allen to C.P.L., n.d. Gives forwarding address of donor. |
| Box 7 | Folder 55 | Owens, Edward (Carpenter) to C.P.L., n.d. Offers to provide carpentry work for Reading Room. |
| Box 7 | Folder 56 | Stevens, B.F. to C.P.L., n.d. List of books. |
| Box 7 | Folder 57 | Flier, Rules for Distribution of the Publications of the Smithsonian Institution, n.d. |
| Box 7 | Folder 58 | The Enterprise to C.P.L., September 11, no year. Subscription information. |
| Box 7 | Folder 59 | The Graphic to C.P.L., December 15, no year. Subscription information. |
| Box 7 | Folder 60 | Land Owner to C.P.L., October 12, December 10, no year. Subscription information. |
Employment
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Roy, Dr. C.A. to W.B. Wickersham, August 1, 1873. Regarding employment for a Frenchman. |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | Parker, John to C.P.L., September, 1873-February, 1874. Asks for position at C.P.L. 3 letters. |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | Green. S.S. (Librarian, Worcester Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, October 10, 18, 1873. Advises C.P.L. against hiring a certain book binder. 2 letters. |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Madden, John to B.O.D., February 24, 1874. Asks about Board’s decision not to appoint him as Assistant Librarian. |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Hastie, John to W.B. Wickersham, June 28, 1886. Thanks the Board for his appointment to Assistant Janitor. |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Summons from Civil Service Commissioners of the City of Chicago, Cook County, and the State of Illinois to W.B. Wickersham, February 5, 1904. Summons to testify at an investigation regarding the employment of named C.P.L. staff. |
New Library Building
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | Swazey, Dr. To Callahan (President, B.O.D.), December 1, 1885. Gives his opinion about the claims by “soldiers” and the Opera House. |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Merrick, C.C. to C.P.L., February 10, 1887. Regarding use of Dearborn Park. |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Chettain, A.L. to B.O.D., July 12, 1887. Regarding the Soldiers’ Home of Chicago and Dearborn Park. |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Sturtevant, B.F. (Blower and Exhaust Fans) to B.O.D., March 29, 1888. Asks B.O.D. to consider using their equipment for the new building. |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | Shortall, John (President, B.O.D.) to Albert B. Otis, July 1, 1892. Asks that specifications for marble be sent to Oak Hill Granite. |
| Box 8 | Folder 12 | Receipts [2] for sets of specifications of Library Building, July-September, 1892. |
| Box 8 | Folder 13 | Shepley Rutan & Coolidge (Architects) to [?], August 15, 1892[?]. Receipt for specifications for superstructure. |
| Box 8 | Folder 14 | Moos, Bernhard to W.B. Wickersham, March 20, 1893. Asks for roll of iron drawings for new building. |
| Box 8 | Folder 15 | Letters of response from individuals invited to the laying of the cornerstone of the new Library Building, November, December 1893. 11 letters. Invited guests include: F.W. Gunsaulus; Armour Institute; Franklin MacVeagh; Mr. And Mrs. Potter Palmer; Martin Conrad; Schultter & Hotz; George Watson Ceole; Raymond G. Daris (Librarian, University of Michigan); Kirk Hawkes (Attorney and Counselor); William Bee[?] (Howard Memorial Library, New Orleans); Justin Windsor; Miss Hewins (Hartford Public Library); Norman Williams. |
| Box 8 | Folder 16 | President, B.O.D. to B.O.D., May 1895-September 1897. 9 letters. Calls for meetings to discuss various aspects of the new Library building. |
Special Book Fund
(Loose lying, found in “Wickersham, shows original arrangement.” All relate to the purchase of books or periodicals and almost all are cited as being from the “Special Book Fund.” They were grouped together into numbers and so this order has been maintained.)
| Box 8 | Folder 17 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 49, March 12-26, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 18 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 50, March 26-April 9, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 19 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 51, April 9-23, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 20 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 52, April 23-May 7, 1886 |
| Box 8 | Folder 21 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 53, May 7-21, 1886 |
| Box 8 | Folder 22 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 54, May 21-June 12, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 23 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 55, June 12-25, 1886 |
| Box 8 | Folder 24 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 56, June 26-August 13, 1886 |
| Box 8 | Folder 25 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 57, August 13-27, 1886 |
| Box 8 | Folder 26 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 58, August 27-September 24, 1886 |
| Box 8 | Folder 27 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 59, September 24-October 22, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 28 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 59, October 22-November 13, 1886 [same dates as #60 - error?] |
| Box 8 | Folder 29 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 60, October 22- November 13, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 30 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 61, November 13-November 26, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 31 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 62, November 26-December 10, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 32 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 63, December 10-December 22, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 33 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 64, December 22-31, 1886. |
| Box 8 | Folder 34 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 65, January 1-21, 1887. |
| Box 8 | Folder 35 | Special Book Fund, Statement and Bills, # 66, January 21-February 12, 1887. |
Reports, to Board of Directors
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Annual Reports
| Box 9 | Folder 6 | 1873 |
| Box 9 | Folder 7 | 1874 |
| Box 9 | Folder 8 | 1875 |
| Box 9 | Folder 9 | 1876 |
| Box 9 | Folder 10 | 1877 |
| Box 9 | Folder 11 | 1878 |
| Box 9 | Folder 12 | 1879 |
| Box 9 | Folder 13 | 1880 |
| Box 9 | Folder 14 | 1881 |
| Box 9 | Folder 15 | 1882 |
| Box 9 | Folder 16 | 1883 |
| Box 9 | Folder 17 | 1884 |
| Box 9 | Folder 18 | 1885 |
| Box 9 | Folder 19 | 1886 |
| Box 9 | Folder 20 | 1887 |
| Box 9 | Folder 21 | 1888 |
| Box 9 | Folder 22 | 1891 |
| Box 9 | Folder 23 | 1892 |
| Box 9 | Folder 24 | 1893 |
| Box 9 | Folder 25 | 1894 |
| Box 9 | Folder 26 | 1895 |
| Box 9 | Folder 27 | 1896 |
| Box 9 | Folder 28 | 1897 |
| Box 9 | Folder 29 | 1898 |
| Box 9 | Folder 30 | 1899 |
| Box 9 | Folder 31 | 1900 |
| Box 9 | Folder 32 | 1901 |
| Box 9 | Folder 33 | 1902 |
| Box 9 | Folder 34 | 1903 |
| Box 9 | Folder 35 | 1904 |
| Box 9 | Folder 36 | 1905 |
| Box 9 | Folder 37 | 1906 |
| Box 9 | Folder 38 | 1907 |
Reports
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | Book loses, 1884-1886 |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 | Building Account – contracts and payments on, January 1895 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | Building Fund, Annual Statement for year ending December 31, 1896 |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 | Building Fund, Statement of, September 6, 1895 |
| Box 10 | Folder 5 | Report to City Comptroller, June 1877 |
| Box 10 | Folder 6 | Report to City Comptroller, July 1877 |
| Box 10 | Folder 7 | Condemned books given to charitable institutions, January 1889 |
| Box 10 | Folder 8 | City Hall Library Rooms, “Moneys expended on account of new library rooms, City Hall” March 1886-December 1887 |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Committee on Finance, re: discrepancies in accounts, May 28, 1896 |
| Box 10 | Folder 10 | Finding lists, March 27. 1886 |
| Box 10 | Folder 11 | Fines, comparative statement, January and February 1885 |
| Box 10 | Folder 12 | Library Bill, Amendment to establish City tax funds, c. 1895 |
| Box 10 | Folder 13 | Moving expenses, 1886 |
| Box 10 | Folder 14 | New library building, extimates and expenditures, January 1, 1896 |
| Box 10 | Folder 15 | Periodicals, list of (Leo Meilbek), 1877-1878 |
| Box 10 | Folder 16 | Periodicals, list of, c. 1882 |
| Box 10 | Folder 17 | Dearborn Park, An Act to authorize the Chicago Public Library to erect and maintain a public library on Dearborn Park…and to authorize the Soldiers’ Home…in the north one quarter of the same”, 1889 |
| Box 10 | Folder 18 | Dearborn Park, A Bill to modify and amend… Dearborn Park Act, not passed, n.d. |
| Box 10 | Folder 19 | Dearborn Park, list of property owners abutting Dearborn Park, c. 1891 |
| Box 10 | Folder 20 | Report on Salaries, 1888-1890 |
| Box 10 | Folder 21 | H.R. 303, A Bill to Test and Try the Science of Spelling, with suggested amendments by Charles A. Story, 1885 |
| Box 10 | Folder 22 | Statement of Assets of Public Library, 1889 |
| Box 10 | Folder 23 | Statement of Receipts and Expenditures”, 1882, 1884, 1885 |
| Box 10 | Folder 24 | Vacations, Deductions from Employees, 1886 |
| Box 10 | Folder 25 | Visit to Eastern Libraries, Wickersham’s report, 1896 |
Correspondence, Outgoing
| Box 11 | Folder 1 | Outgoing correspondence book, indexed, 1876-1879 |
| Box 11 | Folder 2 | Outgoing correspondence book, indexed, 1879-1884 |
| Box 11 | Folder 3 | Outgoing correspondence book, indexed, 1884-1887 |
| Box 11 | Folder 4 | Outgoing correspondence book, indexed, 1887-1890 |
| Box 11 | Folder 5 | Outgoing correspondence book, indexed, 1890-1891 |
| Box 12 | Folder 1 | Outgoing correspondence book, indexed, 1891-1893 |
| Box 12 | Folder 2 | Outgoing correspondence book, indexed, 1893-1895 |
Correspondence, Incoming
| Box 13 | Folder 1 | General, Aa-Al, 1872-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 2 | Addams, Jane, Hull House, 1891-1896 |
| Box 13 | Folder 3 | Ainsworth, Ms. E.J., 1889-1906 |
| Box 13 | Folder 4 | Allan, Jessie, Librarian, Public Library Omaha, Nebraska, 1887-1889 |
| Box 13 | Folder 5 | General, Am, 1872-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 6 | American Bonding & Trust Company, 1899-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 7 | American Surety Company, 1898-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 8 | General, An-Ay, 1872-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 9 | A.H. Andrews Company, 1898-1906 |
| Box 13 | Folder 10 | Arabol Manufacturing Company, 1894-1903 |
| Box 13 | Folder 11 | Armour & Company, 1900-1901 |
| Box 13 | Folder 12 | Art Metal Construction Company, 1901-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 13 | Automatic Electric Company, 1907 |
| Box 13 | Folder 14 | General, Ba, 1872-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 15 | Baker Brothers, Hard and Soft Coal, 1896-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 16 | Baggot, Gas and Electric, 1897-1904 |
| Box 13 | Folder 17 | Barbee Brothers, Deposit Station, mentions smallpox outbreak, 1893-1906 |
| Box 13 | Folder 18 | Barrett’s Bindery, 1894-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 19 | General, Bo, 1872-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 20 | Bogue & Company, Real Estate Agency, 1891-1892 |
| Box 13 | Folder 21 | Bogue, Oliver, H., Lawyer, 1898-1901 |
| Box 13 | Folder 22 | Book Borrower’s Delivery, 1885 |
| Box 13 | Folder 23 | Boston Public Library, 1897-1904 |
| Box 13 | Folder 24 | Boyd, Stickney & Company, Anthracite Coal, 1902-1905 |
| Box 13 | Folder 25 | General, Br, 1872-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 26 | Bradner Smith & Company, Paper Makers, 1900-1907 |
| Box 13 | Folder 27 | Brett, William, H., Librarian, Cleveland Public Library, 1894-1895 |
| Box 13 | Folder 28 | Bryan-Marsh Company, Incandescent Lamps, 1901-1902 |
| Box 13 | Folder 29 | General, Bu, 1872-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 30 | Burdett-Rowntree Manufacturing Company, Elevators, 1896-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 31 | Busse, George, Art Importer, 1897-1908 |
| Box 13 | Folder 32 | General, By, 1872-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 1 | General, Ca, 1872-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 2 | Cady, Harriet L., Society for Providing Evangelical Religious Literature for the Blind, Blind Program at CPL, 1902-1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 3 | Cady, Harriet L., Society for Providing Evangelical Religious Literature for the Blind, Blind Program at CPL, 1905 |
| Box 14 | Folder 4 | Cady, Harriet L., Society for Providing Evangelical Religious Literature for the Blind, Blind Program at CPL, 1905 |
| Box 14 | Folder 5 | Cady, Harriet L., Society for Providing Evangelical Religious Literature for the Blind, Blind Program at CPL, 1905-1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 6 | Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904-1905 |
| Box 14 | Folder 7 | George Carpenter & Company, Awnings, 1898-1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 8 | Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company, 1904-1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 9 | General, Ce-Che, 1872-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 10 | Central Electric Company, 1898-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 11 | General, Chi, 1872-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 12 | General, Chi, letter mentions smallpox outbreak, 1872-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 13 | Chicago Architectural Iron Works, 1896-1900 |
| Box 14 | Folder 14 | Chicago, City of, Board of Education, 1896-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 15 | Chicago Civil Service Commission, 1895-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 16 | Chicago, City of, Council, 1902-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 17 | Chicago, City of, Corporation Counsel, 1905 |
| Box 14 | Folder 18 | Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller, 1876-1880 |
| Box 14 | Folder 19 | Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller, 1890-1895 |
| Box 14 | Folder 20 | Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller, 1897-1899 |
| Box 14 | Folder 21 | Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller, 1900-1902 |
| Box 14 | Folder 22 | Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller, 1903-1904 |
| Box 14 | Folder 23 | Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller, 1905-1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 24 | Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller, 1907-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 25 | Chicago, City of, general correspondence, 1893-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 26 | Chicago, City of, Department of Health, mentions smallpox outbreaks, 1894-1903 |
| Box 14 | Folder 27 | Chicago, City of, Mayor’s Office, Fred Busse, 1907-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 28 | Chicago, City of, Mayor’s Office, Dewitt Clinton Creiger, 1889 |
| Box 14 | Folder 29 | Chicago, City of, Mayor’s Office, Edward Dunne, 1905-1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 30 | Chicago, City of, Mayor’s Office, Carter H. Harrison, 1900-1904 |
| Box 14 | Folder 31 | Chicago, City of, Mayor’s Office, Hempstead Washburne, 1891 |
| Box 14 | Folder 32 | Chicago, City of, Department of Public Works, 1886-1907 |
| Box 14 | Folder 33 | Chicago Commons, 1901-1908 |
| Box 14 | Folder 34 | Chicago Edison Company, 1897-1905 |
| Box 14 | Folder 35 | Chicago Historical Society, 1885 |
| Box 14 | Folder 36 | Chicago Medical Society, 1887-1905 |
| Box 14 | Folder 37 | Chicago Ornamental Iron Company, 1886-1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 38 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, William Beebe, 1888-1889 |
| Box 14 | Folder 39 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, James F. Bowers, 1906 |
| Box 14 | Folder 40 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Bernard Callaghan, 1886 |
| Box 14 | Folder 41 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Bernard Cigrand, 1904-1907 |
| Box 14 | Folder 42 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Committee on Buildings and Grounds, 1898-1902 |
| Box 14 | Folder 43 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Edward J. Dreyer, 1894 |
| Box 14 | Folder 44 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, John W. Eckhart, 1903-1905 |
| Box 14 | Folder 45 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, John W. Eckhart, 1906-1908 |
| Box 15 | Folder 1 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Dennis J. Egan, 1904 |
| Box 15 | Folder 2 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, John Enright, 1885-1890 |
| Box 15 | Folder 3 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Fyffe, Colin H. (Attorney at Law, CPL’s Legal Counsel), 1904- 1908 |
| Box 15 | Folder 4 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, general correspondence, 1893-1908 |
| Box 15 | Folder 5 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Azel F. Hatch, 1895-1900 |
| Box 15 | Folder 6 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Emil G. Hirsch, 1892-1894 |
| Box 15 | Folder 7 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Thomas Hoyne, 1872-1873. See also Early CPL, Papers of the President. |
| Box 15 | Folder 8 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Thomas F. Keeley, 1894-1896 |
| Box 15 | Folder 9 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, John W. Lowe, 1903-1906 |
| Box 15 | Folder 10 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Berthold Loewenthal, 1880 |
| Box 15 | Folder 11 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Arthur Meeker, 1900-1905 |
| Box 15 | Folder 12 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Bernard Moos, 1892-1895 |
| Box 15 | Folder 13 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Adolph Moses, 1886 |
| Box 15 | Folder 14 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, W.J. Onahan, 1875-1881. See also “Chicago, City of, Department of Finance, Comptroller.” |
| Box 15 | Folder 15 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Francis S. Peabody, 1900-1903. See also “Peabody, Houghteling & Company.” |
| Box 15 | Folder 16 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Harry Rubens, 1883-1884 |
| Box 15 | Folder 17 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Daniel Shorey, 1874-1879 |
| Box 15 | Folder 18 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, John Shortall, 1886-1903 |
| Box 15 | Folder 19 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, Pliny B. Smith, 1892-1894 |
| Box 15 | Folder 20 | Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, J.B. Walker, 1877-1898 |
| Box 15 | Folder 21 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Libraries, T.B. Blackstone Memorial Branch, 1904 |
| Box 15 | Folder 22 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Libraries, T.B. Blackstone Memorial Branch, 1905-1908 |
| Box 15 | Folder 23 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #1, 1894-1908 |
| Box 15 | Folder 24 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #2, (W.D. Malone) 1891-1893 |
| Box 15 | Folder 25 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #3, (Ira Lange) 1891-1893 |
| Box 15 | Folder 26 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #3, 1894-1895 |
| Box 15 | Folder 27 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #3, 1896-1899 |
| Box 15 | Folder 28 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #3, 1900-1904 |
| Box 15 | Folder 29 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #3, 1905-1909 |
| Box 15 | Folder 30 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #4, (Hyde Park Lyceum), 1893-1895. See also “Hyde Park Lyceum.” |
| Box 15 | Folder 31 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #4, 1901-1905 |
| Box 15 | Folder 32 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #5, (J.A. Young), 1896-1904 |
| Box 15 | Folder 33 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #6, 1896-1903 |
| Box 15 | Folder 34 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room, (Will L. McRae), 1891-1893 |
| Box 15 | Folder 35 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room, (Frederic Rex), 1905 |
| Box 15 | Folder 36 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room, (Will L. Shide), 1893-1902 |
| Box 15 | Folder 37 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room, 1891-1895 |
| Box 15 | Folder 38 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room, 1896-1908 |
| Box 15 | Folder 39 | Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room, 1896-1908 |
| Box 15 | Folder 40 | Chicago Public Library, Chief Engineer, (J. Reitz), 1899 |
| Box 15 | Folder 41 | Chicago Public Library, Librarian, William Frederick Poole, 1879. See also Early CPL Papers of the Librarian. |
| Box 15 | Folder 42 | Chicago Public Library, Superintendent of Buildings (Nicolas E. Weydert), 1892-1893 43. Chicago Public Library, Superintendent of Buildings (Nicolas E. Weydert), 1894-1895 |
| Box 16 | Folder 1 | Chicago Public Library, Superintendent of Buildings (Nicolas E. Weydert), 1896 |
| Box 16 | Folder 2 | Chicago Public Library, Superintendent of Buildings (Nicolas E. Weydert), 1897 |
| Box 16 | Folder 3 | Chicago Public Library, Superintendent of Buildings (Nicolas E. Weydert), 1898-1900 |
| Box 16 | Folder 4 | Chicago Telephone Company, 1892-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 5 | Chicago Underwriter’s Association, 1897-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 6 | General, Chr-Clu, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 7 | Citizen’s Improvement Association of Normal Park and Eggleston, 1905 |
| Box 16 | Folder 8 | Clinic Publishing Company, 1899-1900 |
| Box 16 | Folder 9 | Clinic Publishing Company, 1901 |
| Box 16 | Folder 10 | General, Coa-Cot, mentions scarlet fever contagion, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 11 | Cobb, Henry Ives, 1892 |
| Box 16 | Folder 12 | Colonial Electric Company, 1902-1904 |
| Box 16 | Folder 13 | Commonwealth Electric Company, 1903-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 14 | Consumers Company, 1896-1907 |
| Box 16 | Folder 15 | Cook, County of, general correspondence, 1897-1905 |
| Box 16 | Folder 16 | General, Cra-Cut, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 17 | Crane Elevator Company, 1898 |
| Box 16 | Folder 18 | John Crerar Library, 1897-1898 |
| Box 16 | Folder 19 | Crocker-Wheeler Electric Company, 1899-1904 |
| Box 16 | Folder 20 | Crumbaugh, Kate B., 1898 |
| Box 16 | Folder 21 | General, Dah-Day, good example of guarantor cards and notices of fines due, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 22 | Daily Globe, 1891 |
| Box 16 | Folder 23 | General, Dea-Dey, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 24 | Dewey, Melvil, 1878. See also Library Journal in “General, Li-Ly.” |
| Box 16 | Folder 25 | Dey Time Register Company, 1905 |
| Box 16 | Folder 26 | General, Dia-Dix, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 27 | General, Doa-Dy, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 28 | R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company, (Lakeside Press), 1891-1907 |
| Box 16 | Folder 29 | E.S. Dreyer & Company, Mortgage Bankers, 1894-1897 |
| Box 16 | Folder 30 | Dunne, M., Deposit Station, 1898-1905 |
| Box 16 | Folder 31 | Durborow, Allan, Insurance, 1904-1906 |
| Box 16 | Folder 32 | General, Ea-Ed, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 33 | General, Ee-Ex, 1872-1908 |
| Box 16 | Folder 34 | Electric Appliance Company, 1898-1907 |
| Box 16 | Folder 35 | Eliel & Loeb, Insurance, fire underwriters, 1905-1907 |
| Box 16 | Folder 36 | Emerson, George, Bookseller and Stationer, 1875-1880 |
| Box 16 | Folder 37 | Engineering Record, 1892-1898 |
| Box 16 | Folder 38 | Evans Marble Company, 1895-1900 |
| Box 17 | Folder 1 | General, Fa-Fe, mentions scarlet fever contagion, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 2 | Fairbanks, Morris & Company, Fairbanks Standard Scales, 1896-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 3 | Faraday Carbon Company, 1899-1900 |
| Box 17 | Folder 4 | General, Fi-Of, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 5 | Field Columbian Museum, 1895 |
| Box 17 | Folder 6 | Forbes Library, Northampton, Massachusetts, Copyright Act in US Congress, 1906 |
| Box 17 | Folder 7 | G.F. Foster & Sons Company, Uniforms, 1898 |
| Box 17 | Folder 8 | General, Fr, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 9 | Frankfort Marine Accident & Plate Glass Insurance Company, 1899-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 10 | General, Ga-Ge, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 11 | General Post Office, Chicago, 1898-1900 |
| Box 17 | Folder 12 | General, Gi-Gu, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 13 | Grand Army Hall & Memorial Association, 1898-1905 |
| Box 17 | Folder 14 | General, Ha, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 15 | Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Company, 1906-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 16 | Harrassowitz, Otto, Agent in Leipzig, 1888-1904 |
| Box 17 | Folder 17 | Harris Trust & Savings Bank, 1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 18 | F.G. Hartwell & Company, Coal Shippers, 1901-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 19 | Hartwick, C.M., Free Library, Merrillan, Wisconsin, 1879-1890 |
| Box 17 | Folder 20 | Hastings Express Company, 1892-1895 |
| Box 17 | Folder 21 | George K. Hazlitt & Company, Printers, 1889-1905 |
| Box 17 | Folder 22 | General, He, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 23 | F.H. Herhold & Sons, manufacturer of chairs, 1898-1903 |
| Box 17 | Folder 24 | General, Hi-Ho, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 25 | Howard Watch & Clock Company, 1898-1900 |
| Box 17 | Folder 26 | General, Hr-Hy, 1872-1908 |
| Box 17 | Folder 27 | Hyde Park Lyceum, CPL sub-station, 1888-1890. See also “Chicago Public Library, Branch Reading Room #4.” |
| Box 17 | Folder 28 | Hyde Park Lyceum, 1891 |
| Box 18 | Folder 1 | General, I-Il, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 2 | Illinois Electric Company, 1899-1906 |
| Box 18 | Folder 3 | Illinois, State of, general correspondence, 1897-1905 |
| Box 18 | Folder 4 | Illinois, State of, House of Representatives, 1905-1907 |
| Box 18 | Folder 5 | Illinois, State of, Senate, 1891-1905 |
| Box 18 | Folder 6 | General, Im-Is, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 7 |
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| Box 18 | Folder 8 | International Harvester Company, 1903-1908. See also “McCormick Harvesting Machine Company” and “McCormick, Robert S.” |
| Box 18 | Folder 9 | International Time Recording Company, 1900-1907 |
| Box 18 | Folder 10 | General, J, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 11 | James, Anton, 1891-1899 |
| Box 18 | Folder 12 | Fred S. James & Company, 1898-1906 |
| Box 18 | Folder 13 | Jandus Electric Company, 1899-1904 |
| Box 18 | Folder 14 | General, Ka-Ke, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 15 | Kamelow, 3 library cards, fines envelope, CPL debit sheets, correspondence, 1897 |
| Box 18 | Folder 16 | Kearney, J.J., 1879-1882 |
| Box 18 | Folder 17 | Kelly Brothers, Manufacturing Company, 1890 |
| Box 18 | Folder 18 | King’s Model Laundry Company, 1901-1905 |
| Box 18 | Folder 19 | General, Ki-Ku, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 20 | General, La-Le, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 21 | Lewis Institute, Chicago, library station, 1905-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 22 | General, Li-Ly, 1872-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 23 | Library Bureau, 1887-1900 |
| Box 18 | Folder 24 | Library Bureau, 1901-1905 |
| Box 18 | Folder 25 | Library Bureau, 1906-1908 |
| Box 18 | Folder 26 | Adolph Loeb and Sons, Insurance, 1896-1907 |
| Box 18 | Folder 27 | London Guarantee & Accident Company Limited, 1898-1907 |
| Box 18 | Folder 28 | Loewenstein & Sons, Modern clothes for Men, 1904 |
| Box 18 | Folder 29 | Loewenstein & Sons, Modern clothes for Men, 1905-1906 |
| Box 19 | Folder 1 | General, Ma-May, mention of the “effort to keep the Lake Park open and free from buildings”, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 2 | Madisonville Literary Society, 1886 |
| Box 19 | Folder 3 | Marshall Field Company, 1894-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 4 | Massachusetts, Commonwealth, 1877-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 5 | Matthews Brothers Manufacturing Company, regarding the G.A.R. Memorial Hall, 1896 |
| Box 19 | Folder 6 | General, Mc, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 7 | A.C. McClurg & Company, 1891-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 8 | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, regarding library deposits, 1902-1903. See also “International Harvester Company” and “McCormick, Robert S.” |
| Box 19 | Folder 9 | McCormick, Robert S., 1898-1900 |
| Box 19 | Folder 10 | General, Mea-Mey, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 11 | General, Mia-Mis, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 12 | Michigan Chair Company, 1897 |
| Box 19 | Folder 13 | Mitchell & Halbach, interior decorators, 1896-1907 |
| Box 19 | Folder 14 | General, Mod-Mye, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 15 | John Mohr & Sons, boiler makers, 1897-1900 |
| Box 19 | Folder 16 | Municipal Museum of Chicago, (housed at Chicago Public Library) 1905-1906 |
| Box 19 | Folder 17 | General, Nag-Nat, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 18 | General, Nee-New, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 19 | Newberry Library, 1887-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 20 | General, Nic-Nox, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 21 | North Electrical Manufacturing Company (CPL machinery), 1900-1902 |
| Box 19 | Folder 22 | Northern Trust Company, 1898-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 23 | Northwestern University, Chicago Library Club, 1893 |
| Box 19 | Folder 24 | General, Oak-Ox, 1872-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 25 | Ogden Gas Company, 1900-1907 |
| Box 19 | Folder 26 | Oliver Typewriter Company, 1899-1908 |
| Box 19 | Folder 27 | Otis Elevator Company, 1899-1907 |
| Box 19 | Folder 28 | Oxley & Enos Manufacturing Company, electric and gas fixtures, 1897-1900 |
| Box 20 | Folder 1 | General, Pa, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 2 | General, Pe, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 3 | Peabody, Houghteling & Company, CPL investments, 1901-1904 |
| Box 20 | Folder 4 | Peabody, Houghteling & Company, CPL investments, 1905-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 5 | Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 1901-1902 |
| Box 20 | Folder 6 | Pellet & Hunter, fire insurance, 1898-1903 |
| Box 20 | Folder 7 | People’s Gas Light and Coke Company, 1892-1907 |
| Box 20 | Folder 8 | General, Ph-Pi, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 9 | General, Pl-Pu, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 10 | Plapp, F.W., 1901-1907 |
| Box 20 | Folder 11 | Plzensky Sokol, 1906-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 12 | W.R. Pridmore, Real Estate, 1905-1907 |
| Box 20 | Folder 13 | Pullman Company, 1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 14 | Pullman School, 1898 |
| Box 20 | Folder 15 | General, Q, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 16 | D.M. Quay/Quay-Daykin Company, 1898-1901 |
| Box 20 | Folder 17 | General, Rad-Rey, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 18 | Ravenswood Press, 1898-1899 |
| Box 20 | Folder 19 | I.T. Relling & Company, Importers of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Books and Periodicals, 1879-1881 |
| Box 20 | Folder 20 | Remington Typewriter Company, 1890-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 21 | Re-New Lamp Company, 1901-1907 |
| Box 20 | Folder 22 | General, Ric-Ry, 1872-1908 |
| Box 20 | Folder 23 | Rockford, Illinois, Public Library, 1896-1904 |
| Box 20 | Folder 24 | A.H. Roffe & Company, foreign books, 1877-1879 |
| Box 20 | Folder 25 | William E. Rollo & Company, Insurance Agency, 1904-1907 |
| Box 20 | Folder 26 | Rosin, I., regarding Library book theft, c. 1896 |
| Box 21 | Folder 1 | General, Saa-Sch, 1872-1908 |
| Box 21 | Folder 2 | General, Sco-Sew, 1872-1908 |
| Box 21 | Folder 3 | General, Sha-Sl, 1872-1908 |
| Box 21 | Folder 4 | Sharpe, A., foreign periodicals, 1882 |
| Box 21 | Folder 5 | Shelby Electric Company, 1902-1903 |
| Box 21 | Folder 6 | Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Architects, 1892-1895 |
| Box 21 | Folder 7 | Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Architects, 1896 |
| Box 21 | Folder 8 | Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Architects, 1897 |
| Box 21 | Folder 9 | Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Architects, 1898 |
| Box 21 | Folder 10 | Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Architects, 1899-1907 |
| Box 21 | Folder 11 | Shortall, & Murison, Mortgage Brokers, 1893-1907. See also “Chicago Public Library, Board of Directors, John G. Shortall.” |
| Box 21 | Folder 12 | General, Sm-Sq, 1872-1908 |
| Box 21 | Folder 13 | Snead & Company, Ironworks, 1894-1901 |
| Box 21 | Folder 14 | South Park Commissioners, 1899-1907 |
| Box 21 | Folder 15 | General, Sta-Ste, 1872-1908 |
| Box 21 | Folder 16 | Gustav E. Stechert & Company, Importer of Books and Periodicals, 1876-1907 |
| Box 21 | Folder 17 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1876-1879 |
| Box 21 | Folder 18 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1880-1882 |
| Box 21 | Folder 19 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1883-1884 |
| Box 21 | Folder 20 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1885-1887 |
| Box 21 | Folder 21 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1888-1889 |
| Box 21 | Folder 22 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1890-1891 |
| Box 21 | Folder 23 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1892-1893 |
| Box 21 | Folder 24 | B.F. Stevens, London, 1894-1895 |
| Box 21 | Folder 25 | B.F. Stevens (& Brown), London, 1896-1900 |
| Box 21 | Folder 26 | B.F. Stevens & Brown, London, 1901-1903 |
| Box 21 | Folder 27 | B.F. Stevens & Brown, London, 1904-1908 |
| Box 21 | Folder 28 | Stewart Iron Works, 1896-1897 |
| Box 21 | Folder 29 | General, Sti-Sy, 1872-1908 |
| Box 21 | Folder 30 | Subscription News Company, 1882-1889 |
| Box 21 | Folder 31 | Subscription News Company, 1890-1900 |
| Box 21 | Folder 32 | Swift & Stroker, Real Estate, 1893-1901 |
| Box 21 | Folder 33 | Swift & Stroker, Real Estate, 1902-1904 |
| Box 21 | Folder 34 | Swift & Stroker, Real Estate, 1905-1907 |
| Box 22 | Folder 1 | General, Ta-Th, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 2 | E.M. Terquem, Importer, 1884-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 3 | General, Ti-Ty, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 4 | Tice & Lynch, Custom House Brokers, 1900-1903 |
| Box 22 | Folder 5 | Tice & Lynch, Custom House Brokers, 1904-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 6 | Tice & Lynch, Custom House Brokers, 1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 7 | Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, 1895-1897 |
| Box 22 | Folder 8 | Traders Insurance Company, 1891-1893 |
| Box 22 | Folder 9 | Travelers Insurance Company, 1897-1906 |
| Box 22 | Folder 10 | General, Uh-Uni, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 11 | Uhlich Orphan Asylum, 1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 12 | Unger Printing Company, 1891-1903 |
| Box 22 | Folder 13 | Union Casualty Surety Company, 1901-1902 |
| Box 22 | Folder 14 | Unidentified correspondence, 1896-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 15 | United States Government, general correspondence, 1881-1889 |
| Box 22 | Folder 16 | United States, Library of Congress, 1902-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 17 | United States, Mint of Philadelphia, 1893 |
| Box 22 | Folder 18 | United States, Office of the Public Printer, 1876-1878 |
| Box 22 | Folder 19 | United States, Patent Office, 1875-1901 |
| Box 22 | Folder 20 | United States, Superintendent of Documents, 1907-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 21 | General, Univ, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 22 | Upton, W.B., 1899 |
| Box 22 | Folder 23 | General, Va-Vo, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 24 | Van Dorn Iron Works Company, 1901 |
| Box 22 | Folder 25 | Veeder Manufacturing Company, 1903-1907 |
| Box 22 | Folder 26 | Vierling, McDowell & Company, 1896-1900 |
| Box 22 | Folder 27 | General, Wab-Way, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 28 | Warren Electric & Specialty Company, 1897-1902 |
| Box 22 | Folder 29 | Wasmuth, Ernst, Berlin, 1902 |
| Box 22 | Folder 30 | General, Web-Wey, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 31 | Wentworth, F.L., 1882 |
| Box 22 | Folder 32 | West Chicago Park Commission, 1899-1905 |
| Box 22 | Folder 33 | West Disinfecting Company, 1896-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 34 | West End Improvement Club, 1903 |
| Box 22 | Folder 35 | Western Electric Company, 1898-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 36 | General, Wh-Wi, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 37 | Wire, Dr. G.E., regarding the donation of the Poole Memorial Bust, 1898 |
| Box 22 | Folder 38 | General, W0-Wu, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 39 | Women’s Christian Temperance Union, 1888-1895 |
| Box 22 | Folder 40 | General, X, Y, Z, 1872-1908 |
| Box 22 | Folder 41 | Youghiogheny and Lehigh Coal Company, 1896-1904 |
| Box 22 | Folder 42 | Young Men’s Christian Association, 1878-1899 |
| Box 22 | Folder 43 | Zenske, Listy, 1896 |
Records of Claim, “T” documents
| Box 23 | Folder 1 | Appellate Court of Illinois, Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library v James Arnold, 1895 |
| Box 23 | Folder 2 | T-1 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to contracts, 1898 |
| Box 23 | Folder 3 | T-2 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to making leases, 1898 |
| Box 23 | Folder 4 | T-3 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to McMahon case [salary deducted for non-compliance with rule], 1899 |
| Box 23 | Folder 5 | T-3 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to Board having engineer’s work done by contract, 1899 |
| Box 23 | Folder 6 | T-3 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to sale of warrants, 1902 |
| Box 23 | Folder 7 | T-3 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to Free Lending Library for the Blind Home Teaching, 1902 |
| Box 23 | Folder 8 | T-3 ½ Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to funds transferred from Library to General Fund in 1880, 1900 |
| Box 23 | Folder 9 | T-3 ½ Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to giving estimate in detail, 1902 |
| Box 23 | Folder 10 | T-3 ½ Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to Council dictating to Library to it shall spend its money, 1902 |
| Box 23 | Folder 11 | T-4 Opinion of Corporation Counsel on what constitutes the lowest responsible bidder, 1894 |
| Box 23 | Folder 12 | T-6 Opinion of Corporation Counsel upon transfer of Public Library balance, 1880 |
| Box 23 | Folder 13 | T-9 Opinion of Corporation Counsel on CPL claim to Old Post Office Property, 1880 |
| Box 23 | Folder 14 | T-12 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to paving streets around Library, 1903 |
| Box 23 | Folder 15 | T-14 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to claim of John J. Enright [payment for Sunday overtime], 1903 |
| Box 23 | Folder 16 | T-15 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to cost of extending Library tax, 1903 |
| Box 23 | Folder 17 | T-17 Declaration, Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to quit-claim [Dearborn Park property], 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 18 | T-18 Notification from Corporation Counsel of the result of the Linehan case, 1904 |
| Box 23 | Folder 19 | T-20 Report by Director Fyffe and correspondence regarding Pettilkow’s claim for damages [Library auto accident with horse and buggy], 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 20 | T-21 Pension Bill, adopted, 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 21 | T-22 Opinion of Director Fyffe regarding awarding contract for automobiles, 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 22 | T-23 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to payment of elevator inspection fees to City, 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 23 | T-24 Correspondence from Director Fyffe relative to lien on Mitchel & Halbach [sub-contractors], 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 24 | T-25 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to exempting the Brother Jonathan Building from taxation, 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 25 | T-26 Notice to Library of violation of City Ordinance in relation to elevator inspections, 1904 |
| Box 23 | Folder 26 | T-27 Correspondence from Superintendent of Water relative to unpaid bills, 1904 |
| Box 23 | Folder 27 | T-28 Opinions [2] of Corporation Counsel relative to right of Library to use part of the Kelly Bequest to build a branch library, 1904, 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 28 | T-34 and T-34 ½ Relative to Foley loan, 1906-1908 |
| Box 23 | Folder 29 | T-35 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to fines and pension fund, 1906 |
| Box 23 | Folder 30 | T-37 Opinion of Corporation Counsel relative to right of Library to issue bonds to build branch libraries, 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 31 | T-38 Correspondence, John H. Eckhart to Corporation Counsel asking if Library can use Kelly Bequest to purchase fee under Brother Jonathan Property, 1905 |
| Box 23 | Folder 32 | T-39 Request by Colin Fyffe to use Library room for Home for Destitute Crippled Children’s flower show, 1907 |
| Box 23 | Folder 33 | T-42 Relative to Foley loan, 1907 |
| Box 23 | Folder 34 | T-54 Relative to moneys due Library from City, 1906 |
| Box 23 | Folder 35 | T-55 Relative to collision between Library automobile and Chicago Union Traction Company streetcar, 1907, 1908 |
| Box 23 | Folder 36 | T-56 Relative to paving Randolph Street from State to Michigan, 1906 |
| Box 23 | Folder 37 | T-57 Relative to spreading taxes for City, Schools, and Library, 1902, 1903 |
Petitions to Board: “L” documents [denied, mostly]
| Box 24 | Folder 1 | L-1 to L-10, 1879-1897 |
| Box 24 | Folder 2 | L-11 to L-20, 1879-1896 |
| Box 24 | Folder 3 | L-21 to L-30, 1881-1899 |
| Box 24 | Folder 4 | L-31 to L-40, 1884-1899 |
| Box 24 | Folder 5 | L-41 to L-50, 1874-1897 |
| Box 24 | Folder 6 | L-51 to L-60, 1881-1896 |
| Box 24 | Folder 7 | L-61 to L-70, 1879-1898 |
| Box 24 | Folder 8 | L-71 to L-80, 1875-1900 |
| Box 24 | Folder 9 | L-81 to L-90, 1900 |
| Box 24 | Folder 10 | L-91 to L-100, 1900-1901 |
| Box 24 | Folder 11 | L-101 to L-110, 1901 |
| Box 24 | Folder 12 | L-111 to L-120, 1900-1902 |
| Box 24 | Folder 13 | L-121 to L-130 [L-128 missing], 1902-1903 |
| Box 24 | Folder 14 | L-131 to L-140, 1903-1904 |
| Box 24 | Folder 15 | L-141 to L-150, 1904-1905 |
| Box 24 | Folder 16 | L-151 to L-160, 1906-1907 |
| Box 24 | Folder 17 | L-161, 1 of 2 [all these petitions were found bound together by string, MW, Archivist, 2003], 1907 |
| Box 24 | Folder 18 | L-161, 2 of 2 [all these petitions were found bound together by string, MW, Archivist, 2003], 1907 |
| Box 24 | Folder 19 | L-162 to L-170, 1907-1908 |
| Box 24 | Folder 20 | L-171 to L-180, 1908-1909 |
| Box 24 | Folder 21 | L-181 to L-187, 1910 |
| Box 24 | Folder 22 | L-188 to L-191, 1905-1912 |
Petitions to Board: “K” Documents, [granted mostly]
| Box 25 | Folder 1 | K-1 to K10 [K-8 missing], Arentz – Booth, 1881-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 2 | K-11 to K-20, Booth – Burroughs, 1885-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 3 | K-21 to K-30, Bushnells – Barnes, 1884-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 4 | K-31 to K-40, Barnes – Coleman, 1887-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 5 | K-41 to K-50, Coleman – Cameron, 1881-1895 |
| Box 25 | Folder 6 | K-51 to K-60 [K-58 missing], Cameron – Doran, 1887-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 7 | K-61 to K-64; K-68; K-70, Donovan to Evening and Sunday Attendants, 1885-1901 |
| Box 25 | Folder 8 | K-71 to K-80, Evening, Sunday, and Holiday employes – Petition for holiday, 1880-1884 |
| Box 25 | Folder 9 | K-81 to K-88, Employes for holiday – Perry, 1878-1899 |
| Box 25 | Folder 10 | K-92 to K-99 [K-93 missing], Sunday, Evening employes – Ettelson, 1883-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 11 | K-100 to K-110, Ettelson – Elliot, 1884-1895 |
| Box 25 | Folder 12 | K-111 to K-120, Elliot – Frankenstein, 1878-1895 |
| Box 25 | Folder 13 | K-121 to K-130, Frankenstein – Fitzgerald, 1878-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 14 | K-131 to K-140, Fitzgerald – Goldberger, 1884-1896 |
| Box 25 | Folder 15 | K-141 to K-150, Goldberger – Gauss, 1884-1894 |
| Box 25 | Folder 16 | K-151 to K-160, Hammett – Hyde, 1882-1899 |
| Box 25 | Folder 17 | K-161 to K-170, Hyde – Hisher, 1889-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 18 | K-171 to L-180, Janitors – Kearney, 1886-1895 |
| Box 25 | Folder 19 | K-181 to K-190, Kearney – King, 1881-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 20 | K-191 to K-200, Konpal – Larson, 1881-1894 |
| Box 25 | Folder 21 | K-201 to K-210, Larson – Moe, 1881-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 22 | K-211 to K-220, Moe – Morawski, 1878-1892 |
| Box 25 | Folder 23 | K-221 to K-230, Morawwski – Meilbek, 1878-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 24 | K-231 to K-240, Meilbek – Nyhuss, 1878-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 25 | K-241 to K-250, Ohrenstein – Pribyl, 1884-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 26 | K-251 to K-260, Pribyl – Purer, 1881-1895 |
| Box 25 | Folder 27 | K-261 to K-270, Purer – Patterson, 1884-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 28 | K-272 to K-280, Patterson – Rommeiss, 1876-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 29 | K-281 to K-290 [K-295 missing], Rommeiss – Roode, 1883-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 30 | K-291 to K-300, Rohrer – Sonne, 1888-1899 |
| Box 25 | Folder 31 | K-301 to K-310, Stern – Sherwood, 1887-1896 |
| Box 25 | Folder 32 | K-311 to K-320, Sherwood – Scanlon, 1879-1896 |
| Box 25 | Folder 33 | K-321 to K-330, Schmidt – Taylor, 1878-1899 |
| Box 25 | Folder 34 | K-331 to K-340, Sanchin – Voellmy, 1884-1896 |
| Box 25 | Folder 35 | K-341 to K-350, Voellmy – Waska, 1874-1897 |
| Box 25 | Folder 36 | K-351 to K-360, Waska – Wilson, 1881-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 37 | K-361 to K-370, Wilson – Young, 1884-1898 |
| Box 25 | Folder 38 | K-371 to K-373, Young – Skorazinska, 1879-1897 |
| Box 26 | Folder 1 | K-374 to K-380, 1899-1900 |
| Box 26 | Folder 2 | K-381 to K-390 [K-388 missing], 1900 |
| Box 26 | Folder 3 | K-391 to K-400 [K-397 missing], 1900-1901 |
| Box 26 | Folder 4 | K-401 to K-410, 1901 |
| Box 26 | Folder 5 | K-411 to K-420, 1901-1904 |
| Box 26 | Folder 6 | K-421 to K-430, 1902 |
| Box 26 | Folder 7 | K-431 to K-440, 1903 |
| Box 26 | Folder 8 | K-441 to K-450 [K-444 missing], 1903-1904 |
| Box 26 | Folder 9 | K-451 to K-460, 1904 |
| Box 26 | Folder 10 | K-461 to K-470, 1904-1905 |
| Box 26 | Folder 11 | K-471 to K-480, 1905 |
| Box 26 | Folder 12 | K-481 to K-490, 1905-1906 |
| Box 26 | Folder 13 | K-491 to K-500, 1906-1907 |
| Box 26 | Folder 14 | K-501 to K-510, 1907 |
| Box 26 | Folder 15 | K-511 to K-520, 1907-1908 |
| Box 26 | Folder 16 | K-521 to K-530, 1908 |
| Box 26 | Folder 17 | K-531 to K-540, 1908-1909 |
| Box 26 | Folder 18 | K-541 to K-549 [K-550 missing], 1909 |
| Box 26 | Folder 19 | K-551 to K-560, 1909 |
| Box 26 | Folder 20 | K-561 to K-570, 1909 |
| Box 26 | Folder 21 | K-571 to K-580, 1909 |
| Box 26 | Folder 22 | K-581 to K-590, 1910 |
| Box 26 | Folder 23 | K-591 to K-600, 1910 |
| Box 26 | Folder 24 | K-601 to K-610, 1910 |
| Box 26 | Folder 25 | K-611 to K-620, 1910-1911 |
| Box 26 | Folder 26 | K-621 to K-632 ½, 1911-1912 |
Canceled Checks
| Box 27 | Folder 1 | German National Bank, Numbers 1-10, October 15 – April 28, 1873 |
| Box 27 | Folder 2 | German National Bank, Numbers 11-20, May 7 – July 28, 1873 |
| Box 27 | Folder 3 | German National Bank, Numbers 21-30, July 30 – October 16, 1873 |
| Box 27 | Folder 4 | German National Bank, Numbers 31-40, October 21 – December 31, 1873 |
| Box 27 | Folder 5 | German National Bank, Numbers 41-55, January 6 – March 26, 1874 |
| Box 27 | Folder 6 | First National Bank, Numbers 1-10, December 1, 1874 – March 8, 1875 |
| Box 27 | Folder 7 | First National Bank, Numbers 11-20, March 10 – July 1, 1875 |
| Box 27 | Folder 8 | First National Bank, Numbers 21-30 [23 and 25 missing], July 20 – December 7, 1875 |
| Box 27 | Folder 9 | First National Bank, Numbers 31-40, December 25, 1875 – March 29, 1876 |
| Box 27 | Folder 10 | First National Bank, Numbers 41-47, March 30 – July 19, 1876 |
| Box 27 | Folder 11 | First National Bank, Numbers 51-60, August 3 – September 26, 1876 |
| Box 27 | Folder 12 | First National Bank, Numbers 61-70, September 26, 1876 – February 16, 1877 |
| Box 27 | Folder 13 | First National Bank, Numbers 71-80, February 24 – August 30, 1877 |
| Box 27 | Folder 14 | First National Bank, Numbers 81-90 September 1, 1877 – January 2, 1878 |
| Box 27 | Folder 15 | First National Bank, Numbers 91-100, February 1 – July 1, 1878 |
| Box 27 | Folder 16 | First National Bank, Numbers 101-110, July 30 – October 1, 1878 |
| Box 27 | Folder 17 | First National Bank, Numbers 111-120, October 16, 1878 – March 1, 1879 |
| Box 27 | Folder 18 | First National Bank, Numbers 121-135, April 2 – October 1, 1879 |
| Box 27 | Folder 19 | First National Bank, Numbers 136-150, November 4, 1879 – March 20, 1880 |
| Box 27 | Folder 20 | First National Bank, Numbers 151-160, March 30 – June 1, 1880 |
| Box 27 | Folder 21 | First National Bank, Numbers 161-170, June 2 – June 24, 1880 |
| Box 27 | Folder 22 | First National Bank, Numbers 171-179, July 31 – August 23, 1880 |
| Box 27 | Folder 23 | First National Bank, Numbers 180-196, August 24 – October 11, 1880 |
| Box 27 | Folder 24 | First National Bank, miscellaneous checks [7 items], 1874 |
| Box 27 | Folder 25 | First National Bank, Numbers 279-293; 585, December 1, 1881 – January 20, 1882; July 23, 1884 |
| Box 27 | Folder 26 | Check Book Stubs, First National Bank, Numbers 1-47, December 11, 1874 – July 5, 1876 |
| Box 27 | Folder 27 | Check Book Stubs, First National Bank, Numbers 48-97, July 18, 1876 – June 5, 1878 |
| Box 27 | Folder 28 | Check Book Stubs, First National Bank, Numbers 98-195, June 24, 1878 – October 11, 1880 |
Official Bonds
| Box 27 | Folder 29 | Official Bond for $1,000 of W.B. Wickersham, August 10, 1882 |
| Box 27 | Folder 30 | Official Bond for $2,500 of W.B. Wickersham, July 28, 1883 |
| Box 27 | Folder 31 | Official Bond for $2,500 of W.B. Wickersham, October 10, 1884 |
| Box 27 | Folder 32 | Official Bond for $2,500 of W.B. Wickersham, October 24, 1885 |
| Box 27 | Folder 33 | Official Bond for $2,500 of W.B. Wickersham, September 25, 1886 |
| Box 27 | Folder 34 | Official Bond for $2,500 of W.B. Wickersham, August 18, 1887 |
| Box 27 | Folder 35 | Official Bond for $5,000 of W.B. Wickersham, September 5, 1888 |
| Box 27 | Folder 36 | Official Bond for $10,000 of W.B. Wickersham, November 23, 1889 |
| Box 27 | Folder 37 | Official Bond for $10,000 of W.B. Wickersham, July 12, 1890 |
| Box 27 | Folder 38 | Official Bond for $10,000 of W.B. Wickersham, August 20, 1897 |
| Box 27 | Folder 39 | Authority of President and Finance Committee for purchase of $10,000 |
| Box 27 | Folder 40 | Receiver’s Certificates, 1891 |
Oversize Box 1
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Printed list of books for sale from a private library, n.d. [Oversize document, filed separately, MP-5-1.] |
