2014-15 newberry annual report

The Newberry

Annual Report

2014 – 15

2a Fall 2015

The Newberry Library, open to the public

without charge, is an independent research

library dedicated to the advancement and

dissemination of knowledge, especially

in the humanities.

The Newberry acquires and preserves a broad

array of special collections research materials

relating to the civilizations of Europe and

the Americas. It promotes and provides for

their e�ective use, fostering research, teaching,

publication, and life-long learning, as well

as civic engagement.

In service to its diverse community, the

Newberry encourages intellectual pursuit in

an atmosphere of free inquiry and sustains the

highest standards of collection preservation,

bibliographic access, and reader services.

Our Mission

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The Newberry deserves to be known not only for its extraordinary

collection but also for its equally exceptional staff. Numbering

about 100, they daily pursue myriad assignments that make it possible

for the collection to become known and used, and for the Newberry

to serve as the meeting place, educational institution, cultural partner,

and supporter of humanistic inquiry that it has long been. In some

cases staff members spend most or all of their careers here. In other

instances staff eventually go elsewhere, helping, as our “alumni,” to

build other institutions with experience gained here.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, our most important news

concerns a set of staff changes at the senior level.

After an illustrious career, 26 years of which were spent here, Hjordis Halvorson retired as Roger and Julie

Baskes Vice President for Library Services. Her nine years in that role saw many important projects completed,

ranging from the installation of 13.5 miles of new shelving in the stack building to several major cataloging

and finding aid projects. Michelle Miller Burns, Vice President for Development, departed to become the chief

development officer of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, getting back to her deep musical roots. For more than

eight years she guided our fundraising efforts, with dramatic improvement in the Annual Fund and the highly

successful and comprehensive Campaign for Tomorrow’s Newberry.

In August, Hjordis was succeeded by Alice D. Schreyer, who comes to us after a distinguished quarter-

century of special collection leadership at the University of Chicago Library. Her new title, Roger and Julie

Baskes Vice President for Collections and Library Services, ref lects the merger of collection management

and acquisition activities begun by Hjordis. Also in August, Katy E. Hall became Vice President for

Development, arriving from the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she was Director of Individual, Foundation,

and Government Giving. From previous work at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Steppenwolf Theatre,

she has much additional experience with corporate support for non-profit organizations.

Joining Katy and Alice on the Newberry’s Senior Staff is D. Bradford Hunt, our new Vice President for

Research and Academic Programs. Brad was previously a professor of history and social science at Roosevelt

University, where he also served as Vice Provost and as Dean of the Stone School of Professional Studies. An

award-winning American historian, he concentrates on the history of urban policy, especially in Chicago.

Another departing Senior Staff member this past summer was Rachel Bohlmann, who for a decade

successfully oversaw the growth of public programming at the Newberry. She has become American

History Librarian at the University of Notre Dame. At this writing, planning for the leadership of public

programming is underway but not complete. So, too, is a search for the directorship of the Center for

Renaissance Studies, vacated by Carla Zecher, who, after 16 years at the center, has become the f irst full-

time Executive Director of the Renaissance Society of America.

Even in the midst of these important Senior Staff changes, the business of the institution went forward

without missing a beat. With a down market, the institution’s investments were essentially f lat in their annual

performance as of June 30, although three- and five-year returns remained strong at 8.6 and 9 percent,

respectively. The draw on our investments for operating expenses amounted to only 4.3 percent, or some

$2.5 million against total expenditures of $10.82 million. The remaining funds for operation came from grants,

other restricted gifts, earned income, and, of course, the Annual Fund.

Letter from the Chair and the President

Chair of the Board of Trustees Victoria J. Herget and

Newberry President David Spadafora

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In the case of the latter, more than $2 million was contributed altogether, just short of a record.

Compared with the previous year, Annual Fund donors increased by 6.7 percent to 1,586 overall and giving

by non-Trustees by a remarkable 9 percent. Giving to the Society of Collectors, our acquisition support

group, increased by 10 percent. Event fundraising also did well: the Book Fair reached its second-highest

sales tally ever, $157,000, and the Annual Award Dinner, featuring biographer-historian Stacy Schiff, drew

some 200 guests and yielded revenue of $225,000.

A growing use of our funds is for information technology and its applications, including the digital

infrastructure that undergirds much of what we do. In 2014-15, we made three substantial digital investments.

First, the technology in the basement classrooms that house most of our seminars was upgraded substantially, to

the great satisfaction of both instructors and students. Second, we increased the available Internet bandwidth for

all staff and readers by a factor of 4.5. Third, technology became the word of the hour in our communications

and marketing efforts, where increased use of digital advertising and social media such as Facebook and Twitter

became a substantially larger component of what we do. Its deployment helps to explain growth in attendance

at Newberry public programs last year, mentioned below.

At the heart of the Newberry is what goes on in the reading rooms and reference areas. For 2014-15 the

news here was very good indeed. Registered readers increased by about 4 percent and total “reader days,”

the standard measure of total readership, by 6.5 percent. The reference staff were also busy. Total requests for

assistance (in-person, by telephone, and by letter or email) rose by 3.1 percent. Presentations made by Newberry

librarians and curators to groups rose by a whopping 27.6 percent, to 222.

Measuring such activities will be easier in the future because of the implementation this past winter and

spring of a new online circulation system, Aeon. Gone are paper registration forms and paging slips, which

makes for efficiency and a more user-friendly experience. Aeon will also help us learn more than before about

how our collection materials are used, and that in turn will permit us to tune our acquisitions more precisely to

reader needs in the years ahead.

The pace of acquisitions and processing at the Newberry is high, as several statistics from last year illustrate.

Donors provided 2,466 new titles (4,351 volumes). Acquisition by purchase totaled $672,153, of which just over

half was for “antiquarian” materials and the rest for current scholarship and reference purposes. The total of

bibliographic records in our online catalog increased by 8 percent, to 938,485, with cataloging output growing

from 7,638 titles the year before to 10,095 titles this year. Beyond published books, we acquired 543.5 linear feet

of Modern Manuscripts material, and processed 36 collections totaling 233.3 linear feet.

Such statistics, important as they are, by themselves do not reveal the richness of the materials that

entered last year. Here is a sampling: two large collections of maps and guidebooks, totaling 16,000 items,

purchased with help from Trustees Sandy McNally and Barry MacLean and augmenting our vast holdings

of highway maps by American publishers; a collection of 572 temperance pledges, closely allied to our

existing riches in reform and Progressive Era materials; a large collection of circus posters given by Trustee

Mark Hausberg and his wife, Meg, and f itting beautifully with the vast number of other circus items in our

collection; nine works by the important mid-seventeenth-century French author Jean Desmarets de Saint-

Sorlin—all printed on the private press of Cardinal Richelieu—bought with support from the Brooker and

Weiss-Brown book funds; and an early nineteenth-century handwritten play by Jehiel Lillie titled “Philip,

or, the Indian Chief,” about King Philip’s War in seventeenth-century New England, which was performed

by cadets at the Norwich Military Academy in 1838—and again at the Newberry during the winter of 2015.

The Newberry’s users of such materials include readers from the general public as well as many academic

scholars. Among the latter, in 2014-15, 9 long-term fellows and 42 short-term fellows worked here with stipend

support from the Newberry totaling $438,050. In addition, there were 42 Scholars-in-Residence from the

area’s colleges and universities, and 10 visiting scholars from across the globe. This community of scholars also

included 4 Graduate Scholars-in-Residence who were completing their PhD degrees, and 39 undergraduate

“junior fellows” in residence who participated in the Associated Colleges of the Midwest fall seminar for

the region’s liberal arts colleges or the Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar for four Chicago-area

universities.


Victoria J. Herget, Chair of the Board of Trustees

David Spadafora, President and Librarian

As always, the Newberry continued to operate other programs for graduate students, for the most part

through our two consortia of universities sponsored by the Center for Renaissance Studies and the McNickle

Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Those consortia members grew in number to 51 and

21, respectively. The Renaissance Center not only hosted a summer training institute in early modern

paleography, which it has done for decades, but also worked on completing an online set of tools that will

be available to anyone who wants to learn early modern French paleography. All four centers together

sponsored many other programs, ranging from more than a dozen ongoing scholarly seminars that meet

several times a year to the McNickle Center’s new Distinguished Lecture Series, inaugurated by Yale

Professor Ned Blackhawk’s talk on the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.

At the core of our continuing education efforts, the Adult Education Seminars Program drew a record

1,947 students to 149 courses. Among programs open to the public without charge, three Conversations at the

Newberry were attended by a total of 460 people, who listened to discussions about Chicago as the Second

City, the consumption of news today, and baseball writing. Other well-attended public programs included

Open House Chicago, which in October brought 1,119 people to the Newberry for special tours, and four

Saturday morning staged readings by the Shakespeare Project of Chicago, attended by 568 adults and children.

A pair of fall-term exhibitions marked the centennial of World War I. American Women Rebuilding France,

on loan from the Franco-American Museum, Château de Blérancourt, examined the efforts of Anne Morgan

and her associates to help the French in devastated Picardy. Paired with it was our own Chicago, Europe, and

the Great War, which used a wide range of Newberry materials to explore the connections of Chicago and

Chicagoans with France and Belgium during 1914-18. Almost 10,000 visitors toured these two shows. In the

winter, Love on Paper highlighted a large collection of valentines assembled by Andrew McNally III as well as

other materials “crowdsourced” from staff suggestions, focusing on the emotion of love. The spring saw our

regular partnership show with the Chicago Calligraphy Collective; an exhibition remembering the late James

Wells, pre-eminent rare bookman of the Newberry in the period 1950-85; and a showcasing of items from

the vast holdings of ephemera in the Wing Collection, 30,000 of which are being cataloged at present.

The end of the fiscal year brought us a major $1.16 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon

Foundation, which will be used to support large, multi-year projects on specific themes. One of the goals for

this grant is to promote closer collaboration among the four centers and between the divisions of Research

and Academic Programs and Library Services. Another goal is to find new, more effective ways of bringing

scholarly findings to the educated public through programs accessible either in person or online, thereby

bringing the Newberry to the forefront of work in the “public humanities.” Diane Dillon, newly named

Director of Exhibitions and Major Projects, will be leading these endeavors, utilizing her own deep experience

with the Newberry’s collection and its research and academic programs.

All of the efforts described above rest on the foundation of the collection and the work of the staff who

make that collection accessible and help bring it to life. But none of this would be possible without you and

your interest in and support of the Newberry. And so as we thank the staff for their splendid work in 2014-15

and look forward to the year ahead with new Senior Staff leaders, we also thank you for your commitment and

generosity to the Newberry.

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SUMMARY FOR FY 2014-15

Total participation: 9,694

Teacher programs: 965

Seminars: 1,995

Public programs: 6,734

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS

Total program enrollment: 965

Total program attendance: 797

Total number of seminars o!ered: 43

Digital Collections for the Classroom:

9 added

Newberry Teacher’s Consortium:

38 seminars; 709 attended

Teachers as Scholars:


History Channel Seminar Series:


33 CPS schools

51 Suburban (non-CPS)

10 Private schools

94 total schools

ADULT EDUCATION SEMINARS

Total seminar attendance: 1,947

Total number of classes o!ered: 149

Seminar subject areas:

Chicago Culture

Arts, Music, and Language

Philosophy and Religion

History, Genealogy, and Social Science

Literature and Theater

Writing Workshops

Newberry staff who teach in the

Seminars program:

Diane Dillon

Lesa Dowd

Grace Dumelle

Ginger Frere

Will Hansen

Barbara Korbel

Matt Rutherford

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Total attendance: 6,734

Number of programs: 48

THE BUGHOUSE SQUARE DEBATES

July 26, 2014

Main Presentation: Don Washington,

The Mayoral Tutorial

John Peter Altgeld Freedom of Speech Award

to journalists Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky

Bughouse Square Debates Planning

Committee:

Rachel Bohlmann, Chair

Anna Dozor

Paul Durica

Vince Firpo

Meredith Foster

Taylor Horton

Kelly McGrath

Abby Ryder-Huth

Alex Teller

CONVERSATIONS AT THE NEWBERRY SERIES

Neil Steinberg and Tom Dyja, on Chicago as the

“Second City”

September 30, 2014 (attendance: 200)

Jack Fuller and Owen Youngman, “Front Page,

Home Page and Beyond...”

December 2, 2014 (attendance: 70)

Lester Munson and John Schulian, “Imperfect,

Perfect Game: Baseball Writing in America”

April 13, 2015 (attendance: 190)

OPENHOUSECHICAGO WEEKEND (IN COLLABORATION

WITH THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION)

Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19, 2014

(attendance: 1,119)

WORLD WAR I EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM SERIES:

Music of the First World War

October 30, 2014 (attendance: 147)

Jane Addams, Peace, and Anti-War Activism

November 15, 2014 (attendance: 96)

The Origins of Humanitarianism

December 4, 2014 (attendance: 100)

MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES

10 programs, 506 attendees

Selected speakers: Margaret Garb, Michael

Blanding, Ana Castillo, Stacey Robertson,

Rick Fizdale, Tim Lacy

STAGED READINGS

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago series

4 programs, 568 attendees

King Lear

50-minute Hamlet; 50-minute Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth

Thomas Middleton, The Revengers’ Tragedy

PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH MCNICKLE CENTER

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

The D’Arcy McNickle Distinguished Lecture Series

“John Evans and the Question of Genocide”

Ned Blackhawk, Yale University

November 4, 2014 (200 attendees)

Stone Camryn History of Dance Lecture

and Presentation

“A Celebration of Indigenous Dance”

November 13, 2014 (180 attendees)

Dennis Downes, Indigenous Navigations:

Native American Trail Marker Trees,

Cosponsored with the Herman Dunlap Smith

Center and the Chicago Map Society

February 19, 2015

This year completes the department’s second

organized as Continuing Education. We have

seen a signi1cant increase in public programs

and adult education seminars attendance. This

is a cumulative e�ect due to increased and

more e�ective online and print advertising, as

well as more streamlined registration processes

for the adult education program. While

Teacher Programs has not expanded in terms

of absolute numbers, we have maintained the

program’s size and quality, and have continued

to grow the program’s online component,

Digital Collections for the Classroom. The

department’s focus and structure aligns these

programs for the public more tightly with the

library’s mission of learning and engagement

with the humanities.

Continuing Education


2014-15 LONG-TERM FELLOWS

Lloyd Lewis Fellow in American History

Linford Fisher, Assistant Professor of History, Brown University (6 months)

Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel / Andrew W. Mellon /

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow

Walter Melion, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History, Emory University (12 months)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation / Lloyd Lewis Fellow

in American History

Karen Sánchez-Eppler, Professor of American Studies and English, Amherst College (7 months)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation / National

Endowment for the Humanities Fellows

Rachel Galvin, Independent Scholar of Comparative Literature (12 months)

Vivasvan Soni, Associate Professor of English, Northwestern University (12 months)

Monticello College Foundation / Lloyd Lewis

Fellow in American History

Kimberly Welch, Assistant Professor of History, West Virginia University (12 months)

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow

Lori Anne Ferrell, Professor of Early Modern History and Literature, Claremont Graduate University (6 months)

National Endowment for the Humanities / Herzog

August Bibliotheck Wolfenbüttel Fellow

Jessica Wolfe, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (6 months at the

Newberry, 1 month at the HAB)

Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies

Faculty Fellow

Daniel Usner, Holland N. McTyeire Professor of History, Vanderbilt University (6 months)

FACULTY FELLOWS

Associated Colleges of the Midwest Faculty Fellows

Bridget Draxler, Associate Professor of Psychology, Monmouth College

Hannah Schell, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Monmouth College

Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar

Faculty Fellows

Priscilla Archibald, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Roosevelt University

Delia Cosentino, Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, DePaul University

2014-2015 SHORT-TERM FELLOWS

Each fellow was awarded one month unless otherwise noted.

Lester J. Cappon Fellow in Documentary Editing

Francesco Lo Conte, Assistant Professor of Literature, Università degli Studi di Bergamo

Charles Montgomery Gray Fellows

Samuel Brannon, PhD Candidate in Musicology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Duane Corpis, Senior Fellow, Central European University Institute for Advanced Study

Angela Haas, Visiting Assistant Professor, Kenyon College

Antonio Ricci, Associate Professor of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, York University

Arthur and Janet Holzheimer Fellow in the History

of Cartography

Jorge Macle Cruz, Researcher and Curator of Maps, National Archives of the Republic of Cuba

Institute for the International Education of Students

Faculty Fellows

Laura Cervi, Lecturer, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & IES Abroad Barcelona

Paula Hrycyk, PhD Candidate in History, Univer-sidad de Buenos Aires & IES Abroad Buenos Aires

Lawrence Lipking Fellow

Alanna Hickey, PhD Candidate in English, Northwestern University (one quarter)

Midwest Modern Language Association Fellow

Justine Murison, Associate Professor of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Faculty Fellow

Daniel Usner, Vanderbilt University


Graduate Student Fellows

Amy Bergseth, PhD Candidate in History, The University of Oklahoma

Elizabeth Ellis, PhD Candidate in History, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Joshua Levy, PhD Candidate in History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (two months; not in residence)

Dustin Mack, PhD Candidate in History, The University of Oklahoma

Devon Miller, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Michigan State University (not in residence)

Rowan Steineker, PhD Candidate in History, The University of Oklahoma (not in residence)

Krista Walters, PhD Candidate in History, University of Manitoba (two months; not in

residence)

Newberry Library-American Musicological

Society Fellow

Robert Ketterer, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, The University of Iowa

Newberry Library-American Society for

Environmental History Fellow

Joshua Jeffers, Instructor in History, Indiana

University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Newberry Library-École Nationale des Chartes

Exchange Fellows

To the Newberry Library:

Jérémie Ferrer-Bartomeu, PhD Candidate in History, École Nationale des Chartes

To the École Nationale des Chartes:

Mindy LaTour O’Brien, PhD Candidate in Musicology, University of California, Los Angeles (not in residence)

Newberry Library—Jack Miller Center Fellows

Max Mishler, PhD Candidate in History, New York University (two months)

Yevan Terrien, PhD Candidate in History, University of Pittsburgh (two months)

Newberry Library—Kress Foundation Fellows

Michela Cecconi, Independent Scholar of History, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata

Elizabeth Savage, Research Associate, The John Rylands Research Institute

Newberry Library Short-Term Fellows

Michael Bane, PhD Candidate in Musicology, Case Western Reserve University

Katy Chiles, Assistant Professor of English, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Scott Libson, PhD Candidate in American History, Emory University

Christopher Looby, Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles

Erik McDu4e, Associate Professor of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ran Segev, PhD Candidate in Colonial Latin American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Simone Testa, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of London

Rishona Zimring, Associate Professor of English, Lewis & Clark College

Research and Academic Programs

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Northeast Modern Language Association Fellow

Lucas Dietrich, PhD Candidate in English Literature, University of New Hampshire

Renaissance Society of America Fellow

Erin Downey, PhD Candidate in Art History, Temple University

Renaissance Studies Consortium Faculty Fellow

Cristina Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Latin American Art History, Oklahoma State University

Renaissance Studies Consortium Graduate

Student Fellow

Tomasz Grusiecki, PhD Candidate in Art History, McGill University

Susan Kelly Power and Helen Hornbeck Tanner

Fellow

Tol Foster, Assistant Professor of English, Marquette University

Sixteenth Century Society and Conference Fellow

Elizabeth Horodowich, Professor of History, New Mexico State University

Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of

Illinois Fellows

Heather Kopelson, Assistant Professor of History, The University of Alabama

Gillian O’Brien, Senior Lecturer in History, Liverpool John Moores University

Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellow

Jesse Tisch, Independent Scholar and Director of the Posen Foundation U.S. in New York City

Weiss-Brown Publication Subvention Award

Julia Miller, Professor of Art History, California State University, Long Beach and Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, Independent Scholar of Art History

2014-2015 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

STATISTICS

Long-Term Fellows: 9 fellows

Months of Long-Term Fellowship

Funding: 79 months

Fellowship Dollars Awarded, Long-Term:

$331,800

Faculty Fellows: 4

Months of Faculty Fellowship Funding:

2 months

Fellowship Dollars Awarded, Faculty

Fellows: $5,000

Short-Term Fellows: 42 fellows

Months of Short-Term Fellowship

Funding: 46.5 months

Fellowship Dollars Awarded, Short-Term:

$101,250

Total Number of Fellows: 55

Total Number of Months Funded: 127.5

Total Fellowship Dollars Awarded:

$438,050

2014-2015 SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE

Graduate Scholars-in-Residence

Anthony Di Lorenzo, PhD Candidate in History, Loyola University Chicago

Robert Fulton, PhD Candidate in History, Northern Illinois University

Jennifer Miller, PhD Candidate in History, West Virginia University

Matthew Westerby, PhD Candidate in Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Visiting Scholars: 10 for the 2014-15

academic year

Scholars-in-Residence: 42 participants

for the 2014-15 academic year

UNDERGRADUATE SEMINARS

ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE MIDWEST SEMINARS

FALL 2014

Knowledge and Technology: From Socrates

to the Digital Age

Faculty

Bridget Draxler, Associate Professor of Psychology, Monmouth College

Hannah Schell, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Monmouth College

22 students

WINTER/SPRING 2015

Writing in the Discipline

Faculty

Purvi Mehta, Assistant Professor of History, Colorado College

4 students

Iberian Expansion

Faculty

Peter Blasenheim, Professor of History, Colorado College

8 students

NEWBERRY LIBRARY UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR

SPRING 2015

Mexico and Peru through Word and Image,

1492-1820

Faculty

Priscilla Archibald, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Roosevelt University

Delia Cosentino, Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, DePaul University

17 students

OTHER RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC

PROGRAM STATISTICS

The Bosch Archival Seminar for Young Historians

Wednesday, September 3

Presenters

James Akerman, Newberry Library

Rachel Bohlmann, Newberry Library

Diane Dillon, Newberry Library

Kristin Emery, Newberry Library

Will Hansen, Newberry Library

Kelly Kress, Newberry Library

Jennifer Thom, Newberry Library

10 participants

CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

CENTER FOR RENAISSANCE STUDIES

Symposium on Comparative Early Modern

Legal History: Meanings of Justice in New

World Empires, Settler and Indigenous Law as

Counterpoints

October 10, 2014

Cosponsored with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law

Organizers

Brian Owensby, University of Virginia

Richard J. Ross, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Presenters

Gregory Ablavsky, University of Pennsylvania

Stuart Banner, University of California, Los Angeles

Lauren Benton, New York University

Sherwin Bryant, Northwestern University

Bradley Dixon, University of Texas at Austin

Alcira Dueñas, Ohio State University



Marcela Echeverri, Yale University

Karen Graubart, University of Notre Dame

Tamar Herzog, Harvard University

Fred Hoxie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Emilio Kouri, University of Chicago

Karen Kupperman, New York University

Robert Morrissey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bianca Premo, Florida International University

Jenny Pulsipher, Brigham Young University

Dan Richter, University of Pennsylvania

Yanna Yannakakis, Emory University

Craig Yirush, University of California, Los Angeles

Renaissance Print Culture: An Aldine

Quincentennial Symposium

February 7, 2015

Cosponsored with Loyola University Chicago and the University of California, Berkeley.

Organizers

Karen Christianson, Newberry Library

Paul F. Gehl, Newberry Library

Presenters

Adam Hooks, University of Iowa

Elizabeth Horodowich, New Mexico State University

Mark Peterson, James Madison University

Brian Richardson, University of Leeds

Kevin Stevens, University of Nevada, Reno

Lee Palmer Wandel, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Elissa B. Weaver, University of Chicago

Symposium on Latin America in the Early

Colonial Period

April 11, 2015

Organizers


Karen Graubart, University of Notre Dame

Carla Zecher, Newberry Library

Presenters

Catalina Andrango-Walker, Virginia Tech

Sherwin Bryant, Northwestern University

Cristina Cruz González, Oklahoma State University

Jose Carlos de la Puente Luna, Texas State University

Renzo Honores, High Point University

Jaime Lara, Arizona State University

Laura Matthew, Marquette University

Kelly McDonough, University of Texas at Austin

Dale Shuger, Tulane University

Pablo Sierra, University of Rochester

Lisa Voigt, Ohio State University

DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL CENTER FOR AMERICAN

HISTORY AND CULTURE

Labor History Seminar Book Symposium

October 18, 2014

Cosponsored by the history departments of DePaul University, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Karla Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture at the University of Chicago, the Department of History and Political Science at Purdue University Calument, and LABOR: Studies in Working-Class

History of the Americas.

40 participants

Borderlands and Latino Studies Saturday

Conference

May 9, 2014

Cosponsored by Latino Studies Program at Indiana University, Latina and Latino Studies at Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago History Department, Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Center for Latino Research at DePaul University, and the Katz Center for Mexican Studies at the University of Chicago.

Presenters

Juliana Barr, University of Florida

Jennifer Flores Stearnad, New York University

Maria Windell, University of Colorado, Boulder

Karl Jacoby, Columbia University

17 participants

ONGOING SEMINARS AND INDIVIDUAL

PROGRAMS


Attending to Early Modern Women Pre-

Conference Session

Presenters


Jill Gage, Newberry Library

Diana Robin, University of New Mexico, emerita

Carla Zecher, Newberry Library

22 participants

Dante Lecture

Cosponsored with the Devers Program in Dante Studies at the University of Notre Dame and the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago

46 participants

Eighteenth-Century Seminar

Coordinators

Timothy Campbell, University of Chicago

Lisa Freeman, University of Illinois at Chicago

John Shanahan, DePaul University

Helen Thompson, Northwestern University

2 seminars, 54 participants

Milton Seminar

Coordinators

Christopher Kendrick, Loyola University Chicago

David Loewenstein, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Paula McQuade, DePaul University

Regina Schwartz, Northwestern University

2 seminars, 88 participants

Weekend Workshop in Spanish Paleography

Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Faculty

Carla Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota, emerita

18 participants

THE D’ARCY MCNIICKLE CENTER FOR AMERICAN INDIAN

AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES

2014 NCAIS Summer Institute

Recording the Native Americas: Indigenous

Speech, Representation, and the Politics of

Writing

July 7– August 1, 2014

Faculty

Ellen Cushman, Michigan State University

Rocío Quispe-Agnoli, Michigan State University


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Participants

Helen Agger, University of Manitoba

Jose E. Argueta Funes, Princeton University

Nicholas Barron, University of New Mexico

Amy Bergseth, University of Oklahoma

Claudia Berrios-Campos, Michigan State University

Shannon Epplett, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Jeneen Frei Njootli, University of British Columbia

Ti�any Hale, Yale University

Sarah Hernandez, University of Colorado, Boulder

Alanna Hickey, Northwestern University

Juliet Larkin-Gilmore, Vanderbilt University

Sandy Littletree, University of Washington

Rose Miron, University of Minnesota

Jami Powell, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Benjamin Roine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Rebecca Rosen, Princeton University

Timothy Vasko, Cornell University

Susan Wade, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

2015 NCAIS Spring Workshop in Research

Methods

Company and City: Indigeneities and

Modernities in the Archives

March 26-28, 2015, at the Hudson’s Bay

Company Archives, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Faculty

Mary Jane McCallum, University of Winnipeg

Adele Perry, University of Manitoba

Participants

Jazmin Alfaro, University of Winnipeg

Dylan Burrows, University of British Columbia

Bridger Bishop, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Roberto Flotte, Harvard University

Julia A. Grummitt, Princeton University

Chad Infante, Northwestern University

Joseph Jordan, Vanderbilt University

Richard LaRose, Cornell University

Alessandra Link, University of Colorado, Boulder

Patrick Lozar, University of Washington

Logan Mardhani-Bayne, Yale University

Leroy Myers, University of Oklahoma

Jameson Sweet, University of Minnesota

Susan Wade, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Garrett Wright, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Jessica Yann, Michigan State University

American Indian Studies Seminar Series

Coordinators

Patricia Marroquin-Norby, Newberry Library

Nicolas Arms, Newberry Library

8 meetings, 80 participants


HISTORY AND CULTURE

American Art and Visual Culture Seminar

Coordinators

Sarah Burns, Indiana University

Diane Dillon, Newberry Library

Erika Doss, University of Notre Dame


American Literature

Coordinators

Walter Benn Michaels, University of Illinois at Chicago

Kenneth Warren, University of Chicago


American Political Thought

Cosponsored by the Jack Miller Center

January 29, 2015

Susan Gaunt Stearns, Northwestern University

1 meeting, 6 participants

Borderlands and Latino Studies

Coordinators

Geraldo Cadava, Northwestern University

Benjamin Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

John Alba Cutler, Northwestern University


British History

Coordinators

Deborah Cohen, Northwestern University

Fredrik Jonsson, University of Chicago

Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska, University of Illinois at Chicago


History of Capitalism

Coordinators

Joshua Salzmann, Northeastern Illinois University

Je�rey Sklansky, University of Illinois at Chicago


Labor History

Coordinators

Rosemary Feurer, Northern Illinois University

Leon Fink, University of Illinois at Chicago

Erik Gellman, Roosevelt University


Women and Gender

Coordinators

Joan Johnson, Northeastern Illinois University

Francesca Morgan, Northeastern Illinois University

Michelle Nickerson, Loyola University


GRADUATE SEMINARS


Ten-Week Graduate Seminar: How to Read

“contraires choses”: Encounters with the Roman

de la Rose

September 25 – December 4, 2014

Faculty

Daisy Delogu, University of Chicago

9 students

Ten-Week Graduate Seminar: Disability and

Marginality in Medieval France and England


Faculty

Edward Wheatley, Loyola University Chicago

15 students

Ten-Week Graduate Seminar: Lives and Deeds,

Writing Biography in the Middle Ages

January 9 – March 13, 2015

Faculty

Jonathan Lyon, University of Chicago

14 students

Dissertation Seminar for Historians




Faculty

Constantin Fasolt, University of Chicago

Zachary Schi�man, Northeastern Illinois University

9 students

Research Methods Workshop for Early-Career

Graduate Students: Word and Image in the

Renaissance

October 24, 2014, and February 13, 2015

Faculty

James A. Knapp, Loyola University Chicago

Jennifer Waldron, University of Pittsburgh

40 students

Research Methods Workshop for Early-Career

Graduate Students: Introduction to Medieval

Studies at the Newberry

March 6, 2015

Faculty


20 students

Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

January 22 – 24, 2015

Organizers

Caroline Carpenter, Claremont Graduate University

Max Deardor�, University of Notre Dame

Patrick McGrath, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Julia Miglets, Northwestern University

Sarah Morris, Miami University

James Seth, Oklahoma State University

Amanda Taylor, University of Minnesota

Chris Zappella, University of Chicago

24 sessions, 101 participants


HISTORY AND CULTURE

Urban History Dissertation Group

Organizers

Samuel Kling, Northwestern University

Ashley Johnson, Northwestern University

Christopher Ramsey, Loyola University Chicago


RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Newberry Library Colloquium

42 Sessions

Newberry Fellows Seminar

11 sessions

EXHIBITIONS

Chicago, Europe, and the Great War September 17, 2014 – January 3, 2015

American Women Rebuilding France, 1917 – 1924

September 17, 2014 – January 3, 2015

* Presented by The Newberry and the Franco-

American Museum, Château de Blérancourt

Attendance: 9,676 visitors

Love on Paper January 15, 2015 – April 4, 2015


Exploration 2015: The 29th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective March 16, 2015 – June 12, 2015

Attendance: approximately 2,600 visitors

Ephemeral by Design: Organizing the Everyday April 10, 2015 – July 3, 2015

Chicago’s Great 20th-Century Bookman: The Newberry Career of James M. Wells April 10, 2015 – July 3, 2015

Katherine Mans0eld and the “Blooms-berries” April 10, 2015 – July 3, 2015


Attendance Statistics for the Year:

approximately 20,344 visitors

PUBLICATIONS

THE D’ARCY MCNICKLE CENTER FOR AMERICAN INDIAN

AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES

Why You Can’t Teach United States History Without American Indians

Editors: Susan Sleeper-Smith, Juliana Barr, Jean

M. O’Brien, Nancy Shoemaker, Scott Manning

Stevens


12a Fall 2015

The Newberry gratefully recognizes the following

donors for their generous contributions received

between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

THE ANNUAL FUND

The following individuals, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and organizations generously made gifts to the Annual Fund.

PRESIDENT’S CABINET ($25,000+)

Roger and Julie Baskes

The Davee Foundation

Richard and Mary L. Gray

Sue and Melvin Gray

Mrs. Anne C. Ha�ner

Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons

Celia and David Hilliard

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur

Foundation

Barry and Mary Ann MacLean

Andrew and Jeanine McNally

Janis Wellin Notz

Mr. and Mrs. Rudy L. Ruggles, Jr.

Harold B. Smith

Carol Warshawsky

Whole Foods Market

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

($10,000 - $24,999)

Joan and William Brodsky

Buchanan Family Foundation

Jan and Frank Cicero, Jr.

Ms. Jeanne Colette Collester

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Feitler

Dr. Hanna H. Gray

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Mark and Meg Hausberg

Illinois Tool Works Foundation

Kathryn Gibbons Johnson

and Bruce Johnson

Ms. Elizabeth Amy Liebman

Professor James H. Marrow and

Dr. Emily Rose

David E. McNeel

Cindy and Stephen Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pope

Mr. John P. Rompon and

Ms. Marian E. Casey

John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe

Paul and Joanne Ruxin

Karla Scherer

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Siragusa

Mr. David B. Smith, Jr. and

Ms. Ilene T. Weinreich

Jules N. Sti�el

Liz Sti�el

Mr. Michael Thompson

Gail and John Ward

Michele and Pete Willmott

Anonymous (1)

PRESIDENT’S SENIOR FELLOWS

($5,000 - $9,999)

Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta

Mr. Harve A. Ferrill

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Fitzgerald

Virginia Gassel and Belen Trevino

James J. and Louise R. Glasser

Helen M. Harrison Foundation

Mrs. Mary P. Hines

Robert H. and Donna L. Jackson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser

Donor Advised Fund

Mr. Jay F. Krehbiel

Professor Lawrence Lipking

Laura Baskes Litwin and Stuart Litwin

Mr. Stephen A. MacLean

Mr. and Mrs. R. Eden Martin

David and Anita Meyer

Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller

Ken and Jossy Nebenzahl

The Rhoades Foundation

Arch W. Shaw Foundation

Junie L. and Dorothy L. Sinson

Carolyn and David Spadafora

Ms. Christine Sperling

Mrs. Herbert A. Vance

Drs. Richard and Mary Woods

Anonymous (2)

PRESIDENT’S SUSTAINING FELLOWS

($2,500 - $4,999)

Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd

Foundation

Ms. Nancy J. Claar and

Mr. Christopher N. Skey

Mr. Robert O. Delaney

Janet Wood Diederichs

Marjorie G. Fitzgerald

Professors Stephen and Verna Foster

Mr. Thomas B. Harris and

Ms. Doreen M. Kelly

Drs. Malcolm H. and Adele Hast

Janet and Arthur Holzheimer

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Levey

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Mathis

Andrew W. McGhee

Marion S. Miller

Professor and Mrs. Larrance M. O’Flaherty

Mrs. Edward S. Petersen

Rosemary J. Schnell

Mr. Morrell M. Shoemaker

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Silbernagel

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wedgeworth, Jr.

Diane Weinberg

Helen Zell

Anonymous (3)

PRESIDENT’S SUPPORTING FELLOWS

($1,500 - $2,499)

Dr. Stephanie Bennett-Smith and

Mr. Orin R. Smith

Joan and John Blew

Ms. Laura L. Breyer

Mrs. Noelle C. Brock

Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Buntrock

Nancy Raymond Corral

Ms. Shawn M. Donnelley and

Dr. Christopher M. Kelly

Gail and Richard Elden

Mr. Michael L. Ellingsworth

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Fitzgerald

The Franklin Philanthropic Foundation

Joe and Madeleine Glossberg

Hjordis Halvorson and John Halvorson

* Deceased

Honor Roll of Donors


Professor Barbara A. Hanawalt

Pati and O. J. Heestand

Professor and Mrs. Stanley N. Katz

Ann and Fred Kittle

Ms. Helen Marlborough and

Mr. Harry J. Roper

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McCamant

Dr. Karole Schafer Mourek and

Mr. Anthony J. Mourek

Ms. Audrey A. Ni�enegger

Ms. Sara N. Paretsky and

Professor S. C. Wright

Dr. Gail Kern Paster

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Pepper

Father Peter J. Powell

Col (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker

IL ARNG (Ret)

Dr. Diana Robin

Sahara Enterprises, Inc.

Joyce Ruth Saxon

Mrs. Edna Schade

Alyce K. Sigler and Stephen A. Kaplan

Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes

Mrs. Rebecca S. Thames-Simmons

Ms. Donna M. Tuke

Mr. and Mrs. Enrique J. Unanue

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance

Dr. William F. Willoughby

Thomas K. Yoder

Mrs. George B. Young

Anonymous (3)

SCHOLARS ($1,000 - $1,499)

Mr. Gregory L. Barton

Blum-Kovler Foundation

Dr. William H. Cannon, Jr. and

Mr. David Narwich

Joyce E. Chelberg

The Dick Family Foundation

Bob Donnelley

The Donnelley Foundation

Nancie and Bruce Dunn

William E. Engel

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Feldman

Nora Zorich and Thomas Filardo

Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Franke

Mimi and Bud Frankel

Friends of Ogden

Mr. Martin A. M. Gneuhs

Mr. Dean H. Goossen

Alan and Carol Greene

Neil Harris and Teri J. Edelstein

The Irving Harris Foundation

Ms. Randy L. Holgate and

Mr. John H. Peterson

The Lawlor Foundation

Mr. Julius Lewis

Mrs. Marilyn C. London

Judy and Scott McCue Fund

Ann and Christopher McKee

Michal and Paul Miller

The Charles Palmer Family Foundation

Jo Ann and Joe Paszczyk

Ms. Jerri Linn Phillips

Jack L. Ringer Family Foundation

Dr. Martha T. Roth and Dr. Bryon A. Rosner

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rutherford

Carol Sonnenschein Sadow

Mr. Allan P. Scholl

Rose L. Shure

Mrs. Anne D. Slade

Ms. Diane W. Smith

Ms. Joyce L. Ste�el

Jacqueline Vossler

Anonymous (5)

HUMANISTS ($500 - $999)

Mr. and Mrs. R. John Aalbregtse

Ms. Andrea R. Adema

Alsdorf Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Antonatos

Rick and Marcia Ashton

Dr. Ellen T. Baird

Mr. Mark L. Barbour

Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Batts

Ms. Mary Beth Beal

Francis Beidler III and Prudence R. Beidler

Foundation

Ms. Margaret A. Beleckis and

Mr. Charles E. Kelley

Mr. Richard H. Brown

Mr. Thomas Campbell

Rob Carlson

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Charles

Mr. D. Stephen Cloyd

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Colman

Professor Ronald J. Corthell

Ms. Kim L. Coventry

Mr. Charles T. Cullen

Ms. Diana L. DeBoy

Mr. Gordon R. DenBoer

Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeVogue

Professor Frances Dolan

Ms. Anne E. Egger

Virginia and Gary Gerst

Mr. and Mrs. William Goldberg

Tom Greensfelder and Olivia Petrides

William M. Hales Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Errol Halperin

Stephen and Sharyl Hanna

Mr. William M. Hansen and

Ms. Jaime L. Danehey

Ms. Helen S. Harrison

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Hickman

Edward C. Hirschland

Robert A. and Lorraine Holland

Nancy M. Hotchkiss

Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Jahn

Dorothy V. Jones

Dr. Sona Kalousdian and

Dr. Ira D. Lawrence

Dr. Suzanne Karr Schmidt and

Mr. Keith Schmidt

Ms. Jacqueline Krueger and

Dr. Matthew Dudley

Ms. Patricia Z. Lamb

Mr. John K. Lane

Laughing Acres Family Foundation Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Ronald Lerner

Ms. Susan Levine and Mr. Leon Fink

Mrs. Barbara Ford Link


14a Fall 2015* Deceased


Mr. John G. W. McCord, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Don H. McLucas, Jr.

Mr. Donald J. Meckley

Professor Edward W. Muir, Jr.

Ellin and Dennis Murphy

Mr. Michael J. Murphy

Marjorie and Christopher Newman

Rachel Towner Ra9es

Ms. Janet Reece

Dr. James Engel Rocks

Ms. Penelope Rosemont

Mr. and Mrs. Morton Rosen

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Ruder

Mr. and Mrs. John Eric Schaal

Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott

Mrs. Ilene W. Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. She4eld, Jr.

Adele Simmons

Mac and Joanne Sims

Dr. Marci J. Sortor and Mr. Daniel Ferro

Stanley and Kristin Stevens

Mr. James Stynes

Mr. J. Thomas Touchton

Dr. Richard M. Tresley

Dr. Elizabeth Tsunoda and

Mr. John A. Shea

Mr. Scott Turow

Steve and Lorrayne Weiss

Mr. Edward Wheatley and

Ms. Mary MacKay

Robert Williams

Mr. Laurence W. Wilson

The Winnetka Fortnightly

Mr. Francis D. Wolfe, Jr.

Anonymous (3)

LITERATI ($250 - $499)

Paula and W. Gordon Addington

Mr. Adrian Alexander

Sarah Alger and Fred Hagedorn

Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Anderson

Ms. Rosanne C. Arnold

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Aubrey

Mr. Robert M. Barg

Mr. William J. Barrett

Dr. Karen-edis Barzman

Mr. Robert F. Beasecker

Mr. Thomas F. Beauvais

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

Ms. Julie A. Benson

William and Ellen Bentsen

Ms. Julie Beringer

Dr. Heather E. Blair

Peter Blatchford

Mr. Todd Bruesho�

Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Buhse, Jr.

Professor and Mrs. David J. Buisseret

Mr. James P. Burke, Jr.

Burlington Route Historical Society

Professor and Mrs. Rand Burnette

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy A. Burnham

Ms. Martha M. Butler

The Chicago Literary Club

Mr. John Chordas

The Contemporary Club of Chicago

Professor and Mrs. Edward M. Cook, Jr.

Mr. John Cullinan and Dr. Ewa Radwanska

Mr. Charles H. Douglas

Dr. and Mrs. James L. Downey

Mr. Charles A. Duboc

Mr. and Mrs. L. Scot Duncan

Mr. Wilson G. Duprey

David and Susan Eblen

Laura F. Edwards and John P. McAllister

Mrs. Anne A. Ehrlich

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fanning

Ms. Terry J. Fife

Ms. Marcia L. Flick

The Fortnightly of Chicago

Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Fraumann

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freund

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Geifman

Professor Timothy J. Gilfoyle and

Ms. Mary Rose Alexander

Professor James A. Glazier

Ms. Simone R. Goodman

Mrs. Phyllis C. Grossmann

Jean and Robert Guritz

Susan R. Hanes and George E. Leonard

Mrs. Dolores K. Hanna

Toni and Ken Harkness

Mrs. Mary E. Harland

Ms. Arlene E. Hausman

Professor Randolph Head

Ms. Margreatha M. Hein

Professor and Mrs. Richard H. Helmholz

Mr. Roger C. Hinman

Mr. Allan G. Hins

Laraine Balk Hope and John N. Hope

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Houdek

Mr. Lawrence Howe, Jr.

Professor and Mrs. Clark Hulse

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Igoe, Jr.

Mr. Alan Ili�

Mr. Craig T. Ingram

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jacob

Mr. Paul R. Judy

Ms. Anna Louise F. Kealy

Mr. Paul R. Keith

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Keller

Mr. Ronald E. Kniss

Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Kosobud

Professor Carole B. Levin

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Madden

Mr. Melvin L. Marks

Dr. John A. Martens and Ms. Alice L. Clark

Mr. Craig T. Mason

Ms. Carolyn McGuire

Dr. Walter S. Melion

Mr. Daniel Meyer

Mr. Martin Minsker

Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Moeller

Mrs. Susan T. Murphy

Ms. Martha M. Murray

Ms. Sylvia J. Neumann

Minna S. Novick

Ms. Dorothy Noyes

Professor Jean M. O’Brien

Ms. Sarah J. Palmer



Ms. Joan L. Pantsios

Mr. Mark R. Pattis

Mr. Frederic C. Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Plauche

Judy and Rick Rayborn

Mr. Thomas Reece

Mr. J. Timothy Ritchie

Professors Barbara and Thomas Rosenwein

Ms. Doris D. Roskin

Professor and Mr. Karen Sánchez-Eppler

Mr. John P. Scanlon and Dr. Susan S. Obler

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Schi�man

Ms. Alice Schreyer

Susan and Charles P. Schwartz

Adela and Robert Seal

Brad and Melissa Seiler

Mr. Richard H. Sigel and Dr. Susan Sigel

Ms. Elizabeth Silver-Schack

Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Sopranos

Mr. Thomas Spevacek and Ms. Diane E. Bravos

Mrs. Uta D. Staley

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Steiner

Mary and Harvey Struthers

Mr. Matthew W. Turner

Larry Viskochil

Robert and Susan Warde

Mr. and Mrs. Melville Washburn

Professor Elissa B. Weaver

David and Lucia Webster

Joyce C. White

Ms. Patricia Winter and

Mr. Dennis L. Holsapple

Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Worthington

James and Mary Wyly

Anonymous (1)

TRIBUTE GIFTS

The Newberry recognizes the following gifts made in tribute.

HONOR GIFTS

In honor of Jim Akerman

Dr. Dan L. Bras0eld


In honor of Frances Alger


In honor of Sarah Alger

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Lederer

In honor of John S. Aubrey

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Amodeo

In honor of Carley Bain

Vince Firpo

In honor of Roger Baskes

Ms. Constance A. Bodiker

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Fitzgerald

Stephen and Sharyl Hanna

In honor of Roger and Julie Baskes

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Mabie

In honor of Jameson L. Blatchford

Mr. Scott Andrew Horning

In honor of Rachel Bohlmann

Vince Firpo

In honor of Martha Briggs

Ms. Terry J. Fife

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Lederer

In honor of Mr. Richard H. Brown

Ms. Kristina Valaitis

In honor of Rob Carlson and Paul Gehl

Dr. Debra N. Manco1

In honor of Carole Ann Davison


In honor of Grace Dumelle

Mrs. Joan M. Anderson

Ms. Patricia Z. Lamb

Ms. Lisa Sawa

In honor of Linda and Melvin Firpo

Vince Firpo

In honor of Ms. Rita T. Fitzgerald

Ms. Emily Troxell Jaycox

In honor of Kelly Frost

Mr. Salvatore G. Cilella

In honor of Paul Gehl

Mr. Mark L. Barbour

Rob Carlson

Mr. Stephen V. Kobasa and Ms. Anne E. Somsel

Rima and Richard Schultz

In honor of Tyler and Alex Hagedorn


In honor of Donald Hall

Mr. Harvey T. Lyon

In honor of Hjordis Halvorson

Vince Firpo

James and Mary Wyly

In honor of Mr. William M. Hansen

Dr. Christian Dupont

In honor of Victoria J. Herget

Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Antonatos

Ms. Caro L. Parsons

In honor of Tim and Michelle Johnson

Andrey Gribovich

Will Major

Je1 Okrzesik

In honor of D. Carroll Joynes

Ms. Annice B. Johnston

Ms. Nancy C. Lighthill

In honor of Alyce D. Kelleher

Matthew J. Kelleher

In honor of Samantha Leshin

Sue and Kent Davis

In honor of Paul Lydon and Mary Umberger

Sharon Stangenes

In honor of Cullen Macbeth

Christa Macbeth

In honor of Tom Madden

James R. Singer

In honor of Thomas Mullen

Mr. Jerry Stevens

In honor of the Newberry Genealogy Sta�

J. Leo and Dorothy Freiwald

In honor of the Newberry Sta�

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Amodeo

Ms. Claudia C. Hueser

Kathryn Gibbons Johnson and Bruce Johnson

Professor Michael Silverstein

In honor of Janis W. and John K. Notz, Jr.

Mr. Charles R. Hasbrouck

Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Howell, Jr.


Ms. Erica C. Meyer



In honor of Professor Laurie Nussdorfer

Mr. Nicholas Adams

In honor of Meredith Petrov

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Feldman

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pope

Mr. and Mrs. William Goldberg

In honor of Karen Risinger

Robert Christiansen

In honor of Mike Sarnowski


In honor of Ms. Alice Schreyer


In honor of Jenny Schwartzberg

Naomi Glass

In honor of Lis Settimi

James Thompson

In honor of Ingrid Christina Stanley

Dr. and Mrs. Donald Stanley

In honor of Gordon Wiersma

Anne H. Wiersma

In honor of Michele and Pete Willmott

Mr. Scott Schweighauser and Ms. Liz Ellrodt

In honor of Caroline and Collin Wnek-Ottinger

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wnek

In honor of Judy C. York


In honor of David Zesmer

Anonymous (1)

MEMORIAL GIFTS

In memory of Andrew Alger


Michelle Miller Burns and Gary W. Burns

Vince Firpo

In memory of Edith Allard

Mrs. Jean Isaacowitz

In memory of Alfred and Phyllis Balk

Laraine Balk Hope and John N. Hope

In memory of Jeanette Benson

Julie A. Benson

In memory of Ellen Mary Symington Bradshaw

Mrs. T. W. Hodges

In memory of Howard Mayer Brown

Professor Jessie Ann Owens

In memory of Mary E. Christensen-Hughes

Mary E. Hughes-Cowling

In memory of Diane Cousino

Donald Cousino

In memory of Amata I. Crawford

Mr. Daniel R. Crawford

In memory of Charles Dahlgreen

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Guardi

In memory of Glenn G. Davis

Ken and Cricket Hau1

In memory of Roy and Lola Debits

Mrs. Patricia Debits

In memory of Ernestine Vivian Edwards

Mrs. Francier Edwards Gay

In memory of Bernard Friedelson

Dr. David M. and Mrs. Susan Lindenmeyer Barron

In memory of Richard M. Frye

Ms. Patricia M. Ronan

In memory of Virginia S. Gassel

Virginia Gassel and Belen Trevino

In memory of Anthony Gordon

Jennifer and Davie Pina

In memory of H. Richard and Gladys Grauman

Mrs. Jean Rosen

In memory of Phyllis Grubba

John P. Grubba

In memory of Tina Howe

Carolyn M. Short

In memory of Roger B. Johnston

Marcia Slater Johnston

In memory of George C. Knoblock, Jr.

Mrs. George C. Knoblock, Jr.

In memory of Irmingard Korbelak

Carl and Hazel Vespa

In memory of Miss Katherine D. Lewis

Christina Woelke

In memory of Wendell H. Link

Mrs. Barbara Ford Link

In memory of James A. Marshall

Dr. William E. Marshall

In memory of Andrew McNally III

Mrs. Margaret W. Carr

In memory of Thomas W. Merritt, Jr.

Joanne Braun, Amy Drew, Mike McNicholas, and Tina Milligan

Mr. Austin L. Hirsch

In memory of the Philip L. and

Charles L. Meyers Families

Ms. Mercedes K. Sparck

In memory of Louise Petit More

Mr. James O’Halloran

In memory of John Nichols

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hagstrom

In memory of Carolyn Quattrocki

Dr. Edward Quattrocki

In memory of Anthony Scariano

John Scariano

In memory of Sara Schell

Dr. Hannah C. Schell

In memory of Norman Schwartz

Mr. Larry E. Lund

In memory of Jane Strasburg

Ms. Kari Diener

Garvey Schubert Barer

Dr. David Springer

Mr. James Stynes

James, Sasha, Lino, and Zola Welland

In memory of John Waggoner

Mr. and Mrs. Melville Washburn

In memory of Mrs. Sarita Warshawsky

Ms. Kate Kestnbaum

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stein

In memory of James M. Wells

Mr. Mark L. Barbour

Ms. Caroline Cracraft

Professors Stephen and Verna Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goodkin


Professor and Mrs. Douglas A. Northrop

Professor Anne J. Schutte

Professor E. Gordon Whatley




In memory of William Franklin Willoughby

and Westel Woodbury Willoughby

Dr. William F. Willoughby

In memory of Florence J. Wilson

Mr. Laurence W. Wilson

In memory of Je� Windus


RESTRICTED GIFTS

The following individuals, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and organizations made gifts restricted to the Newberry’s endowment, book funds, genealogy, fellowship program, and other projects.

$25,000+


Chicago Free for All Fund at The Chicago

Community Trust

Marcia Cohn and the Jacob & Rosaline

Cohn Foundation

The Davee Foundation

Glasser and Rosenthal Family

Helen M. Hanson*



Jack Miller Center

Monticello College Foundation

National Endowment for the Humanities

Jerome and Elaine Nerenberg Foundation

Dr. Scholl Foundation

The Siragusa Foundation

Terra Foundation for American Art

Mr. David L. Wagner and Ms. Renie B. Adams

Carol Warshawsky

Ms. Barbara Wriston*

$10,000 - $24,999

Professor Judith H. Anderson

Ms. Jeanne Colette Collester

The Florence Gould Foundation

Dr. Hanna H. Gray

Sue and Melvin Gray




John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe


Society of May=ower Descendants

in the State of Illinois

Mr. James M. Wells*

$5,000 - $9,999

Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Ms. Christine Sperling

Anonymous (1)

$2,500 - $4,999

American Friends of Blérancourt

Chicago Genealogical Society

Mrs. Lydia Goodwin Cochrane

Arthur L. Kelly and The T. Lloyd Kelly

Foundation

Mr. Stephen A. MacLean


Dr. Emily Rose

Raven Theatre Company

Mrs. Madeline Rich

Chester D. Tripp Charitable Trust

Christian Vinyard

Anonymous (1)

$1,500 - $2,499

Muriel S. Friedman Trust


Mr. Stephen Kleiman

Loyola University Chicago

Mr. and Mrs. R. Eden Martin

National Society Daughters of the American

Revolution, Chicago Chapter

John K. Notz, Jr.

Rosemary J. Schnell

Jacqueline Vossler

Robert Williams


Anonymous (3)

$250 - $1,499

Ms. Mary Beth Beal

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bick

Professor and Mrs. David J. Buisseret

Chicago Calligraphy Collective

Chicago Map Society

Mr. Henry Eggers

The Friday Club

General Society of Colonial Wars

Ms. Alison A. Hinderliter and

Mr. Paul Caporino

Mr. Austin L. Hirsch

Abby McCormick O’Neil and

Daniel Carroll Joynes

Dennis and Ellin Murphy Foundation

The National Society of Sons of the

American Colonists

Dr. Ruth H. Robbins

Rocky Mountain Map Society

Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois

Ms. Mercedes K. Sparck

Ms. Hedy Weinberg and Mr. Daniel Corn1eld

Anonymous (5)

SOCIETY OF COLLECTORS

The following individuals contributed $5,000 or more for the acquisition of materials for the collection.






Dr. Emily Rose



John K. Notz, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudy L. Ruggles, Jr.


Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance



The following individuals contributed materials to the Newberry collection valued at $5,000 or more.

Roger Baskes

John Blew

William S. Fisher

Adrienne Lederer

Lynn and Allen Turner

Anonymous (1)

BLATCHFORD SOCIETY

The following individuals have included the Newberry in their estate plans or life-income arrangements, and are current members of the Blatchford Society. The library recognizes them for their continued legacy to the humanities.

Mrs. L. W. Alberts

Mr. Adrian Alexander

Rick and Marcia Ashton

Constance Barbantini and Liduina Barbantini

Mr. W. Lloyd Barber

Dr. David M. and Mrs. Susan

Lindenmeyer Barron

Roger Baskes

Peter Blatchford

John Blew

Dr. Edith Borro�

Bernard J. Brommel

Mr. Richard H. Brown

June Buller

Michelle Miller Burns and Gary W. Burns

Dr. William H. Cannon

Rob Carlson

Reverend Dr. Robert B. Clarke

Mrs. David L. Conlan

Dorothy and David Crabb

Mr. Charles T. Cullen

Professor Saralyn R. Daly

Magdalene and Gerald Danzer

John Brooks Davis

Mr. Gordon R. DenBoer

Susan and Otto D’Olivo

Donna Margaret Eaton

Professor Carolyn A. Edie

Laura F. Edwards

Mr. George E. Engdahl

Lyle Gillman

Louise R. Glasser

Mr. Donald J. Gralen

Mrs. Anne C. Ha�ner

Hjordis Halvorson and John Halvorson

Neil Harris and Teri J. Edelstein

Adele Hast



Dr. Sandra L. Hindman

Robert A. and Lorraine Holland

Mrs. Judith H. Hollander


David M. and Barbara H. Homeier

Louise D. Howe

Mary P. Hughes

Mrs. Everett Jarboe


Ann and Fred Kittle

Karen Krishack

Larry Lesperance

Professor Carole B. Levin

Joseph A. Like

Lucia Woods Lindley

Dr. Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel

Carmelita Melissa Madison

Heidi Massa

Andrew W. McGhee

Marion S. Miller

Mary Morony

Mrs. Milo M. Naeve



Joan L. Pantsios

Jo Ann and Joe Paszczyk

Ken Perlow

Dominick S. Renga, MD

Mr. T. Marshall Rousseau

Rosemary J. Schnell

Helen M. Schultz

Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott

Mr. Morrell M. Shoemaker

Alyce K. Sigler

Dr. Ira Singer

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Siragusa

Susan Sleeper-Smith

Harold B. Smith

Rebecca Gray Smith

Zella Kay Soich


Mr. Angelo L. and Mrs. Virginia A. Spoto

Joyce L. Ste�el

Peggy Sullivan

Tom and Nancy Swanstrom

Don and Marianne Tadish

S. David Thurman

Ms. Tracey N. Tomashpol and

Mr. Farron D. Brougher

Jim and Josie Tomes


Professor Sue Sheridan Walker

Willard E. White

Robert Williams

Mrs. Erika Wright

James and Mary Wyly

Anonymous (14)

IN MEMORIAM

With gratitude, the Newberry remembers the following members of the Blatchford Society for their visionary support of the humanities.

Ann Barzel

Mr. George W. Blossom III

Joan Campbell

Robert P. Coale

Natalie H. Dabovich

David W. Dangler

Mrs. Edison Dick

Dr. and Mrs. Waldo C. Friedland

Dr. Muriel S. Friedman

Esther LaBerge Ganz

Charles C. Ha�ner III



Rita K. and Ralph H. Halvorsen

Reverend Susan R. Hecker

Mrs. Harold James

Mr. Everett Jarboe

Corinne E. Johnson

Mr. Stuart Kane

Mr. Isadore William Lichtman

Russell W. and Louise I. Lindholm

Arthur B. Logan

Mr. Walter C. Lueneburg

Ms. Louise Lutz

Mrs. Agnes M. McElroy

Mr. and Mrs. William W. McKittrick

Mr. Milo M. Naeve

Piri Korngold Nesselrod

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. O’Kie�e III

Bruce P. Olson

Charles W. Olson

Edward J. Parsons

Marian W. Shaw

Professor Robert W. Shoemaker

Lillian R. and Dwight D. Slater

Cecelia Handleman Wade

Professor Franklin A. Walker

Lila Weinberg

James M. Wells

Mr. Raymond L. Wright

Anonymous (6)

ESTATE GIFTS

The Newberry gratefully acknowledges gifts received from the estates of the following individuals.

Dr. Muriel S. Friedman

Helen M. Hanson

Arthur B. Logan

Jerome and Elaine Nerenberg

Charles W. Olson

Marian W. Shaw

Ilse E. Tribby

James M. Wells

Barbara Wriston

THE 2015 NEWBERRY LIBRARY

AWARD DINNER

The following individuals and organizations supported the 2015 Newberry Library Award Dinner honoring Stacy Schi1, held on May 11, 2015.

Michele and Pete Willmott, Co-chairs


Ms. Margaret A. Beleckis and

Mr. Charles E. Kelley

Frances and Edward Blair

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bross, Jr.

Jan and Frank Cicero, Jr.

Ms. Marcia S. Cohn

Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta

Ms. Laura S. de Frise and Mr. Steve Rugo

Ms. Marilyn R. Drury-Katillo

Mr. George E. Engdahl

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Fitzgerald

Richard and Mary L. Gray

Sue and Melvin Gray

Dr. Hanna H. Gray

Ted and Mirja Ha�ner



Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Heidrick

Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons


Karen and Tom Howell

Kathryn Gibbons Johnson and Bruce Johnson

Joseph A. Like

Professor Lawrence Lipking



Andrew W. McGhee

Ms. Carolyn McGuire


David E. McNeel

David and Anita Meyer

Erica C. Meyer Charitable Fund

Cindy and Stephen Mitchell


Janis W. and John K. Notz, Jr.


Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pope

Col (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker

IL ARNG (Ret)

Rachel Towner Ra9es

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Ramsey

Barbara and Richard Rinella

Mr. J. Timothy Ritchie

Mr. Je� Rose


Dr. Martha T. Roth and Dr. Bryon A. Rosner

Roberta Rubin

Mrs. Judith Rutherford


Mrs. Edna Schade

Karla Scherer

Rosemary J. Schnell

Patricia and David Schulte

Mr. Scott Schweighauser and

Ms. Liz Ellrodt

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. She4eld, Jr.

Alyce K. Sigler and Stephen A. Kaplan


Jules N. Sti�el

Liz Sti�el

Ms. Peggy Sullivan

Mr. Michael Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Turner, Jr.

Ms. Joan K. Wagner and Mr. Paul A. Haskins

Ms. Carol Warshawsky

Diane and Richard G. Weinberg

Joseph Wright

Anonymous (2)

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION

MATCHING GIFTS

Through their matching gift programs, the following corporations and foundations generously augmented gifts from individuals.

ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation

ExxonMobil Foundation

Fitch Ratings Matching Gifts Program



GE Foundation

Grainger Matching Charitable Gifts Program

IBM Corporation

Illinois Tool Works Foundation

Johnson & Johnson

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur

Foundation

Mondelez International Foundation

Northern Trust Matching Gift and

Volunteer Grant Program

The Rhoades Foundation

USG Foundation

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation

GIFTS IN KIND

The following individuals and organizations supported the Newberry with contributed goods and services.

ABM Janitorial Services

Bar Louie

Bistrot Zinc

Black1nn

Mr. James P. Burke, Jr.

Ca�è Baci

Chicago Architecture Foundation

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Club Quarters

Connie’s Pizza

Corner Bakery Café

D’Absolute Events & Catering

Devon Seafood Grill

Doc B’s Fresh Kitchen

David and Lesa Dowd

Food Evolution

G Catering + Events

Gold Coast Chiropractic

Gordon’s Ace Hardware

Hallett Movers

Hendrickx Belgian Bread Crafter

John R. Hill

Hotel Indigo

House of Glunz

Jewell Events Catering

E. Sam Jones Distributor

Jordan’s Food of Distinction

Knickerbocker Roo1ng & Paving Co., Inc.

Lookingglass Theatre Company

Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria

Luxe Spa

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Major Chemical & Supply

Master Brew

Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap

Mesirow Financial

Murnane Paper Company

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

Naha

Occasions Chicago Catering

The Original Pancake House


Potash Markets Chicago

Quarles & Brady LLP

Ravinia Festival

Judy and Rick Rayborn

Republic Services

Rosebud Restaurants

Securitas

Simply Elegant Catering


The Whitehall Hotel

Trader Joe’s

Tri-Star Catering

Christi Webber Landscapes

Westside Mechanical Group

Whole Foods Market

Yoga Now

GIFTS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

The Newberry appreciates the generosity of the following individuals and organizations that contributed books, manuscripts, and other materials to enhance the library’s collection.

Jon C. Acker

Paul Adamthwaite

Myra Albert

Andrew Alger*

Terry Allen

American Antiquarian Society

Linda Haworth Anderson

Art Institute of Chicago

Robert Bacon

Roger Baskes

Thomas Bauman

Nurhan A. Becidyan

Nancy Brock Beck

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Kenneth C. Bennett

Sybil Bennin

Robert Biggs

David Binder

Randall K. Birkett

Ned Blackhawk

John Blew

Mervin Block

LeRoy Blommaert

Alma Rosie Boge

Garrett Boge

Seth Boustead

William J. Bowe

Ms. Laura L. Breyer

John M. Browder

Kay Brown

Professor David J. Buisseret

Dan Campion

Stephanie Carbonetti

Mary Carruthers

Donald E. Casey

James W. Castellan

Center for Railroad Photography & Art

John P. Chalmers

Chicago Board of Education

Chicago Chamber Musicians

Chicago National Association of Dance Masters

A. Bayard Clark

Gail Connelly

Monika Couch

Mr. Daniel R. Crawford



Lynne Creighton

M. André Croise

Rowan Cunningham

William D. Curl

Ellen Cushman

Gerald Danzer

Anita S. Darrow

Drew Edward Davies

Jonathan Dedmon

Michelle Dowd

Stephanie Doyle

Thomas P. Dungan

Professor Carolyn A. Edie

Thomas L. Edsall

Seth Fagen

John Fiore

William S. Fisher

Chris Fogarty

Fondazione Museo Del Tesoro Del Duomo

E Archivio Capitolare

Professor Stephen Foster

Ann L. Fuller

Peter Garino

Lynn Garn

Christopher Gausby

Michael S. Gibbons

Sally Giese

Karyn Gilman

Mary L. Graham, Sharon M. Graham,

and Terry McGuire

María Isabel Grañén Porrúa

Robert N. Grant

Tom Greensfelder

Gutman Library, Harvard Graduate School

of Education

Patricia Kirlin Hagedorn


Mr. William M. Hansen

Elizabeth M. Hanson

Luann B. Hartlieb


John and Marilyn Heise

Kathryn Heler

Wendy Herder

Tobias Higbie

John Ho�mann

Gordon Hollis

William F. Howes, Jr.

Michael Huey

Susan Mercer Hunter

Irish American Partnership

Lise Jaillant

Sharon Jelinek

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

Walker Johnson

W. Wesley Johnston

Michael Jones

Paul R. Judy

Kansas Historical Society

Arnold A. Kaplowitz

Evelyn M. Katz

Farley P. Katz

Jo Ann Kaufman

Richard Kegler

Richard Kennedy

Linda Kinnaman

Bruce Kirkpatrick

Julius Kirshner

Kathleen V. Kish

Mary C. Konstant

Estate of Waud Kracke

Lake Forest College,

Donnelley and Lee Library

Adrienne Lederer

Thomas Lembo

James Lennert

Ron Lerner

Louisa Livingston

Richard Locke

Jesse M. Locker

Susan Loess-Perez

Mark L. Madsen

Athena Santos Magcase-Lopez

Mr. R. Eden Martin

Patricia Marton

Je� Marx

Josephine Masterson

Nancy Mattei

David Matteson

Pilar Máynez Vidal

Erik S. McDu4e

Christopher McKee

Nancy McKinnan

Robert J. McSwain, Jr.

Louis D. Melnick

Susan Mielke

Newton Minow and Josephine Baskin

Gene Monroe

Robert and Carol Monroe

John C. Moran

Morgan Library & Museum

Wilda W. Morris

Mount Prospect Public Library

Paul Moxon

Lucy Eldersveld Murphy

Peter Nekola


Mike Nussbaum

Wilma and Kendalin Ogata

Justyna Olko

Peter Paeth

Park Forest Public Library

Esther Pasztory

Richard S. Pepper

Mrs. Edward S. Petersen

Todor Petev

Shawn Pfautsch

David R. Phillips

Pitts Theology Library

Jeremy D. Popkin

Father Peter J. Powell

Rocío Quispe-Agnoli

Javier Eduardo Ramírez López

Roderick L. Rasmussen

Joseph W. Ray

Kathryn Reynolds and Ann Proud

Edward Rhodes

David J. Riley

Kyle Roberts




Harriet Rosenman and Barnet Wagman

Norma B. Rubovits

Cecilia Ryan

Bruce Sagan

Jacquie Schattner

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

John Schulian

Jim Schwartz

Jenny Schwartzberg

Paul Shaw

Thomas Shields

Richard L. Shotli�

Michael Siciliano

Eric Slauter

J. Dallas Smith

Smithsonian Institution

Society of Genealogy of Durkee

Barbara Schilling Stanton

JFX Sterkel Society

Paul Stinch1eld and Ann Savagian

Kelli Strickland

R.J. Taylor Jr. Foundation

Roger R. Taylor

Thomas Taylor

Vanina Teglia

Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione

Jim and Josie Tomes

Carole Tovar

Allen M. and Lynn S. Turner

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

University of St. Mary of the Lake

Judy Van Dusen

Thomas A. Volini

Rick von Holdt

Jacqueline Vossler

Walter de Gruyter, Inc.

Gregory Jackson Walters

John L. Ward

Vera Watkins

Mr. Edward Wheatley

Karli White

Kaye P. White

Douglas Wixson

Steve Worsham

Marcin Wrobel

Marilyn M. Young

Carla Zecher

James L. Zychowicz

The Newberry makes every e1ort to ensure the accuracy of our honor roll of donors and we sincerely apologize if we have made any errors. Please notify Vince Firpo at (312) 255-3599 or [email protected] regarding any changes or corrections. Thank you.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Victoria J. Herget, Chair

David C. Hilliard, Vice Chair

David E. McNeel, Treasurer

Mark Hausberg, Secretary

Joan Brodsky

T. Kimball Brooker

Frank Cicero, Jr.

Andrew J. Fitzgerald

Louise R. Glasser

Hanna Gray

Sue Gray

Robert A. Holland

Robert H. Jackson


Jay F. Krehbiel

Lawrence Lipking

Barry L. MacLean

James H. Marrow

Andrew McNally IV

Cynthia E. Mitchell

Janis W. Notz

Gail Kern Paster

Jean E. Perkins

Michael A. Pope

John P. Rompon

Martha T. Roth

Rudy L. Ruggles, Jr.

Paul T. Ruxin

Karla Scherer

Thomas C. She4eld, Jr.

David B. Smith, Jr.

Harold B. Smith

Michael Thompson

Carol Warshawsky

Robert Wedgeworth, Jr.

Peter S. Willmott

LIFE TRUSTEES

Roger Baskes

Anthony Dean

Sister Ann Ida Gannon

Richard Gray

Neil Harris

Stanley N. Katz

C. Frederick Kittle, MD

Andrew W. McGhee

Paul J. Miller

Kenneth Nebenzahl

Zoé Petersen

Alyce Sigler

Richard D. Siragusa

Jules Sti�el

The Newberry gratefully recognizes the following individuals for their leadership in planning and promoting events held between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

BOOK FAIR COMMITTEE

Event held July 24 – July 27, 2014

Bill Charles, Co-chair

Steve Scott, Co-chair

Jenny Bissell

Claudia Hueser

Martha J. Jantho

Mary Morony

Patrick O’Neil

Marilyn Scott

BUGHOUSE SQUARE COMMITTEE

Event held July 26, 2014

Rachel Bohlmann, Chair

Anna Dozor

Paul Durica

Vince Firpo

Meredith Foster

Taylor Horton

Kelly McGrath

Abby Ryder-Huth

Alex Teller

Board of Trustees and Volunteer Committees

24a Fall 2015

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND LIBRARIAN

• David Spadafora, President and Librarian

• Meredith Petrov, Director of Governance and External Relations

Communications and Marketing

• Alex Teller, Manager of Communications and Editorial Services

• Teresa Ryant, Visitor Assistant

• Andrea Villasenor, Graphic Designer

LIBRARY SERVICES

• Paul F. Gehl, George Amos Poole III Curator of Rare Books, and Custodian, John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing

• William M. Hansen, Curator of Americana

• Elizabeth McKinley, Program Assistant

Collection Services Department

• Alan Leopold, Director of Collection Services

Acquisitions Section

• Linda M. Chan, Serials Librarian

• Jenny Schwartzberg, Acquisitions and Collection Development Assistant

• Patricia J. Wiberley, Serials Assistant

Cataloging Section

• Jessica Grzegorski, Principal Cataloging Librarian

• Graham Greer, Collection Services Assistant

• Patrick A. Morris, Map Cataloging Librarian

• Cheryl Wegner, Cataloging Librarian

Cataloging Projects Section

• Megan Kelly, Cataloging Projects Manager

• Jennifer Dunlap, Cataloging Project Librarian

• Margaret Joyce, Cataloging Project Librarian

• Shawn Keener, Project Cataloging Assistant

• Lindsey O’Brien, Project Cataloging Assistant

• Amanda Schriver, Project Cataloging Assistant

Conservation Services Department

• Lesa Dowd, Director of Conservation Services

• Linda Kinnaman, Conservation Technician

• Barbara Korbel, Collections & Exhibitions Conservator

• Virginia Meredith, Conservation Technician

• Elizabeth Zurawski, Senior Book Conservator

Reader Services Department

• William M. Hansen, Director of Reader Services

Reference and Genealogy Services Section

• Jo Ellen McKillop Dickie, Reference Librarian, Reference Team Leader

• Matthew Rutherford, Curator of Genealogy and Local History, Reference Team Leader

• Grace Dumelle, Genealogy and Local History Library Assistant

• Ginger Frere, Reference Librarian

• Kelly Frost, Reference Librarian

• Jill Gage, Reference Librarian and Bibliographer of British History and Literature

• Katie McMahon, Reference Librarian

• Seonaid Valiant, Ayer Reference Librarian

General Collections Services Section

• Margaret Cusick, General Collections Services Librarian, Reference Team Leader

• Jennifer Black, General Collections Library Assistant

• Katharina Bond, General Collections Library Assistant

• Nora Dolliver, General Collections Library Assistant

• Matthew Krc, Stacks Coordinator

• Timothy Warnock, General Collections Library Assistant

• Nicole Weber, General Collections Library Assistant

Roger and Julie Baskes Department of

Special Collections Services

• Lisa Schoblasky, Special Collections Services Librarian, Reference Team Leader

• Chris Cialdella, Special Collections Library Assistant

• Nora Gabor, Special Collections Library Assistant

• Catherine Grandgeorge, Special Collections Library Assistant

• Helen Hanowsky, Special Collections Library Assistant

• Tyne Lowe, Special Collections Library Assistant

• Samantha Smith, Special Collections Library Assistant

Department of Maps & Modern Manuscripts

Maps Section

• James R. Akerman, Curator of Maps

• Patrick A. Morris, Map Cataloger and Reference Librarian

Modern Manuscripts Section

• Martha Briggs, Lloyd Lewis Curator of Modern Manuscripts

• Alison Hinderliter, Manuscripts and Archives Librarian

• Kelly Kress, Senior Project Archivist

• Ruby Oram, Raven Theatre Archives Intern

Department of Digital Initiatives and Services

• Jennifer Thom, Director of Digital Initiatives and Services

• Jennifer Wolfe, Digital Initiatives Librarian

Digital Imaging Services

• John Powell, Digital Imaging Services Manager

• Catherine Gass, Photographer

• Christy Karpinski, Digitization Technician

Staff


DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

• Rachel Bohlmann, Director of Continuing Education

• Kristin Emery, Fellowships and Seminars Manager

• Katie Gourley, Program Assistant

• Mary Kennedy, Program Assistant

Professional Development Programs

for Teachers

• Charlotte Wolfe Ross, Manager of Professional Development Programs for Teachers

• Stephanie Fong, Program Assistant

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

• Diane Dillon, Interim Vice President for Research and Academic Programs

• Kristin Emery, Fellowships and Seminars Manager

• Jessica Weller, Senior Program Assistant

Center for Renaissance Studies

• Karen Christianson, Interim Director of the Center for Renaissance Studies

• Catherine Mardula, Program Assistant

• Caroline Prud’Homme, Postdoctoral Scholar in French Paleography

Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the

History of Cartography

• James R. Akerman, Director of the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography

• Peter Nekola, Assistant Director

• Jarrett Dunning, Program Assistant

The D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian

and Indigenous Studies

• Patricia Marroquin Norby, Director of the D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies

• Nicolas Arms, Program Assistant

• Madeleine Krass, Program Assistant

Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American

History and Culture

• Rachel Bohlmann, Interim Director of the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture

DEVELOPMENT

• Sarah Alger, Director of Development

• Wendy Buta, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Development

• Dan Crawford, Book Fair Manager

• Vince Firpo, Annual Giving Manager

• Veneese Mollison, Associate Director of Development for Donor Services

• Jo Anne Moore, Associate Director of Development Events

• Meredith Petrov, Director of Governance and External Relations

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

• James P. Burke, Jr., Vice President for Finance and Administration

Bookstore

• Jennifer Fastwolf, Bookstore Manager

• Matthew Heichelbech. Bookstore Sales Associate

Business Office

• Ron Kniss, Controller

• Cheryl L. Tunstill, Sta1 Accountant

Information Technology

• Drin Gyuk, Director of Information Technology

• Scott Stover, IT Support Technician

• John Tallon, IT Support & Systems Administrator

Facilities Management

• Michael Mitchell, Facilities Manager and Chief Security O7cer

• Verkista Burruss, Facilities Coordinator

• Chris Cermak, Sr. Building Maintenance Worker

• Pete Diernberger, Building Maintenance Worker

Human Resources

• Judith Rayborn, Director of Human Resources

• Nancy Claar, Payroll Manager

Internal Services

• Jason Ulane, Internal Services Coordinator

Office of Events and Volunteers

• Chayla Bevers Ellison, Director of Events, Tours and Volunteer Programs

Staff

26a Fall 2015

Summary of Financial Position

For the year ended June 30, 2015—with summarized totals

for the year ended June 30, 2014 (000s omitted).

2014

$ 942

72,206

9,897

5,671

$ 88,716

$ 962

573

4,240

379

6,154

82,562

$ 88,716

2015

Assets

Cash and receivables $ 947

Investments 69,416

Land, buildings, equipment 9,010

Other noncurrent assets 5,487

Total assets $ 84,860

Liabilities and net assets

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 987

Other current liabilities 1,102

Long-term debt 3,200

Other noncurrent liabilities 282

Total liabilities 5,571

Net assets 79,289

Total liabilities and net assets $ 84,860


Summary of Activities

2015

Revenues

Gifts and grants for operations $ 5,183

Gifts to endowment 415

Investment gain (Loss) (24)

Other revenues 1,977

Total revenues and other gains 7,551

For the year ended June 30, 2015—with summarized totals

for the year ended June 30, 2014 (000s omitted).

Expenditures

Library and collection services 4,783

Research and academic programs 2,766

Management and general 2,338

Development 937

Total expenditures 10,824

Change in net assets $ (3,273)

2014

$ 7,088

345

10,518

2,543

20,494

4,665

3,284

2,053

960

10,962

$9,532

28a Fall 2015

2014-15 newberry annual report

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