| Dates: | 1866-1917 |
| Size: | 4 linear feet: William Frederick Poole, 1.5 linear feet; Frederick Henry Hild, 2 linear feet; Henry E. Legler, 0.5 linear foot |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | SPE: CPL-Early |
| Provenance: |
William Frederick Poole: These papers were found by the archivist already gathered together, under the label of “Poole,” distinct from other papers in the Early Chicago Public Library Series. A small amount of documents which related exclusively to financial and subscription matters of the Cincinnati Public Library were transferred to that institution in April 2001 by the archivist. Frederick Henry Hild: Similarly, these papers were found by the archivist already gathered together, under the label of “Hild.” At the time of processing these papers were already organized into the current arrangement, presumably done by an archivist in earlier times. Henry E. Legler: Similarly, these papers were found by the archivist already gathered together, under the label of “Legler.” At the time of processing these papers were already organized into the current arrangement, presumably done by an archivist in earlier times. |
| 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 Notes
William Frederick Poole, 1821-1894
William Frederick Poole was born on December 24, 1821 in Salem, Massachusetts. Poole began studies at Yale in 1842 but had to leave due to financial difficulties. He returned 3 years later and graduated in 1849. While at Yale he worked as assistant librarian at the Brothers in Unity Library under John Edmands, who began to create a list of materials in books and magazines which could be useful to patrons. Poole succeeded Edmands during his senior year and expanded the project to index all of the periodicals in the Library. This was published in 1848 by G.P. Putnam and An Alphabetical Index to Subjects Treated in the Reviews and Other Periodicals, to which No Indexes Have Been Published was an immediate success. A second edition was published in 1853, and a third in 1882. The 1882 edition, Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature, was a much expanded publication being the result of a cooperative effort of over 50 librarians.
Poole worked at the Boston Athenaeum in 1851 as assistant librarian. He left for 4 years to work as librarian of the Boston Mercantile Library Association then returned to the Boston Athenaeum as librarian until 1869. He was appointed librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library from 1871 until 1873 and then moved to Chicago to organize the Chicago Public Library. Poole stayed at the Chicago Public Library until 1887 when he was offered a position to organize the Newberry Library in Chicago.
Poole was a founder of the American Library Association and served as its President from 1885 until 1887. He authored several works of American history, including Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft in 1869 and Anti-Slavery Opinions Before 1800 in 1873.
William Frederick Poole died on March 1, 1894.
Frederick H. Hild, 1858-1914
Frederick Henry Hild was born in Chicago in 1858, educated in the public schools, and began working for the Chicago Public Library in 1874 as a page. In 1881 he was appointed as Poole’s office assistant and chief cataloger. He was appointed Librarian in 1887 upon Poole’s resignation. He held this office until 1909, overseeing rapid growth of the Library and the construction of the Central Library (now the Cultural Center). He resigned in 1909 amid a controversy among the members of the Board of Directors.
Hild died on August 12, 1914 at the University of Virginia hospital at Charlottesville, Virginia of pneumonia and heart trouble. He was 55.
Henry E. Legler, 1861-1917
Henry E. Legler was born in Palermo, Italy on June 22, 1861 and was educated in Switzerland and the United States. He married Nettie M. Clark in 1890 and from 1890 to 1904 was the secretary of the Milwaukee School Board. From 1904 until 1909 he was secretary of the Wisconsin Library Commission and was appointed Librarian of the Chicago Public Library in 1909 following the resignation of F.H. Hild. During his tenure as Librarian Legler wrote the instrumental “A Library Plan for the Whole City” in which he laid out a blueprint for extension services for the Chicago Public Library using regional and branch libraries to serve the majority of Chicagoans, see Box 8, folder 17. This 1916 document is still referred to today as one of the key documents that formed the Chicago Public Library’s early years.
Legler died in September 1917.
Scope and Content
William Frederick Poole
This sub series primarily contains correspondence to Poole when he was Librarian. A small amount of correspondence dates from before Poole’s appointment as Librarian for the Chicago Public Library, and similarly, a small amount are dated after Poole’s move to the Newberry Library in 1887. These files are kept distinct and are marked in the finding guide where Poole was employed at the time of writing. The bulk of the papers, from Poole’s years at Chicago Public Library, mostly deal with typical library matters, with information regarding subscriptions, bills, and staffing matters. There are also a small amount of reports, prepared by Poole which contain statistical summaries, and 3 bound volumes of outgoing correspondence. Researchers are reminded to look at the other sub series within the Early Chicago Public Library Series (Papers of the President of the Board of Directors and the Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Directors) as well as the Proceedings of the Board of Directors and the Annual Reports of the Chicago Public Library. The Newberry Library in Chicago also holds a substantial collection of papers from Poole which date from 1858 until his death in 1894.
Frederick H. Hild
These papers are primarily the Librarian’s reports to the Board and correspondence. There is an original copy of the City Club of Chicago’s Bulletin, containing the report that ultimately led to Hild’s resignation as Librarian in 1909. There are also press clippings from that controversial time.
Henry E. Legler
These papers are mostly monthly reports filed by Legler for the Board of Directors. There is an original copy of Legler’s most famous accomplishment as Librarian, “A Library Plan for the Whole City” of 1916.
Arrangement
William Frederick Poole
Item level description has been completed on these papers and to some extent arrangement has been imposed by the archivist. All files have been arranged as far as possible into subject order, in accordance with the original arrangement found in Secretary Wickersham’s papers, and then into chronological order.
Files which predate Poole’s appointment as Librarian of Chicago Public Library are listed first and the institution where he was employed is indicated on the finding guide.
The papers which deal with the Chicago Public Library are organized into the same subject categories as other sub series within the Early Chicago Public Library Series. In this case the only subjects are General Library Business and Employment.
Following these are files which date from Poole’s years at the Newberry Library.
There are also a number of reports written by Poole which contain mainly statistical summaries. These reports have been organized by type, monthly reports are filed chronologically together, as are annual reports. Reports written for specific issues are listed at the end.
Finally there are 3 bound volumes of outgoing correspondence, which are indexed. These volumes contain outgoing correspondence from whomever filled the position of Librarian. Thus, before Poole’s appointment in late 1873 there are letters written by W.B. Wickersham, acting Librarian. Similarly, there are letters following Poole’s departure written by Wickersham, who again acted as Librarian until Frederick Hild’s appointment in 1887.
Frederick Henry Hild
Reports have been arranged according to type, then chronologically. Correspondence has been organized alphabetically by the sender’s last name or by the institution/company name if more appropriate. Clippings have been Xeroxed onto acid free paper and arranged by date.
Henry E. Legler
Reports have been arranged according to type, then chronologically.
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 Secretary of the Board of Directors Subseries
Box Summary
| Box 1 | (Poole) | Boston Athenaeum/Cincinnati Public Library, 1866-1873 |
| Box 1 | (Poole) | General Library Business, 1874-1891 |
| Box 2 | (Poole) | Employment, 1874-1884 |
| Box 2 | (Poole) | Newberry, 1887-1890 |
| Box 2 | (Poole) | Reports, 1874-1887 |
| Box 3 | (Poole) | Outgoing Correspondence, bound volumes. |
| Box 3 | (Poole) | Volume 1, August 27, 1872 - January 20, 1875 |
| Box 3 | (Poole) | Volume 2, February 24, 1873 - November 24, 1884 |
| Box 3 | (Poole) | Volume 3, November 24, 1886 - September 27, 1894 |
| Box 1 | (Hild) | Monthly Reports, 1887-1898 |
| Box 5 | (Hild) | Monthly Reports, 1899-1909 |
| Box 6 | (Hild) | Annual Reports, 1890-1908 |
| Box 6 | (Hild) | General Reports, 1887-1909 |
| Box 6 | (Hild) | Press Clippings, 1909 |
| Box 6 | (Hild) | Resolutions, 1909, 1914 |
| Box 7 | (Hild) | Correspondence, 1886-1912 |
| Box 8 | (Legler) | All |
Container List
Poole: Boston Athenaeum/Cincinnati Public Library
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Moore, George H. (New York Historical Society) to W. F. Poole, November 14, 1866. Has sent copies of correspondence regarding slavery. Asks about sending “two colored gentlemen as representatives to the General Conv.” [Written to Poole when he worked at the Boston Athenaeum.] |
| [Folders 2-10 date from Poole’s time at as Librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Newhaus, Paul (Assistant Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, September 4, 1872. Has sent a catalog and annual reports. |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, September 16, September 19, 1872. Has sent reports. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, October 22, 1872. Explains how Poole maintains statistics for Cincinnati Public Library. 2 pages. |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, October 29, 1872. Has sent a list of periodicals. |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, January 4, 1873. Explains how they count visitors to Cincinnati Public Library and debates whether or not to cover books in paper. Also mentions the high quality and value of books ordered from Tauchnitz. |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Poole. W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, April 1, 1873. Explains how to order periodicals both nationally and internationally. |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, April 5, 1873. Talks about a published review of Cincinnati’s new library building. |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, April 11, 1873. Asks Wickersham to send information regarding the possible move of Chicago Public Library into the Old Post Office building and strongly advises representatives from Chicago to visit Cincinnati’s new library and the architect who designed it. |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Cincinnati Public Library) to W.B. Wickersham, June 1, 1873. Advises Wickersham about pay scales of attendants and stresses the importance of learning librarianship skills at an early age. |
Poole: General Library Business
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Kehoe, L. (Catholic Publication House) to W. F. Poole, September 17, 1874 and December 3, 1885. Subscription information. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Henry, Joseph (Smithsonian Institution) to W. F. Poole, October 31, 1874. Offers to distribute copies of Chicago Public Library’s Annual Report. |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | U.S. Patent Office to W. F. Poole, December 2, 1874. Explains terms for public libraries to receive U.S. Patents. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Hereford, Brooke to W. F. Poole, February 29, 1876. Donation of 2 books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Woodward, Charles L. (Book Peddler) to W. F. Poole, September 29, 1876. Has sent account of interest. |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Wolf, J. Van der Heyde to W. F. Poole, February 3, 1877. Asks about the status of her library card application. |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Sattlesler, Frank W. to W. F. Poole, February 23, 1877. Has lost his library card. |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Newhall, S.F. to W. F. Poole, March 3, 1877. Regarding a fine which is paid. |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Peoria Library [?] to W. F. Poole, May 11, 1877. Has sent money for books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Schumacher, A. & Co. (Agents to North German Lloyd S.S. Line) to W. F. Poole, June 21, November 1, 1877. Have sent books and requests payment. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Coffey, J. to W. F. Poole, August 3, 1877. Has lost library ticket. |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Oberny, George N. to W. F. Poole, August 11, 1877. Asks the Library to hold a book for him. |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Harris, Elisha, M.D. (American Public Health Association) to W. F. Poole, September 29, 1877. Donation of reports and papers of the A.P.H.A. |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | West, J.G. to W. F. Poole, October 15, 1879. Asks for a replacement card. |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | International Bank, receipts (3), October 18, November 19, December 5, 1877. |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Roffe, Albert H. (New England Subscription Agency) to W. F. Poole, November 26, 1877. Asks if the library would like to change future subscriptions. |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Willis, H.P. to W. F. Poole, December 5, 1877. Informs Poole of a library book that was destroyed in a fire in the Singer Building. |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Onaham to Charles E. Felton (Superintendent, House of Corrections, Bridewell), February 18, 1878. Asks for donated books to be picked up. |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Felton, Charles E. (Superintendent, House of Corrections, Bridewell) to C.P.L., February 20 1878 - November 24, 1879. Thanks for donated books. 3 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | McComb J. to W. F. Poole, March 28, 1878. Complains about Library staff. |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Harris, Mrs. W.A. (Cook County Jail) to W. F. Poole, March 21, 1879. Thanks for donated books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Poole, W.F. to T.B. Currier ([Cook] County Jailer) May 12, 1879. Offer of books for jail. |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Hager, Albert (Librarian, Chicago Historical Society) to W. F. Poole, August 1, 1879. Asks for transfer of family papers to CHS. |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Weir, Albert M. to W. F. Poole, October 15, 1879. Asks for library privileges. |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | North, Ida (Iowa State Librarian) to W. F. Poole, November 1, 187? Asks about the “New England Club Agency.” |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | McMurtry Teaming and Transfer Company to W. F. Poole, January 6, 1880. Asks to be notified when the Library will move so they can prepare a bid. |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | Stevens, B.F. to W. F. Poole, May 5, 1880, May 3, 1881. Has sent statement. 2 letters. |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 | Invitation to a reception of Mr. Thomas Hughes, October 6, 1880. |
| Box 1 | Folder 39 | Mason, Alfred Bishop to W. F. Poole, October 16, 1880. Complaint about a Library employee. |
| Box 1 | Folder 40 | Poole, W.F., January 11, 1881. Librarian’s Estimates of Outstanding Orders. |
| Box 1 | Folder 41 | Hine, W. to W. F. Poole, May 27, 1882. Complaint from a patron about the lack of books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 42 | Prendergast, Richard to W. F. Poole, December 18, 1883. Asks for books to be sent to him. |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 | Hatfield, Marcus, P., M.D. to W. F. Poole, August 26, 1884. Letter from an employee’s doctor explaining her absence from work. |
| Box 1 | Folder 44 | Independent Republican to the editor of the Chicago Herald, October 4, 1884. Accuses Poole of partisanship over the selection of newspapers for the Library. Also a note to Poole from M.J. Rugsell [editor of Herald?] asking why the Herald is not ordered for the Library. |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 | Wheldon, John (Bookseller) to W. F. Poole, October 16, 1884, March 18, 1885. Has sent books. 3 pages. |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 | Grinnell, Julius S. (Illinois State’s Attorney) to W. F. Poole, January 26, 1885. Regarding stolen books that had been returned to the Library. [See Box 2/33 for Poole’s report] |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 | McCentley, J.P. to W. F. Poole, April 2, 1885. Has paid fine but complains about the Library’s policy. |
| Box 1 | Folder 48 | Mandl, Joseph (President, Kolar Club) to W. F. Poole, July 26, 1885. Asks for a number of books to be deposited with his club. |
| Box 1 | Folder 49 | Hager, Albert (Librarian, Chicago Historical Society) to W.F. Poole, September 8, 1885. Lists a number of titles that are duplicated in C.P.L.’s catalog and asks that they be transferred to the Chicago Historical Society. |
| Box 1 | Folder 50 | Hild, F.H. to W.F. Poole, September 23, 1885. Has completed his tour of libraries in the east. |
| Box 1 | Folder 51 | Little, George (Bowdoin College) to W. F. Poole, October 17, 1885. Has sent volumes for either sale or exchange. |
| Box 1 | Folder 52 | Harrassowitz, Otto to W. F. Poole, March 29, 1886. Refers to binding of German books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 53 | Harrassowitz, Otto to W. F. Poole, April 5, May 21, 1886. Refers to binding of German books to be donated to Milwaukee Public Library. |
| Box 1 | Folder 54 | Clark & Richardson Bankers to W. F. Poole, May 20, 1886. Asks for advice on how to protect their library from loss or damaged books. |
| Box 1 | Folder 55 | Bigmon, Edward [?] (B.F. Stevens) to W. F. Poole, August 28, 1886. Thanks Poole for information regarding the Newberry Library, “What a grand opportunity to make Chicago the educational, artistic and literary center, as it’s now the commercial center of the United States? And how could this be better accomplished by giving Chicago the finest technical and reference library in the world?” |
| Box 1 | Folder 56 | Detroit (Michigan) Public Library to W. F. Poole, December 2, 1886. Asks for missing C.P.L. Annual Reports. |
| Box 1 | Folder 57 | U.S. Patent Office to W. F. Poole, December 11, 1886. Explains terms for purchasing Decisions of the Commissioners of Patents and U.S. Courts in Patent Cases. |
| Box 1 | Folder 58 | Barrett, T.Y. (Mitchell Library, Glasgow, Scotland) to W.F. Poole, December 27, 1886. Post card about postage charges. See also Box 1/59, and Box 1/60. |
| Box 1 | Folder 59 | Poole, W.F. to W.E. Patton (Auditor, Chicago Post Office), January 10, 1887. Asks Patton to look into issue of how postage is weighed and charged whilst damp. See also Box 1/58 and Box 1/60. |
| Box 1 | Folder 60 | Squiers, C.S. (Assistant Postmaster, Chicago Post Office) to W. F. Poole, January 12, 1887. Explains how postage is weighed. 2 letters. See also Box 1/58, and Box 1/59. |
| Box 1 | Folder 61 | Bell, Matthew to W. F. Poole, February 16, 1887. Copies of Illustrated Journal and Official Journal of Patent Office are lost in transit. Duplicates have been sent. |
| Box 1 | Folder 62 | Johnson, E.O. (North Wisconsin News) to W. F. Poole, March 10, 1887. Asks for advice on setting up a free library. |
| Box 1 | Folder 63 | Harrassowitz, Otto to W. F. Poole, April 19, 1887. Refers to binding of German books and lists details of customs procedures. Also, U.S. Consulate’s Declaration stating value of books and list of books sent. 5 pages. |
| Box 1 | Folder 64 | DeCelles, A.D. (Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada) to W. F. Poole, May 7, 1887. Has sent volumes and asks for an exchange. |
| Box 1 | Folder 65 | Testimonial Minute to Mr. Poole [upon his resignation from C.P.L.] August 27, 1887. 2 pages. [See BOD Proceedings, August 27, 1887.] |
| Box 1 | Folder 66 | de Sainte-Foy, L.R. to W. F. Poole, September 24, 1887. Suggests a committee to recommend books in French literature. |
| Box 1 | Folder 67 | Kollock, Florence E. (Reverend) to W. F. Poole, October 6, 1887. Request for library privileges. |
| Box 1 | Folder 68 | Smithsonian Institution, flyer announcing the appointment of Samuel Pierpont Langley to position of Secretary. November 18, 1887. |
| Box 1 | Folder 69 | Graves, W.P. (McClintock & Strong’s Cyclopaedia) to W. F. Poole, May 14, 188? Asks for payment. |
| Box 1 | Folder 70 | Markley, Thomas to W. F. Poole, n.d. Asks about paying a fine. |
| Box 1 | Folder 71 | U.S. Patent Office to F.H. Hild, September 16, 1891. Explains terms for purchasing back issues. |
| Box 1 | Folder 72 | Logan (the family of General John A. Logan) to ?, n.d. “Acknowledgment of your expression of sympathy and condolence.” [upon Logan’s death?] |
Poole: Employment
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Mitchell, Edward E. to W. F. Poole, April 17, 1874. Letter of recommendation for prospective employee, Dominique Lunti. Also, letter from Poole to Julius Rosenthal, April 25, 1874, expressing concern about Mr. Lunti’s character. 2 letters. See also Box 2/2. |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Wheeler, E. to W. F. Poole, April 25, 1874. Criticizes Lundi’s character. See also Box 2/1. |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Poole, W.F. to Board of Directors, January 16, 1875. Has appointed a new janitor. |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Hyde, James, M.D. to W. F. Poole, January 21, 1876. Doctor’s certificate recommending a C.P.L. employee be granted leave of absence to visit Arkansas Hot Springs. |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Wirths, E. to W. F. Poole, June 10, 1884. Applies for position of messenger to sub stations. |
Poole: Newberry
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Poole, W.F. (Librarian, Newberry Library) to W.B. Wickersham, September 12, 1887. Thanks the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library for their kind resolution adopted upon his resignation. |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Falkner, Roland P. (Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science) to W. F. Poole, July 2, 1890. Asks if he has a copy of a book it wants to republish. |
Poole: Reports
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Report of the Librarian (includes employés salaries and abstract of expenditures.) [See BOD Proceedings, September 19, 1874.] September, 1874. |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Report of the Librarian [See BOD Proceedings, November 13, 1880.] November, 1880. |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Report of the Librarian [See BOD Proceedings, November 27, 1880.] November, 1880. |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Report of the Librarian [See BOD Proceedings, December 11, 1880.] December, 1880. |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Report of the Librarian [See BOD Proceedings, December 27, 1880.] December, 1880. |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Report of the Librarian [See BOD Proceedings, January 8, 1881.] January, 1881. |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Report of the Librarian [See BOD Proceedings, January 29, 1881.] January, 1881. |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) January - June, 1881. 6 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) July - December, 1881. 8 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) January - June, 1882. 6 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) August - December, 1882. 6 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) January - June, 1883. 6 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) July - December, 1883. 6 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) January - June, 1884. No report for May. 5 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) July - December, 1884. 6 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) January - June, 1885. 6 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) July - December, 1885. 10 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) January - June, 1886. 12 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) July - December, 1886. 21 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) January - June, 1887. 18 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Report of the Librarian (monthly.) July - September, 1887. 7 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | Annual Report of the Librarian for year ended May 31, 1881. June 13, 1881. 13 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | Annual Report of the Librarian for year ended May 31, 1886. June 12, 1886. 15 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 | Annual Report of the Librarian for year ended May 31, 1887. June 11, 1887. 11 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 32 | Joint Report of the Librarian and the Secretary to the Board of Directors, [See BOD Proceedings, April 28, 1883.] “on the general character of the work performed by the Librarian and assistant Librarians and the various classes of employés of the Library.” April 28, 1883. 10 pages. |
| Box 2 | Folder 33 | Report of the Librarian on stolen books. See BOD Proceedings, February 14, 1885. February 1885. 6 pages. See also Box 1/46. |
| Box 2 | Folder 34 | Report of the Librarian on Reference Finding Lists, n.d. |
Poole: Outgoing Correspondence
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Outgoing Correspondence, August 27, 1872 - January 20, 1875. |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Outgoing Correspondence, February 24, 1873 - November 24, 1884. |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Outgoing Correspondence, November 26, 1884 - September 27, 1894. |
Hild: Reports
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1887 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1888 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1888 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1888 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1888 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1889 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1889 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1889 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1889 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1890 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1890 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1890 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1890 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1891 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1891 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1891 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1891 |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1892 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1892 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1892 |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1892 |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1893 |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1893 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1893 |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1893 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1894 |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1894 |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1894 |
| Box 4 | Folder 29 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1894 |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1895 |
| Box 4 | Folder 31 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1895 |
| Box 4 | Folder 32 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1895 |
| Box 4 | Folder 33 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1895 |
| Box 4 | Folder 34 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1896 |
| Box 4 | Folder 35 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1896 |
| Box 4 | Folder 36 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1896 |
| Box 4 | Folder 37 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1896 |
| Box 4 | Folder 38 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1897 |
| Box 4 | Folder 39 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1897 |
| Box 4 | Folder 40 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-August, 1897 |
| Box 4 | Folder 41 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, November-December, 1897 |
| Box 4 | Folder 42 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1898 |
| Box 4 | Folder 43 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1898 |
| Box 4 | Folder 44 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1898 |
| Box 4 | Folder 45 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1898 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1899 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1899 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1899 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1899 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1900 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1900 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1900 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1900 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1901 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1901 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1901 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1901 |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1902 |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1902 |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1902 |
| Box 5 | Folder 16 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1902 |
| Box 5 | Folder 17 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1903 |
| Box 5 | Folder 18 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1903 |
| Box 5 | Folder 19 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1903 |
| Box 5 | Folder 20 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1903 |
| Box 5 | Folder 21 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1904 |
| Box 5 | Folder 22 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1904 |
| Box 5 | Folder 23 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1904 |
| Box 5 | Folder 24 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1904 |
| Box 5 | Folder 25 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1905 |
| Box 5 | Folder 26 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1905 |
| Box 5 | Folder 27 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1905 |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1905 |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1906 |
| Box 5 | Folder 30 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1906 |
| Box 5 | Folder 31 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1906 |
| Box 5 | Folder 32 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1906 |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1907 |
| Box 5 | Folder 34 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1907 |
| Box 5 | Folder 35 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1907 |
| Box 5 | Folder 36 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1907 |
| Box 5 | Folder 37 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1908 |
| Box 5 | Folder 38 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1908 |
| Box 5 | Folder 39 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1908 |
| Box 5 | Folder 40 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1908 |
| Box 5 | Folder 41 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1909 |
| Box 5 | Folder 42 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Draft, 1890 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Statistical Analysis, 1893 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1894 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1895 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1896 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1898 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1899 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1900 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1901 |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1904 |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1905 |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1906 |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1908 |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Librarian’s Reports, List of Donors, October-December, 1887 |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Librarian’s Reports, Report on Reference Finding Lists, 1888 |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Librarian’s Reports, List of Donors, January, 1888 - January, 1889 |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Librarian’s Reports, List of Donors, February-May, 1889 |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Librarian’s Reports, Schedule of Statistics, Growth and Use of the Library, 1891-1894 (2 copies), 1895 |
| Box 6 | Folder 19 | Librarian’s Reports, List of persons laid off by order of the Board, 1902 |
| Box 6 | Folder 20 | Report, City Club of Chicago, City Club Bulletin, “Report on Chicago Public Library’s Service, by the Sub-committee on Libraries, of the Committee of the City Club of Chicago, on Public Education”, April 17, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 21 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 13, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 22 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 14, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 23 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 15, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 24 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 16, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 25 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 17, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 26 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 18, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 19, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 28 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 20, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 29 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 21, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 30 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 22, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 31 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 23 and 25, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 32 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 26, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 33 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 27, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 34 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 28, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 35 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, April 29, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 36 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, May, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 37 | Press Clippings, Resignation of F.H. Hild, Librarian, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Folder 38 | World’s Congresses of 1893, invitation to, 1893 |
| Box 6 | Folder 39 | World’s Congress Auxiliary of the World’s Columbian Exposition, program, 1893 |
| Box 6 | Folder 40 | Resolution from CPL Board of Directors expressing appreciation for Hild’s work, May 3, 1909 |
| Box 6 | Folder 41 | Resolution form CPL Board of Directors, memorial minute in testimony to F.H. Hild, upon his death, 1914 |
Hild: Correspondence
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Adams, J.E., U.S. House of Representatives, 1887 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Addams, Jane, Hull House, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | American Institute of Architects, Alfred Stone, Secretary, 1893 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | American Library Association, 1893 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Amherst College Library, 1888-1895 |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | General, A, 1892-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Matthew Bell & Company, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | Boston Athenaeum, Charles A. Cutter, Librarian, 1888. See also “Cutter, Charles A.” |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | Boston Public Library, Herbert Putnam, Librarian, 1895-1896 |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | Brooklyn Public Library, Superintendent of Branches, 1905 |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company, Nebraska, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | General, B, 1890-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | Cairo Public Library, 1891 |
| Box 7 | Folder 14 | Campsey, J.D., County Commissioner of Public Schools, Missouri, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Carter, William T., Lieutenant-Colonel. USA, Adjutant General, War Department, 1900 |
| Box 7 | Folder 16 | Chandler, George, Department of the Interior, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 17 | Chicago, City of, Department of Public Works, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 18 | Chicago Library Club, 1905 |
| Box 7 | Folder 19 | Chicago Times Herald, 1895 |
| Box 7 | Folder 20 | Chicago Tribune, 1888-1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 21 | Cobb, C.C., 1898-1902 |
| Box 7 | Folder 22 | John Crerar Library, Clement Andrews, Librarian, 1896 |
| Box 7 | Folder 23 | Crocker, Henry, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 24 | Culver, William J., 1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 25 | Cutter, Charles A., Boston Athenaeum, Librarian, 1893. See also “Boston Athenaeum.” |
| Box 7 | Folder 26 | General, C, 1888-1904 |
| Box 7 | Folder 27 | Dewey, Melvil, Columbia College, New York, also University of the State of New York, 1887-1891 |
| Box 7 | Folder 28 | General, D, 1889-1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 29 | General, E, 1895-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 30 | Fowler & Wells Company, Publishers of “Phrenological Journal”, 1888 |
| Box 7 | Folder 31 | Franklin Photo Electrotype Company, 1889 |
| Box 7 | Folder 32 | General, F, 1888-1895 |
| Box 7 | Folder 33 | Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan, H.J. Carr, 1888-1889 |
| Box 7 | Folder 34 | General, G, 1890-1893 |
| Box 7 | Folder 35 | Hackley Public Library, Muskegon, Michigan, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 36 | Haek & Anderson, Printers, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 37 | Hale, W., University of Chicago, 1893 |
| Box 7 | Folder 38 | Harrassowitz, Otto, Leipzig, Germany, 1886-1895 |
| Box 7 | Folder 39 | Harrison, Carter H., Mayor, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 40 | Hartigan, Thomas, Drill Master, Chicago Police, 1891 |
| Box 7 | Folder 41 | Hild, Frederick, H., Librarian, Chicago Public Library, to W.B. Wickersham, Secretary, 1894-1905 |
| Box 7 | Folder 42 | General, H, 1888-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 43 | Illinois Central Railroad Company, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 44 | Illinois, State of, Auditor’s Office, 1891 |
| Box 7 | Folder 45 | International Arithmachine Company, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 46 | International Union of American Republics, 1897-1898 |
| Box 7 | Folder 47 | A.J. Johnson & Company, Publishers, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 48 | General, K, 1898-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 49 | Larned, J.N., Buffalo Library, New York, 1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 50 | Lipcomb, J. [?] United States Patent Office, 1888 |
| Box 7 | Folder 51 | Los Angeles Public Library, Tessa L. Kelso, Librarian, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 52 | Luchting & Company, Bremen, Germany, 1896 |
| Box 7 | Folder 53 | General, L, 1890-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 54 | Charles S. Macnair Publishing Company, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 55 | A.C. McClurg & Company, 1889 |
| Box 7 | Folder 56 | Milwaukee Public Library, Theresa West, Librarian, 1888-1895 |
| Box 7 | Folder 57 | Minneapolis Public Library, James K. Hosmer, Librarian, 1893 |
| Box 7 | Folder 58 | General, M, 1890-1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 59 | Newark Free Public Library, New Jersey, 1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 60 | Newberry Library, Chicago, J.V. Cheney, Librarian, 1899. See also “Poole, William Frederick, Newberry Library, Librarian.” |
| Box 7 | Folder 61 | Newell, Collector of Customs, Port of Chicago, 1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 62 | General, N, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 63 | Parker, Francis W., 1889 |
| Box 7 | Folder 64 | Peabody, Frank S., 1897-1900 |
| Box 7 | Folder 65 | Poole, William Frederick, Newberry Library, Librarian, 1892-1893. See also “Newberry Library, Chicago.” |
| Box 7 | Folder 66 | Pratt Institute, New York, 1896 |
| Box 7 | Folder 67 | Prince Society, Massachusetts, 1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 68 | General, P, 1890-1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 69 | Quartich, Bernard A., 1891-1895 |
| Box 7 | Folder 70 | Ronde, Mrs. Augusta [?], mentions scarlet fever, 1889 |
| Box 7 | Folder 71 | General, R, 1890-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 72 | Scranton Public Library, Henry J. Carr, Librarian, 1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 73 | St. Josephs Public Library, H.G. Getchell, Secretary, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 74 | St. Louis Public Library, Frederick M. Crunden, Librarian, 1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 75 | St. Paul Public Library, Minneapolis, Helen J. McCaine, Librarian, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 76 | Salem Public Library, Massachusetts, 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 77 | Scaife, W.L., 1891 |
| Box 7 | Folder 78 | Stechert, Gustav E., book importer, 1888-1895 |
| Box 7 | Folder 79 | Stevens, B.F., London, 1889-1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 80 | Subscription News Company, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 81 | General, S, 1889-1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 82 | Tauchnitz, Bernhard, Leipzig, 1892-1893 |
| Box 7 | Folder 83 | Terquem, Em., Paris, 1890-1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 84 | Tice & Lynch, Custom House Brokers, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 85 | General, T, 1887-1905 |
| Box 7 | Folder 86 | United States Commission to the Paris Exposition of 1889, 1888 |
| Box 7 | Folder 87 | United States, Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 1906 |
| Box 7 | Folder 88 | United States, Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 1907 |
| Box 7 | Folder 89 | United States, Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 1908 |
| Box 7 | Folder 90 | United States, Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 1909 |
| Box 7 | Folder 91 | United States, Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 1910-1912 |
| Box 7 | Folder 92 | United States, Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 1913 |
| Box 7 | Folder 93 | United States War Department, Library of the Surgeon General’s Office, 1887-1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 94 | Wagner Institute of Science, 1893 |
| Box 7 | Folder 95 | Ward, Samuel D., 1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 96 | Wickersham, W.B., Chicago Public Library, Secretary, 1888 |
| Box 7 | Folder 97 | Wisconsin, State Historical Society of, 1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 98 | Weill, D., 1891-1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 99 | Williams, H., 1889-1891 |
| Box 7 | Folder 100 | [Woodlawn Property?], note from Hild regarding taxes for, 1898 |
| Box 7 | Folder 101 | General, W, 1888-1890 |
| Box 7 | Folder 102 | Young & Nichols, 1899 |
| Box 7 | Folder 103 | Correspondence from various libraries acknowledging receipt of CPL publications (annual reports, finding lists etc.,) 1887-1892 |
Legler
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1909 |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1909 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1910 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1910 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1910 |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1910 |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1911 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1911 |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-September, 1911 |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, October-December, 1911 |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, January-March, 1912 |
| Box 8 | Folder 12 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, April-June, 1912 |
| Box 8 | Folder 13 | Librarian’s Monthly Report, July-August, 1912 |
| Box 8 | Folder 14 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1909 |
| Box 8 | Folder 15 | Librarian’s Annual Report, Abstract, 1910 |
| Box 8 | Folder 16 | The Literary Collector, A Monthly magazine of Book-Lore and Bibliography, “Longfellow’s Hiawatha, bibliographical Notes Concerning its Origin…”, by Henry E. Legler, November-December, 1904 |
| Box 8 | Folder 17 | Correspondence, Pratt Institute, School of Library Science, Mary W. Plummer, Director to Faith E. Smith, CPL, regarding training for CPL staff, 1911 |
| Box 8 | Folder 18 | A Library Plan for the Whole City, Proposed System of Regional and Auxiliary Branches, 1916 |
| Box 8 | Folder 19 | Jas. H. Matthews & Company, Bronze Memorial Tributes, brochure and letter of bid, 1917 |
