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Walter Loomis Newberry
(1804-1868).
"We must encourage every thing that tends to enlighten and polish the human
mind.... We purpose to lay the foundation of a library which we hope to see go
on increasing until it becomes the pride and boast of our city." - Walter
L. Newberry, 1841
Newberry was an early Chicago resident, arriving in the city in 1833 from
Detroit. He quickly became involved in a variety of business ventures, and made
his fortune in railroads, real estate, and banking. The young city also counted
on Newberry's involvement in other ways: he helped found Chicago's Young Men's
Library Association in 1841, served on the city boards of health and education,
and was president of the Chicago Historical Society from 1860 until his death.
Source: Newberry.org
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