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Walter Loomis Newberry

Walter Loomis Newberry
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Walter Loomis Newberry (September 18, 1804 – November 6, 1868) was the son of Amasa and Ruth (Warner) Newberry. He was an American businessman and philanthropist, whose will provided for the creation of the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.

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Wealthy Donors Who Created Public Libraries
Wealthy Donors Who Created Public Libraries
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From Boston's first big-city free library to the computers in thousands of American branch libraries, private fortunes paid for a lot of public reading. This list picks donors whose gifts created...
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