Schlagel and Wolf family papers: Schlagel and Wolf family papers: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

2013.008

Date

circa 1919-circa 1987, inclusive

Creator

Federman, Amy Schlagel

Drucker, Mildred Wolf

Schlagel, Helen Wolf

Schlagel, Laurie (Role: Donor)

Extent

3.5 Linear Feet

in three boxes and three oversize folders

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection consists of items that date from circa 1919 to circa 1979 and represent the student and work life of three generations of Brooklyn women. The collection comprises books, pamphlets, and published reports used as research material for an unpublished graduate thesis on the history of breweries in Brooklyn, New York.The collection contains items relating to Brooklyn College, including copies of issues of a student newspaper for the House Plan Association (HPA), school report cards, student work, and memorabilia, such as a school ring, medals, and a pendant. The collection also contains records and artifacts from Wolf's shoe store (1009 Flushing Avenue), including business correspondence, a rental property ledger, tools, and other objects. Finally, the collection also contains New York City government forms and information regarding stenography and the civil service.

Biographical note

Mildred Wolf's husband, Alexander Wolf, was the owner of Wolf's Shoes, located on the borders of the Williamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods of Brooklyn. After his death in 1919, Mildred settled his business debts and the store was closed. She married Irving Drucker around 1920 or 1921; they owned several rental properties including 1007 and 1009 Flushing Avenue – 1007 had been the location of Wolf's Shoes. The retail space of 1009 was rented out to M. Berman Hardware.

Helen Wolf (daughter of Mildred Wolf Drucker) graduated from Brooklyn College in 1937. As a student, she founded the campus House Plan Association (HPA). She later became a psychologist, working at the Community School (a private school) and elsewhere.

Amy Schlagel (daughter of Helen Wolf Schlagel) was a graduate student at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University, in the mid-1970s.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of items that date from circa 1919 to circa 1979 and represent the student and work life of three generations of Brooklyn women. The collection comprises books, pamphlets, and published reports used as research material for an unpublished graduate thesis on the history of breweries in Brooklyn, New York.The collection contains items relating to Brooklyn College, including copies of issues of a student newspaper for the House Plan Association (HPA), school report cards, student work, and memorabilia, such as a school ring, medals, and a pendant. The collection also contains records and artifacts from Wolf's shoe store (1009 Flushing Avenue), including business correspondence, a rental property ledger, tools, and other objects. Finally, the collection also contains New York City government forms and information regarding stenography and the civil service.

Subjects

Topics

Places

Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.); Bushwick (New York, N.Y.); Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.); New Lots Avenue (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.); Flushing Avenue (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

Donors

Schlagel, Laurie

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status of the collection has not been evaluated. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Schlagel and Wolf family papers, 2013.008, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Separated Materials

The following books have been transfered to the BHS Library's Main Collection: Montauk Beach (1932), Grand Central Terminal and Rockefeller Center (1974), New York and The Future (1945), Board of Education Guide to Teaching Social Studies To Grades Three and Four (1947-1948), Operation New York Resource Book (1960), Guide to New York City Landmarks (1978), three Street Guides To Brooklyn (1917 and circa 1910s), and one map of Brooklyn (circa 1902).

Other Finding Aids

Item-level records for artifacts available in the library's in-house artifact catalog.

Collection processed by

Shakeya Huggins, under the supervision of John Zarrillo

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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

The collection is processed to the series-level.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Box: 2 of 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 3 of 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oversize: OS-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 1 of 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Schlagel and Wolf family papers