Brooklyn Historical Society vertical files
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Abstract
The Brooklyn Historical Society vertical files is an artificial collection compiled by Brooklyn Historical Society staff. The collection contains pamphlets, cards, advertisements, newspaper articles, magazines, letters, and more dating roughly from 1770 to the present documenting New York City and Long Island. This collection also includes biographical files on notable Brooklyn individuals.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into two series: Series 1. New York City and Long Island Series 2. Biographical.
Series 1 is arranged alphabetically by subject, while Series 2 is organized alphabetically by last name.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains pamphlets, cards, advertisements, newspaper articles, magazines, letters, and more dating roughly from 1770 to the present.
The first series documents life in New York City and Long Island, including individual communities, organizations, and events. This series includes materials on counties and boroughs such as Queens, Staten Island, and Suffolk County.
The second series documents individuals from Brooklyn and Brooklyn-based families. Notable individuals represented in this collection include Walt Whitman, Henry Ward Beecher, Gabriel Furman, Jackie Robinson, and members of the Roebling and Shellens families. This collection also includes information about lesser known organizations and individuals.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Historical Society vertical files, ARC.315, Drawer number and Folder name; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Brooklyn Historical Society vertical files is an artificial collection compiled by Brooklyn Historical Society staff. Exact provenance of the materials in the collection is largely unknown.
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Processing Information
Twenty boxes of material found in repository added to collection by Lena Evers-Hillstrom in September 2018.
Prior to the merger of BHS with BPL's Brooklyn Collection, what was once the Brooklyn series of this finding aid was combined with the Brooklyn Historical Society ephemera collection (ARC.272). This finding aid was updated in February 2023 to reflect that change.
