Brooklyn and New York City business catalogs collection: Brooklyn and New York City business catalogs collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

1986.047

Date

1870-1937, inclusive

Creator

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

in three folders.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection contains sales catalogs of businesses located in Brooklyn and New York City, including Bellows & Company Wines, E.W. Bliss Company, South Brooklyn Moulding Mill, Abraham & Straus, Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen System Company, and the Bedell Company.

Arrangement

This small collection is housed in three folders. The E.W. Bliss catalog is housed in its own folder, the three Abraham & Straus catalogs are in another, and the remaining items are in the third.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains sales catalogs of businesses located in Brooklyn and New York City, including Bellows & Company Wines, E.W. Bliss Company, South Brooklyn Moulding Mill, Abraham & Straus, Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen System Company, and the Bedell Company.

Subjects

Organizations

Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen System Company; Abraham & Straus; South Brooklyn Moulding Mill (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.); Bedell Company; Bellows & Company; E. W. Bliss Company

Genres

Trade catalogs

Topics

Business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York; Wine and wine making -- New York (State) -- New York; Business enterprises -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Canning and preserving -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Mills and mill-work -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Metal-working machinery -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Molding (Founding) -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Department stores -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Clothing trade -- New York (State) -- New York; Clothing and dress -- New York (State) -- New York

Places

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Commerce; New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users 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 and New York City business catalogs collection, 1986.047, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The 1905-1906 Abraham & Straus catalog was the gift of Harry Seeback, 1978, and was transferred to this collection from the Brooklyn Historical Society ephemera collection (ARC.272) in 1987. The remaining items were the gift of Dwight B. Demeritt, Jr., 1986.

Related Materials

Brooklyn Historical Society ephemera collection (ARC.272)

Brooklyn ephemera collection (BCMS.0007)

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-08-20 21:10:08 +0000.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the collection level. This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.

Sponsor Note

This collection was originally processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Box: A0041 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Brooklyn and New York City business catalogs collection