General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc. records
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Abstract
Records contain General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc. financial records (1925), photocopy of correspondence regarding finances and a business card (1933), and a 75th anniversary press release from the Cascade Laundry, a division of General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc. (1973).
Historical note
The Cascade Laundry, a division of General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc., was founded in 1898. Its plant was located at 835 Myrtle Avenue (at Marcy Avenue), in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The plant closed in 2010.
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in a single folder with no particular arrangement.
Scope and Contents
Records contain General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc. financial records (1925), photocopy of correspondence regarding finances and a business card (1933), and a 75th anniversary press release from the Cascade Laundry, a division of General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc. (1973).
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Financial records and press release are in the public domain. Correspondence will enter the public domain in August 2053.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc. records, 1987.025, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William B. Troy, 1987.
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Processing Information
Minimally processed to the collection level. This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.
