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General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc. records

Call Number

1987.025

Date

1925-1973, inclusive

Creator

General Linen Supply and Laundry Company, Inc
Cascade Laundry
Troy, William B. (Role: Donor)

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet
in one oversize folder.

Language of Materials

English .

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).

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.

Related Materials

Pilgrim Laundry photographs (V1989.003)

Photographs of Anchor Laundry in Park Slope (V1992.009)

Collection processed by

John Zarrillo

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-14 14:46:58 +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.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: OS-38 (Material Type: Text)

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