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Brooklyn Letterhead Collection

Call Number

BCMS.0008

Date

1802-2002, bulk 1850-1970, inclusive

Creator

Extent

8.3 Linear Feet
24 boxes

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Brooklyn Letterhead Collection spans 200 years of business in Brooklyn. Several thousand different businesses, institutions, and organizations are represented in the collection, including carpenters, plumbers, painters, city agencies, religious institutions, and more.

Arrangement

The items are arranged alphabetically by business name. Multiple items from the same business are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

The Brooklyn Letterhead Collection spans 200 years of business in Brooklyn. Several thousand different businesses, institutions, and organizations are represented in the collection, including carpenters, plumbers, painters, city agencies, religious institutions, and more. This complete listing of the names, addresses, and dates from the letterhead collection should prove useful to genealogical researchers, those interested in the history of various industries in Brooklyn, neighborhood historians and many others. Many of the letterheads are visually interesting as well, with elaborate typefaces, intricate imagery, and archaic handwriting.

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 borrower assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item/descriptive title, date (if known); Brooklyn Letterhead Collection, BCMS_0008; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection is a compendium of smaller collections and individual items from various sourcesand will continue to grow.

Related Materials

Brooklyn Ephemera Collection (BCMS.0007): Some of the businesses represented here are also represented in our ephemera collection.

Brooklyn Newsstand: The digital and keyword-searchable database of over 40 local Brooklyn newspapers includes advertisements for, articles mentioning, and sometimes even images of the businesses in this collection.

Collection processed by

Brooklyn Collection staff and finding aid revised and updated by Diana Bowers-Smith

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:22:09 +0000.
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Brooklyn Collection
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201