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Linewaiters' Gazette Collection

Call Number

BCMS.0027

Date

1973-2019, inclusive

Creator

Park Slope Food Coop

Extent

14.7 Linear Feet
in 10 document boxes and 12 flat boxes

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

A collection of issues of the Linewaiters' Gazette, a bimonthly newsletter published by members of the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC).

Historical Note

The Linewaiters' Gazette is a publication produced by the membership of the Park Slope Food Coop, a cooperative grocery store at 782 Union Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. The Coop was founded in 1973 as a member-owned and operated store; members provide the labor to run the store and in exchange may shop for goods with a lower price markup than in typical grocery stores. This cooperative model encourages and depends on member engagement with all aspects of operations and the pages of the Gazette reflect this member involvement with business decision making. General meeting notices, calls for boycotts, and debates over policies appear frequently and show, over time, the development of the Coop from a small collective to a membership of more than 16,000.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically by volume. Each biweekly issue within a volume is housed in its own folder. The Linewaiters' Gazette did not start using the volume/number system for the paper until 1980, so early issues from 1973-1979 are gathered together in one section.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains original copies and reprints of the Linewaiters' Gazette newsletter as collected by the Park Slope Food Coop staff. Several issues are missing; notably, from 1982, 1985, 1991, and 1994 (Volumes C, F, L, and O, respectively), and there are no issues from 2002 (Volume W). There is only one issue after 2006, from May 2019. Ancillary materials like building plans, spin-off newsletters, and product lists are also included in the collection and noted in the inventory below. An index covering the period from January 1983 to March 1987 is also included.

Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

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); Linewaiters' Gazette Collection, BCMS.0027, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Linewaiters' Gazette Collection up to 1994 was donated to the Brooklyn Collection in April of 2013. Issues from 1994-2019 accrued at later dates.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Boxes 6-22 in this collection are currently unavailable for research. Please reach out to the Center for Brooklyn History for further information.

Related Materials

Digital copies of the Linewaiters' Gazette from October 7, 1999 through the present can be found on the Park Slope Food Coop's website: https://www.foodcoop.com/

Collection processed by

Ivy K. Marvel; Diana Bowers-Smith

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Repository

Brooklyn Collection

View Inventory

Early issues, September 22, 1973 - December 27, 1979.

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

This section also includes an expansion plan (1976), resignation announcement (1978), Renovation Rag No. 3 (March 1979), and "The Future Revealed" (1979).

Volume A, January 10 - December 18, 1980.

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume B, January 2 - December 31, 1981.

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume C, January 21 - November 25, 1982.

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume D, January 13 - December 22, 1983.

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

This sections also includes an index of Gazette articles from January 1983 - March 1987.

Volume E, January - April, 1984.

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume E, May - December, 1984.

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume F, c. mid-June, 1985.

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume G, January 16 - December 25, 1986.

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume H, January 15 - May 21, 1987.

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume H, May 28 - December 31, 1987.

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

This section also includes "Food News," May 28, 1987.

Volume I, January 14 - December 29, 1988.

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

This section also includes "Food News," March 9, 1988.

Volume J, January 1989.

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume J, February - December, 1989.

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume K, January 11 - July 26, 1990.

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume K, August - December, 1990.

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume L, May 30 and November 28, 1991.

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume M, January 9 - November 12, 1992.

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume M, November 26 - December 26, 1992.

Box: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume N, January 7 - September 2, 1993.

Box: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume N, September 19 - December 23, 1993.

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume O, January 6 - June 9, 1994.

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume O, June 23 - December 22, 1994.

Box: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume P, January 5 - December 25, 1995.

Box: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume Q, January 4 - December 19, 1996.

Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume R, January 2 - December 18, 1997.

Box: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume S, January 1 - December 31, 1998.

Box: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

This section also includes "Final Report of the Location Study Committee," January 15, 1998.

Volume T, January 14 - December 30, 1999.

Box: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume U, January 13 - December 28, 2000.

Box: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume V, January - December, 2001.

Box: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume X, January - December, 2003.

Box: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume Y, January - December, 2004.

Box: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume Z, January - December, 2005.

Box: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume AA, January - December, 2006.

Box: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volume NN, May 9, 2019.

Box: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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