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Series II. Ephemera, 1962-2019, undated, inclusive

Scope and Contents

A mix of printed items and smaller-sized objects produced by or for the restaurant.

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically by topic.

Bar Room Savories menu, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cooking Class, 2019 March 2

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cooking Class, 2019 May 11

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Employee Handbook, [2018-2019], inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Employment Manual, 1992 July, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

JFK 45th birthday (2 folders), 1962 May 19

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 17-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Four Seasons hosted a dinner for John F. Kennedy following the Democratic Party's fundraising gala in his honor at Madison Square Garden, where Marilyn Monroe famously sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President." Includes layout and table set-up instructions, staff assignments for the evening, and a framed menu.

"Lunch Money", [circa 1994-2019], inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Small black, canvas, zippered change purse with caricatures of Four Seasons owners Alex von Bidder and Julian Niccolini, containing a gold-toned token with the same images and stamped "LUNCH FOR TWO AT THE BAR / IN JULIAN I TRUST" and "A BOTTLE OF CA' DEL BOSCO / IN ALEX I TRUST."

Matchboxes (3), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Conservation note

Boxes (with Four Seasons logo) retained, and stick matches discarded for safety, January 2020.

News Articles, circa 2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

[Operations manual], [before 2016], inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

From a binder labeled "Menu."

Place cards (blank), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press packet, original location, circa 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press packet, new location (3 copies in 3 folders), [2016], inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Shopping bag, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Small, paper doggie bag with cord handles and Four Seasons logo.

Stationery, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Blank stationery designed with caricatures of Julian Niccolini, Alex von Bidder, and other Four Seasons personnel.

Wine list, 2005 May 20

Offsite-Box: 9, Volume: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wine list (incomplete), 2007 October 15

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wine list (2 copies), 2008 February 12

Offsite-Box: 9, Volume: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wine list illustrations, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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