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WARSHAW COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AMERICANA, ca.
1724-1977
#60
BUSINESS EPHEMERA -- OVERSIZE, ca. 1850-1960
Scope & Content
This material makes up a
substantial portion of the collection currently contained in 213
oversize boxes and 34 map case drawers. It consists primarily of
posters, newspapers, point of purchase displays, packaging, printed
advertisements, illustrations from periodicals, lithographs, labels,
shipping documents, promotional items, trade catalogs, pattern sheets,
maps, art reproductions, fashion design drawings, membership
certificates, photographs, broadsides, price lists and an assortment of
other types of business ephemera. The material dates from the
mid-nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries.
The material is arranged
in alphabetical order in the same subject and geographical categories as
materials in the Business Ephemera Vertical Files. Within a few of the
subject categories, the material is organized by company if there was
enough material to warrant it. These materials are housed in map case
drawers, and 20x24 and 14x18 flat oversize boxes. Further descriptions
and container lists for the oversize materials are available in the
reference room.
Many of the materials are
extremely fragile and require careful handling. Assistance
from the reference archivist is highly recommended. Photocopies may not
be made of the oversize materials due to size and condition. It is
advisable to consult the notebooks containing black and white prints of
collection materials. Photocopies of these prints can be made
instead of the original materials. Researchers may request photographs,
slides or transparencies from the Office of Printing and Photographic
Services using existing negative numbers.
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