Brooklyn ephemera collection, 1814 – 1998

Call Number: ARC.272

Extent: 9.18 Linear feet, in 16 full manuscript boxes, 4 half manuscript boxes, and one oversize box.

The Brooklyn ephemera collection contains various ephemeral material relating to a variety of Brooklyn-based institutions and events spanning the period 1814 to 1998.

Names:

  • Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885
  • Pierrepont, John Jay, 1849-1923
  • Adelphi University
  • Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Park Commissioners
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • Brooklyn Athenaeum
  • Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
  • Brooklyn Club (New York, N.Y.)
  • Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
  • Brooklyn Public Library
  • Brooklyn Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.)
  • Brooklyn Trust Company Building (New York, N.Y.)
  • Brooklyn Union Gas Company
  • Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
  • Erasmus Hall High School
  • First Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
  • Historic Districts Council (New York, N.Y.)
  • National Railway Historical Society
  • New York City Transit Authority
  • New York Naval Shipyard
  • New York Transit Museum
  • St. Francis College (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
  • Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Places:

  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Religious life and customs
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Social life and customs
  • Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
  • Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • United States — Armed Forces
  • United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783 — Centennial celebrations, etc.
  • Williamsburg Bridge (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects:

  • African Americans — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Baseball teams — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Baseball — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Brownstone buildings — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Clubs — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Entertainment events — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Music — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Popular music — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Racing — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Railroads — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Railroads — New York (State) — Long Island
  • Sports — New York (State) — Kings County
  • Theater — New York (State) — Kings County

Types of material:

  • Admission tickets
  • Annual reports
  • Baseball cards
  • Brochures
  • Calendars
  • Certificates
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Comic books
  • Correspondence
  • Invitations
  • Magazines (periodicals)
  • Menus
  • Newsletters
  • Pamphlets
  • Printed ephemera
  • Programs (documents)
  • Receipts (financial records)
  • Trade cards (advertising)

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