Guide to the Linewaiters' Gazette Collection, BCMS.0027 Finding aid prepared by Ivy K. Marvel; Diana Bowers-Smith
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Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Collection , 2013 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY, 11238 718.230.2762 [email protected] Guide to the Linewaiters' Gazette Collection, BCMS.0027
Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 4 Historical Note...... 5 Scope and Contents...... 5 Arrangement...... 5 Administrative Information ...... 5 Related Materials ...... 6 Controlled Access Headings...... 6 Collection Inventory...... 8 Boxes 1 & 2...... 8 Box 3...... 8 Box 4...... 8 Box 5...... 9 Box 6...... 9 Box 7...... 9 Box 8...... 10 Box 9...... 10 Box 10...... 10 Box 11...... 10 Box 12...... 11 Box 13...... 11 Box 14...... 11 Box 15...... 11 Box 16...... 11 Box 17...... 11
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Summary Information
Repository Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Collection
Creator Park Slope Food Coop
Title Linewaiters' Gazette Collection
Date 1973 - 2019
Extent 14.7 Linear feet , 10 document boxes and 12 flat boxes
Location Brooklyn Collection Morgue, Shelves 22.1-22.4.
Language English
Preferred Citation This collection should be cited as the Linewaiters' Gazette Collection, Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection
Abstract A collection of issues of the Linewaiters’ Gazette, a bimonthly newsletter published by members of the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC).
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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.
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.
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.
Administrative Information
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Access Collection is located in the Brooklyn Collection at the Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza. The collection may only be used in the library and is not available through interlibrary loan. Requests to view the collection must be made at least 48 hours in advance of visit.
Use While many items in the Brooklyn Collection 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
Provenance 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.
Related Materials
Digital copies of the Linewaiters’ Gazette from October 7, 1999 through the present can be found at the Park Slope Food Coop’s website.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
• Park Slope (New York, N.Y.) • Park Slope Historic District (New York, N.Y.)
Subject(s)
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Collection Inventory
Boxes 1 & 2
Early issues, September 22, 1973 - December 27, 1979.
This section also includes an expansion plan (1976), resignation announcement (1978), Renovation Rag No. 3 (March 1979), and "The Future Revealed" (1979).
Box 3
Volume A, January 10 - December 18, 1980.
Volume B, January 2 - December 31, 1981.
Volume C, January 21 - November 25, 1982.
Box 4
Volume D, January 13 - December 22, 1983.
This sections also includes an index of Gazette articles from January 1983 - March 1987.
Volume E, January - April, 1984.
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Box 5
Volume E, May - December, 1984.
Volume F, c. mid-June, 1985.
Volume G, January 16 - December 25, 1986.
Volume H, January 15 - May 21, 1987.
Box 6
Volume H, May 28 - December 31, 1987.
This section also includes "Food News," May 28, 1987.
Volume I, January 14 - December 29, 1988.
This section also includes "Food News," March 9, 1988.
Volume J, January 1989.
Box 7
Volume J, February - December, 1989.
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Volume K, January 11 - July 26, 1990.
Box 8
Volume K, August - December, 1990.
Volume L, May 30 and November 28, 1991.
Volume M, January 9 - November 12, 1992.
Box 9
Volume M, November 26 - December 26, 1992.
Volume N, January 7 - September 2, 1993.
Box 10
Volume N, September 19 - December 23, 1993.
Volume O, January 6 - June 9, 1994.
Box 11
Volume O, June 23 - December 22, 1994.
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Box 12
Volume P, January 5 - December 25, 1995.
Box 13
Volume Q, January 4 - December 19, 1996.
Box 14
Volume R, January 2 - December 18, 1997.
Box 15
Volume S, January 1 - December 31, 1998.
This section also includes "Final Report of the Location Study Committee," January 15, 1998.
Box 16
Volume T, January 14 - December 30, 1999.
Box 17
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Volume U, January 13 - December 28, 2000.
Box 18
Volume V, January - December, 2001.
Box 19
Volume X, January - December, 2003.
Box 20
Volume Y, January - December, 2004.
Box 21
Volume Z, January - December, 2005.
Box 22
Volume AA, January - December, 2006.
Volume NN, May 9, 2019.
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