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YORK UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Inventory of the Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #F0618 The digitization of this finding aid was made possible - in part or entirely - through the Canadian Culture Online Program of Canadian Heritage, the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Council of Archives. page 2 F0618 - Sheldon Esbin collection Fonds/Collection Number: F0618 Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [18--]-2010 Extent: 3.67 m of textual records 1,419 photographs 358 postcards ca. 880 stamps 27 posters 1 etching 1 print 1 architectural drawing 1 compact disc 1 videocassette Artifacts Biographical Sketch/ Sheldon Esbin, a Toronto-born lawyer and property developer, was educated at Administrative History: the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School, where he graduated in 1964. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1966. After joining real estate law firm Spencer Romberg in 1966, Esbin and his colleague Arthur Resnick founded an adjunct mortgage lending business for the firm, which became Rompsen Investment Corporation, focusing on commercial and industrial mortgages. Esbin practised law with Spencer Romberg for 26 years before working exclusively as managing general partner of Rompsen. Esbin is a collector of Toronto-related rare books, archival materials and ephemera. Scope and Content: Collection consists of newspapers, artifacts, ephemera, photographs, postcards, flyers and brochures, stamps, correspondence, posters, business records, and commercial and residential property promotional materials, collected and maintained by Sheldon Esbin between the 1980s and 2000s. These items predominantly pertain to pre- and post-amalgamation Toronto and the history of its neighbourhoods, architecture, religious and educational institutions, organizations, publications, cultural and arts-related events, tourism, real estate and building developments, commercial trade, and special events. Also included in this collection are pieces of original correspondence and legal documents dating from 1842 to 1874, written by or pertaining to the activities of prominent Toronto citizens including Adam Wilson, Christopher Widmer, John Davis, Frederic Cumberland, Allan Maclean Howard, Hugh Richardson, James Scott Howard, and John Hillyard Cameron. S00579 Business advertising cards S00580 Business accounting and banking documents S00581 Business correspondence and letterhead S00582 Business promotional items S00583 Correspondence S00584 Flyers and brochures S00585 Invitations : fundraisers S00586 Legal documents S00588 Newspapers and other publications S00589 Notices and signs S00590 Photographs : portraits S00591 Photographs : stereographs S00592 Photographs : streetscapes S00593 Pins, ribbons and commemorative tokens S00594 Postcards and greeting cards S00595 Posters, prints and drawings S00596 Property development and real estate, commercial : brochures and flyers S00597 Property development and real estate, residential : brochures and flyers S00598 Property development and real estate : corporate publications page 3 F0618 - Sheldon Esbin collection S00599 School certificates and reports S00600 Stamps S00601 Tickets, passes and membership cards Restrictions on No restrictions on access. Access and Use: Finding Aid: A finding aid is available for this collection. archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000618.pdf archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000618.pdf Accruals: The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2012-031. No further accruals are expected. Related Records: Pamphlets, periodicals and books donated with this accession have been catalogued as part of Special Collections. Immediate source of Collection donated by Sheldon Esbin in 2012. acquisition: Other Notes: Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 4 S00579 - Business advertising cards Series Number: S00579 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [18--], 1887-1994 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 5 S00579 - Business advertising cards stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 6 SERIES FILE LIST - S00579 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618 Call #: File: Title: Date(s): Note: 2012-031/001 (1) Artists. -- Cards in this file pertain to artists 1981, 1984, 1991, Ken Danby, Tracey Bowen, David Wright, 1994 Russell, David Crighton, Charles Pachter, and Conrad Furey. 2012-031/001 (2) Department stores : Eaton's [19--] 2012-031/001 (3) Department stores : Simpson's [19--], 1923 2012-031/001 (4) Galleries and antiques [199-] 2012-031/001 (5) Hotels. -- File consists of advertising for the [18--], [19--] Rossin House Hotel, Ford Hotels, the Empress Hotel and the Islington Hotel. 2012-031/001 (6) Manufacturers : miscellaneous. -- Advertising 1892, [19--] for the following companies are included in this file: the J.L Morrison Co., Henry Wilkes & Co., the Trelford Manufacturing Co., William H. Bell & Co., J. Bibby & Sons, the Gutta Percha and Rubber Mfg. Co., the Toronto Biscuit & Confectionery Co., Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Steel Clad Bath Co., the Singer Manufacturing Co., Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Co., the Canada Paint Co. Ltd., Badgley & Millar, the Universal Knitting Co., Common Sense Manufacturing Co., Clark's Spool Cotton. 2012-031/001 (7) Printers and publishers. -- Included in this file [between 1872 and is advertising for the publishing house of the 1891], [19--] "Toronto Mail", the Canadian Printing Company, and Charles Ashton & Potter Calendars. 2012-031/001 (8) Products : cosmetics, medicines and soaps. [19-?] -- Products documented in this file include Comfort Soap, Pears' Soap, Palmer's Perfumes, Soapine, St. Jacob's Oil, Burdock Blood Bitters, Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, Ammonia Electric Soap, Infants Delight Toilet Soap, and Rodger, Maclay and Co.'s soaps. 2012-031/001 (9) Products : food. -- Products documented in 1886-1908 this file include Tetley's Tea, Heinz's Tomato Soup, Mantle's Famous Self-Raising Flour, Pure Gold Baking Powder, Fonner's Orangeade, Shirriff's Flavoring Extracts, and Peek Freen biscuits. 2012-031/001 (10) Products : miscellaneous. -- Products [18--] documented in this file include the Pasteur Germ-Proof Filter, Diamond Dyes, and Jenkins' Horse Hitching Device. 2012-031/001 (11) Restaurants. -- Business cards pertain to the [199-?] Zoom Caffe and the Panorama Lounge. 2012-031/001 (12) Services : insurance. -- Items pertain to the 1887-1896, [19--] British America Assurance Company of Toronto, the World Insurance Company Limited, the Scottish Widows' Fund and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. 2012-031/001 (13) Services : lawyers and doctors. -- [18--] page 7 SERIES FILE LIST - S00579 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618 Call #: File: Title: Date(s): Note: Advertisements pertain to the practices of W.C. Keele, attorney-at-law, and the "Indian Herb Doctor" F. Tumblety, M.D., of the Medical Institute at 111 King St. E. 2012-031/001 (14) Services : miscellaneous. -- Cards in this file [ca. 1887], [19--] pertain to the following businesses: William Cross, taxidermist; Toronto Engine