Guide to the Brooklyn Letterhead Collection Brooklyn Public Library 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 Contact: Brooklyn Collection Phone: 718.230.2762 Fax: 718.857.2245 Email: [email protected] www.bklynlibrary.org Finding aid revised by Diana Bowers-Smith Copyright © 2019 Brooklyn Public Library. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Creator: various Title: Brooklyn Letterhead Collection Date Span: 1802-2002, bulk 1850s-1960s Abstract: A collection of letterhead stationery from Brooklyn businesses and institutions. Quantity: 24 binders Location: Reserve Room Cabinets Repository: Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Call Number: BC0053 Scope and Content The Brooklyn Letterhead Collection spans 200 years of business in Brooklyn. Several thousand different businesses, institutions, and organizations are represented in the collection, including carpenters, plumbers, painters, city agencies, religious institutions, and more. This complete listing of the names, addresses, and dates from the letterhead collection should prove useful to genealogical researchers, those interested in the history of various industries in Brooklyn, neighborhood historians and many others. Many of the letterheads are visually interesting as well, with elaborate typefaces, intricate imagery, and archaic handwriting. Restrictions Access Restrictions 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 Restrictions 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. Access Points Subject Topics: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)—Industries. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Officials and employees. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Politics and government. Business & economics. Letterheads. Letterheads--Design. Stationery. Stationery--Design. Stationery--History. Administrative Information Provenance This collection is a compendium of smaller collections and individual items from various sources and will continue to grow. Preferred Citation This collection should be cited as the Brooklyn Letterhead Collection, Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection. Related Materials Available at the Brooklyn Collection: Brooklyn Clipping Files: Hundreds of clippings files are kept covering different topics in Brooklyn. Check these for news pieces related to specific businesses. Ephemera Collection: Some of the businesses represented here are also represented in our ephemera collection. Brooklyn Newsstand: The digital and keyword-searchable version of the entire run of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper as well as Brooklyn Life magazine includes advertisements for, articles mentioning, and sometimes even images of the businesses in this collection. Guide to the Brooklyn Letterhead Collection 2 of 4 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Arrangement The items are arranged alphabetically by business name. Multiple items from the same business are arranged chronologically. Business names are as written on the letterhead. If a field is blank, that information is unavailable on the letterhead. All addresses are in Brooklyn unless otherwise noted. There are some addresses in Manhattan, Queens, and Long Island. There is one entry per item, so some businesses have multiple entries. If locations in multiple cities or boroughs are listed on the letterhead, only the Brooklyn address is included here. Sort Sort Name Full Name Address Date Type of Business Date Abbott Abbott & Co. 9 Court Street 11/8/1869 1869 Brewery Abbott Brewing Cor. Bushwick Avenue, Abbott 11/5/1886 1886 Brewery Co., The Meserole & Scholes Sts. Bushwick Ave. and Meserole Brewer of ales, porter Abbott W.G. Abbott 11/5/1888 1888 St. and lager beer Abraham Abraham & Straus Fulton Street at Hoyt 11/5/1894 1894 Department store Abraham Abraham & Straus Fulton Street at Hoyt 12/2/1897 1897 Department store Abraham Abraham & Straus Fulton Street at Hoyt 5/12/1899 1899 Department store Abraham Abraham & Straus Fulton Street at Hoyt 7/15/1939 1939 Department store Abraham Abraham & Straus Fulton Street at Hoyt 9/[19]56 1956 Department store Licensed electrical Abrams J.T. Abrams 2041 Flatbush Avenue 8/8/1936 1936 contractor Licensed electrical Abrams J.T. Abrams 2055 Flatbush Avenue 3/15/1940 1940 contractor Locksmith and bell Abt John Abt 208 Flatbush Ave 12/14/1878 1878 hanger Locksmith and bell Abt John Abt 268 Flatbush Ave 12/2/1895 1895 hanger Locksmith and bell Abt John Abt 269 Flatbush Ave 7/10/1895 1895 hanger Ace Chromium & Ace Nickel Plating 1793 Nostrand Avenue 9/29/[19]37 1937 Metal plating works Works Ace Plumbing Co., Ace 2507 Surf Avenue 6/1/1939 1939 Plumbing and heating Inc. H.B. Ackerman's Yard cor. Fulton and Waverly Ackerman 4/10/1883 1883 Coal and wood dealer Son Aves Carpenter work and Ackley James Ackley 764 Marcy Avenue 5/17/1890 1890 materials 419 DeKalb Avenue near Jul-Sept Meat and provision Ackley John Ackley 18?? Franklin Avenue 18?? dealer Acme Acme Stationery corner of N. 9th & Wythe Ave 9/6/1892 1892 Stationery Acme Steel Acme 219 36th Street 10/15/1930 1930 Steel Company Gas ranges repaired Acme Acme Stove Co. 2391 Pitkin Avenue 2/18/1937 1937 and reconditioned Guide to the Brooklyn Letterhead Collection 3 of 4 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Adams Coal Co., Adams Gowanus Canal at Third Street 4/6/1933 1933 Coal merchant Inc. Hardware and house Adams Otto Adams Fourth Avenue 9/6/1895 1895 furnishings R.W. Adams & Van Brunt St., near Hamilton Adams 9/5/1867 1867 Lumber dealers Co. Avenue Van Brunt St., near Hamilton R.W. Adams & Adams Ave. / Bonded yard, foot 25th 3/1/1876 1876 Lumber dealers Co. St. R.W. Adams & Van Brunt St., near Hamilton Adams 9/12/1876 1876 Lumber dealers Co. Avenue W.R. Adams & Van Brunt and Bowne Streets Adams 2/15/1898 1898 Lumber dealers Co. near Hamilton Ferry Adelman Dave Adelman 367 Pearl Street 4/194? 1940 Electrical appliances Adelphi Adelphi Academy 4/9/1878 1878 School Adelphi Adelphi Conservatory of 426 Carlton Avenue 3/10/[19]00 1900 School Music Two stores: cor. Fulton and Ray Farm & Garden Adikes J. & T. Adikes Sts., and Division Street / Estab. 1855 1855 Seeds Jamaica, NY Adlard R. Adlard 690 Myrtle Av. 11/7/1881 1881 Carpenter and repairs Aetna Aetna Insurance 242 Broadway 11/28/1910 1910 Insurance Aetna Insurance Aetna 11/9/1865 1865 Insurance Company Aetna Insurance Aetna 12/4/1882 1882 Insurance Company Real estate and Agar H.Y. & D. Agar 9 Greene Ave at Fulton Street 5/1/1935 1935 insurance Dry dock and Ahearn Ahearn & McNeil Foot of 26th street 7/24/1895 1895 shipwrights Ahn's Art Ahn 56 Box Street 11222 1991 1991 Silk screen printing Corporation A-J A-J Letter Service 1314 Avenue M 9/5/19?? 19?? Printing and mailing 87 North 5th Street Bet 2nd & Akerly H. Akerly 5/29/1875 1875 Carpenter and builder 3rd Streets 2386 Nostrand Avenue near Al Al's Repair Shop 12/14/1934 1934 Electrical contractor Ave J Al's Service 538 Vanderbilt Ave cor. Pacific Al Gasoline etc. Station St. Albert Pipe Supply Albert Berry and North 13th street 1/9/1930 1930 Pipe supplies Company Painting, Albohn Louis Albohn 167 Cooper St. [?] 11/16/1895 1895 paperhanging and kalsomining Aldridge & 357 Fulton Street, opposite City Aldridge 5/4/1860 1860 House furnishing Garrison Hall Cor. Kent avenue and Hewes Alexander Alexander & Ellis 7/24/1923 1923 Lumber dealer Street Guide to the Brooklyn Letterhead Collection 4 of 4 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Alexander Alexander Bros. 2040 East 61st street General contactors Alfiery Cesare Alfiery 260 Fourth Avenue, in rear 8/2/1897 1897 Bottle dealer 260 Fourth Avenue near Carroll Alfiery Cesare Alfiery 8/25/1897 1897 Bottle dealer Street 152-154 Flushing Avenue bet. Alford E.V. Alford & Co. 5/19/1894 1894 Butchers tools Clinton and Vanderbilt Avenues Allard Allard Real Estate 1321 Foster Avenue 9/4/1924 1924 Real estate D. Allen's Sons Allen 386 Third Avenue 8/29/1912 1912 Rope Rope Company D. Allen's Sons Allen 386 Third Avenue 7/10/1913 1913 Rope Rope Company Allen George Allen 350 Court Street, cor. Union 1/1/1881 1881 Livery stable Manufacturer of Allen R.L. Allen Cor. Plymouth & Jay Street 8/24/1869 1869 agricultural implements Nos. 20,22,24 and 26 Boarding and livery Allen William T. Allen 6/10/1893 1893 Bainbridge Street stables 20,22,24 and 26 Bainbridge Boarding and livery Allen William T. Allen 5/31/1898 1898 Street stables Allied Chimney Chimney and furnace Allied and Furnace 1706 East 45th Street 1/8/1947 1947 cleaning Cleaning Co. Almond T.R. Almond 83 & 85 Washington Street 5/5/1891 1891 Tool maker Alpine Lumber Alpine 5th Ave, Corner 64th St. 5/31/1932 1932 Lumber merchant Co., Inc. 119 Fourth Place bet. Court and Carpenters and Alyea J. & P. Alyea 5/4/1877 1877 Smith Sts. builders American Auto Manufacturers of the American Motor Locking 141-143 Stockholm Street 5/1/1910 1910 automobile starting Device Co. crank American Carpet Cleaning Works 159-161 & 163 25th Street / 200 Carpet cleaning and American 11/21/1913 1913 and Storage & 202 24th Street storage Warehouses American Electric 1852 Decatur Street (bet. Engineers and American & Acetylene 2/9/1929 1929 Cypress & Myrtle Aves) contractors Welding Co. American Jewish Congress, Brooklyn [president] 4006 Highland American Jewish organization Women's Division, Avenue Coney Island Chapter American Legion, Philippines Post No. 1164, Kings American 33 Sands St 11/2/1950 1950 Patriotic organization County, Department of New York American American Manufacturing Noble and West Streets 10/19/1916 1916 Cordage Company American American Noble and West Streets 9/21/1921 1921 Cordage Manufacturing Guide to the Brooklyn Letterhead Collection 5 of 4 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Company American Safety American 11/11/1927 1927 Razor company Razor Corporation American American 6/15/1893 1893 Stamping Co.