Brooklyn Ephemera Collection
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Abstract
The Brooklyn Ephemera Collection consists of catalogs, postcards, business cards, fliers, circulars, and other remnants of daily life in Brooklyn. Major portions of the collection relate to Brooklyn Public Library, local businesses, churches, and schools.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. Ephemera from similar sources are grouped under one subject heading (i.e. "Banks" and "Restaurants"), with sub-categories for each establishment, person, or organization.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains historic and contemporary printed ephemera of Brooklyn. Although often created for temporary, practical business and social needs (i.e., a ticket stub for a dance or a business card), printed ephemera can often reveal much more nuanced information about the time and place in which it was produced. Commercial businesses, schools, municipal boards and commissions, and other clubs and organizations produced the material that is in this collection, which spans more than 150 years of Brooklyn history.
Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History 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.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item/descriptive title, date (if known); Folder title; Brooklyn Ephemera collection, BCMS_0007; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Provenance
This is an artifical composite collection made up of materials from many different sources acquired over several years.
Accruals
Accruals have been and will continue to be frequently added.
