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New-York Historical Society collection of matchbook covers

Call Number

PR 432

Date

1930s?-1950s, inclusive

Creator

New-York Historical Society (Role: Collector)

Extent

18.75 Linear feet in 11 boxes

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The collection holds matchbook covers, likely dating from the 1930s-1950s, principally of hotels/motels and dining establishments from across the United States, its territories, and other locales, as well as military posts, universities, United States ships (USS), hospitals, and other institutions. Most of the collection is well-organized by geographic (e.g. state) source.

Arrangement

The collection is organized in three series, each representing a separately donated collection:

Series I. Harvey J. Hess Collection

Series II. H. Maxson Holloway Collection

Series III. Abel I. Smith, Jr. Collection

Scope and Contents

The collection includes matchbook covers received from three donors in the 1950s. The more extensive and well-organized of the two is the Harvey J. Hess Collection, which holds matchbook covers from hotels/motels and dining establishments from across the United States, its territories, and other locales, as well as military posts, universities, United States ships (USS), hospitals, and other institutions. The smaller H. Maxson Holloway and Abel I. Smith, Jr. collections hold covers from restaurants and other dining establishments as well, but seems to be less diversified in their geographic and institutional scope.

Subjects

Access Restrictions

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff. Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

The collection should be cited as: New-York Historical Society collection of matchbook covers, PR 432, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, New-York Historical Society.

Credit lines for exhibition labels and other such uses acknowledging the donor of particular covers should refer to the acquisition note for the series that includes the item.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection is comprised of three donations received in the 1950s. See the series level notes for further information.

Accruals

Though matchbook covers are not a current collecting priority of N-YHS, the collection is open for additional accessions that might be accepted in the future.

Collection processed by

Larry Weimer

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:48:13 -0400.
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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

No physical re-arrangement or other processing has been done with the collection; it remains as received by three donors in the 1950s. Description of the collection in this finding aid and a catalog record, based on a skim of the content, was done in January 2022 by archivist Larry Weimer.

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024