WARSHAW COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AMERICANA, ca. 1724-1977
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List of Collection Divisions

I. BUSINESS EPHEMERA--VERTICAL FILES, ca. 1724-1977

Consists of 1,863 Vertical Document Boxes divided into 538 subject and geographic categories.

II. BUSINESS EPHEMERA--OVERSIZE, ca. 1850-1960

Consists of 214 flat oversize boxes and 34 map case drawers divided into the same subject and geographic categories as the vertical document boxes.

III. OTHER COLLECTION DIVISIONS, 1790-1957

Business Records, ca. 1790-1895             25 Volumes

Cinema Lobby Cards, ca. 1910-1944        3 Oversize Boxes 

Fire Insurance Maps, ca. 1873-1896          3 Oversize Boxes

Liquor and Wine Labels and
Advertisements,  1893-1905                       2 Oversize Boxes

Photographs, 1860-1910                          11 Boxes

Reward and Wanted Posters,
1850-1957                                                 1 Oversize Box

Sheet Music,
ca. 1803-1947                                            9 Oversize Boxes

IV. ISADORE WARSHAW PERSONAL PAPERS, ca. 1917-1966

Consists of 3 vertical document boxes mostly relating to how Mr. Warshaw maintained the collection as a business.

V. PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCE MATERIALS

Photographic Prints                                             56 Volumes

35 mm Color Slides                                               8 Volumes

4x5 Color Photo transparencies
and Some Black and White Photonegatives           17 Boxes

Video disk                                                              1 Disk

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