BOX 7 - I: Income - Industry
Scope and Contents
BOX #7:
Income: contains a study by Harry B. Weiss of the Newark Housing Authority regarding income limits for affordable housing (ca. 1938) NOTE: See a related study by Weiss in MG Nwk Misc. H, under Housing - Survey of Negro Housing.
Industry:
Industry – Breweries: A folder of material related to the brewery P. Ballantine and Sons, including a booklet on the brewing industry in the United States and "Remarks on the inspection of the brewery," both by Charles Bradley, Vice-President of Ballantine (1908, 1916); an advertising booklet with character sketches of ale drinkers, and colored illustrations of Ballantine's brewery and the bottles and labels of its various beers (1910); a profile of the company from Fortune Magazine (1938); and a brochure with facts and figures related to Ballantine (ca. 1954); Feigenspan P.O.N. foam scraper; letter from Christian Feigenspan promoting reductions in the price of coal (8 May 1935); A brief history of the Morton Brewery building, including a transcription of an 1880 newspaper article and more recent descriptions (1960); Krueger Beer Coaster (n.d.)
Industry – Electric: Weston Electrical Instruments' general catalogue (1927); Material related to PSE&G's Coal Street Generating Station, including articles and correspondence (1980s Dixon Inc.); PSE&G 100th anniversary calendar with historical pictures (2003).
Items stored in Nwk Misc. Ovsz Box 4: Westinghouse Factory photo (undated)
Industry – Jewelry : 2 promotional booklets produced by Krementz: "The Story of Gold in Modern Jewelry" and "The Advertising of Krementz Fine Quality Jewelry"; "The Jewelry Industry in Newark" (1929)
Industry – Leather: contains leather samples from Dreher Leather Manufacturing Corporation, 42 Garden Street [ 2 items] and 1 unidentified leather sample.
Industry -- Metal / Metal Arts: a booklet ad for Ronson Art Metal Works cigarette lighters [donation from Mrs. Clarence Best of Wallingford, VT in 2013]; Price list, Art Metal Craft tools, March 15, 1968; A letter and article related to the history of Pfaff and Kendall, manufacturers of aluminum lamp posts (1980s); Dunphey-Smith Company Tinnners and Sheet Metal Workers Supplies Catalog (undated); Tiffany Manor architectural drawings (undated); Breeze American Newsletter, Breeze Corporations 41 South 6th St. Vol. IV, August Issue (1944)
Industry-- Whitehead and Hoag / Medals: Material related to Whitehead and Hoag Company, designers and manufacturers of advertising, industrial, and fraternal products in plastic, metal, and leather: product sheets, promotional materials, and a history of the company; "The America City and Local Veteran's Medals" by James Peterson (incl. Whitehead & Hoag); "Medals Made in Newark"
Industry – Wiss: 4 promotional booklets produced by Wiss Jewelers: "The Finds", "Heirlooms" (1967 Heirloom Collection), untitled booklet that begins with Twelve Days of Christmas lyrics, and "The Delicious World of Wiss".
Dates
- 1784-2023
Extent
From the Collection: 7.918 Linear Feet (18 Hollinger boxes, 2 Half Hollingers) : Boxes 1 - 20 (Main)
Language of Materials
English
- Breweries -- New Jersey -- Newark
- Brochures
- Electric industry -- New Jersey -- Newark
- Income -- New Jersey -- Newark
- Industry -- New Jersey -- Newark
- Intergroup relations -- New Jersey -- Newark
- Inventors -- New Jersey -- Newark
- Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 19th century
- Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century
- Newsletters
- Papers (documents)
- Reports
Repository Details
Part of the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library Repository
3rd Floor
Newark Public Library
5 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102 United States
973-733-7775
njreference@npl.org