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Banister Shoe Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Banister-(Fileroom)
Abstract
This collection consists of records from the James A. Banister Shoe Company of Newark, NJ from 1890-1935, as well as research on the company from 2016
Dates:
1890 - 1935; 2016 - 2019
Krueger Brewery Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Krueger-(Offsite)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of miscellaneous items discovered by John N. Ioannou, a carpenter from Madison, NJ, at the site of a demolition on Belmont Avenue, "near the old Krueger Brewery." According to an undated note from him to Charles F. Cummings, he donated them to the Newark Public Library.
The collection consists of material apparently gathered and buried or hidden on the occasion of the groundbreaking for a new stable for the Krueger Brewery, May 18, 1880. One large document consists...
Dates:
1880
Newark Business Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Business-(Main)
Scope and Contents
This collection contains miscellaneous Newark Business materials ranging from the nineteenth century to present day.
Dates:
1855 - 2020
Newark Department Store Catalogs Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG NWK Dept. Cat-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of advertisements and catalogues of Newark department stores, including: two folders of advertisements cut from the pages of the Newark City Directory (1882) and the New Jersey State Gazetteer and Business Directory (1885), with ads for many Newark businesses; two folders of Bamberger's catalogues (1977-1978); two folders of Haynes' catalogues (1977-1982); and a number of loose catalogues for Haynes' and Bamberger's (1983- 1984, and undated).
Dates:
1882 - c. 1984
Newark Insurance Companies Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Insurance-(Fileroom)
Abstract
The bulk of the material in this collection is related to the Prudential Insurance Company. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, known as the Prudential FriendlySociety until 1877, was founded in Newark by John F. Dryden in 1875. The company's first location was 812 Broad Street; in 1892 the "Main" building was constructed on the corner Broad and Bank Streets. Prudential's initial focus was on providing insurance for individuals, but group policies for businesses rapidly...
Dates:
1845 - 2001
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- Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century 4
- Business -- New Jersey -- Newark 3
- Advertisements 2
- Letters (correspondence) 2
- Trade catalogs 2
- Articles 1
- Booklets 1
- Breweries -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Brochures 1
- Business cards 1
- Certificates 1
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- Corporations -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Department stores -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
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- Financial records 1
- Fliers (printed matter) 1
- German Americans -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Insurance companies -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Papers (documents) 1
- Photocopies 1
- Photographs 1
- Press releases 1
- Proclamations 1
- Programs (documents) 1
- Publications 1
- Shoe industry -- New Jersey -- Newark 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Banister, Arthur C. 1
- Banister, Isaac 1
- Banister, James A. , 1831-1906 1
- Banister, James B., 1860-1943 1
- Hahne & Co. 1
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