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Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG MBLI-(Offsite)
Scope and Contents
The collection is stored in 4 file cabinets and 3 boxes. Newark-related contents are as follows: File Cabinet 1, Drawer 1: company brochures and pamphlets; clippings and other material on anniversaries and company buildings; biographical files; exhibit material, including many photographs; and videotapes of speeches by Robert Van FossanFile Cabinet 1, Drawer 2: material on new building at 520 Broad St., including correspondence on opening ceremonies; biographical...
Dates:
1845 - 2001
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Records
Collection
Identifier: MG MBLI Records-(Offsite)
Scope and Contents
This portion of the MBLI collection is comprised of 160 bound volumes of records. The records date to the founding of the company, and increasingly reflect the nationwide scope of the business. In many cases the place of residence of policy-holders is not noted. The content of the volumes is as follows: 4 Dead Annuity Registers (1951-1980), 6 books of policy forms (1845-1936), 2 cashbooks (1845-1852), 2 Policy Ledgers (1889-1890), 1 Agents Ledger (1845-1847), 4 Insurance Tables (1887-1893),...
Dates:
1845 - 2001
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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