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Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. collection relating to Bowne & Co, c. 1774-1995

Title: Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. collection relating to Bowne & Co c. 1774-1995

The collection consists of miscellaneous corporate records of Bowne & Co., Inc., New York City's oldest and largest printing firm, founded by Robert Bowne (1744-1818) in 1775; and papers relating to the Bowne family of Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., including original letters by Robert Bowne and other members of the Bowne and related families. The collection was assembled by Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. (1924 - ) a former president and chairman of Bowne & Co., Inc. during the course of his research for his books on the history of the firm.

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http://archives.nypl.org/mss/4814 View

New York (N.Y.). Committee of Health. Minute book, 1793 Sept. 17-1796 Feb. 13.

Title: Minute book, 1793 Sept. 17-1796 Feb. 13.

Book of minutes of New York's Committee of Health, appointed in response to "the alarming situation in Philadelphia" which was experiencing a yellow fever epidemic (Sept. 17, 1793-Feb. 13, 1796). The committee was charged with preventing the spread of infectious disease. Minutes contain information on quarantine of ships and people coming into the city, visits to the sick to determine if they had been struck with the fever, progress of the disease in other port cities and the West Indies, doctors' reports, hospitalization of the sick, deaths, and informing the public about the disease and quarantine. Also includes 4 copies of a typescript containing extracts from the minutes.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (311 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58759422 View

Stanley, Edmund A., 1924-. Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. collection relating to Bowne & Co.

Title: Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. collection relating to Bowne & Co.

The collection consists of miscellaneous corporate records of Bowne & Co., Inc., and papers relating to the Bowne family of Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., including original letters by Robert Bowne and other members of the Bowne and related families. The collection was assembled by Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. (1924 - ) a former president and chairman of Bowne & Co., Inc. during the course of his research for his books on the history of the firm.

ArchivalResource: 16 linear ft. (28 boxes, 1 portfolio, 3 vols., 1 oversized folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122533464 View