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

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

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

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.

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313818

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Stanley, Edmund A., 1924-

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Bowne & Co., Inc., founded in 1775 by the merchant and Quaker, Robert Bowne (1744-1818), is New York's oldest and largest printing firm. From its origins as a modest mercantile firm selling writing paper, printing materials and a variety of other merchandise including furs (Robert Bowne had been associated for a time with John Jacob Astor), Bowne & Co., Stationers, gradually turned exclusively to financial printing in order to meet the growing demands of banks, i...

Stanley, Edumund A., 1924-.

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Minturn family

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Boone family

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Bowne & Co. (New York, N.Y. : 1775- )

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Collins family

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Bowne, Elizabeth

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Bowne, Robert, 1744-1818.

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