Research Catalog

Title

Fifth Avenue Hotel records, 1859-1891.

Author

Fifth Avenue Hotel (New York, N.Y.)

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Description

9 linear feet (9 boxes).

Summary

Collection consists of ledgers and journals, 1859-1891, kept by the chef or the kitchen manager which contain detailed accounts of all daily kitchen expenses.

Subjects

• New York (N.Y.) > Commerce
• Hotel restaurants > New York (State) > New York

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Source (note)

• Buttolph, Miss Frank E.

Biography (note)

• The Fifth Avenue Hotel, located at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, was built by Amos R. Eno in 1859.

Processing Action (note)

• Surveyed
• Cataloging updated

Call Number

MssCol 996

OCLC

NYPW89-A458

Author

Fifth Avenue Hotel (New York, N.Y.)

Title

Fifth Avenue Hotel records, 1859-1891.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

The Fifth Avenue Hotel, located at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, was built by Amos R. Eno in 1859. One of New York's most luxurious hotels, it included what was then a novelty, an elevator.

Finding Aids

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Research Call Number

MssCol 996