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

Title
Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. collection relating to Bowne & Co.
Author
Stanley, Edmund A., 1924-
Supplementary Content
Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors
  • Boone family.
  • Bowne, Elizabeth.
  • Bowne, Robert, 1744-1818.
  • Collins family.
  • Minturn family.
  • Stanley, Edumund A., 1924-
Description
16 linear ft. (28 boxes, 1 portfolio, 3 vols., 1 oversized folder)
Summary
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Ephemera
  • Medallions (medals)
  • Motion pictures (visual works)
  • Sound recordings
  • Commonplace books
  • Drawings
  • Passports
  • Photographs
  • Stock certificates
  • Videotapes
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Bowne & Co., Inc.
Biography (note)
  • Bowne & Co., Inc., founded in 1775 by the merchant and Quaker, Robert Bowne (1744-1818), is New York's oldest and largest printing firm.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 4814
OCLC
NYPW01-A110
Author
Stanley, Edmund A., 1924- Collector
Title
Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. collection relating to Bowne & Co.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
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, insurance companies, and other businesses for commercial paper. Throughout most of the 19th century the firm was headed by a member of the Bowne family. Edmund A. Stanley, Sr. became president of the firm in 1922 and was succeeded by his son, Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. in 1956. Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. also took on the role of the firm's corporate historian.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
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Occupation
Merchants New York (N.Y.)
Printers New York (N.Y.)
Added Author
Boone family.
Bowne, Elizabeth.
Bowne, Robert, 1744-1818.
Collins family.
Minturn family.
Stanley, Edumund A., 1924-
Research Call Number
MssCol 4814
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