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Guide to the Ephemera Collection of the Archives at Queens Library 1830-2004 Control # E-8

Identifier: aql:143

Description: The Ephemera Collection of the Archives at Queens Library (27 boxes, 1830-2004) contains “minor transient documents of everyday life,” with a caveat that not all the material is necessarily minor or transient. The collection contains material from geographic Long Island’s clubs – charity, fraternal, political, and sports, its churches, artists, businesses, wrestling events, weddings, and more; in an array of formats including tickets, bulletins, posters, prints, cards, envelops, stamps, etc.

Collection : aql:30881; aql:15769

Summary/Description : The Ephemera Collection of the Archives at Queens Library (27 boxes, 1830-2004) contains “minor transient documents of everyday life,” with a caveat that not all the material is necessarily minor or transient. The collection contains material from geographic Long Island’s clubs – charity, fraternal, political, and sports, its churches, artists, businesses, wrestling events, weddings, and more; in an array of formats including tickets, bulletins, posters, prints, cards, envelops, stamps, etc.

Coverage : Queens County (N.Y.) Nassau County (N.Y.) Kings County (N.Y.)

Publisher : Queens Borough Public Library, Publisher

Identifier : aql:143

eadid : E-8

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