Trade catalogs and pamphlets

About this collection

    This digital collection contains a selection from Hagley Library's collection of trade catalogs and pamphlets. The materials date from 1783 to 1988 and vary in size. The trade catalogs contain lists, often illustrated, of items sold by an assortment of manufacturers, mostly American. The pamphlets largely consist of promotional materials. They are organized chronologically by publication date.
    Some materials shelved in our trade catalogs and pamphlets collections are part of special collections, like our Carter Litchfield history of fatty materials pamphlets. When possible, these items have been organized in the Hagley Digital Archive within their respective collections. In cases where a significant number of materials from a single source are present, these materials have often been grouped into a sub-collection, as in the case of the John Wanamaker Department Store catalogs.
    A comprehensive view of Hagley's trade catalogs and pamphlets can be found by searching our online catalog.
    Image: Cover of 1977 catalog for Dinky Die Cast Toys. Click here to view. in the collection

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Design Formt Den Alltag
Exhibit catalog.
Whale oil and candle works in New Bedford
General history of the industry / Gail Eastwood -- List of sites in New Bedford / Gail Eastwood -- The whale oil and candle industry (process) / Nick DiMartino -- Architecture of whale oil refineries / Nick DiMartino -- Appendix : New Bedford, 1973 / Gail Eastwood.
Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws
Publication for the Chamber of Congress detailing workers' compensation laws including coverage of laws, benefits provided, and administration of laws.
The states and private foundations
Adapted from an address delivered at a meeting of the Special Committee on Charitable Trusts and Solicitations of the National Association of Attorneys General, Miami, April 16, 1975.

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