Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: New Haven businesses Extent: 7 boxes (1,100 items and 3 scrapbooks) Description: Mainly 19th and 20th-century materials arranged alphabetically, representing New Haven area merchants, businessmen, professionals, and service agents. Included are scrapbooks of trade cards and personal and advertising cards, many with views of New Haven. Also includes bills and correspondence from the Horace G. Chase family, Mary Pritchard, Ms. Hiller, and Dean and Mrs. Ladd; New Haven calling cards, invitations, and marriage announcements; and calendars with photographs from the Charles W. Scranton Company. Research Topics: Advertising and visual culture in New Haven in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; ephemera; New Haven business and commerce