Found 4 collections related to New York Public Library. United States History, Local History and Genealogy Division

Includes mostly brochures advertising the lease or sale of properties and spaces within those properties in larger buildings in New York City (Manhattan and Brooklyn), including banks, hotels, offices, and other places of business. Included in the collection are brochures, photographs, renderings, and numerous floor plans. Well known buildings represented include the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the United Nations Headquarters, Rockefeller Center, and the Forbes Building. less

Cushman & Wakefield Inc. is an American global commercial real estate services firm founded in New York City in 1917. The Cushman & Wakefield printed ephemera dates from 1967 to the 1980s and reflects the firm's advertising efforts through flyers, brochures, information packets, newsletters, and form letters sent to brokers and corporate clients. less

The Fire Island Association, Inc. was founded in 1955 to advocate for, protect, and preserve the island and the interests of its homeowners, business owners, and visitors. The Citizens Committee for a Fire Island National Seashore was a grassroots organization formed in the 1960s to protect the island's ecosystem from a proposed highway. The collection, dating from 1960 to 1965, holds printed matter and correspondence that chronicles the advocacy of these two groups against the construction of a highway and for the establishment of the Fire Island National Seashore. less