Series 2: Business records, 1929-2011
Scope and Contents
This series covers a wide range of materials spanning the company history, 1929-2010, and documents daily business activities throughout Globe Poster's company history under the ownership of both the Shapiro and Cicero families. Materials include ledgers and printouts of financial and accounting records, invoices for customer orders, work orders, samples of materials used in poster printing, and originating documents such as board meeting minutes and stock holdings. A small set of materials documents early affiliated printing shops under both the Globe name, Southern Poster, and Triangle Printing.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-2011
Creator
- From the Collection: Globe Poster Corp. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials managed by Johns Hopkins University are open for use. These materials are housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval.
Some of the materials in this collection, including all of the cuts and selected posters and other items that form the Teaching Collection series, are located at MICA. These are also available for use but may be subject to different retrieval and access procedures than the materials managed by JHU. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Collection is open for use.
Extent
From the Collection: 382.23 Cubic Feet (1145 containers managed by JHU are reflected in the extent. MICA manages an additional 764 containers with an extent of approximately 260 cubic feet, meaning the overall extent of this collection is 642.23.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Appraisal
Efforts were made to remove and discard records documenting sensitive personnel and financial activities, including materials with personally identifiable information.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu