Guide to the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company advertisement, 1884


Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu

Published in 2024

Collection Overview

Title: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company advertisement
Date range: 1884
Creator: unknown
Extent: 0.01 cubic feet.
Abstract: Advertisement for Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection number: MSS-0158

Scope & content

The collection contains a color illustration advertising the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Captions on the item read: “Feeling that you have labored long and powerfully in the good cause, we beg leave to present you with some of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co’s celebrated teas and coffees which will strengthen you in your labors,” “You have touched the right spot this time suah and to show my gratitude I will keep right on living and recommend these teas and coffees to every one. Yours & c. Dominie”, and “The Donation Visit.”

The illustration depicts three individuals drawn as racist caricatures, one holding a bottle with the label “Thea-Nectar, Pure Chinese Tea,” and another is holding a sack with the label “The celebrated Sultana Coffee from the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.”

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Arrangement

The collection is one item and therefore there is no order.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: The collection is open for research.
Use of the materials: Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Alternate form: The collection has not been digitized and is not available online.
Preferred citation: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company advertisement, MSS-0158, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Contact information: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior 2019. The provenance of the collection is unknown.
Processing information: The collection was described in 2024.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Veronica L. Denison.
Encoding: This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Location/Existence of copies: The collection has not been digitized and is not available online.

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