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Fred Means Papers

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Identifier: MG Nwk Means-(Main)
Abstract

This collection consists of papers documenting Fred Means career and activism.

Dates: 1965 - 2018

Gus Heningburg Papers

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Identifier: MG Nwk Heningburg
Abstract

This collection consists of documents pertaining to Gus Heningburg, a Newark , NJ, based civil rights and community activist, and former head of the Greater Newark Urban Coalition.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1968 - 1978; 1967 - 2000

Nancy Zak and Arnold Cohen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Zak-Cohen
Abstract

This collection consists of material from Arnold Cohen and Nancy Zak's careers in community organizing including the Ironbound Airplane Noise Committee, newsletters, photographs, and emphemera. Though there is some overlap this personal material is separate from the Ironbound Community Corporation Collection, part of which exists at Van Buren Branch and the rest of which is set to be archived in 2022.

Dates: c. mid-1970s to 2000s

Newark Water Coalition Collection

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Identifier: MG Nwk Water -(Digital)
Abstract

This collection consists of items donated by the Newark Water Coalition concerning their organizing work in Newark.

Dates: 2016 - 2022

Robert Curvin Papers

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Identifier: MG Nwk Curvin-(Main)
Abstract

This collection consists of papers of historian Robert Curvin.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1954-2015, some copies of earlier material

Yoland Skeete-Laessig Collection

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Identifier:  MG Nwk Skeete-Laessig
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of various materials resulting from Yoland Skeete-Laessig’s work on the book “When Newark Had a Chinatown: My Personal Journey”, as well as her fight to save the historical area of Chinatown from being redeveloped as an arena. There is also some material from her career as one of the founders of the art gallery Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Cente.



Dates: 1960-2017, photocopies of earlier material and artifacts from earlier period; Majority of material found within 2000 - 2008

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