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Ernest Erber Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Erber-(Offsite)
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal records of Ernest Erber, which were formed while he served in the capacity as director and/or member of the executive board of several planning organizations located in Northern New Jersey.

Dates: 1949 - 1982

Gus Heningburg Papers

 Collection
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

Robert Curvin Papers

 Collection
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

 Collection
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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