Scope and Contents Part 1 of the School News from Newark Newspapers scrapbook collection consists of 39 scrapbooks, arranged in chronological order, of local newspaper clippings reporting issues, events, activities, and announcements of the Board of Education and of individual schools in Newark. In most of the volumes artcles are grouped by topic. Some volumes also contain original correspondence, notes, and memos. Volume 1 (1903-1907), for example, is largely devoted to school reform and expansion and the...

Abstract

Part 2 of the School News Scrapbook Collection consists of 26 scrapbooks of local newspaper clippings reporting issues, events, activities, and announcements of relating to Newark schools and to the Board of Education. Each volume, or group of volumes, covers a date-span (usually 2-3 years). Within many of the scrapbooks, clippings are grouped alphabetically by topic.