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Al Henderson Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MG Henderson, Al-(Offsite)
Scope and Contents The major portion of the Henderson photograph collection consists of 24 large boxes containing more 20,000 negatives. Negatives and proof prints are filed in individual envelopes, each representing a commercial job. The envelopes are labeled with the order number, the customer's name and address, and the date of the sitting. Envelopes typically contain several negatives, with proof-prints. The subjects are mostly individual studio portraits, but some events (especially weddings) are also...
Dates: 1930s-1987

Alford Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Alford
Abstract

A collection of photo albums and other materials on the family of George and Roberta Alford and Frontier’s International, Newark branch.

Dates: 1944 - 1995

Amiri Baraka / Leroi Jones collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Baraka-(Main)
Scope and Contents The collection consists of 2 folders of photocopies of articles and clippings relating to Amiri Baraka (1964-1984), "A Checklist to Primary and Secondary Sources Related to Amiri Baraka" (1971), and 18 folders of printed material. The printed material consists largely of writings of Baraka published by the Newark-based Jihad Productions and other publishers, and material by others published by Jihad Productions. Items by Amiri Baraka include: "The Dead Lecturer" (1964),...
Dates: 1961 - 1984

Barbara J. Kukla Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Kukla
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the collected papers of Barbara J. Kukla, who has worked in Newark for over fifty years as an author and reporter. These materials were collected by Barbara, both through her work and for personal interest. Some of the significant topics represented in these files are: music, theater, poetry, fine arts, books, African-American heritage and history, African-American life, women’s issues, women’s history, public schools, charter schools, universities, colleges,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2012; 1901 - 2018

Business and Industrial Coordinating Council (BICC) Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk BICC-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents

Box 1: contains drafts of a history of BICC (1973); a file labeled "Task Force"; training and personnel manuals; certificates; bylaws; budgets; minutes, etc. (ca. 1967-1973)

Box 2: contains 6 binders of material labeled "Executive Director's Report" (1970-1972); " Executive Committee Minutes" (1970-1975); " Minutes" (1970-1973); " Programs" (1970-1973); "Computer Match" (1971-1972); and " Finance and Budget" (1971-1972).

Dates: 1963 - 1973

CFCNJIC Archival Material in Book/DVD Collection (Partial List)

 Collection
Identifier: Book and DVD Collection
Scope and Contents Following are a selection of archival items in the Book and DVD collections. Search our catalog for a full list at catalog.npl.org. [Three Bamberger's videos : Christmas 1926 ; Bamberger parade 1930s ; Bamberger's Thanksgiving parade 1944] / 381.141 T4132 Newark Public Library Biographies on DVD search at catalog.npl.org for author "Voices & Visions Productions" (11 DVDs incl....
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk 1900s-2000s

Cory Booker and Sharpe James Photo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk James-Booker (Digital)

D.J. Henderson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk DJ Henderson-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents

In addition to personal correspondence and papers, the collection reflects the breadth of the Hendersons’ interests with materials on engineering, the preservation of their house, and many organizations with which they were involved.

A copy of an earlier inventory of the collection can be found in Box 10.

Dates: 1936 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1970s & 1980s

Effa Manley Private Business Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Manley-(Main)
Abstract

The Effa Manley Private Business papers consist primarily of correspondence, but also include lists, and a few bills and receipts. The bulk of the material is related to an apartment building owned by Effa Manley and members of her family in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and property owned by Abe Manley in Camden, New Jersey.

Dates: 1933 - 1946; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1942

Fred Means Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Means-(Main)
Abstract

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

Dates: 1965 - 2018

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Gibson, Kenneth A. 5
James, Sharpe, 1936- 4
Ashby , William M. (William Mobile), 1889-1991 2
Curvin, Robert 2
Housing Authority of the City of Newark (New Jersey) 2
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Manley, Effa, 1897-1981 2
Newark (N.J.). Police Department 2
Addonizio, Hugh J., 1914-1981 1
After Hours 1
Alford, George, 1924-2000 1
Alford, Roberta 1
Allison, Hughes 1
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Black Mirror News 1
Bolden, Marion 1
Booker, Cory 1
Boyd, Alex, 1939- 1
Brinson, Carl J. 1
Brown, Anne Gadson 1
Burch, Mary B. 1
Byrne, Brendan T., 1924-2018 1
Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council. 1
Community Development Block Grant (Newark, N.J.) 1
Congress of Racial Equality (Newark, N.J.) 1
Dinkins, David N. 1
Flagg, Alma 1
Frontiers International 1
Goldstein, Pamela E. 1
Gregory, Eugene Monroe, 1874-1953 1
Gregory, Musette Brooks, 1876-1921 1
Guyot, Dorothy 1
Henderson, Al 1
Henderson, Dorland J., 1898-1996 1
Henderson, Elizabeth Baker 1
Heningburg, Gus 1
Ironbound Community Corporation 1
Jihad Productions 1
Kean, Thomas H. 1
Krueger-Scott Mansion Cultural Center 1
Kukla, Barbara J. 1
L. Bamberger & Co. 1
Lett, Harold A. 1
Lincoln-Douglass Memorial Association (Newark, N.J.) 1
Lipman, Wynona Moore, -1999 1
Means, Fred 1
Mussa, Mansa K. 1
National Urban Coalition (U.S.) 1
Negro National League 1
New Jersey Historic Trust. 1
New Jersey. Department of Transportation 1
New Jersey. Legislature. Senate 1
Newark (N.J.). Board of Education 1
Newark (N.J.). Business and Industrial Coordinating Council 1
Newark Eagles (Baseball team) 1
Newark Human Rights Commission 1
Newark Liberty International Airport 1
Newark Public Information Office 1
Saxton, Johnny, 1930-2008 1
Scudder Homes (Newark, N.J.) 1
St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (Newark, N.J.) 1
State Prison, Rahway, N.J 1
Stella Wright Homes (Newark, N.J .) 1
Theater of Universal Images 1
Trend Magazine 1
United States. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. 1
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 1
Urban League of Essex County (N.J.) 1
Urban League of New Jersey 1
Urban Voices 1
Watley, William D. 1
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