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Environmental Justice -- New Jersey -- Newark

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Ironbound Community Corporation Collection

 Digital Collection
Identifier: Digital ICC

Ironbound Environmental Justice History and Resource Center

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk ICC-(Van Buren)
Scope and Contents This is a collection of materials donated by the Ironbound Community Corporation, a group located in the Ironbound section of Newark. Founded in 1969, ICC works “on a range of neighborhood issues -- from affordable housing and economic development to safe streets, clean air, and educational opportunities for adults and children,” according to its Web site. ICC is funded by foundations, government agencies, and contributions from the community. The Environmental Justice History and Resource...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1978 - 2001

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