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Industry -- New Jersey -- Newark

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Banister Shoe Company Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Banister-(Fileroom)
Abstract

This collection consists of records from the James A. Banister Shoe Company of Newark, NJ from 1890-1935, as well as research on the company from 2016

Dates: 1890 - 1935; 2016 - 2019

Edward J. White Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG White-(Fileroom)
Abstract

Collection of financial records, photographs and personal correspondence of Edward J. White, an electrical contractor and his company, based in Newark, N.J.

Dates: 1913 - 1958

Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk GNCC-(Main)
Scope and Contents The Chamber of Commerce of Newark was founded in 1868 to promote business and industry in the city. The Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce Collection contains printed material related to the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, including:Issues of "The Exec," the newsletter of the GNCC (1969-1976);Issues of "Info," monthly newsletter of the Research and Government Affairs Department of the GNCC (1971-1973); Issues of "Trends," newsletter of the Research and...
Dates: 1935 - 1989

James M. Reilly Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Reilly
Abstract

This collection consists of records from Mr. James M. Reilly, who was secretary of the Newark Board of Trade from 1892-1920 and was active in many other industrial and other organizations in Newark and surrounding area.

Dates: 1890 - 1935

Krueger Brewery Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Krueger-(Offsite)
Scope and Contents The collection consists of miscellaneous items discovered by John N. Ioannou, a carpenter from Madison, NJ, at the site of a demolition on Belmont Avenue, "near the old Krueger Brewery." According to an undated note from him to Charles F. Cummings, he donated them to the Newark Public Library. The collection consists of material apparently gathered and buried or hidden on the occasion of the groundbreaking for a new stable for the Krueger Brewery, May 18, 1880. One large document consists...
Dates: 1880

Newark Business Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Business-(Main)
Scope and Contents

This collection contains miscellaneous Newark Business materials ranging from the nineteenth century to present day.

Dates: 1855 - 2020

Newark Business Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Business Scrapbook-(Main)
Abstract

This scrapbook contains postcards of Newark paired with ads for local businesses and other entities.

Dates: 1919

Newark Department Store Catalogs Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG NWK Dept. Cat-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of advertisements and catalogues of Newark department stores, including: two folders of advertisements cut from the pages of the Newark City Directory (1882) and the New Jersey State Gazetteer and Business Directory (1885), with ads for many Newark businesses; two folders of Bamberger's catalogues (1977-1978); two folders of Haynes' catalogues (1977-1982); and a number of loose catalogues for Haynes' and Bamberger's (1983- 1984, and undated).

Dates: 1882 - c. 1984

Newark Department Stores Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Dept. Stores-(Main)
Scope and Contents Box #1. Hahnes folder: "My little red Indian book" (children's booklet); Gallery of Fame (leaflet of American heroes); Catalog (1976); KRESGE: Christmas catalogs (1954, 1963); various issues of magazine (1945-46); ad for Christmas folders [n.d.]; L.S. PLAUT: Pocket calendar and stamp case (1 1/2" x 2", 1916); Urban League "nigger brown" case (William Ashby memoirs and letter from L. S. Plaut, 1921); "Home Talk" (July 1899 issue); 40th anniversary celebration, The Bee Hive Musical Monthly...
Dates: 1896 - 1976

Newark Insurance Companies Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Insurance-(Fileroom)
Abstract The bulk of the material in this collection is related to the Prudential Insurance Company. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, known as the Prudential FriendlySociety until 1877, was founded in Newark by John F. Dryden in 1875. The company's first location was 812 Broad Street; in 1892 the "Main" building was constructed on the corner Broad and Bank Streets. Prudential's initial focus was on providing insurance for individuals, but group policies for businesses rapidly...
Dates: 1845 - 2001