Miscellaneous items (S) relating to Newark (N.J.), 1911 - 2010
Scope and Contents
Box 14:
Sculptures: "Ceremony of the unveiling of the Lincoln monument Van Horn bequest" (program, 1911), Dedication of the Colleoni Equestrian Statue, July 26, 1916 (pamphlet); etching of the Colleoni Statue on a Christmas card of T.L. Raymond (1916); 60th anniversary of the "Wars of America" monument, April 30, 1986 (pamphlet); Recollection on the origins of creating a bust of Thomas Raymond (1956); Letter re. bronze tablet, "Indian Trails of Newark" (2005); A proposal to erect a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King in Newark (1978); Seven Sculptured Figures (invitation, Penn Station); Rededication of Newark Settlers' Monument (2004). Street Lighting: Proposal for more electric lights (2 sheets). Streets: Transcript of remarks made at the regular meeting of the Newark City Council re. the changing of the name of Elizabeth Avenue, Oct. 19, 1977; copies of "Old South High Street" and "Old Broad Street" by Ricard Jenkinson. Strikes and Lockouts: United Labor - Newark-Wide Work Stoppage-Rally (leaflet, 1971); "A Call to Peace" (fall 2019) The Time is Now: Imagining Monuments for Newark;
Sports: Jersey Jays (Souvenir Program, Jersey Jays vs. Chicago Owls, Pre-Season Game, August 16, 1969, Schools Stadium, Newark, N.J.), Newark Bears (1999, various material including a ball, tickets, flyers, 1999 schedule.), invitation and program from Sharpe James for opening of Newark Prudential arena (with ticket, 2005), program for Nets vs. Kings (2010, with ticket), Newark Distance Run t-shirt (1976); folder on Devils Arena Entertainment LLC (c. 2002); special Oct 30, 2008 advertising section in Star Ledger for first anniversary of Prudential Arena; Clipped articles / photos/ etc on the boxing fight of Jim Savage and Charley Weinert (of Orange / West Orange) - Weinert lived in Newark from 1939 (Schutte / Powell boxing archives), "Newarkers on the Star Ledger Decade by Decade List of Top 10 NJ Athletes"; card from National Fencing College of America, 37 Washington Street(undated); Prudential Arena promotional packet for boxes and suites (2005); New Jersey Ironmen Soccer Franchise promotional packet (2005).
Supermarkets: list from Price and Lee 1964-1965
Dates
- 1911 - 2010
Extent
.42 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library Repository
3rd Floor
Newark Public Library
5 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102 United States
973-733-7775
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