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Miscellaneous items (S) relating to Newark (N.J.), 1911 - 2010

 Collection — Box: 14
Identifier: MG NWK Misc. (Main)

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

Contact:
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Newark Public Library
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Newark NJ 07102 United States
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