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C. Durand Chapman collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Chapman-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, sketches, cut-out picture books, reproductions of art work, clippings, book plates, address books, travel souvenirs, and ephemera related to the Cyrus Chapman's life and career. Also present are family papers and photographs, most of them associated with Caroline Holbrook Chapman.Box 1: contains a copy of a handwritten biographical sketch of Chapman; mock-ups, sketches, and copies of cut-out children's games; a box of...
Dates:
c. 1896-1913
Lars DeLagerberg Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG DeLagerberg-(Fileroom)
Abstract
This collection consists of material gathered by architectural historian Lars DeLagerberg for his book, "New Jersey Architecture: Colonial and Federal" (privately printed by Walter Whittum, Inc., 1956). The book consists mostly of drawings and photographs by DeLagerberg, with brief identifying captions.
Dates:
1911 - 1957
Newark Streets Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Streets-(Main)
Scope and Contents
Halsey Street (reminiscences by Mrs. Middleton, and other newspaper clippings), "Broad Street & Neighboring Streets Seventy Years Ago" (1930), "History of Broad Street" (typed ms), "A History of South Orange Ave.," (compiled by pupils of Newton Street School for the Book of Newark, ca. 1933), including "South Orange Ave." (a remembrance of life in Newark from 1849 through 1919 by Mr. Washington Cort), "West Market Street: A Few Notes Pertaining to a Small Sector in the Roseville Section"...
Dates:
1930 - 1977
Samuel H. Libby Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MG Libby-(Main)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 7 scrapbooks : v. 1 (1896-1930). Manuscripts of "Torch Bearers of Civilization," and biographical sketches of 30 engineers including Frank J. Sprague ; v. 2. Photographs of hoists, rails, street car equipments (1892), street cars from G.E. Co. (1895), and photographs of mechanical drawings ; v. 3 (1890-1933). Newspaper clippings about electricity, electrical and mechanical engineering and correspondence ; v. 4 (1920-49). Newspaper clippings and short biographies ;...
Dates:
1890 - 1949
Sonn Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Sonn-(Main)
Abstract
The collection of consists of 15 scrapbooks of research notes, sketches, original photographs, postcards, and clippings. Most of the material relates to the history of buildings in Newark, but there is also material on other New Jersey cities, on New York architecture, and on historic preservation in other states.
Dates:
c. 1936-1962
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- Clippings (information artifacts) 3
- Drawings 3
- Letters (correspondence) 3
- Architecture -- New Jersey 2
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- Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century 2
- Photographs 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- Architectural drawings 1
- Architecture -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Architecture, Domestic -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Arts -- New Jersey 1
- Arts -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
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- Brochures 1
- Buildings -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Drawings (visual works) 1
- Engineers -- New Jersey 1
- Illustrators -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Industry -- New Jersey 1
- Invitations 1
- New Jersey -- History -- 19th century 1
- Painters -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Reproductions 1
- Streets -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
- Women -- New Jersey -- Newark 1 ∧ less
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- Chapman, C. Durand (Cyrus Durand), 1856- 1
- DeLagerberg, Lars 1
- General Electric Company 1
- Libby, Samuel H. 1
- Sonn, Ione M. 1
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