Newark (N.J.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Hugo Menzel Pfaltz Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG NWK Pfaltz-(Offsite)
Abstract
This collection consists of material related to the World War I service of Hugo Menzel Pfaltz, a native Newarker. The bulk of the collection are letters from Pfaltz to his family that were used as a basis for a book, A Brush With History: Letters Home 1918-1919. There is also a draft notice, some newspaper clippings, photos, two books, his uniform, helmet, bugle, and other items. The items were donated by his daughter-in-law, Marilyn Muir Pfaltz, in July 2021. Marilyn Pfaltz was the editor...
Dates:
1916 - 1930
Maverick Family Collection of Engravings
Collection
Identifier: Fine Prints Maverick
Abstract
This collection comprises some 300 examples of the work of engraver Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and members of his family.
Dates:
ca. 1750-1850
Miguel E. “Don Mike” Rodriguez Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2016-01
Abstract
Miguel E. “Don Mike” Rodriguez was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico in 1934. He moved to New York City in 1957. Three years later, he married and moved to Newark. In 1968, Rodríguez worked for the New Jersey Department of Labor. A year later, he started at the Model Cities Program and became the North Newark Regional Director. Through the efforts of the Black and Puerto Rican Coalition and as a result of the Newark Rebellion (1967), Mr. Rodríguez became the Deputy Mayor of Community Affairs for...
Dates:
1971-2008
Newark Students [heart] Success // Sponsored by BNB National Bank, Undated
Item — Box OV_SZ 5, Folder: Section 3. Middle Level., Object: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries contains 96 pin-back buttons; 94 of which are unique, two of which are duplicates (the Junius Williams Campaign Button and the United Nations’ 1975 Year of Women Button). The buttons in this subseries are the product of numerous activities and campaigns that Dr. Hidalgo was involved in or supported. There are also buttons that reflect Dr. Hidalgo’s sense of humor, social issues she was passionate about, and even musicians who she enjoyed, like Bob Marley. Of note are the...
Dates:
Undated
Olga Jiménez Wagenheim, Ph.D. Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2006-03
Abstract
Professor Emeritus, Dr. Jimenez-Wagenheim, a specialist in Caribbean and Latin American history and author of several books and articles, directed the Puerto Rican Studies Program at Rutgers-Newark for more than 20 years. In 1999, she began volunteering at the Newark Public Library, where she and Ingrid Betancourt founded The New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center (NJHRIC) at The Newark Public Library. In 2001, she founded the Friends of HRIC, a support group to help facilitate...
Dates:
1868 – 2005
Sigfredo Carrion Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2014-04
Abstract
Sigfredo Carrion attended Rutgers – Newark, where he co-founded the student organization, Puerto Rican Organization (P.R.O.). He was actively involved as a community activist in Newark, where he served on the People’s Committee, one of the negotiation committees that met with Mayor Gibson at the on-set of the 1974 Newark Puerto Rican riots. The collection consists of 14 photographs of ASPIRA’s lead poisoning screening campaign and clothing drive in 1971.
Dates:
1971
Tenemos La Respuesta // Newark Public Library, Undated
Item — Box OV_SZ 4, Folder: Section 2. Bottom Level., Object: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries contains 96 pin-back buttons; 94 of which are unique, two of which are duplicates (the Junius Williams Campaign Button and the United Nations’ 1975 Year of Women Button). The buttons in this subseries are the product of numerous activities and campaigns that Dr. Hidalgo was involved in or supported. There are also buttons that reflect Dr. Hidalgo’s sense of humor, social issues she was passionate about, and even musicians who she enjoyed, like Bob Marley. Of note are the...
Dates:
Undated