Manuscripts (documents)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Newark Cemeteries Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Cemeteries-(Main)
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of miscellaneous material relating to Newark cemeteries. Contents are as follows:Folder 1, Notes on Potters Field: contains a 14-page manuscript entitled, "A Place to Bury Strangers in; Newark's City Cemetery from Its beginning up to 1936," by Everett W. Otto. Accompanying the manuscript are a photocopy of a sketch of the "Old Garabrant Mansion in Waverly"; a photocopy of an article regarding the Garabrant house (Aug 31, 1887); 3 maps noting the...
Dates:
1936 - 2002
Newark Italians Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Italians-(Main)
Scope and Contents
"The Recollection of Peter B. Mattia: Early Italian Settlers; Newark in the 1800's " (Assembled and Edited by Kenneth J. Rosa, 1985), "The Italians of Newark: the Process of Economic Victory and Social Retreat 1910-1940" by James Anthony Testa (photocopy of a manuscript, 1970), "The Italians in Newark," (Federal Workers' Project, copy of manuscript, 1941), Letter of Protest to the Bishop of Newark by citizens concerning the noise and disorder in the streets caused by Italians during a...
Dates:
1902 - c. 1984
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
Newark Wards and Sections Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Wards-(Main)
Abstract
The collection consists of miscellaneous materials on Newark wards and neighborhoods.
Dates:
1936 - 1988
Consumers League of New Jersey Records
Collection
Identifier: MG CLNJ-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
Organized in 16 boxes : Box #1. Index of the files, description of the files presented to Rutgers University Library, the League publications, leaflets about "Minimum Wage," "Migratory Labor," and "Child Labor," files labeled as "Food Marketing Consumer Action," "Consumers Assembly (1977)," "N.J. Consumers Conference (1967-1968)," and "Mary Dyckman Reminiscences" ; Box #2. Files labeled as "Consumer Credit (1963-1976)" ;Box #3. Files labeled as "Child...
Dates:
1938 - 1982
Richard Hartshorne Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MG Hartshorne-(Main)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eight large scrapbooks containing original correspondence and photographs, typescripts, published articles, clippings, legal and legislative material, documents related to various state commissions, conference materials, newsletters, invitations, programs, periodicals, souvenirs of European travel, and ephemera. Clippings relating to court cases and public events in Newark and incoming and outgoing correspondence (to or from Hartshorne's Newark office) from...
Dates:
1890 - 1960
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
Sgt. William T. Duffy Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Duffy-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of two folders of photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed material, all possibly removed from a scrapbook.A folder entitled "Photographs" (ca. 1890s-1918) includes candid shots of Duffy, from childhood, with family and friends; photographs of Duffy in training and with his army buddies, and one formal, full-length portrait of Duffy in uniform. A folder entitled "Clippings" (1918-1933) contains clippings and a few cards related to...
Dates:
1918 - 1924
The Joel Conarroe Collection of Philip Roth Material
Collection
Identifier: PR2
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of photocopies of draft manuscripts — written by American writer Philip Roth — which Roth sent to his long-time friend Joel Conarroe over the course of 26 years. Many of the drafts were heavily edited by Roth. Some of the drafts include a few comments, questions or edits by Conarroe. Also included in the collection are several brief notes from Roth to Conarroe with instructions for replacing or substituting various pages. Additional materials (signed books,...
Dates:
1982 - 2019