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New Jersey -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:

New Jersey Seal Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG NJ Seals-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of examples of seals and logos of governmental entities and public and private organizations and companies throughout New Jersey. Some of the logos have been cut from stationary or envelopes; others are on business cards. There are ca. 150 examples of seals and logos in the collection; a few are of Newark-based entities.

Addition 2019: "A New Design for the Seal of the County of Essex" folder 1990.

Dates: c. 1970-1995
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / New Jersey Seal Collection

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Programs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG NJ Orchestras-(Main)
Scope and Contents

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (programs, 1926/27, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78). Many performances in Newark.

Dates: 1926 - 1978
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Programs

New Jersey Theaters Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Theaters-(Main)
Scope and Contents

This collection includes files labeled as "The East Lynne Company, Inc., Secaucus, N.J., (1995-96)," "Papermill Playhouse, Millburn, N.J. (1963-74)," "Maplewood Theatre, Maplewood, N.J. (1938-42)," "Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, N.J. (1928)," "Theatre Intime, Princeton, N.J. (ca. 1969)," "Theatre at Upsala (1969-70)," and "McCarta Theatre of Princeton University (1968-82)." (McCarter); Program "The Little Theatre Guild of the Oranges Inc.", "The Nut Farm" (1931)

Dates: 1938 - 1996
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / New Jersey Theaters Collection

New Jersey Water Color Society Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Water Color-(Offsite)
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of correspondence, exhibition catalogues, notices, invitations and posters, membership lists, and published articles and reviews. Although some artists are not identified as to their place of residence or place of work, Newark venues and individuals with Newark connections, are well represented. A binder of detailed biographical information on members (ca.1940-1952) includes many mentions of artists who lived in Newark, trained at the Newark School of Fine and...
Dates: 1939 - 1992
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / New Jersey Water Color Society Collection

Newark and New Jersey - In Story and Pictures

 Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: MG Nwk-NJ-(Main)
Scope and Contents The clippings (March 1936-May 1947) in this scrapbook, compiled by Henry A. Schwedes, highlight topics in the history City of Newark; a small amount of material relates to other New Jersey locales. In 1921 Henry A. Schwedes, a graduate of Cornell University (1912) and a resident of Irvington, owned a one-hundred car garage in Newark.Most of the articles date from Newark's centennial year (1936) and are from the Newark Sunday Call and the Newark Evening News. Subjects include:...
Dates: 1936 - 1947
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark and New Jersey - In Story and Pictures

Newark Broadsides Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG NWK Broadsides -(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents This collection consists of three boxes of broadsides, two of which, Box 1 (ca. 1950s-1981), and Box 2 (1982-1987), relate to Newark. Box 3 contains 1970s-1987 NJ, Box 4 Newark & NJ (1988-1995), Box 5 Newark & NJ (1996-1997), Box 6 Newark & NJ (1998-2000), Box 7 (2001-2004), relate to Newark, Box 8 (2005 to Present, undated), relate to Newark & NJ. The documents consist primarily of flyers and notices, interspersed with occasional press releases or statements. The...
Dates: 1974 - 2021
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Broadsides Collection

Newark Bumper Stickers Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Bumper Stickers-(Main)
Scope and Contents

This is a miscellaneous collection of bumper stickers. They include political candidates, protest messages (including environmental), messages of city pride, and more. Stickers of note for Newark include the 1970s "Love Newark" Campaign, "Save Kea's Ark" and Kenneth Gibson.

Dates: c. 1970s-1990s
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Bumper Stickers Collection

Newark Calendars Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Calendars-(Main)
Scope and Contents The collection consists of calendars with New Jersey connections. Some are multi-page, illustrated examples; others are simple one-page advertising or souvenir calendars. A number of calendars in the collection have some Newark content or associations. Box 1: Newark Board of Education (1989-1990); Congressman Donald Payne (1989); "A Look Back Honoring the Tercentenary Celebration of Essex County, New Jersey" (1982); PSE&G "1984/1985 Program Planning...
Dates: 1962 - 1993
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Calendars Collection

Newark Evening News Morgue & Materials

 Collection
Identifier: Microfilm & Indexes
Scope and Contents The library was given the archives of the Newark Evening News at its closing. This includes:1. Newark News Morgue Subject File (bulk 1920s-1970s, some earlier): 100,000+ subjects of microfilmed clippings files (11 file drawers of microfilm).See "External Links" section below for links to subject file index. 2. Newark News Photo Collection (Bulk offsite, bulk 1930s-1970s, but some earlier):...
Dates: c. 1900-1972
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Evening News Morgue & Materials

Newark Invitations Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Invitations-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents This collection contains invitations received by Charles F. Cummings and, occasionally, other librarians and community members. 2012-2015 invitations were donated by Arnold Cohen and Nancy Zak. The invitations are sorted by year, as follows:Box 1: 1982-1985Box 2: 1986-1988Box 3: 1989-1991Box 4: 1992-1993, 1995, 1996Box 5: 1997-1998Box 6: 1998-2000Box 7: 2000-2002 Box 8 (half box): 2003 to Present,...
Dates: 1982 - 2022
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Invitations Collection

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