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New Jersey -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:

John T. Cunningham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Cunningham-(Offsite)
Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of clippings, brochures, pamphlets, photocopies, and copies of images collected by John T. Cunningham for his many books and articles, primarily about New Jersey. It includes some notes for his books and articles, and the text of many of the talks he gave, as well as typed copies of a few of his manuscripts, and published copies of about a dozen of his books.

Dates: Minimally processed, dates not determined.

Kenneth F. Lockwood Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Lockwood-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents Box 1: contains several binders of Lockwood's correspondence, mostly relating to the League (1918-1944); a large binder of biographical material and copies of clippings on Lockwood, the League and wildlife conservation in New Jersey compiled by Elizabeth Lockwood Coombs in 1970; "Monthly Reports NJFGCL (1940, 1944, 1945)"; Lockwood's Deputy Fish and Game Warden certificate and badge (1924); a copy of the League's magazine, "The New Jersey Sportsman" (December 1922), with an article by...
Dates: 1865 - 1970

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

Lillian von Qualen Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Von Qualen-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a scrapbook containing clippings of Qualen's published articles and correspondence (1930-1970s), a binder titled as "Upton 'Who's Who,'" including photographs, correspondence and bios of the individuals related to Camp Upton Service Club (where she worked during WWII), a manuscript ("Madame, are you the game keeper?"), and Van Qualen Family-Tree book (1226-1981).

Dates: c. 1930-1981

Mahony & Troast Construction Company Photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Mahony-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents This collection comprises 2 Hollinger boxes : Box #1 contains bound photos titled as "L. Bamberger & Company Store Building, Morristown, N.J. (1948)," "Wor Radio Transmitter Station, Carteret, N.J. Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc. (1934). J.R. Popple, Chief Engineer, Voorhees, Gmeln & Walker, Architects," "30 ft. Flight Propeller Test Cells - Plant No.1. Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Paterson, N.J. Albert Kahn, Associated Architects & Engineers, Inc.," and "Moto Packing...
Dates: 1934 - 1948

Mary L. Dyckman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Dyckman -(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents The Dyckman collection consists largely of reports, research files, statements, printed material, photographs, clippings, and a small amount of correspondence related to the work of the Consumers League of New Jersey and only a small amount of biographical material on Dyckman herself. Although there are some records from the 1940s and 1950s, when the League was based in Newark, the bulk of the collection dates from the 1960s-1980s, when the League had relocated to Montclair....
Dates: 1925 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1960s - 1984

New Jersey African Americans Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG NJ AF AM-(Main)
Scope and Contents Box #1. New Jersey Historical Society (Committee on Afro-American Contribution, meetings 1969-74, Mrs. Vera McMillon speech transcripts, 1969), Moslems (photocopies of newspaper clippings, 1935-ca.1947), Prominent Negroes (Biographical information compiled by South Side H.S. students, 1965: lists, letters, index cards, photocopies of newspaper articles), Misc. (N.A.A.C.P. Montclair 50th Anniversary brochure, NJ Urban League invitation to hear the guest speaker, Charles A. Edison,...
Dates: 1823 - 1994

New Jersey Architecture Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG NJ Architecture-(Main)
Scope and Contents Historic American Building Survey (The Brandt House, The Coeyman House, Dr. Samuel L. Ward House, The House of General Alexander Macomb, U.S.A., The Rose Cottage, The Daniel Dodd House, The Manse First Presbyterian Church on-the -Green, Grover Cleveland Birthplace, The John Cory House, The Peter Van Nese Farmhouse, The Jacobus House, Thomas A. Edison House; Edison National Historic Site, Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Personett House, The Peter Speer House, The Henry Osborn House, The Henry...
Dates: 1941 - 1994

New Jersey Associations Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG NJ Associations-(Main)
Scope and Contents BOX #1. General: "A Listing of New Jersey Associations and Executive Officers" (1971); N. J. Associations A-N: The Academy of Medicine of Northern New Jersey (20th anniversary, 1941, brochure); American Institute of Architects, New Jersey Chapter (lecture program, 1901-2); American Legion Irvington Post 16, (membership and event cards, 1919-1922); Association for Cape May Geographic Society: Six Annual Bulletin (June 1952); Children of New Jersey ("The Children's Inaugural," 1990);...
Dates: 1801 - 2005

New Jersey Authors Collection

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

Cunningham, John T. (Tercentenary Tales, 1962-63; Manuscript of rev. Newark History, 1987); Barbara Faith Kalik, state assembly proclamation, 1991; Sanderson, Ivan T. (1911-73, bio. material); Henderson, Daniel (editor of Good Housekeeping, personal Christmas cards, verses, 1940's, 50's); Letters of William Nelson (1910); English, Thomas Dunn (poems); NJ WPA (catalog, 1940).

Dates: 1910 - 1991