Papers (documents)
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Curvin Papers
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Curvin-(Main)
Abstract
This collection consists of papers of historian Robert Curvin.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1954-2015, some copies of earlier material
Roy E. Norris Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Norris-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the material in the collection relates to Norris's work for the New Jersey Urban League, including his advocacy in the fields of race relations, employment opportunities for minorities, fair employment standards, vocational workshops, job training, etc. Contents include his resume (ca. 1949); lists, created by his wife, of material in the collection (1987); addresses by Norris regarding his work for the Urban League, including "The Negro Worker in the White Collar Fields," "The...
Dates:
1932 - 1952
Samuel Berg Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG Berg -(Offsite)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 15 boxes, 12 are archival cartons, 3 are flat boxes.Series 1 contains correspondence. The first subseries is Sam Berg's correspondence by date, followed by specific files Berg kept on specific correspondants. The remainder of Series 1 contains correspondence by Ethel and Mote, as well as unsigned letters and letters not involving any family member. The correspondence series makes up a powerful story of the lives of the three siblings. There are many...
Dates:
1898 - 1993
William Ashby Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Ashby
Scope and Contents
Organized in 5 boxes :Box #1. Manuscripts of "Tales without Hate" ("Some Unimportant Incidents in the Life of An Unimportant Man Who Is Eighty and Still Alive") & "More Tales Without Hate" (2 folders)Box #2. Manuscripts of "What Are You Going To Do With Me?" "A Morning in Hell," and "Jewel Bowser" (3 folders) (1961-65), one folder of correspondance/misc. Box #3. Manuscripts of "The Harelip", "Weep 'Weep' My Beloved Land" and "Reflections on the Life of...
Dates:
1917 - 1990
William Ashby Papers & Collection
Digital Record
Identifier: MG Ashby (Main & Offsite)
Dates:
1863 - 1991
Yoland Skeete-Laessig Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Skeete-Laessig
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various materials resulting from Yoland Skeete-Laessig’s work on the book “When Newark Had a Chinatown: My Personal Journey”, as well as her fight to save the historical area of Chinatown from being redeveloped as an arena. There is also some material from her career as one of the founders of the art gallery Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Cente.
Dates:
1960-2017, photocopies of earlier material and artifacts from earlier period; Majority of material found within 2000 - 2008