African Americans -- New Jersey -- Newark
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:
Newark (N.J.) African Americans Collection and Listings of African Americans from the Newark City Directories
Digital Record
Identifier: MG Nwk AFAM Coll and MG Nwk African Americans
Dates:
1795 - 1967
Newark Police Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Police-(Main)
Scope and Contents
This collection contains research materials related to the Northwestern University Project on Governmental Responses to Crime led by Dr. Dorothy Guyot. Guyot, at one time an Associate Professor at the School of Criminal Justice of Rutgers University, later became a faculty member at St. John's College, Annapolis, MD. Guyot is the author of "They Say the Commissioner Is Too Lenient" (1977), "Bending Granite: Attempts to Change the Rank Structure of American Police Departments" (1978), and...
Dates:
1930 - 1978
Newark Public Health Collection
Digital Record
Identifier: MG Nwk Health
Newark Rebellion Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Rebellion Coll.-(Main)
Scope and Contents
Box #1: Draft of history of the rebellion by Essex Catholic High School students; local press accounts [SEE ALSO IF and Newark News Morgue files]; Essex County Grand Jury, "Findings and action taken in their investigation of 26 deaths occurring during the civil disturbances in Newark, July 13 through July 18, 1967."; "Riot in their Hearts," by John Winslow (Suburban Life, 1967, 3 copies); Fliers; Rev. Estelle David, "How My Life Changed in 1967," a reminiscence of Newark in the 1960s and the...
Dates:
1967 - 2017
Newark Rebellion Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Rebellion-(Main)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 3 archival boxes containing photocopies of presentments, reports and affidavits related to death and police abuse that occurred during the civil disturbances in Newark from July 13 through July 18, 1967. Box #2 duplicate of Box #1 not for public use. Box #3 includes files labeled as "Rose Lee Abraham," "Tedock Bell," "Rebecca Brown," " Hatti Gainer," "Raymond Gilmer," "Ike Harrison," "Jesse Mae Jones," "RUFUS Council," "William Furr, Joey Bass," "Albert Mersier,"...
Dates:
1968
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
Pamela E. Goldstein Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Goldstein-(Offsite)
Abstract
The collection covers the first few terms of the Sharpe James mayoralty, 1986-2002. Pamela E. Goldstein was the press spokeswoman for Mayor James.
Dates:
c. 1986-2002
Parker-Brown Papers
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Parker-Brown
Abstract
The bulk of this collection is material on Urban Voices an African American poetry group in the Newark area. It also contains material on the “Newark, a day in the city” photography project and other miscellaneous Newark events.
Dates:
1975 - 1987
Photos from Mayor Gibson's Publicity Office
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Gibson PO-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
Boxes 1 and 2 contain 6 unlabelled folders (ca. 1970-ca. 1989) containing mostly 8" x 10" black and white publicity photographs of Kenneth A. Gibson, members of his administration, and events in Newark. The bulk of the photographs were taken during Gibson's mayoralty, and in ocnnection with his official duties. Subjects include ground-breakings, inaugurations, swearing-in and award ceremonies, and other events; group photographs of the mayor with dignitaries, council members, and prominent...
Dates:
1970 - 1989