Civil rights -- New Jersey -- Newark
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Douglas Eldridge Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Eldridge-(Main)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of research or background files and general material relating to the United Community Corporation (UCC) and to the Newark riots of 1967. Boxes 1 and 2, United Community Corporation: contain transcripts of testimony before the City Council's investigating committee; the committee's report; a minority report by Councilman Irvine I. Turner; the full UCC statement in response to the Council's critique; and UCC documents, including statements, by-laws, reports,...
Dates:
1965 - 1969
Gus Heningburg Papers
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Heningburg
Abstract
This collection consists of documents pertaining to Gus Heningburg, a Newark , NJ, based civil rights and community activist, and former head of the Greater Newark Urban Coalition.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1968 - 1978; 1967 - 2000
Harold A. Lett Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Lett-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, addresses, articles, reports, clippings, and audio related to Lett's career.Box #1:One folder of biographical information including a list of selected addresses and papers, a list of federal agencies served, transcripts of Newark News articles, and biographical sketches (1940s-1973). Also included is a report of Lett's activities, March-April 1960.Two folders of addresses and articles by Lett regarding police and...
Dates:
1927 - 1973
Hughes Allison Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Allison-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
The contents of the collection are as follows:Box 1: a folder entitled "Playbills and Theater Programs" consists mostly of material on New York productions, but also includes a program for a concert by Kirsten Flagstad at the Mosque Theatre (December 21, 1938) and the "Symphony Magazine" of the Essex County Symphony Society, Stadium Festival Concerts series (June 1940), announcing the program for the first concert, which featured Marian Anderson (June 3, 1940); a small folder of...
Dates:
1930 - 1981
Hughes Allison Collection
Digital Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Allison
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
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