Documents

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This collection includes maps of I-280, and documents and studies about property ownership of the blocks and lots related to I-280.

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This collection consists of correspondence, applications, and supporting documents for hearings before the Federal Communications Commission, on behalf of Arthur Liu, owner of Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, which operated Newark's radio station WNWK (FM). Liu's applications were primarily for the construction permits for a new radio station in New York City. Included in the material are annual employment statistics that list employees in Newark, by job title, sex, and race (1993).

Scope and Contents This portion of the MBLI collection is comprised of 160 bound volumes of records. The records date to the founding of the company, and increasingly reflect the nationwide scope of the business. In many cases the place of residence of policy-holders is not noted. The content of the volumes is as follows: 4 Dead Annuity Registers (1951-1980), 6 books of policy forms (1845-1936), 2 cashbooks (1845-1852), 2 Policy Ledgers (1889-1890), 1 Agents Ledger (1845-1847), 4 Insurance Tables (1887-1893),...

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,...

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);...

Scope and Contents Organized in 1 Hollinger box and 6 Paige boxes: Hollinger box #1: NJSLA Bulletin (print edition, February, April, July, November (2004), March, August (2005), January, May (2006) ; NJSLA Bulletin (blog edition, Posts from Feb. 3, 2008 through Aug. 5, 2009) ; Misc. documents. Paige Box #1. Bulletins (1955-2003), Membership Directories (1937-1983) ; Paige Box #2. Miscellaneous financial records ; Paige Box #3. Miscellaneous financial records, and...

Scope and Contents Programs, invitations, histories, directories and letters relating to various libraries and library associations in New Jersey (1938-2003).Series 1 contains NJLA items in two subseries. Subseries 1 "General" includes directories, conference programs, handbooks, annual reports, brochures, etc. Of note are several brochures on library aid such as "Do Not Have and Cannot Borrow" (1957). In the conferences file is a letter from Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson welcoming delegates...

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This small collection consists of photocopies of printed abstracts of census data for counties and townships in New Jersey, including Newark by ward (1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, and 1875); the categories of data for adults include: native or foreign, gender, and white or colored, and for children (between the ages of 5 and 16) include: gender, and white or colored. Also in the collection is a typescript table "Population of NJ Counties --1790-1915," which includes Essex County.

Scope and Contents Box #1. History. "Historical Facts about the Fire Department, Newark, N.J." compiled by R. Wittick (typewritten chronology of major events), "General History of Newark Fire Dept.", misc. notes, excerpts from newspapers. Fireboat. "Newark's fire fighting navy" (1961), Crew members (1931), rules concerning jurisdiction over harbor fires (1927), Newspaper articles (1918, 1920). Chemical Engine Company No. 1, Chronology of events (1887-91), Running schedules (1936). Engine Company No. 1 (Hand...

Abstract The bulk of the material in this collection is related to the Prudential Insurance Company. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, known as the Prudential FriendlySociety until 1877, was founded in Newark by John F. Dryden in 1875. The company's first location was 812 Broad Street; in 1892 the "Main" building was constructed on the corner Broad and Bank Streets. Prudential's initial focus was on providing insurance for individuals, but group policies for businesses rapidly...