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Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 285 Collections and/or Records:

Ballantine Three Rings Newspaper Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Three Rings -(Offsite)
Abstract

This collection contains copies of the Three Rings newspaper, which was published by and for the employees of the P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company in Newark, New Jersey.

Dates: 1960 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1963

Banister Shoe Company Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Banister-(Fileroom)
Abstract

This collection consists of records from the James A. Banister Shoe Company of Newark, NJ from 1890-1935, as well as research on the company from 2016

Dates: 1890 - 1935; 2016 - 2019

Barbara J. Kukla Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Kukla
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the collected papers of Barbara J. Kukla, who has worked in Newark for over fifty years as an author and reporter. These materials were collected by Barbara, both through her work and for personal interest. Some of the significant topics represented in these files are: music, theater, poetry, fine arts, books, African-American heritage and history, African-American life, women’s issues, women’s history, public schools, charter schools, universities, colleges,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2012; 1901 - 2018

Bierman-Kiselik Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Bierman-(Fileroom)
Abstract

A This collection consists mostly of love cards and letters from Nathan Kiselik to Dorothy Biernan. It also includes some other correspondence, mostly from or to Dorothy, and some ephemera – including ribbons.

Dates: 1918 - 1968

BOX 1 - A: Activism - Airport

 Series — Box 1: Series MG NWK Misc. (Main)
Identifier:  MG NWK Misc. (Main)
Scope and Contents BOX #1: Activism: Newsletter of the New Jersey Political Alliance for Peace and Human Rights (Dec 1967, v. 1 no. 1, "Alliance News", donation of Mr. Daniel Schechter, Manchester N.J.), "Social Action Organizations of New Jersey" (May 1971); New Jersey Peace Action 60th Anniversary Dinner Journal (Apr 2, 2017); Newark Community Union Project reunion invitation and letter; Newsletters: "MAMOC Men Against Murdering Our Children" (Nov 29, 2014, published Newark); The Agitator:...
Dates: 1784 - 2025

BOX 2 - A: Architects - Autographs

 Series — Box 2
Scope and Contents BOX #2: Architects: contains material on Newark architect William Halsey Wood (1855-1897). Contents include: "W. Halsey Wood" (copy of a typescript essay by R. Craig Miller, 1970); correspondence, notes, and a typescript memoir of WHW by William Halsey Wood, Jr.; photocopies of articles and obituary notices; a folder of research material on the Braddock (PA) Public Library, designed by WHW; a list of WHW-related articles in "American Architect"; photocopies and notes on Newark's...
Dates: 1784 - 2025

BOX 3 - B: Banks - Buildings

 Series — Box 3: Series MG NWK Misc. (Main)
Identifier:  MG NWK Misc. (Main)
Scope and Contents BOX #3:Banks: The National State Bank of Newark (collected checks, 1850-1880, pamphlets, histories for Book of Newark), "The New Home of National Newark & Essex Banking Company" (1931), National Newark & Essex Banking Company: "One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years of Service" (1929) and matchbook (2016), Fidelity Union Trust Co. (correspondence relating to social activities of staff members), Blank deposit slip of the Howard Savings Institution (1965);...
Dates: 1784 - 2025

BOX 4 - C: Charter Revision - Cultural Activities

 Series — Box 4: Series MG NWK Misc. (Main)
Identifier:  MG NWK Misc. (Main)
Scope and Contents BOX #4: Charter Revision: Revision of Newark charter, including a letter from City Counsel Spaulding Frazer to John Cotton Dana (1915).Civil Defense: Newark Courier Monthly Publication, Newark Civil Defense Council, Jan-Feb. Issue (1966)Clergy: Thomas A. Boland (Golden Jubilee Mass, program, 1972); J.L. Capote (testimonial dinner, program, 1974); John Aloysius Duffy (consecration, 1933); Peter L. Gerety (installation, program, 1974; sheet of biographical...
Dates: 1784 - 2025