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Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:

New Jersey Oral History Transcripts

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG NJ Oral History-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents 1 archival box contains oral history transcripts (and relevant microfilms and audio tapes) narrated by Harold Lett (1973, 1974), Paul Windels, J. David Stern, Edmund De Long, Albert L. Vreeland (1974), William Halsey Wood Jr. (on the subject of William Halsey Wood, 1972), Frank Harper (on the subject of Thomas Edison, 1973), A. Hicks Lawrence (on the subject of the Volunteer Work at Camp Meritt during World War I, 1974), Edward Brockie (on the Volunteer Work at Camp Merritt during World War...
Dates: 1972 - 1974
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / New Jersey Oral History Transcripts

New Jersey Population Records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG NJ Population-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1851 - 1876
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / New Jersey Population Records

Newark African Americans Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk AF AM-(Main)
Scope and Contents This collection of miscellaneous material includes the following:"The Arrow" (Black Urban Alliance Newsletter, 1996);"Baraka, Amiri" (clippings);"Black New-ark" (Newspaper Issues: January, May-June, August, November 1973)"Black Power" (1967 Black Power conference: articles, correspondence, etc.); "Black Perspective" (Publication of the Communications Committee of the Black Organization of Students, 1973)"Blacks"...
Dates: 1800s-2017
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark African Americans Collection

Newark and Essex County Yearbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Yearbooks-(Digital)
Scope and Contents

The library owns some items in our book collection, but many yearbooks were donated by schools and citizens, scanned and returned.

Dates: 1876 - 2020
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark and Essex County Yearbooks

Newark Associations Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Assc-(Main)
Abstract

Organized in alphabetical order in 3 Hollinger boxes, this collection consists of invitations, programs, brochures, reports, by-laws, constitutions, membership lists, etc. related to various Newark clubs, committees, and organizations.

Dates: 1815 - 1995
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Associations Collection

Newark Authors Collection

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

This is a collection of miscellaneous materials by and about a number of writers who lived, or were connected with, Newark. It consists of several large folders devoted to material on individual writers and one folder containing items relating to a number of different individuals.

Dates: 1849 - 1996
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Authors Collection

Newark Biography Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Biography-(Main)
Dates: 1857 - 2019
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Biography Collection

Newark Birth Records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Births-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an index to birth records of 1866 from L to Z. The records list the father of the baby, occupation of father, date of birth and name.

Dates: 1866
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Birth Records

Newark Business Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Business-(Main)
Scope and Contents

This collection contains miscellaneous Newark Business materials ranging from the nineteenth century to present day.

Dates: 1855 - 2020
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Business Collection

Newark Buttons and Badges Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Buttons-(Offsite)
Abstract

This collection contains pinback buttons, badges, ribbons, and other small realia on Newark and NJ.

Dates: c. 1910-2002
Found in: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library / Newark Buttons and Badges Collection

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