Activism -- New Jersey -- Newark
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest Erber Papers
This collection consists of the personal records of Ernest Erber, which were formed while he served in the capacity as director and/or member of the executive board of several planning organizations located in Northern New Jersey.
Fred Means Papers
This collection consists of papers documenting Fred Means career and activism.
Gus Heningburg Papers
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.
Hilda A. Hidalgo, PhD - Papers
Nancy Zak and Arnold Cohen Collection
This collection consists of material from Arnold Cohen and Nancy Zak's careers in community organizing including the Ironbound Airplane Noise Committee, newsletters, photographs, and emphemera. Though there is some overlap this personal material is separate from the Ironbound Community Corporation Collection, part of which exists at Van Buren Branch and the rest of which is set to be archived in 2022.
Robert Curvin Papers
This collection consists of papers of historian Robert Curvin.
Yoland Skeete-Laessig Collection
This collection consists of various materials resulting from Yoland Skeete-Laessig’s work on the book “When Newark Had a Chinatown: My Personal Journey”, as well as her fight to save the historical area of Chinatown from being redeveloped as an arena. There is also some material from her career as one of the founders of the art gallery Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Cente.