The Newark Public Library received a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to digitize a portion of its historical materials which are available in our digital archive @ digital.npl.org
Read the My Newark Story Activity Book and Newark Eagles 101.
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General Newark History
African Americans
Community Organizing
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
LGBTQ+
Women
About My Newark Story
Newark’s History
Library Exhibits
Books
Lesson Plans
- A Look Back at Newark Schools (High School)
- Historic Preservation and Community Research (High School)
- Levels of Government (Grade 3-5) | accompanying activities
- Newark Renaissance (High School)
- Oral History (Grade 1-3)
- My Newark Story Currciulum Grade K-8 with upper grade level extension
Collections
- Samuel Berg Photographs
- Newark Community Photograph Collection
- Newark Picture Collection
- Newark School Photographs
- Newark Then and Now
- See all collections
Online Materials
- Full-text articles about the 1967 Newark Rebellion
- Knowing Newark: Selected Star-Ledger Columns by Charles F. Cummings
- Newark’s Literary Lights
- Printable brochure for NJ Collections
- NPL’s Youtube Account: youtube.com/NewarkPublicLibrary contains recordings out our historical programs.Programs co-sponsored by the Newark History Society can be found on their Youtube at youtube.com/NewarkHistorySocietyOrg
Activities
African Americans
Exhibits
- We Found the Way: Newark Voices from the Great Migration
- The Great Migration | accompanying handout | lesson plan
- Kenneth A. Gibson: Newark’s First African American Mayor | accompanying handout | lesson plan | activities (4)
Books
- a book list for children grade K-10 about the migration experience
Lesson Plans
- The Great Migration: Journey to the North (Grade 1-4)
- This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration (Grade 1-4)
- Mixed Me (Grade 1-4)
General Collections:
- Blacks in New Jersey Reports
- Al Henderson Photos
- Essex County Slave Records
- Krueger Scott Oral Histories
- Newark (N.J.) African Americans Collections
- Newark African American Newspapers
- Newark City News
- Newark Eagles Papers
- Tiny Prince Collection
People:
- D.J Henderson Papers
- Gus Heningburg Collection
- Harold A. Lett Papers
- Hughes Allison Collection
- Krueger Scott Oral Histories
- Newark Kenneth Gibson Collections
- Robert Curvin Collection
- William M. Ashby Papers
- Wynona M. Lipman Papers
Item Guides
Subjects:
Community Organizing
Collections:
- Business and Industrial Coordinating Council (BICC) Collection
- Daniel Sutherland Anthony Papers
- Ernest Erber Collection
- Greater Newark HUD Tenants Coalition Papers
- Gus Heningburg Collection
- Harold A. Lett Papers
- William M. Ashby Papers
- Essex County Urban League Documents
- Family Service Bureau of Newark Collection
- Ironbound Community Corporation Collection
- Roy E. Norris Collection
- Newark Area Community Newsletters
Item Guides:
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans
Exhibits:
- Edible History: How Latin American Food Changed the World | accompanying handout | lesson plan
- Latinos Then & Now
Books
- a book list for children grade K-10 about the migration experience
Lesson Plans
- The Columbian Exchange (Grade 3-5)
- My Dog is Lost (Grade 1-4)
- My Shoes and I (Grade 1-4)
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote (Grade 1-4)
- Latino Oral History (High School)
Collections:
- ASPIRA Inc. of New Jersey Records
- Amilkar Velez-Lopez – Papers
- Hilda A. Hidalgo, PhD Button Collection
- Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey Records
- Julio M. Fuentes Papers
- La Hispanidad Newsletter Collection
- La Tribuna Newspaper Collection
- La Tribuna Photograph Collection
- Latino Oral Histories
- Maria Vizcarrondo Papers
- Maxine Lisboa Papers
- Puerto Rican Educators Association Records
- Sister Deborah Humphreys Papers
- Newark Human Rights Commission Collection
Subjects:
Immigrants
Collections:
- Yoland Skeete-Laessig Collection
- Newark Associations Collection
- Newark Census Statistics
- Newark Human Rights Commission Collection
- Irish in Newark and New Jersey (Exhibit material)
Books
- a book list for children grade K-10 about the migration experience
Lesson Plans
- I’m New Here (Grade 1-4)
- My Name is Sangoel (Grade 1-4)
- My Shoes and I (Grade 1-4)
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote (Grade 1-4)
Item Guides:
Subjects:
- Jews
- Irish Americans
- Polish Americans
- Italian Americans
- Puerto Ricans
- German Americans
- Cuban Americans
- Brazilian Americans
- Hispanic Americans
- Dominican Americans
- Portuguese Americans
- Spanish Americans
- Emigration and immigration
- Population
Non-Digitized Collections by Subject
LGBTQ+
Collections:
Item Guides:
Women
Exhibits:
Collections:
- Barbara J Kukla Papers
- Gregory Family Photos
- Wynona M. Lipman Papers
- Yoland Skeete-Laessig Collection
Item Guides:
Subjects
Non-Digitized Collections by Subject
The Newark Public Library received a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to digitize a portion of its historical materials which document the Great Migration and Latino Immigration experience into Newark, NJ. The project, which concluded on July 31, 2018, promoted learning and outreach to children throughout Newark.
Baseball group, Woodland Avenue School, April 1951. Mr. Peter Rizzolo, Physical Education Instructor. Source: Newark Board of Education Photographs, Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center.The Library digitized collections from the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center and the New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center. Many of these materials are available in our digital archive.
As part of this project, the Newark Public Library promoted family literacy initiatives. The Library produced and organized:
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- school visits
- a professional development day for educators
- traveling exhibits
- a free activity booklet to be distributed to students in grades 3-8. Schools and organizations, please email specialcollections@npl.org to arrange a pickup. While supplies last.
- Community History Days