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Evelyn Sermons senior photo from Quair yearbook
1949
Senior photo of Evelyn Sermons printed in the 1949 Quair yearbook.
Veronica Mary Henriksen senior photo from Quair yearbook
1944
Senior photo of Veronica Mary Henriksen printed in the 1944 Quair yearbook.
Photograph of Emma Andrews with fellow senior class officers
1949
Photograph of three officers of the senior class of 1949 at the New Jersey College for Women, printed in the 1949 Quair yearbook. From left to right: Emma Andrews (secretary), Margaret Wooge (class historian)
Anita Panitch (treasurer).
Anita Panitch (treasurer).
Photograph of Evelyn Sermons with fellow HEPS club members
1949
Photograph of Evelyn Sermons along with other members of the History, Economics, Political Science and Social Science Club (HEPS) at the New Jersey College for Women, printed in the 1949 Quair yearbook. Sermons is sitting on left.
Emma D. Andrews senior photo from Quair yearbook
1949
Senior photo of Emma D. Andrews published in the 1949 Quair yearbook.
Photograph of Klemmer Kalteissen
1919 approx.
Undated photograph of young Klemmer Kalteissen in a military uniform coat. Kalteissen served in the US Army from November 1917 until January 1919.
Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City
1936
Photograph of a flag flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave. in New York City. The flag reads "A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY."
Photograph of Veronica Henriksen with fellow Bees club officers
1944
Photograph of the Bees club officers at the New Jersey College for Women, printed in the 1944 Quair (Douglass College Yearbook). The Bees Club brought together commuters in an on-campus social setting. Veronica Henriksen is seated second from the…
Photograph of Evelyn Sermons singing in the choir
1947
Photograph of the choir at the New Jersey College for Women, printed in the 1947 Quair (Douglass College Yearbook), on page 111. Evelyn Sermons is pictured here singing with the choir (second row from the front, Sermons stands on the right).
Van Harlingen House
Photograph of the Van Harlingen House, Millstone, N. J., from the collection of Rev. A. Hansen. As printed in the Somerset County Historical Quarterly of July 1917.
Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth
1864
Truth, Sojourner
Sojourner Truth cabinet card depicting Sojourner Truth seated, wearing a dark dress and a white shawl and cap. Her right arm is folded at the waist, her left arm is resting on a small table. She holds knitting in her left hand. On the table are a…
Photograph of Harry Hazelwood Jr. several years after Rutgers graduation
1945 approx.
Teele, Trevor
Professional headshot of Harry Hazelwood Jr. (RC 1943). A stamp on the back of the photograph indicates that it was taken by Trevor Teele at 306 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, New York. Hazelwood likely sat for this photo while he was attending Cornell Law…
Candlelight vigil held to oppose apartheid
1985-04-16
Stadler, Andrew A.
Article in the student newspaper Daily Targum reporting about a candlelight vigil held as part of the on-going anti-apartheid divestment protests on campus, which were organized by the Rutgers Coalition for Total Divestment (RCTD) in April 1985. The…
Arthur M. Johnson, photo and information card
1939 approx.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University Directory index card from the Office of Dean of Men containing a photograph and contact information for Arthur Milton Johnson (RC 1943).
Walter G. Alexander II, photo and information card
1939 approx.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University Directory index card from the Office of Dean of Men containing a photograph and contact information for Walter Gilbert Alexander II (ENG 1943).
Will's Way marker dedication
2017-10-27
Rutgers University
Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History Deborah Gray White and Presidential Term Chair in African-American History Marisa J. Fuentes, two key leaders of the Scarlet and Black Project, unveiled the temporary new marker for Will's Way on…
Will's Way dedication ceremony
2017-10-26
Rutgers University
Photograph of the dedication ceremony on October 26, 2017. Individuals depicted include Scarlet and Black Project's leaders Dr. Deborah Gray White and Dr. Marisa Fuentes, Chancellor Debasish Dutta, and former Chancellor Richard Edwards.
Old Queens Bell
Rutgers University
Modern-day photograph of Old Queens Bell by Dennis Connors for Rutgers University. The bell was donated by Colonel Henry Rutgers in 1826.
Frelinghuysen Hall photograph
Rutgers University
Color photograph of Frelinghuysen Residence Hall, built in 1956 on Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick.
Hardenbergh Hall photograph
Rutgers University
Color photograph of Hardenbergh Residence Hall, built in 1956 on Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick.
Wood Lawn Mansion photograph
2014-04-16
Rutgers University
Photograph of the Wood Lawn Mansion, located on the Cook-Douglass Campus in New Brunswick. The mansion was originally built in 1830 by Colonel James Neilson (1784-1862) as a residence for his family. The mansion was later bequeathed to Rutgers…
Sojourner Truth Apartments photograph
Rutgers University
Color photograph of the Sojourner Truth Apartments, opened in 2016 and located at the corner of College Avenue and Hamilton Street on the College Avenue Campus.
Colonel John Neilson Statue
2019-09-04
Rutgers University
Statue of Colonel John Neilson in Monument Square in New Brunswick, NJ
Livingston College Center
Rutgers University
Color photograph of the Livingston Student Center on Livingston Campus at Rutgers University.
Photograph: 18 women at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1960s/1970s/1980s approx.
Roseberry, Oscar Zane
Black and white photograph of 18 African American women at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, probably Ushers Board or Stewardess Board. Appears to be from the church building at 25 Division Street. Date unknown; approximate period from 1960s to…
Photograph: Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick sanctuary and congregants
1940s/1950s approx.
Roseberry, Oscar Zane
Black and white photograph of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick sanctuary with some congregants seated and some congregants standing in the front in white preparing to take offering. There are some in the audience wearing caps and gowns.…
Photograph: graduates at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1940s approx.
Roseberry, Oscar Zane
Black and white photograph of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick sanctuary with some congregants seated and some standing in the front. The event is likely a graduation celebration; many of the attendees are wearing caps and gowns. Imprint in…
Photograph: Thomas H. Jennings
1950
Roseberry, Oscar Zane
Black and white photograph of Thomas Hannibal Jennings. Inscription written below the photo: "Testimonial for Thomas H. Jennings 1950." Tommy Jennings was a younger brother of Alice Jennings Archibald and a lifetime member of the Mount Zion AME…
Photograph: Olive Garretson
1950s approx.
Roseberry, Oscar Zane
Black and white photograph of Olive Garretson at a wedding, standing in front of the wedding cake. The inscription above the image says: "The late Mrs. Herman (Olive) Garretson." Date unknown; approximately 1950s.
Portrait of Walter Francis White
1918-03
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Photograph of Walter Francis White printed in The Crisis magazine in March of 1918 when White joined the national staff of the NAACP as Assistant Secretary. White was approximately 25 years old at this time. He went on to head the NAACP as Executive…
Photograph: banquet honoring Bishop and Mrs. D. Ward Nichols
1951-05-04
Hildan Jay Photographers
Black and white photograph of a banquet honoring Bishop and Mrs. D. Ward Nichols at The Strand Hotel, dated May 4, 1951.
Cross burning, Ku Klux Klan
1925
Harris & Ewing
Photograph of a Ku Klux Klan cross-burning ceremony produced by Harris & Ewing photo studio around 1925. The precise location of the ceremony is unknown. Harris & Ewing photo studio was based in Washington, DC.
Photograph: Community Health Club group portrait
1941-03-26
Frank's Photo Service
Black and white photograph of 26 women of the Community Health Club affiliated with the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, dated March 26, 1941.
Newark mayor visits apartheid sit-in
1985-04-23
Archibold, Randal C.
Article in the student newspaper Daily Targum discussing Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson's visit to the divestment protest organized by the Rutgers Coalition for Total Divestment (RCTD) and the student organizers' negative view of Gibson's motives. The…