Browse Collections (18 total)
African Association of New Brunswick (1817-1824)

This collection contains the records of the African Association of New Brunswick, including the organization's Minute Book for 1817–1824 and several…
Alice Jennings Archibald History Library Records (Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick)

This collection consists of photographs, manuscripts, church histories, and financial records from the Alice Jennings Archibald History Library at the…
Anti-Apartheid Activism at Rutgers

This collection consists of photographs, ephemera, student newspaper clippings, and other materials related to anti-apartheid activism at Rutgers.…
Black Student Activism in Camden

This collection consists of student publications, flyers, and other materials related to the Black student protest movement at Rutgers-Camden…
Douglass College (formerly New Jersey College for Women)

This collection consists of yearbook photos, newspaper clippings, and alumni files that highlight the student experience of African American women…
Illustrations

This collection contains illustrations from a variety of sources for use in our digital exhibits.
Life in New Brunswick before World War II

This collection primarily consists of newspaper clippings, ephemera, and Common Council minutes documenting race relations in New Brunswick and…
Manumissions

Manumission is the act of a slaveowner releasing an individual from slavery. This collection contains manumission records from multiple sources…
NAACP Clippings and Documents (1920s)

This collection consists of newspaper clippings and archival documents pertaining to the activities of the NAACP in New Brunswick in the 1920s. These…
Racist Imagery in the Chanticleer Student Magazine (1923-1929)

This collection contains a selection of images that appeared in the pages of the Chanticleer, a humor magazine published by Rutgers students in the…
Rutgers Alumni (before 1945)

This collection consists of photographs, manuscripts, and clippings that document the lives of the men who studied at Rutgers before 1945. Twenty-five…
Scarlet Letter Yearbooks (1908–1943)

This collection contains a selection of images from the Scarlet Letter, the yearbook published by Rutgers College students. Included here are the…
Slaveholders: Letters, Sale Receipts, and Related Documents

This collection consists of letters and slave sale receipts that document slaveholding among Rutgers officers and benefactors. These manuscript…
Slavery Era Account Books

This collection contains a selection of images from two 19th-century account books that document black labor and black health in New Brunswick. The…
Slavery Era Birth Records of Black Children

This collection contains birth records for African American children born in bondage in Middlesex County in the early nineteenth century. Beginning on…
Slavery Era Newspaper Clippings

This collection consists of New Jersey newspaper clippings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, including runaway ads, slave sale…
Wanted Ads (1877-1922)

This collection contains a selection of "Wanted" ads printed in New Brunswick newspapers from 1877 to 1922. These clippings were collected by Scarlet…
Featured Collection
Slaveholders: Letters, Sale Receipts, and Related Documents

This collection consists of letters and slave sale receipts that document slaveholding among Rutgers officers and benefactors. These manuscript…