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No Trap Laid for Parmore, Is David Assertion
1923-12-22
Article about the Silas Parmore case in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News.
Parmore's Wife Feels Certain Lynching Would Follow Return to Georgia
1923-12-21
Article about the Silas Parmore case in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News: "Parmore's Wife Feels Certain Lynching Would Follow Return to Georgia; Details Trap Set For Husband By Attache of Prosecutor's Office—Confident Defendant Is…
Lee and David at Wide Variance on Parmore Facts
1923-12-20
Article about the Silas Parmore case in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News: "Lee and David at Wide Variance on Parmore Facts; Colored Clergyman Asserts Wife of Accused Southerner Was Hidden; statement coming from Kalteissen."
Maintenance of Mrs. Parmore is Given Kalteissen
1923-12-19
Article about the Silas Parmore case in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News: "Maintenance of Mrs. Parmore is Given Kalteissen; County Authorities Turn Colored Woman Over to Local Association; latter satisfied as to treatment."
Colored Congregations Unite in Mass Meeting to Save Southern Negro
1923-12-17
Article about the Silas Parmore case in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News: "Colored Congregations Unite in Mass Meeting to Save Southern Negro; Fund of $100 Subscribed at Ebenezer Baptist—Attorney Kalteissen Cheered and Made Deacon."
Hold Hearing in Paremore Case Before Governor
1923-12-17
Article about the Silas Parmore case in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News.
Local Colored People Oppose Extradition of Man in Georgia Murder
1923-12-10
Article about the Silas Parmore case in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News: "Local Colored People Oppose Extradition of Man in Georgia Murder; Retain Lawyer Kalteissen to Fight Move Before Governor—Assert Fair Trial in South Impossible."
League for Advancement of Colored Folk to Meet
1922-12-20
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing NAACP's last meeting of the year at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Colored People Hear Fine Addresses on Advancement of Race at Mass Meeting
1922-09-05
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News about NAACP's mass meeting at the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Anti-Lynching Demonstration at Mount Zion
1922-09-05
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News: "Anti-Lynching Demonstration at Mount Zion; Colored Republicans Endorse Dwyer Bill—Rev. Stiles Urges Recognition of Negro Rights—Rev. Roundtree Speaks."
Colored People Plan Labor Day Mass Meeting
1922-08-24
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News about a recent meeting of the New Brunswick NAACP at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Plans are underway for a mass meeting on Labor Day, where the parent-association is expected to present the…
Colored Folk Plan Labor Day Demonstration
1922-08-05
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News about a recent meeting of the New Brunswick NAACP at Mt. Zion AME Church. Plans and fundraising are underway for a big Labor Day Demonstration.
Colored Advancement Meetings to Alternate Between Two Churches
1922-08-01
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing that the meetings of the New Brunswick NAACP will henceforth alternate between Ebenezer Baptist Church and Mt. Zion AME Church.
Colored Folks Get Edge Pledge to Vote for Anti-Lynching Bill
1922-07-29
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News about a recent meeting of the New Brunswick NAACP, a roll-call showing that the organization stands at approximately 200 members. The officers announce that US Senator Walter E. Edge of New…
Colored Race is Jubilant Because of Dyer Bill Report
1922-07-06
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News about the local reaction to Washington reports about the progress on the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill.
Colored People's Organization Has Work Made Public
1922-06-22
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News about the work of the NAACP, reprinted from a Newark Monitor article originally titled "What is the N. A. A. C. P.?"
Negroes to Hold Big Newark Convention
1922-05-20
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News about the upcoming national conference of the NAACP to take place in Newark, NJ, on June 18-23, 1922.
Treatment of Negroes
1922-05-06
Opinion piece by a reporter in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News.
Colored People to Elect This Evening
1922-05-03
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing a business meeting and elections for the local NAACP, to take place at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Racial Animosities Deplored by Speakers at Mass Meeting Here
1922-04-27
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News reporting about a mass meeting of the local NAACP that took place on April 26, 1922, at the New Brunswick High School. Speakers included Walter F. White (assistant secretary of the national…
Mass Meeting to Present View of the Colored Race
1922-04-26
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News promoting a mass meeting of the local NAACP to take place on April 26, 1922, at the New Brunswick High School, with a program of speeches, song, and music. Walter F. White will serve as the…
Mass Meeting for Advancement of the Colored People
1922-04-24
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing a mass meeting of the local NAACP to take place on April 26, 1922, at the New Brunswick High School, with a program of speeches, song, and music. Walter F. White will serve as the…
Walter White to Be Principal Speaker for Colored People
1922-04-19
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing Walter F. White as the principal speaker for NAACP's upcoming mass meeting at the New Brunswick High School.
Colored People to Have Mass Meeting at the High School
1922-04-14
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing a mass meeting of the local NAACP to take place on April 26, 1922, at the New Brunswick High School, with a program of speeches, song, and music. Mayor Morrison of New Brunswick is…
Society for Advancement of Colored People Here
1922-04-03
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News listing these newly elected officers of the New Brunswick NAACP: president, N. G. Thompson [correct name is Moses G. Thompson]; vice president, J. W. Watson; secretary, Thomas A. Matthews;…
New Association of Colored People Wants Hall of Own
1922-03-14
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing the first election of officers for the New Brunswick NAACP. The new organization has nearly 100 members and hopes to soon obtain a hall or meeting space of its own. The organization…
Colored People to Have Uplift Work Under New Branch
1922-03-07
New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News reports that a new branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed in New Brunswick in March of 1922.
Ebenezer Baptist Church
1922-03-04
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News announcing a meeting of the NAACP at the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Cross Burned by Rutgers Klan at Local Cemetery
1926-06-01
New Brunswick Daily Home News reports about a ceremony held by the Rutgers Klan No. 44 in May of 1926.
Charter Granted to Local Klan; Rutgers Klan Title of Local Chapter of the Ku Klux Klan
1926-03-07
New Brunswick Sunday Times reports that a new local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is established in New Brunswick in March of 1926. The title of the new chapter is "Rutgers Klan number 44."
Jolly Kleagle from Middle West Intimates There Are Over 9,000 Klansmen in Middlesex County
1924-08-10
New Brunswick Sunday Times reporter interviews a Kleagle (high ranking officer) of the Ku Klux Klan. The Kleagle states that current Klan membership in Middlesex County stands at 9,000 as of August 1924, a 200 percent increase since December of 1923.…
Jersey Klan Adds 1,000 New Members; Exercises Held Between Farmingdale and Adelphia Last Night
1923-08-25
Trenton Evening Times reports that the Ku Klux Klan held a ceremony initiating more than 1,000 new members into their ranks. The ceremony took place in a big field between Farmingdale and Adelphia (near Freehold, NJ). Cars from New Brunswick, Newark,…
Ku Klux Cross Near J. & J. Plant; South River Also
1923-08-10
New Brunswick Daily Home News reports that members of the Ku Klux Klan burned two crosses overnight. One fifteen-foot cross was discovered in front of the Johnson & Johnson factory on George Street in New Brunswick; it was promptly extinguished…
Map of the New Jersey College for Women (later Douglass College) showing land donated by James Neilson
1929
This 1929 map of the New Jersey College for Women (later Douglass College) shows the extent of James Neilson's land that he donated to the college.
Advertisement for The Birth of a Nation
1916-03-04
An ad for The Birth of a Nation at the New Brunswick Opera House beginning Monday, March 6, 1916.
COLORED GIRL wanted to do laundry...go to shore for summer
1922-06-10
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "COLORED GIRL wanted to do laundry work and cleaning. Must be willing to go to shore for summer. Call evenings. 39 Raritan avenue. "
WANTED—Experienced colored maid as chambermaid and waitress
1918-10-24
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—Experienced colored maid as chambermaid and waitress, and willing to care for child or five in afternoons; three in family; references required. Call evenings. 2 Grant avenue."
WANTED—Two colored girls at once...waitress
1918-01-05
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—Two colored girls at once, one must be experienced waitress. Apply manager, Queen Victoria, 137 Livingston avenue."
YOUNG colored woman with a little child wants situation for general housework
1916-05-22
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "YOUNG colored woman with a little child wants situation for general housework in the country or city. Address H. B., care Home News"
Colored woman wants day's work
1914-01-06
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "Colored woman wants day's work and will take washing at home. 149 Baldwin Street."
COLORED WOMAN wants washing to do
1913-02-22
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "COLORED WOMAN wants washing to do; $1.50 per day and carfare. Best references. Address Washing, Home News."
WANTED—A competent chambermaid and waitress, colored preferred
1911-10-31
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—A competent chambermaid and waitress, colored preferred; must be a good cleaner. Address A. L., Home News."
WANTED—Strong, capable colored woman for laundry work
1911-10-17
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—Strong, capable colored woman for laundry work; wages $25 a month. Address J. W. H., Home News."
COLORED GIRL wants situation
1910-09-12
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "COLORED GIRL wants situation. $12 to $14 a month. Address M.M.E., Home News"
COLORED WOMAN wants washing to take home
1909-11-10
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "COLORED WOMAN wants washing to take home. 18 Railroad Ave"
SITUATION wanted by competent colored girl at general housework
1905-02-04
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "SITUATION wanted by competent colored girl at general housework; private family preferred. Good wages expected. Apply 292 Delevan street."
COLORED WOMAN wants washing and ironing to do at home
1904-11-02
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "COLORED WOMAN wants washing and ironing to do at home; good work done, 180 Handy street."
YOUNG MAN (colored) wants position at general housework
1904-03-09
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "YOUNG MAN (colored) wants position at general housework. Has recently arrived from the South. Please call 24 Robinson street."
WANTED Bright colored boy...to wait on table
1903-12-28
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED Bright colored boy, about 18 years, to wait on table and work about house. Good position. Give reference. Experience preferred. Address "A. R.," this office."
COLORED young man wants work
1903-11-13
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "COLORED young man wants work. Cook, waiter, or useful man in private family; strictly temperate. Address Leonard, this office."
50 COLORED GIRLS from Virginia want positions
1903-08-07
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "50 COLORED GIRLS from Virginia want positions here. Write or call 56 Somerset street, New Brunswick, N.J."
WHITE AND COLORED WOMEN...Employment Agency
1903-08-06
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WHITE AND COLORED WOMEN help can get work at Employment Agency, 56 Somerset street."
YOUNG COLORED GIRL WANTED as chambermaid and waitress
1903-04-25
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "YOUNG COLORED GIRL WANTED as chambermaid and waitress. Apply evenings at 40 Union street."
WANTED—Competent chambermaid and waitress
1903-03-24
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—Competent chambermaid and waitress. Colored preferred. Apply 138 Livingston avenue, between 2 and 5 p.m."
COLORED BOY WHO CAN DRIVE
1889-05-03
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "COLORED BOY WHO CAN DRIVE AND take care of horse wanted. Must come well recommended. Inquire at this office"
WANTED—TWO GOOD COLORED GIRLS, cook and nurse
1887-04-05
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—TWO GOOD COLORED GIRLS, cook and nurse. Best recommendations required. Address X, Home News Office."
Advertisement for The Clansman: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
1908-03-25
An ad for The Clansman: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan by Thomas Dixon Jr., to be performed at the New Brunswick Opera House on March 25, 1908.
WANTED—COLORED WAITER MAN
1887-06-14
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—COLORED WAITER MAN, MUST understand his business and come well recommended. Apply at Palmer House."
1930 US Census record for Veronica Henriksen
1930
Veronica Henriksen’s family was listed in the 1930 US census residing in Plainfield, New Jersey. Veronica’s parents were listed at the bottom of page 11A, and 6-year-old Veronica was listed on line 1 at the top of page 11B. The census enumerator…
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).
Obituary of Veronique Henriksen
1999-01-17
Obituary of Veronique (Veronica) Henriksen of Plainfield, NJ, in the local newspaper Courier-News.
Veronica Henriksen Receives Scholastic Honors at NJC
1943-05-19
The Plainfield Courier-News reports that Veronica Henriksen has been elected vice-president of the Bees commuter student organization and achieved high scholastic honors during her junior year at the New Jersey College for Women (Douglass).
Recital Here Tuesday By Montclair Chorus
1940-12-07
Announcement about a recital performance by Trinity Male Chorus of Montclair under the auspices of the interracial department of the Plainfield Council for World Friendship. Proceeds going "for a scholarship for Miss Veronika Henriksen, a Plainfield…
Miss Henriksen Attends Dance Session
1951-08-20
The Plainfield Courier-News reports about the social activities of the Henriksen family. Veronica Henriksen (DC 1944) has returned from a month's vacation tour of California and Mexico, while her sister Desiree Henriksen is at a dance camp in…
Veronica Henriksen Secretary of NJC Club
1944-02-28
The Plainfield Courier-News reports that Veronica Henriksen (DC 1944), in her capacity as secretary of the HEPS club at the New Jersey College for Women, is organizing a lecture by anthropologist John B. Adams on the subject "A Scientific Approach to…
Choral Club Plans Recital
1948-06-04
The Plainfield Courier-News reports that the Community Choral Club of the East Fifth Street Branch of the YWCA (an African American branch of the Young Women's Christian Association) is planning its second annual recital to take place at the…
Award for First Negroes Living on N.J.C. Campus
1949-06-07
An article reporting that two African American seniors, Emma Andrews and Evelyn Sermons, received the Heritage Award given by the Associate Alumnae of the New Jersey College for Women. The citation with the award read: “With quiet understanding, rare…
Resigns from Board
1949-06-16
An article reporting that Emma Andrews and Evelyn Sermons, two African American seniors at the New Jersey College for Women, “expressed gratitude for the aid from the Urban League which made possible their stay in the N.J.C. dormitories.”
Negro Girls Win Heritage Award: Alumnae Honor Two Seniors as Interracial Pioneers at New Jersey College
1949-06-05
An article reporting that two African American seniors, Emma Andrews and Evelyn Sermons, received the Heritage Award given by the Associate Alumnae of the New Jersey College for Women on June 4, 1949. They received the award for “contributing to the…
The Rice Industrial and Literary Institute advertisement
1915-08-26
Advertisement in the African American newspaper New York Age promoting the Rice Industrial and Literary Institute, a New Brunswick school.
Elections in New Jersey; Rioting between Whites and Blacks in New Brunswick
1895-04-10
New York Times article about a race riot during an election in New Brunswick.
A Bethel Treat; Rutgers College Students as Minstrels and Actors
1889-11-23
The New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News reports that Rutgers College students performed as minstrels and actors at the Bethel Mission Sunday School. The students appeared in blackface during this performance.
White and Black Married. How a Young Farmer Wooed and Won an Old Negro's Daughter
1887-04-09
New York Times report about the marriage of a white farmer named Cornelius Van Tilbergh (age 25) and a black woman named Lizzie Simmons (age 20) from Rocky Hill, New Jersey, near Princeton. The young couple tried to "escape the wrath of the country…
Colored Boarders Not Wanted
1890-05-06
New York Times reports that Bishop Turner and other attendees at the conference of the New-Jersey African Methodist Church complain about racial discrimination by hotel owners in New Brunswick. "Bishop Turner" likely refers to Henry McNeal Turner…
10,000 Klansmen Gather in Great Klan Ceremony; New Brunswick Is Scene of One of the Greatest Ku Klux Demonstrations; Gigantic Cross Is Burned as Almost One Thousand Candidates Are Initiated
1923-05-11
Article in The Fiery Cross (a Ku Klux Klan publication) about a massive KKK initiation ceremony held on May 2, 1923, at a farm near New Brunswick.
12,000 of Klan Out at Jersey Meeting: Hold Heavily Guarded Initiation on a Lonely Farm Near New Brunswick
1923-05-03
New York Times article about a massive Ku Klux Klan (KKK) initiation ceremony held on May 2, 1923, at a farm near New Brunswick.
Klan Open-Air Initiation Was Great Publicity Stunt; Declare Local Branch 400 Strong; Hobbs Not a Member
1923-05-04
Daily Home News article about a massive Ku Klux Klan (KKK) initiation ceremony held on May 2, 1923, at a farm near New Brunswick. The article contains a photograph of a burning cross and hooded attendees. The photograph is captioned: "Blaxing…
Georgia Frees Negro Who Feared Mob Rule
1925-12-13
Article in the New York Times: "Georgia Frees Negro Who Feared Mob Rule; Silas Parmore, Extradited From New Jersey, Acquitted by a Jury in Murder Trial."
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.
City of New Brunswick, New Jersey / Packard & Butler Lith. Philada.
1880
Images of New Brunswick, NJ. Lithograph published in Philadelphia by Packard & Butler Lith. in 1880.
Colonel James Neilson Portrait
1940
Colonel James Neilson as a young man. Frontispiece to the 1940 book, Colonel James Neilson: A Business Man of the Early Machine Age in New Jersey, 1784-1862, by Robert Thompson.
Manumission of Miller by slaveholder Abraham S. Neilson of the firm of James H. Neilson, original certificate
1822-05-18
This item is the original certificate of manumission for Miller issued on May 18, 1822. The certificate states that Miller was brought before the county officials by Abraham S. Neilson of the firm of James H. Neilson. The certificate does not clarify…
Rutgers Honors James Neilson
1923-11-22
A brief report in The New York Times about Rutgers University's memorial service for James Neilson (1844-1937) after his death in 1937. The report calls him the "godfather" of the women's college (Douglass College).
Portrait of John Henry Livingston (1746-1825)
1800
Portrait of John Henry Livingston (1746-1825), who served as the fourth president of Queen's College from 1810 to 1825, by an unidentified American artist.
Portrait of William Livingston (1723-1790)
Portrait of William Livingston, first governor of New Jersey after the American Revolution, and namesake of Livingston Campus. Engraving from an original portrait in the possession of the family.
For Sale, A Pair of Mules, Waggon, & Wood-Sled. Likewise, A BLACK MAN
1822-01-03
A slaveholder around New Brunswick advertises the sale of a black man alongside a pair of mules, wagon, and wood-sled. The slaveholder is not named in the ad, and the prospective buyers are asked to apply to the printers of the Fredonian newspaper…
FOR SALE, A HEALTHY ACTIVE, Black Boy
1819-06-10
A slaveholder around New Brunswick seeks to sell a 17-year-old black boy in a private sale. The boy has skills in farming. The slaveholder is not named in the ad, and the prospective buyers are asked to apply to the printers of the Fredonian…
FOR SALE. A BLACK GIRL
1816-08-08
A slaveholder around New Brunswick seeks to sell a 16-year-old black girl in a private sale. The slaveholder is not named in the ad, and the prospective buyers are asked to apply to the printers of the Fredonian newspaper for more information.
FOR SALE, Or to be exchanged for a black Girl, A NEGRO BOY
1814-01-20
A slaveholder around New Brunswick seeks to sell an 8-year-old black boy in a private sale or to exchange the boy for a black girl. The slaveholder is not named in the ad, and the prospective buyers are asked to apply to the printers of the Fredonian…
TO BE SOLD, The TIME of a NEGRO BOY
1792-11-14
A slaveholder in Trenton seeks to sell a 15-year-old black boy in a private sale. The boy is supposed to be manumitted at age 30 and has approximately 15 years left to serve. The slaveholder is not named in the ad, and the prospective buyers are…
Eight Dollars Reward [jailbreak notice for Jack]
1802-01-19
Wrighter, David
On January 2, 1802, Jack, an enslaved black man, escaped from the jail in Trenton where he was held on charges of theft from his master Amos Moore. Jack was about 20 years old. Jail keeper David Wrighter offers a reward of $8 for Jack's return.
Seventy Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Dick and John]
1822-10-24
Woodmansee, Daniel
Dick, a 16-year-old enslaved boy, left the house of his master Daniel Woodmansee, near Princeton, on September 1, 1822. Woodmansee posts a notice that Dick was "stolen away" by a man named John. The notice describes Dick as a "mulatto boy" and John…
Woodbridge Mayor's Proclamation Honoring Rev. Henry A. Hildebrand
1998-03-21
Woodbridge Township Mayor
Township of Woodbridge Mayor's Proclamation honoring Rev. Henry A. Hildebrand, presented during the pastor's 75th birthday celebration at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick. Signed by Mayor James E. McGreevey.
SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD [runaway ad for Stephen]
1793-05-22
Wescoat, Richard
Stephen, a 20-year-old enslaved man, ran away from his master Richard Wescoat, of Great Egg-Harbour, Gloucester County, in May of 1793. Richard Wescoat describes Stephen as a "mulatto slave" and offers a reward of $16 for Stephen's capture.
WANTED—At Wells Hospital, a competent colored maid
1911-04-01
Wells Memorial Hospital
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED—At Wells Hospital, a competent colored maid for general housework; no cooking. Call between 8:30 and 10 a.m."
WANTED Two colored housemaids at Wells Memorial Hospital
1910-10-06
Wells Memorial Hospital
Advertisement in the Daily Home News: "WANTED Two colored housemaids at Wells Memorial Hospital. Call at 9 am."
Remembering Alice Jennings Archibald on Women's Day 2011
2011
Watson, B. Joyce
Biographical information about Alice Jennings Archibald for the 2011 Women's Day, prepared by B. Joyce Watson.