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Sketch of the first site of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1972
Marsh, Herbert
Sketch of the first site of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, which was said to resemble a little red schoolhouse. The sketch is by artist Herbert Marsh, created in 1972.
Khuluma newsletter for November 10, 1971 (Rutgers-Camden)
1971-11-10
The complete issue of the Khuluma newsletter for November 10, 1971. Khuluma was a weekly publication by black students at Rutgers-Camden.
Photograph: 14 women at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1970s/1980s approx.
Black and white photograph of 14 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; approximately 1970s or 1980s.
Photograph: Mount Zion AME Church senior choir
1970s/1980s approx.
Black and white photograph of senior choir members in robes at the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick at 25 Division Street. Date unknown; approximately 1970s to 1980s.Names of senior choir members (left to right beginning in the front row):…
Photograph: Stewardess Board at the Mount Zion AME Church
1970s/1980s approx.
Black and white photograph of the Stewardess Board at the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick. Appears to be from the church building at 25 Division Street. Date unknown; probably 1970s or 1980s. Names of the women pictured: front row - Mamie…
Photograph: Mount Zion AME Church senior choir
1970s/1980s approx.
Black and white photograph of senior choir members in robes at the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick at 25 Division Street. Date unknown; approximately 1970s to 1980s.Names of senior choir members pictured (left to right beginning in the front…
Photograph: 6 members at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1970s/1980s approx.
Black and white photograph of two women and four men standing at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick. Appears to be from the church building at 25 Division Street. Date unknown; approximately 1970s or 1980s.
Photograph: Rev. Henry A. Hildebrand and trustees at Mount Zion AME Church
1970s/1980s approx.
Black and white photograph of the Reverend Henry A. Hildebrand (front row center) and trustees at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick. Date unknown; approximately 1970s–1980s.The men pictured are: front row - Edward Lane, Robert Adams, Rev. Henry…
Photograph: 4 men performing music
1970s approx.
Undated color photograph of four men performing or rehearsing music. The men are identified as Edward Lane, Leroy Nash, Jake Jones, and Charles Gregory. Approximate time period: 1970s.
Sketch of the second site of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1970s approx.
Marsh, Herbert
Sketch of the second site of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, by artist Herbert Marsh. Date unknown; likely 1970s.
Woman, Negro Appointed to Newark Court Posts
1970-01-15
New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News reports that Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 has been elevated to chief magistrate in Newark.
BPUM Liberator Returns Home / Fight Racism flyer
1969-12-22
Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM)
Double-sided flyer for a December 22, 1969, event with Charles "Poppy" Sharp, chairman of the Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM) in Camden, sponsored by the United Black Front. The front of the flyer has an image of Sharp and event details. The…
Hazelwood Credo: Devotion to Duty
1969-12-12
Hallam, George
Profile of Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 in the Newark Evening News at the time of his appointment as acting chief magistrate of the Newark Municipal Court.
Report on the Urban University Department
1969-12-09
Rutgers University
2-page report from the Urban University Department Staff regarding the department's problems and progress since the program's inception at Rutgers-Camden in March of 1969.
Memo about City in Crisis brochure / Fight Racism flyer
1969-11-17
Camden Defense Committee
Camden Defense Committee memo dated November 17, 1969, signed by Robert P. Weber, Chaplain at Rutgers-Camden, regarding a brochure about urban problems in Camden (see the related item: City in Crisis brochure). Defense committee members listed are…
City in Crisis brochure
1969-10
Camden Defense Committee
City in Crisis brochure produced by the Camden Defense Committee in October 1969. The brochure includes information about BPUM and the arrest of the Camden five during a raid on September 8, 1969. The committee's address is listed as 314 Linden…
Black Culture Day / GI Day flyer
1969-04-25
Flyer for GI Day events at the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 1. The reverse side of the flyer was used by Rutgers-Camden students for a mimeographed message promoting the Black Culture Day at the College Center on Friday, April 25.…
A report to the New Jersey Legislature concerning the recent events and disturbances at the Newark and Camden campuses of Rutgers, the State University
1969-03-31
Dungan, Ralph A.
A report to the New Jersey Legislature prepared by Ralph A. Dungan, Chancellor of Higher Education, concerning the Black students' protests at Rutgers-Newark and Rutgers-Camden in February of 1969. The report includes a chronology of the events at…
Memo regarding BSUM demands number 6, 14, and 23 (admissions)
1969-03-06
Rutgers University
Memo from the Admissions Committee of the College of South Jersey (Rutgers-Camden), issued on March 6, 1969, regarding the Black Student Unity Movement's demands related to admissions. Attached is a Presentation by the University Extension Division…
Memo to Dean W. Layton Hall regarding BSUM demands discussed in committee meeting
1969-03-05
Millet, Barry M.
Memo from Sherwood O. Cole, Chairman of the Faculty/Student Relations Committee, and Barry M. Millett, Dean of Students, to W. Layton Hall, Dean of the College of South Jersey (Rutgers-Camden), issued on March 5, 1969. Cole and Millett report about a…
Memo regarding BSUM demands number 6-2 and 8 (financial aid)
1969-03-05
Hart, Robert T.
Memo from Robert T. Hart, Chairman of the Financial Aid Committee of the College of South Jersey (Rutgers-Camden), issued on March 5, 1969, regarding the Black Student Unity Movement's demands related to financial aid.
President's letter to Thomas Warren and Roy Jones
1969-02-27
Gross, Mason W.
Letter from Rutgers President Mason W. Gross, dated February 27, 1969, to Rutgers-Camden students Thomas Warren and Roy Jones. The letter serves as a confirmation of the remarks that the president made at the meeting in Camden on February 26, 1969,…
Memo to Rutgers-Camden faculty and students regarding the Black Student Unity Movement demands
1969-02-17
Hall, W. Layton
Copy of memo to Faculty and Students at the College of South Jersey (Rutgers-Camden), issued on February 17, 1969, regarding the Black Student Unity Movement's 24 demands. Although unsigned, it appears the memo was issued by the office of W. Layton…
Black Student Unity Movement demands at Rutgers-Camden
1969-02-10
Black Student Unity Movement (BSUM)
24 demands presented by the Black Student Unity Movement to Rutgers University on February 10, 1969. The demands were distributed widely on campus, and multiple copies have been preserved in Special Collections at the Paul Robeson Library in Camden…
Black Observer (Camden, NJ) newspaper issue
1969 approx.
Complete issue of the Black Observer newspaper from Camden, circa fall 1969. The precise date is not printed on the issue. Rutgers-Camden students affiliated with the Black Student Unity Movement (BSUM) produced this paper for the community. Names of…
A Plan for an Urban Studies at a Small Urban College
1969
Chaka, Malik
A proposal for creating an Urban Studies program at the College of South Jersey (Rutgers-Camden), prepared for the Black Student Unity Movement by Malik Chaka (Michael C. Edwards), Resource Assistant at the Sociology Department. Chaka was a student…
Morrow Writes of African Stay
1968-03-15
Article announcing the publication of a book by John Howard Morrow (RC 1931), titled First American Ambassador to Guinea. This newspaper clipping from the Hackensack newspaper Record has been preserved in Morrow's alumni biographical file.
Letter to Don Jacoby regarding the death of Arthur M. Johnson
1967-07-10
Hazelwood, Harry Jr.
Harry Hazelwood Jr. '43 writes to Don Jacoby '43 about the death of Arthur M. Johnson '43. Hazelwood was informed of Johnson's untimely death by fellow African American alumnus Leroy Darkes '46. Hazelwood enclosed photocopies of Johnson's obituary…
'Mightiest Weapon Is Educated Mind'
1964-11-25
Profile of John Howard Morrow (RC 1931), including a photograph of Morrow with pieces of art collected in Africa during his time as the US ambassador to Guinea. After his diplomatic service, Morrow became the chair of the Foreign Language Department…
Reid's Church History Notes
1964
Reid, S. C.
Handwritten pages describing the early history of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, written around the 137th anniversary of the church in 1964 on stationery from the Laurentien Hotel in Montreal, Canada. The author's name appears to be…
Where There is No Vision The People Perish
1964
Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
2-page typed church history written for the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick around 1964, plus a discussion of pressing challenges and vision for the future. Unidentified author.
News release from the New Jersey AAA about Arthur M. Johnson
1962-01-31
New Jersey Automobile Club (AAA)
News release stating that Arthur M. Johnson RC1943 has been appointed Membership Representative of the New Jersey Automobile Club (AAA). In addition to teaching business and economics, Johnson is also a "state-licensed casualty, fire, liability and…
Obituary of Ernest S. Baxter Jr.
1961-10-10
Obituary of Sgt. Ernest S. Baxter Jr. (RC 1940). Baxter was an Army career man and died in a tragic drowning accident at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he was stationed. He was 44 years old at the time of his death on October 7, 1961.
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: Stewardess Board 4 at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1960s/1970s/1980s approx.
Undated black and white photograph of 11 African American women inside the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick. Approximate date range: 1960s – 1980s.
The inscription on the back of the photograph indicates that these are members of the…
Photograph: woman identified as a member of the Schenck family
1960s approx.
Black and white photograph of an African American woman identified as a member of the Schenck family affiliated with the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick. Date unknown; possibly 1960s.
Addendum to Yesterday at Mt. Zion AME Church
1960s approx.
2-page typed history of Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, especially focusing on church musicians. This appears to be a draft for a church history pamphlet or program. Date unknown; approximately 1960s.
Photograph: Rev. Henry A. Hildebrand with son and daughter
1960s approx.
Color photograph of the Reverend Henry A. Hildebrand with his son Reginald and daughter Shawn. Date unknown; approximately 1960s.
Ex-Resorter Appointed to College Unit
1959-09-12
Clipping from the Atlantic City Press announcing that Arthur M. Johnson RC1943 has been appointed field representative for the Citizens Committee for College Opportunities. The article features a photograph of Johnson.
History Committee for 132nd Anniversary of Mt. Zion AME Church
1959-08-16
Archibald, Alice Jennings
Minutes from August 16, 1959, meeting of the history committee for the 132nd anniversary of Mount Zion AME Church in New Brunswick, including a list of committee members with Alice Jennings Archibald serving as chair.
New Ambassador: Ex-N.J. Negro Chosen for Guinea
1959-05-29
Article about John Howard Morrow RC1931 regarding his appointment as the first US ambassador to the new Republic of Guinea. This newspaper clipping from the Newark Evening News has been preserved in Morrow's alumni biographical file.
First Negro Magistrate: Hazelwood Is Named; Lohman Also Picked, Jacobs Dropped
1958-10-19
Baglivo, Angelo
Article in the Newark News reports that Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 was nominated by Mayor Leo P. Carlin to serve as a municipal magistrate. Hazelwood became the first African American to serve as a municipal judge in Newark. The article includes a…
Photograph of Harry Hazelwood Jr. with Leo P. Carlin and Howard J. Devaney
1957-02-12
Photograph of Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 with Newark Mayor Leo P. Carlin and Howard J. Devaney in 1957.
City NAACP Installs Slate; Hazelwood Returns to Presidency; Housing Assistant Heard
1957-01-11
The Newark Evening News reports that Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 has been elected president of the Newark branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1957. Hazelwood previously served as president of the branch…
Leaves for Puerto Rico
1954-08-31
The Plainfield Courier-News reports that Veronica Henriksen (DC 1944) departed Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) in New York for a two-week vacation in Puerto Rico. She also plans to visit St. Thomas and St. Croix in the…
Photograph of Howard B. Waxwood Jr. 28 years after Rutgers graduation
1954
Small portrait of Howard B. Waxwood Jr. (RC 1926). Waxwood attached this photo to an alumni biographical information form that he filled out in 1956, thirty years after his graduation. The photograph is dated 1954.
Arthur M. Johnson, alumni news update card
1953 approx.
Johnson, Arthur M.
Alumni news card filled out by Arthur M. Johnson RC1943. The card is not dated, but a note in the corner says "See you at the 10th" suggesting that it may have been written ahead of the 10-year alumni reunion.
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…
Social Notes
1951-07-25
The Plainfield Courier-News mentions Veronica Henriksen (DC 1944) in the "Social Notes" section. Henriksen is flying to California for a month-long vacation.
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.
Photograph: 11 women at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1950s/1960s approx.
Color photograph of 11 women members of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, most likely the Willing Workers Club from a Valentine's Day event. Event decorations include red hearts. Date unknown; approximately 1950s or 1960s.
Individuals that…
Photograph: Alice Jennings Archibald with a group of women in Hawaiian shirts
1950s/1960s approx.
Undated color photograph of 11 middle-aged women in Hawaiian shirts holding pineapples. Alice Jennings Archibald is in the center, fifth from the left. Approximate time period: 1950s or 1960s.
Photograph: Rev. James W. Waters, Alice Jennings Archibald, and Rev. H. Solomon Hill
1950s/1960s approx.
Black and white photograph of Rev. James W. Waters, Alice Jennings Archibald, and Rev. H. Solomon Hill. Date unknown; probably from the period when Rev. James W. Waters was the pastor of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, that is between…
Photograph: 11 women at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick
1950s/1960s approx.
Black and white photograph of 11 African American women at Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, probably Stewardess Board. Date unknown; approximate period: 1950s or 1960s.
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.
Photograph of Harry Hazelwood Jr. with Thurgood Marshall and David M. Litwin
1950-10-30
Photograph of Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 with Thurgood Marshall and David M. Litwin at an NAACP event in Newark. Hazelwood served as the president of the Newark branch of the NAACP. This photograph appeared alongside an article titled "NAACP Counsel…
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…
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.”
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…
N.J.C. Seniors Receive Top Honors
1949-06-05
Article in the New Brunswick newspaper Sunday Times about the Heritage Award presented to Emma Andrews and Evelyn Sermons by the Associate Alumnae of the New Jersey College for Women (later Douglass College). The article contains a photograph of the…
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…
Heritage Award presentation honoring Emma Andrews and Evelyn Sermons
1949-06-04
Davidson, Mrs. O. Wesley
Remarks delivered by Mrs. O. Wesley Davidson, President the Associate Alumnae of the New Jersey College for Women (later Douglass College), on June 4, 1949, honoring African American seniors Emma Andrews and Evelyn Sermons as joint recipients of the…
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.
Evelyn Sermons senior photo from Quair yearbook
1949
Senior photo of Evelyn Sermons printed in the 1949 Quair yearbook.
Emma D. Andrews senior photo from Quair yearbook
1949
Senior photo of Emma D. Andrews published in the 1949 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).
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…
Harry Hazelwood Heads Colored Unit
1947-12-31
The Newark Evening News reports that Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 was elected president of the Newark branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1947.
Photograph of Edward H. Lawson Jr. with news about United Nations job printed in the Rutgers Alumni Monthly
1947-05
Photograph of Edward H. Lawson Jr. (RC 1933) printed in the Rutgers Alumni Monthly issue of May 1947, accompanied by a news item from Lawson about his new job at the United Nations. These clippings were preserved in Lawson's alumni biographical file.…
A Brief History of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey
1947
4-page typed history of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, written in 1947 around the time of the 120th anniversary of the church.
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).
Harry Hazelwood Jr. update in the alumni magazine
1945-10
The October 1945 issue of the Rutgers Alumni Monthly magazine provides an update about Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943, who is graduating from Cornell Law School.
Photograph of Walter G. Alexander II, Tuskegee Airman
1945-06-25
Photograph of Walter Gilbert Alexander II (ENG 1943), second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces. The photograph was taken in June 1945 when Alexander completed training as a military pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama.
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…
Clipping from Atlantic City Press about Arthur M. Johnson
1944-10-26
Clipping from the Atlantic City Press about 23-year-old Arthur M. Johnson RC1943 and his address to the County Employees Association on the topic of "the different phases of various systems of government including Communism, Nazism, Fascism and…
Clipping from the Philadelphia Independent about Arthur M. Johnson
1944-09-03
Clipping from the Philadelphia Independent (an African American newspaper) about Arthur M. Johnson RC1943 who works at the Eastern Air Craft in Trenton, NJ, and is about to enter the University of Pennsylvania to earn a master's in Economics and…
Girl Scouts Visit New York on Tour
1944-06-26
The Plainfield Courier-News reports about the activities of Girl Scouts of Troop 29 of the East Fifth Street YWCA (Plainfield's African American branch of the Young Women's Christian Association). Veronica Henriksen (DC 1944) and her sister Charmaine…
Veronica Henriksen Graduating from NJC
1944-06-07
The Plainfield Courier-News reports that Veronica Henriksen graduated from the New Jersey College for Women (Douglass College) on June 7, 1944, with a major in sociology and economy. Henriksen "in two weeks will begin an accelerated two years course…
Letter to Harry Hazelwood Jr. at Cornell Law School
1944-05-19
Metzger, Fraser
Letter from Fraser Metzger, Dean of Men, to Harry Hazelwood Jr. RD1943, written on May 19, 1944, about a year after Hazelwood graduated. This is Metzger's reply to Hazelwood's letter of May 16, 1944, in which Hazelwood provided an update about his…
Letter to Dean Fraser Metzger about progress at Cornell Law School
1944-05-16
Hazelwood, Harry Jr.
Letter from Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 to Frazer Metzger, Dean of Men, written on May 16, 1944, providing an update about Hazelwood's progress at the end of his first year at Cornell Law School. Dean Metzger sent a reply to Hazelwood on May 19, 1944.
Letter to the Leopold Schepp Foundation, regarding a scholarship for Harry Hazelwood Jr.
1944-05-01
Metzger, Fraser
Letter from Fraser Metzger, Dean of Men, to Lucia Temple, Secretary at the Leopold Schepp Foundation, regarding a scholarship for Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943 to study law at Cornell. Metzger writes that Hazelwood is "of the Negro race" and discusses…
Scouts to Present Fashion Show at Branch YWCA
1944-04-26
The Plainfield Courier-News reports about the activities of Girl Scouts of Troop 29 of the East Fifth Street YWCA (Plainfield's African American branch of the Young Women's Christian Association). Genevieve Henriksen, mother of Veronica Henriksen (DC…
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…
Veronica Mary Henriksen senior photo from Quair yearbook
1944
Senior photo of Veronica Mary Henriksen printed in the 1944 Quair yearbook.
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…
Letter to Eastern Aircraft, regarding an employment reference for Arthur M. Johnson
1943-11-13
Metzger, Fraser
Letter from Fraser Metzger, Rutgers Dean of Men, to Easter Aircraft division of General Motors in Trenton, NJ. Metzger replies to the company's inquiry seeking an employment reference for Arthur M. Johnson RC1943.
Edward Lawson Heads Fair Employment Office
1943-09-06
Newspaper clipping announcing that Edward H. Lawson Jr. RC1933 has been appointed director of the regional office of the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice. The clipping is accompanied by a note from Wallace S. Moreland (Assistant to…
Letter to Cornell Law School, regarding Harry Hazelwood Jr.
1943-05-21
Metzger, Fraser
Letter from Fraser Metzger, Dean of Men, to Cornell Law School, providing a reference for Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943. Hazelwood would go on to obtain a law degree from Cornell in 1945.
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).
Harry Hazelwood Jr., senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1943
Senior photo of Harry Hazelwood Jr. with a biographical note, printed in the 1943 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Walter G. Alexander II, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1943
Senior photo of Walter G. Alexander II with a biographical note, printed in the 1943 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Arthur M. Johnson, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1943
Senior photo of Arthur M. Johnson with a biographical note, printed in the 1943 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
On the Inside of Democracy at Work
1942-12
Article about Edward H. Lawson Jr. RC1933 in the Rutgers Alumni Monthly of December 1942, highlighting Lawson's work with the War Manpower Commission. Lawson investigates complaints of discrimination and unfair practice in industries because of…
Veronica Henriksen Wins Scholarship
1942-11-02
The Plainfield Courier-News reports that Veronica Henriksen (DC 1944) is the recipient of a state scholarship.
Letter to Arthur M. Johnson, with an attachment for local draft board
1942-07-30
Metzger, Fraser
Carbon copy of a letter from Fraser Metzger, Rutgers Dean of Men, to Arthur M. Johnson RC1943, replying to Johnson's letter regarding World War II draft and deferment. Metzger also enclosed a letter to Local Board No. 5 regarding Johnson's enrollment…
Letter to Fraser Metzger, regarding World War II draft and deferment
1942-07
Johnson, Arthur M.
Two-page handwritten letter from Arthur M. Johnson RC1943 to Fraser Metzger, Rutgers Dean of Men, regarding World War II draft. Johnson writes that although he was drafted in July 1942, he subsequently received a deferment because of his poor vision,…