DescriptionDevelopment plan for the City of Plainfield with color coded residential, commercial, industrial, office, utility, recreational, and public zones. The preparation of this report was financed in part...
DescriptionDeed for parcel of land in the Township of Bergen, now part of Jersey City. The property is described in relation to neighbors and a "Cedar Swamp," indicating how undeveloped the area still was. But...
DescriptionNewspaper article about the Klein family in New Brunswick. Martin Klein, a German immagrant, founded a hotel in New Brusnwick in 1863. At the time of this article, his sons, Martin and Peter, owned...
DescriptionThe Whittier House collection of photographs caputures the facilities, staff, programs, services, and neighborhood adults and children. The Whittier House Social Settlement, the first settlement...
DescriptionPictured from left to right are Fuju Sasaki, Ellen Nakamura, and Harold Ouchida. These representatives from the Jerome Relocation Commission in Arkansas were invited to Seabrook to investigate the...
DescriptionPictured is Annice(Ann) Locke, former head of the USO, which served as the community house at Seabrook. Later Dorothy Chapman took over and helped establish the Seabrook Community House. Ms. Locke...
DescriptionWhittier House scrapbooks document Whittier House programs, events, and anniversary celebrations through newspaper clippings, lecture fliers, newsletters, event programs, and ticket stubs. Newspaper...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)