Inventory to the Records of the Rutgers University. Dean of Administration, 1951-1965

Rutgers University

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From July 12 to July 17, 1967, the city of Newark, New Jersey, was wrecked by racial violence. In six days of rioting, 23 people were killed, 725 were injured and nearly 1,500 were arrested. Property damage was estimated at over $10 million. While the riots were still in progress, sixty community leaders formed a Committee of Concern with the following aims: to help restore calm to the city, to study the causes of racial unrest, and to formulate goals for social and economic improve...

Hill, J. Lister (Joseph Lister), 1894-1984

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Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) and a U.S. Senator (1938–1969). During his Senate career he was active on health-related issues, and served as Senate Majority Whip (1941–47), and Hill also served as the Chair of the Senate Labor Committee. At the time of his retirement, Hill was the fourth-mo...

Rutgers University. College of Arts and Sciences

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Douglass College

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Rutgers Law School (Newark, N.J.)

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Meder, Albert E.

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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

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With the pasage of the Morrill Act in 1864, Rutgers College was designated a Land-Grant college for New Jersey and developed the State College for Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts as well as an experimental farm, known as the College Farm. Much of the early experimentation at the College Farm was in chemical fertilizers for crops. Additional aid was sought from the state government, and in 1880, state funds were secured for agriculture experimentation with the passage of legislatur...

Brand, Robert H.

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Rutgers University. College of Engineering

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Rutgers University. Center for Alcohol Studies.

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Rutgers University. College of Agriculture. Extension service.

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Rutgers University. College of Agriculture

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Rutgers University. Graduate School.

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Platt, Arthur S.

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Swink, John W.

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Rutgers University. Dean of Administration

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The period in which John Swink served as Dean of Administration was one characterized by social change, transition, and expansion. Major events occurring before, during, and after his appointment were instrumental in shaping and establishing the foundation of Rutgers, The State University. Just prior to his appointment as Dean of Administration, there was a major internal reorganization. After struggling with inefficiency and role confusion, the Board of Trustees relinquished their ...