Rutgers College collection, 1814-1885.

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...

Cuyler, C. C. (Cornelius Cuyler), -1909

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McClelland, Alexander, 1794-1864

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Alexander McClelland was born in Schenectady, New York, in 1796. In 1818 he received his doctorate of divinity from Princeton. He served as the pastor of the Presbyterian Church on Rutgers Street. From 1822 to1829, he was a professor at the Theological Seminary of Dickinson College. Then in 1829 he became a professor of Biblical Literature for the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Dutch Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He remained in this position until 1851. He died in New Brunswick on Dec...

Rutgers College

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Rutgers was first chartered in 1766 as Queen's College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies. The school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 and during its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. In 1864, Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey. Rutgers College attained universit...

Scott, Austin, 1848-1922

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Rutgers College President Austin Scott, Ph.D., LL.D., born Frank Austin Scott on August 10, 1848, in Toledo, Ohio, was educated at Yale University (A.B., 1869) and the University of Michigan (A.M., 1870), after which he went to Germany for graduate training. He studied history at Freidrich Wilhelm University (University of Berlin) and the University of Leipzig, from which he received his Ph.D. in 1873. Scott's professors of ancient history included Theodor Mommsen and Johann Gustav ...

Ricord, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1819-1897

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Cook, George Hammell, 1818-1889

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The author may possibly be George Hammell Cook, a professor of chemistry and natural science at Rugers College and state geologist for New Jersey; author of "The geology of New Jersey." From the description of G.H. Cook letter, no date. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70918770 ...

Queen's College (New Brunswick, N.J.)

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Campbell, William Henry, 1808-1890

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William H. Campbell served with the South Carolina Palmetto Light Artillery during the United States Civil War. He entered the war as a Captain and was promoted to Major during the war. He served as the Post Commander at Leagres Point on James Island in South Carolina to help protect the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. From the description of William H. Campbell military return, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477944 ...

Nelson, William, 1847-1914

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Lawyer, historian, archivist, and bibliographer, of Paterson, N.J., who served as corresponding secretary, New Jersey Historical Society. From the description of Papers, 1690-1875. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954882 Nelson was a New Jersey Historical Society member and amateur ethnologist. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1886-1894. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 22605...