William M. Ashby collection, 1974-1990.

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William M. Ashby collection, 1974-1990.

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This collection comprises a resolution, awards, medals and plaques, presented to Ashby by Mayor Sharpe James, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (N.J.), Lincoln University, United Way of Essex and West Hudson, the Newark Branch NAACP, Frontiers International, Inc., E. Alma Flagg Scholarship Fund, Inc., Newark Preservation & Landmark Committee, Mor Fellowship, Inc., Union County Association of Black Social Workers, National Urban League, Urban League of Union County, Inc., in addition to a framed photograph and a straw hat.

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Newark Public Library, Main Library

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Newark Public Library, Main Library

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Newark (N.J.). Municipal Council

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Ashby, William M. (William Mobile), 1889-1991

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Ashby was honored by the Municiple Council of the City of Newark in 1979 as a distinguished citizen of Newark and a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement, the first Black social worker in New Jersey, the first Director of the Urban League of Essex County, an active member of the United Way of Newark, the Newark Human Rights Commission, the Newark Senior Citizen's Commission and numerous other civic organizations. From the description of William M. Ashby papers, 1917-1990. (Plainview-O...

Newark Public Library. New Jersey Reference Division

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