Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Collections

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Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Collections

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Kenneth Gibson was Newark's first African American Mayor. He was elected in 1970. We have two collections on Gibson, one of photographs and one of papers and other items.

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Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Collection
In this collection are some papers from Mayor Gibson (from MG Gibson), including press releases and letters.
Photos from Mayor Gibson's Publicity Office
This collection contains photographs from Mayor Gibson's publicity office (a selection of those at the library in the collection MG Gibson PO). The photos include parades, oaths of office, and city council members.

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This collection consists of digital transcripts of interviews with African-American residents of Newark. Interviews discuss experiences migrating to Newark and living in Newark in the early-mid 20th century.