Subject Guides

These subject guides bring together a number of our finding aids to facilitate searching and provide a better understanding of the scope of our collections. You can browse by topic below, or browse our collections by date. There are also a number of published subject guides that discuss different aspects of our manuscript collections.

Two African American men raising their fists and smiling — African American History

Engraving of two buildings, the People's Insurance Co and the NJ Business College — Business, industries, and trade

Historic photograph of Rutgers College of Agriculture — Environmental preservation, agriculture, and medicine

Image of a manuscript with unknown language and markings — Ethnic heritage and immigration

Manuscript showing family tree — Family history and religious institutions

Historic photograph of two east Asian people — Foreign countries and international relations

Pallantios family portrait, 1930 — Genealogical resources

NJ politician at a rally — Government, politics, and education

Group of people at a labor protest — Labor and consumer rights

Painting of a jester in striped shirt — Literature and the arts

Farm map of Hillsboro, Somerset County, NJ 1860 — Local history

Jacob J. Janeway (Rutgers Class of 1859) — Military history

Album cover of Attack of the Jersey Teens — Popular culture

Doolittle watercolor of Old Queens — Rutgers University history

Paul Robeson and the Civil Rights Congress picketing the White House, 1948 — Reform and countercultural movements

Norfolk and New Brunswick Hosiery Co, aerial view, 1910 — Science, technology, and transportation

Suffragette march in New York City, 1915 — Women's history