100 Years of the Ben Franklin Bridge

by Jacob Merkord and Dante Requena

A celebration of the Ben Franklin Bridge's Centennial with archival resources from the Paul Robeson Library Special Collection, Historic St. George's Museum and Archives, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Bancroft School Collection: Little-Known History Close to Home

by Kieran Leo Armstrong

Located within the Paul Robeson Library at the Rutgers–Camden campus, the Bancroft School Collection is an extensive collection of archival materials about the history of the Bancroft School, the first school for special education in the United States. 

This site provides an overview of the collection, which will be of interest to scholars researching pedagogy, medicine, early childhood education, disability studies, and childhood studies.

Black Student Activism at Rutgers-Camden

by Isoke Senghor

An examination of Black student activism on the Rutgers-Camden campus during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Paul Robeson and Anti-Fascist Music

by Daniel Hawkins

This digital exhibit highlights unique audio records from the 1940s and examines Paul Robeson's life and his dedication to using the arts in the struggle against fascism.

Pinstripes and Polyester: Change in Rutgers–Camden Baseball Uniforms Through the 1990s

by Thomas DiGiovanni

A collection of Rutgers-Camden baseball uniforms from the mid to late 1990s. Through examination of design and lettering on the uniforms, centering around the mascot change in 1997, change in style and presentation of the uniforms, and therefore the University, is revealed.

Rutgers—Camden Across the Ages

by Stephanie Lang, Claudia Sozio, and Paige Taylor

This digital archive brings together photographs from the Paul Robeson Library Special Collections to document the campus’s growth and transformation over time. Through carefully curated and analyzed images, it reveals the evolving physical landscape and identity of the university, connecting past milestones to its present and future.

Rutgers in Camden: The 60s and 70s

by Nholvahiwa Cosmas

This virtual tour highlights major events on the Rutgers–Camden Campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Through newspaper clippings and photos of campus events, explore what life felt like in this early chapter of the campus through ten major events.

Talking Politics in the Gleaner

by Megan Heeb

This digital exhibit explores how Rutgers–Camden students engaged in political discourse through the campus newspaper, The Gleaner.

"The Rutgers Bitch" in the Gleaner

by Joe Eric Sánchez

A digital project that explores the unapologetic feminist voice of Flo Werner, a 1990s contributor to the Rutgers–Camden student newspaper, The Gleaner. It blends historical archives with modern digital design to highlight Werner's witty, abrasive social commentary as a defiant counter-narrative to the societal norms of the era.