Organization

Rutgers University

Alternate Name

Queen's College

Description

Queen's College was founded by a group of Dutch Reformed ministers and their supporters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1766. It was originally a school for white men who primarily came from elite Dutch families in the New York and New Jersey area. In 1825, the school was renamed Rutgers College in honor of benefactor Henry Rutgers. Many of the school's founders, trustees, and benefactors, including Henry Rutgers, were slaveholders.

The historic campus of Queen's College is part of Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Campuses in Newark and Camden were established and integrated into the Rutgers University system in the 20th century.

Identifier

NJS-ORG-00002

Place of Significance

New Brunswick, NJ

Piscataway, NJ

Newark, NJ

Camden, NJ

Same As

Rutgers University (Wikidata)

Rutgers University (Wikipedia)

https://www.rutgers.edu/

Bibliographic Citation

FUENTES, MARISA J., and DEBORAH GRAY WHITE, eds. Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History. Rutgers University Press, 2016.