Rutgers University
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- Organization
- Rutgers University
- Alternate Name
- Queen's College
- Identifier
- NJS-ORG-00002
- Description
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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. - Organization Place
- New Brunswick
- References
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Fuentes, Marisa, and Deborah Gray White, eds. Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History. Vol. 1. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1k3s9r0.
Rutgers University official website. https://www.rutgers.edu/.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Rutgers University created:
- Abraham Blauvelt, Queen's Building Construction Account Book (Blauvelt, Abraham, Account book, 1794-1809 (MC 720). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
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