MHC collections

Newspaper clip of Montclair Street Directory, listing streets

Black and white photo of Neogothic Architecture style mansion

Black and white photo of lavishly decorated room, with piano in foreground and empty fireplace at the far side

Honeycomb-patterned quilt of hexagonal color segments.

Vibrantly-colored quilt employing optical illusion patterns

Boldly-colorized illustration (possibly from a postcard) of North Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, with large red building occupying the center and a tower in the background looming over the trees

illustration of Glenfield Park, possibly from a postcard

The Montclair History Center collections encompass a treasure trove of artifacts related to Montclair’s history. Everything from tax and county maps, old and new Montclair history books, vintage photos, phone directories dating back to the late 1800s, school yearbooks, oral histories, extensive Crane family genealogy, scrapbooks and files on 20th century, African-American life in Montclair, and ephemera from local history and Montclair organizations can be found within our archives.

Online Collections

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View materials from our collection online! Explore historic photographs, oral histories, antique maps, and material from our Montclair High School Football Collection, Montclair Dramatic Club Collection, oral histories, and Quilt Collection. Stay tuned as we continuously add more content to this site!

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Online Collections

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