Benevolent Patriot: The Life and Times of Henry Rutgers—Part Two: "I Have Bestowed My Mite": The Revolutionary War Years

<p>After participating in three early battles in the Revolutionary War, Henry Rutgers served during the rest of the conflict in an administrative capacity as a muster master and recruiter. Like many officers and soldiers, toward the end of the war he became disenchanted with the politics of the army and of Congress. During these years he also suffered the loss of several family members and friends. In occupied New York City, meanwhile, the British inflicted considerable damage on the Rutgers Farm.</p>

The Early Years of Livingston College, 1964–1973: Revisiting The “College of Good Intentions”

Livingston College was planned in the late 1960s and opened in fall 1969 as part of Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway.&nbsp; Ernest Lynton, its first dean and chief architect, envisioned a college that emphasized interdisciplinary studies, that had a faculty and student body who would carry what was learned in the classroom into the community, that would empower students to shape the college and their own education, and that would recruit significant numbers of new students from historically disadvantaged minority groups.&nbsp; This "college of good intentions" fell short of Lynton's hopes.&nbsp; This article examines why this happened, but also seeks to illustrate the many ways the hopes for educational reform embodied in the college's design foreshadowed what many universities, including Rutgers, would accomplish in the future.

Cover and Table of Contents for Volume 68: Special Issue on Rutgers' 250th Anniversary Part Two

The cover image is a New York dollar, 1780, co-signed by Henry Rutgers. Source: R-Memorabilia (53/DO/132)

Preface to the Special Issue on the 250th Anniversary of Rutgers University Part Two: From the Revolutionary War to the 21st Century

This preface summarizes the articles of this issue.

Benevolent Patriot: The Life and Times of Henry Rutgers—Part Three: Back Home, 1783–1800

After returning home to his despoiled property, Henry Rutgers cautiously rebuilt the family fortune during the economic malaise of the 1780s. He was initially swept into office on the wave of patriotic, anti-loyalist sentiment, but later as an Antifederalist and Jeffersonian Republican he both won and lost elections to the Federalists. Capitalizing on the shrewd economic decisions of his forbears and the burgeoning population of the metropolis, by the 1790s Rutgers was a successful developer, landlord, and entrepreneur, which laid the foundation for his future philanthropic endeavors. He continued to be involved in the affairs of his community, his city, and his state.

The Scarlet Beat: The Evolution of Law Enforcement at Rutgers

This article details the development of the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD), from its origins as a parking department to its present form as a professional law enforcement agency. It assesses the RUPD both topically and chronologically, analyzing the department's evolving administrative structure, personnel, uniforms, and use of firearms. Fundamentally, the article tracks the RUPD's balance of its<em> in loco parentis</em> role, tied to its university-based existence, with the need for accomplishing more traditional law enforcement objectives as Rutgers expanded and evolved.

Benevolent Patriot: The Life and Times of Henry Rutgers—Introduction

<p>The life of Henry Rutgers has been the subject of a few brief biographical treatments. This essay introduces the articles narrating the story of Henry Rutgers in this issue and in the next issue devoted to the 250th Anniversary of Rutgers University.</p>

Rutgers History in the Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries: An Annotated Bibliography

<p class="Default">From its beginnings, the<em> Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries</em> has published many articles that illuminate the history of Rutgers, with its singular history in U.S. higher education. This article presents a selected annotated bibliography of more than 100 <em>Journal </em>articles related to the history of Rutgers.</p>

From Queen's College to Rutgers College

<p class="Default">Why is Rutgers University named for a wealthy bachelor who resided in New York City? What was his involvement with the institution of higher learning we now call Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey? To understand why this lifelong New Yorker supported a small denominational college in New Brunswick, we must examine what took place following the American Revolution and during in the early years of the 19th century.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>