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  • Peter Rodino attends a veterans’ affairs event. As a veteran himself, Rodino was especially concerned with the plight of veterans returning from World War II
  • Rodino ably served under John McCormack who was Majority Leader and later Speaker of the House.
  • Peter Rodino played a critical role in the 1960s working first with President Kennedy and then President Johnson during the Civil Rights Era.
  • In the campaign of 1946, Eleanor Roosevelt appeared with Peter Rodino during his run for Congress. Many felt that her tacit endorsement later factored into his win in 1948.
  • Congressman Rodino received global attention, when he served as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee during the 1974 Impeachment Hearings.
  • Peter Rodino was awarded the Bronze star. He volunteered for the army in 1941 and served in Italy. He was discharged as Captain in 1946.
  • Pictured conferring with President Carter in the Oval Office. Serving for 40 years, Rodino worked with presidents from Truman to Reagan.
  • Congressman Rodino at the Columbus Day Parade in Chicago in 1974, where he was Grand Marshall.
  • A large part of Congressman Rodino’s appeal to voters was his connection to the City of Newark, where he was born, raised and educated.
  • Peter Rodino comforting a young roller skater.

Rodino Gallery
  • Peter Rodino with President Truman during the 1952 campaign.
  • Peter Rodino during his 1954 campaign.
  • Congressman Rodino shaking hands with a constituent.
  • Peter Rodino ran his 1946 campaign for Congress on the strength of his service in the war and subsequent first-hand knowledge of veteran's affairs.
  • Peter Rodino attends a retirement celebration for his father, Pellegrino Rodino, who worked at General Motors-Hyatt Roller Bearing Co. in Newark for 30 years.
  • Peter Rodino worked along with the late Senator Ted Kennedy on many issues near to both their hearts, including civil rights and immigration reform.
  • Peter Rodino at a 1981 House International Relations Committee reception with Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and New Jersey Representative Millicent Fenwick.
  • Congressman Rodino at a 1984 Martin Luther King birthday celebration with Coretta Scott King, Ralph Grant (Newark Council President) and Judge Milton Buck.
  • Peter Rodino wed Marianna (Anne) Stango in 1941 after joining the army.
  • Congressman Rodino pictured at the 1976 Southern Christian Leadership Conference receiving the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for his involvement in civil rights legislation.

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The Rodino Archives

The Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Archives consist of documents and other materials following the forty-year political career of Congressman Rodino (1909-2005), as well as his tenure at Seton Hall School of Law.  The Archives are comprised of legislative records, press and campaign materials, constituent correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks and audio-visual formats that span the life of Peter W. Rodino, Jr. with the bulk of the material reflecting his work in Congress from 1949 - 1989.  The Archives allow researchers to study the American political process as it shaped, and was shaped by, one of the key figures of the 20th Century, Peter W. Rodino, Jr.  For a more detailed description of the Rodino Archives, please refer to our Finding Aid.






ON-SITE USE

Individual, on-site use of the Rodino Archives must be requested, via telephone 973-642-8195 at least 72 hours in advance to schedule an appointment.  For more information about the Rodino Archives on-site use, please refer to our Rodino Archives Access Policy.

RESEARCH INQUIRIES

Research inquiries can be made by completing and submitting the online Rodino Request Form or in writing by email or mail.  The written request should be sent to: 

Professor Dianne Oster  Dianne Oster
  Associate Professor & Rodino Archivist/Serials/Gov. Docs. Librarian
  Seton Hall University School of Law
  Peter W. Rodino Jr. Law Library
  One Newark Center, Office 442
  Newark, New Jersey 07102
  dianne.oster@shu.edu