New Jersey History Series

One State in Arms: A Short Military History of New Jersey, by Mark Edward Lender.

Reshaping New Jersey: A History of Its Government and Politics, by Stanley N. Worton
Examines the state's long and varied political history, how its government evolved, why it developed as it did, who had power, and who had none.  Provides readers with a window on the immediate impact on all New Jerseyans of state politics, political conflict, corruption and reform.
1998. 106 pp. paper. illus. notes. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-088-3. $9.00.

The Development of New Jersey's Society, by Joel Schwartz
A brief social history of the state "from its beginnings as a forest frontier to its present metropolitan sprawl." Schwartz examines New Jersey as a province of the British Empire from the 1660s to the 1770s; as a preindustrial social order from the 1780s to the 1870s; as an urban-industrial society from the 1880s to the 1950s; and as a postindustrial society over the past thirty years.
1997. 83 pp. paper. illus. notes. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-087-5. $9.00

New Jersey Women: A History of Their Status, Roles, and Images, by Carmela Ascolese Karnoutsos
Focuses on the efforts of New Jersey women to achieve better lives for themselves and their families and a greater voice in society, which they gained through employment, work in reform and social welfare, and political activism. A separate chapter on women's clothing discusses what clothing can tell us about attitudes towards women.
1997. 122pp. paper. illus. notes.bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-086-7. $9.00.

Arts and Entertainment in New Jersey,by Hildreth York and Mary R. Murrin
Looks at New Jersey's lively entertainment and arts life from the seventeenth century to the present. It discusses visual and performance arts -- painting, sculpture, dance, theater, and music -- and three forms of popular entertainment -- radio, television, and cinema. The authors make the point that this lively cultural milieu is in part due to New Jersey's location between New York City and Philadelphia, as well as the area's ethnic diversity.
1997. 111 pp. paper. illus. notes. bibiog.
ISBN 0-89743-084-0 $9.00

 

Workers in New Jersey History, by Joseph Gowaskie
This book examines the contributions New Jersey's workers have made to the development of the state's economy and the nation's industry. It looks at how the work process has changed from the colonial period to the present and the effects of the change on the lives of workers. The book describes the entrance of different groups into the labor market and discusses the effort of New Jersey's workers to achieve decent working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay.
1997. 91 pp. paper. illus. notes. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-083-2. $9.00.

An Ecological History of New Jersey, by Charles A. Stansfield, Jr.
Focuses on ecological situations and problems in several representative time periods: the era when the Lenape Indians were the states' sole inhabitants, the colonial period, the mid-nineteenth century, and the modern period. The author discusses the different cultural landscapes and how people have altered the ecosystem and used, modified, and often abused the landscape around them.
1997. 85 pp. paper. illus. glossary. notes. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-085-9. $9.00.

New JerseyArchitecture, by Susanne C. Hand
A look at the state's architecture in the context of general trends in American history and American architectural history. After a general introduction to architecture and its terminology, the book discusses New Jersey building in chronological periods. Regional culture, environmental conditions, and the available materials fostered distinctive New Jersey developments in the early years. Later, new building technologies and improved communication and transportation softened regional differences but also made new types of architecture generally available. The principal building types of each period are described and illustrated.
1995. 100 pp. paper. illus. glossary. notes. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-081-6. $9.00

The Indians of New Jersey, by Gregory Evans Dowd
A brief history of New Jersey's Native Americans from the prehistoric period to the present. The book contrasts the cyclical pattern of Lenape culture with the European idea of progress. It describes the social, technological, and economic patterns of New Jersey's Indians and shows how the arrival of the Europeans devastated those patterns. It chronicles the Indians' departure and migrations and outlines their present circumstances. It also briefly discusses people of Native American ancestry living in New Jersey today.
1992. paper. illus. notes. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-079-4. $9.00 THIS TITLE CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT

Immigration and Ethnicity in New Jersey History, by Douglas V. Shaw
The peopling of New Jersey since the Europeans began to colonize it in the 17th century. Before 1840 most immigrants came from northern Europe, especially Britain, and created a distinctive "native stock" that all subsequent immigrants had to blend into, coexist, or resist.
1994. 88 pp. paper. illus. notes. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-080-8. $9.00




The Uses of Abundance: A History of New Jersey's Economy, by Paul G. E. Clemens.
This volume focuses on two fundamental transitions.  The first is New Jersey's transition from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy; the second is the shift from a producer society to a consumer society.  One purpose of this work is to explain these fundamental changes, the other is to understand the economic history of the state in human terms.
1992. 108 pp. paper. illus. notes. bibliog. charts.
ISBN 0-89743-078-6

New Jersey Ethnic History Pamphlet Series

The Reasons for Migrating, by Giles R. Wright
The forces that have caused people to leave their homelands and the attractions that have drawn them to New Jersey. This book has brief section on the history of United States immigration policy.
1986. 72 pp. paper. illus. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-066-2 $1.50 No. 1

 

Arrival and Settlement in a New Place, by Giles R. Wright
The ways people handle problems associated with settling in an alien culture.
1986. 76 pp. paper. illus. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-068-9 $1.50 No. 3

Schooling and Education, by Giles R. Wright with Howard L. Green and Lee R. Parks
The effects of American education on the traditional ethnic life patterns and values of immigrants.
1987. 70 pp. paper. illus. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-069-7 $1.50 No. 4

Work, by Giles R. Wright and Howard L. Green
The ways newcomers establish themselves in a new economy, often starting at low wages in unskilled jobs.
1987. 82 pp. paper. illus. bibliog.
ISBN 0-89743-072-7 $1.50 No. 7

 

What is Ethnicity? by Howard L. Green and Lee R. Parks
Several definitions of "ethnicity," outlining the long-standing debate about whether the United States is a "melting pot," a cultural destroyer, or a society of true diversity.
1987. 86 pp. paper. illus. bibliog.
ISBN 089743-073-5 $1.50 No. 8

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Afro-Americans in New Jersey: A Short History,

The Governors of New Jersey, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays,edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner
Forty-nine specialists in New Jersey history have contributed to the book.  Their essays concentrate on the governors’ terms in the state house, explaining the main forces, movements and events of the times.  Separately they will serve as reference articles.  As a group they will bring the history of politics and government in New Jersey to historians and the general readers from a fresh and informative angle.
1982. 259 pp. cloth. illus. biblio. index.
ISBN 0-89743-053-0    $20.00

Jacksonian New Jersey,edited by Paul A. Stellhorn
Papers presented at the Ninth Annual New Jersey History Symposium held in 1977, including Michael J. Birkner on Peter Vroom; Philip C. Davis on Oligarchy, Egalitarianism, and Continuity in New Jersey, 1840-1860; Frederick M. Herrmann on Dorothea Dix and the State Insane Asylum, and Joel Schwartz on the Public School System before the Civil War, with comments by Herbert Ershkowitz and Joseph F. Mahoney.
1979. 124 pp. paper. illus. notes. 
ISBN 0-89743-046-8       $3.00

New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State, compiled by Mary R. Murrin
A comprehensive guide that will help researchers in New Jersey history locate letters, diaries, account books, government documents, institutional records, genealogical documents, institutional records, genealogical data, and other collections of unpublished materials. It lists 264 institutions in the state, describing their holdings in general terms and citing selected items as examples.
1987 206 pp. cloth. index.
ISBN 0-89743-9 $10.00

Religion in New Jersey Life Before the Civil War, edited by Mary R. Murrin
Papers presented at the Fourteenth Annual New Jersey History Symposium held in 1982, including  Jean R. Soderlund on Quaker Abolitionism in Colonial New Jersey; Douglas Jacobsen on Conflict, Community and Religious Affiliation in Colonial New Jersey; Milton J. Coalter on Gilbert Tennent and the First Great Awakening; and Martha T. Blauvelt on New Jersey During the Second Great Awakening, with comments by John F. Wilson and Paul Johnson.
1985. 107 pp. paper. illus. notes.
ISBN 0-89743-062-X   $3.00

Ukrainian-Americans: An Ethnic Portrait, photographs by Donald P. Lokuta and text by David S. Cohen
Photographs and oral history excerpts of Ukrainian-American traditions in New Jersey, including folk art, foodways, folk dancing, and religious celebrations (Epiphany, Christmas, Easter, St. Thomas Sunday, and a wedding).   This publication was produced in connection with a combination symposium-concert-exhibition held at Rutgers-Newark on March 27, 1982, with funds provided by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
1982. 53 pp. paper. illus.
ISBN 0-89743-056-5    $2.00

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Words That Make New Jersey History , edited by Howard L. Green
A collection of documents spanning the history of New Jersey, from the arrival of Dutch traders in the 1600s to the present. It includes materials that touch on subjects such as factories and farms, cities and suburbs, slavery and abolitionism, the temperance and woman suffrage campaigns, race and ethnic relations, the labor movement, and mobilization for war. The documents include letters, journals, pamphlets, petitions, artwork, and songs created not only by those in official power, but also by men and women of more humble station.
1995. 290 pp. paper. illus.
ISBN 0-8135-2113-0 $23.95

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America, The Dream of My Life: Selections From the Federal Writers' Project's New Jersey Ethnic Survey, edited by David Steven Cohen
This book consists of life stories of immigrants interviewed by field workers from the Federal Writers' Project between 1939 and 1941. The interviews contain descriptions of ethnic neighborhoods in Newark and Paterson. They offer information on Irish, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Russian, Dutch and Jewish immigrants.
1990. 295 pp. paper. illus. bibliog.
ISBN 0-8135-1515-7. $18.00

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The Folklore and Folklife of New Jersey, by David Steven Cohen
A general view of traditional folk culture in New Jersey, from handed-down stories to crafts developed in the state. It examines New Jersey's rich, varied folk heritage and tells how to evaluate and appreciate folklore and folklife. It was written as a project of the Commission's New Jersey Folklife Program.
1983. 218 pp. paper. illus.
ISBN 0-8135-0989-0 $23.95

Folk Legacies Revisited, by David Steven Cohen
Essays on groups of people that have maintained folk culture on the edges of modern society -- recently organized groups of Native Americans; the Afro-Dutch; the "Angel Dancers," a small, religious sect in Bergen County at the turn of the 20th century; the "Pineys" of the New Jersey Pinelands -- and on such matters as multiculturalism, academic advocacy, and the American national character.
1995. 151 pp. notes. index.
ISBN 0-8135-21394

The Papers of William Livingston , edited by Carl E. Prince, et. al.
William Livingston was the first governor of the State of New Jersey. He served in the Continental Congress in 1774-1776. He was elected governor by the legislature in 1776 and was reelected each year until his death in 1790. His talent for political leadership enabled him to forge a coalition in support of the patriot cause among diverse and often hostile interests in New Jersey.
The publication of his personal and state papers, annotated by the editors, reveals important aspects of America's Revolutionary heritage and New Jersey's contributions to it. The Papers are limited to the period of Livingston's career in New Jersey.
Volume One: June 1774-June 1777, Volume Two: July 1777-December 1778, Volume Three: January 1779-June 1780, Volume Four: July 1780-April 1783, Volume Five: April 1783-August 1790. The Livingston Papers is a project of the Commission. Volumes 1 and 2 were published by the Commission, volumes 3, 4 and 5 by Rutgers University Press.
ISBN 0-089743-044-1
ISBN 0-8135-1144-5
ISBN 0-8135-1213-1
ISBN 0-8135-1297-2