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TitleIntroduction to 'New Jersey's Ethnic Heritage: Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual New Jersey History Symposium, December 4, 1976.

Date Created1976

DescriptionThis is the introduction to the papers presented at the 8th Annual New Jersey History Symposium in December, 1976. It provides a brief history and general statistical information regarding ehtnicity...

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TitleProhibition party propaganda pamphlet: Objections Answered: Ought I to Sign a Petition for a No-License Election? Ought I to Vote 'Dry'?

Date Created1918

DescriptionThis leaflet responds to a number of reasons why people choose not to support state prohibition, by tearing apart the logic behind the reasons and making a mockery of them. This leaflet contains a...

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TitleThe Evolution of the Modern Urban Core: The Implications of Newark's Late Nineteenth-Century Housing and Population Patterns

AuthorForresta, Ronald A.

Date Created1976

DescriptionThis paper by Ronald A. Foresta, a geography Ph.D. candidate from Rutgers University, is from 'New Jersey's Ethnic Heritage: Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual New Jersey History Symposium,...

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TitleReport of Governor Johan Printz, 1644, on New Sweden

AuthorPrintz, John

Date Created1644

DescriptionGovernor Johan Printz reports the 1644 status of the New Sweden Colony (now present-day New Jersey) to the Queen of Sweden. He provides accounts of remaining supplies, trade relations with other...

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TitleLetter from David Bishop to the Order of United Americans in response to an invitation to a celebration of George Washington's birthday

AuthorBishop, David

Date Created1858

DescriptionThe Order of United Americans, also known as the Know-Nothings, formed in the mid-1800s to support the rights of native-born Americans over those of immigrants, and to combat what they saw as foreign...