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TitleModern architecture
AuthorCampbell, Margaret
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DescriptionThe paper posits that the earliest Moslem architecture was inspired by Byzantine-Christian architecture. Highlighted are the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan in Cairo and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul...
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TitleInfluence of Spain on the United States
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DescriptionA summary of he Spanish colonization in the United States, from the early missionary settlements in 1539 to the date of this paper (1926), when a Spanish theatrical company performed in Manhattan. ...
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TitleAs simply as possibly, first the position of the Chinese and then the Japanese.
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DescriptionPeg Campbell presents an overview of Chinese and Japanese immigration into the United States from a 1930 point of view. She highlights America's need for both of these pools of labor but notes that...
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TitleFlorence
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Date Created1949
DescriptionUnidentified author. Discussion of Florence, Italy. Some history but mostly personal travel memories focusing on art; review of the Uffizi Gallery, churches and general mention of famous areas
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TitleSome of New Brunswick's colonial homes
AuthorStrong, Dorothy
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DescriptionPresentation by Dorothy Strong in December 1937 of several colonial homes: the house of Cornelius Low, Buccleuch Mansion, and the home of Henry Guest.
Time PeriodThe Colonial Period (to 1763)
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TitleMade in N.J.
AuthorMcCabe, Ruth
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DescriptionA presentation by Ruth McCabe in February 1978 reviews N.J.'s history and the industries that developed through time with particular emphasis on various war periods and their impact on NJ industry.
Time PeriodThe Colonial Period (to 1763), The Revolution and Early National Period (to 1820), The Age of Civil War and Reconstruction (to 1870), Industrial America and the Era of World War (to 1945), The Modern Age (to present)
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TitleNew Jersey ... unknown, known, should be known and will be known
AuthorJohns, Beatrice
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DescriptionAn overview of New Jersey interspersed with the author's reminiscences of her life in the state.
Time PeriodThe Modern Age (to present)
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TitleEducation in Middlesex County
AuthorJoyce, Ann
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DescriptionA presentation by Ann Joyce to the Study Club in 1968 includes a review of the history of Middlesex County from the time of the Dutch settlers to the present. By examining the history, she draws...
Time PeriodThe Colonial Period (to 1763), The Revolution and Early National Period (to 1820), The Age of Civil War and Reconstruction (to 1870), Industrial America and the Era of World War (to 1945), The Modern Age (to present)
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TitleWomens' dress of the Orient, China, Japan, India
AuthorStrong, Dorothy
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DescriptionA presentation by Dorothy Strong focuses on womens' clothing in China, Japan and India with details on outer garments as well as shoes and underclothing.
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TitleSweden, economic experiments
AuthorCampbell, Margaret
Date Created1935-1936
DescriptionA comprehensive look at Sweden in the mid 1930s, with a review of economic experiments in education, currency, control, divorce and co-operatives. 4 pages are devoted to liquor control.