Vol 6, No 2 (2020)

Summer 2020 edition

Table of Contents

Letter from the Editor

Summer 2020 Letter from the Editor
Melissa Ziobro
PDF

Talks

Why Wench Betty’s Story Matters – The Murder of a NJ Slave in 1784
Sue Kozel
Abstract PDF
1-22

Articles

The History of the Ferryboat Mary Murray: The Staten Island Ferry That Became a NJ Turnpike Landmark
David Moskowitz
Abstract PDF
23-55
Vulgarly Called The Throat-Distemper: New Jersey’s Two-Century Struggle Against Diphtheria
Sandra W. Moss
Abstract PDF
56-84
From Garden State to Gun Control State: New Jersey’s 1966 Firearms Law and the NRA’s Rise as a Political Lobby
Chris Rasmussen
Abstract PDF
85-108

Museums and Archives; Documents and Artifacts

Frank C. Herbst: An Artist and Illustrator from Essex County, New Jersey, and a Case of Mistaken Identity
Joseph W. Hammond
Abstract PDF
109-120
Dorn-Severini Historic Photography Collection Donated to Monmouth University
Kurt W. Wagner
Abstract PDF
121-127

Teaching New Jersey History

Don’t Be Afraid of Controversial Issues in History Education
William Gorman
Abstract PDF
128-130

Book Reviews

Edison
Daniel Weeks
Abstract PDF
131-134
Alice Paul: Claiming Power
Erica Ryan
Abstract PDF
135-139

Exhibit Reviews

Springsteen: His Hometown
John Fea
Abstract PDF
140-142