The Newberry Papers in Family and Community History

The Family and Community History Center of the Newberry Library published the Newberry Papers in Family and Community History from 1975 - 1992. The series publishes research in new and neglected fields, methodological articles, detailed bibliographies, syllabi, and curricular materials, especially those dealing with local and family history. Many of these papers originally appeared at colloquia sponsored by the Family and Community History Program.

Issues are $4.00 apiece, except where noted. Requests for Papers should be addressed to Newberry Papers, Scholl Center, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, Illinois, 60610.

year
paper
title
1975



75-1
"A Browsing Bibliography in the New Social History"

75-2
"The Methodology of Content Analysis for Historians: A Research Design for Massachusetts Election Sermons," by Harry Stout

75-3
"The Social Context of Crime in Massachusetts and South Carolina, 1760-1873: Theoretical and Quantitative Perspectives," by Michael Hindus (Journal of American History)
1976



76-1
"Literacy in History: An Interdisciplinary Research Bibliography," by Harvey J. Graff (Garland Press, 1981)

76-2
"Rummaging Through the Primitive Past: A Note on Family, Industrialization, and Capitalism," by Lisa Vogel (Marxist Perspectives)

76-3
"Soviet Quantification and Russian Social History Introduction – the Debate over Quantification," by Richard Lewis

76-4
"Ethnocultural Studies and Local History: A Preliminary Overview," by Paul Kleppner

76-5
"Child-Naming Patterns and Family Structure Change: Hingham Massachusetts 1640-1880," by Daniel Scott Smith (William and Mary Quarterly)

76-6
"Education and Social Structure: Early Twentieth Century Iowa," by Mark Friedberger
1977



77-1
"Teaching Community History Guides to Readings in Colonial Studies, Family History, Multimedia and Oral History," by Willa Baum, Kirk Jeffrey, Stephan Schoenherr, and Daniel Scott Smith

77-2
"Material Culture as a Resource in Local History: A Bibliography," by Patrick Butler III

77-3
"State History: A New Look at an Old Field," by John Alexander Williams (Western Historical Quarterly)

77-4A
"The Social Meaning of Female Literacy: Windsor, Conneticut, 1660-1775," by Linda Auwers, Department of History, Temple University (Historical Methods, Fall, 1980)

77-4B
"The Analysis of Anglo-American Occupational Data," by Vivien Brodsky, Department of History, University of Adelaide

77-4C
"Inventories and the Analysis of Wealth and Consumption Patterns in St. Mary's County, Maryland, 1658-1777," by Lois Green Carr and Lorena S. Walsh, St. Mary's City Commission

77-4D
"Geography and History: Spatial Perspectives for the Study of the Colonial Period," by Edward M. Cook, Jr., Department of History, University of Chicago (Historical Methods)

77-4E
"Economics and Early American History," by David Galenson, Department of Economics, Harvard University, and Russell Menard, Department of History, University of Minnesota (Historical Methods)

77-4F
"Social History as Lived and Written: Structure, Problematic, and Action," by James A. Henretta, Department of History, University of California at Los Angeles (American Historical Review)

77-4G
"Quantitative and Theoretical Approaches to the History of Crime and Law," by Michael S. Hindus, Center for Criminal Studies, Harvard Law School, and Douglas L. Jounes, Department of History, Tufts University (Historical Methods)

77-4H
"Ethnographic Method – An Action Approach," by Rhys Issac, Department of History, La Trove University (Historical Methods)

77-4I
"Population and Economic Growth and Social Change in Early America: A Chesapeake Example," by Allan Kullifoff, Office of Social and Demographic History, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (Journal of Southern History)

77-4J
"Community Study," by Darrett B. Rutman, Department of History, University of New Hampshire (Historical Methods)

77-4K
"A Perspective on Demographic Methods and Effects in Social History," by Daniel Scott Smith, Department of History, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (William and Mary Quarterly)

77-4L
"Puritanism Considered as a Profane Movement," by Harry Stout, Department of History, University of Connecticut

77-4M
"Perry Miller and the a Social Sciences: A Matter of Beginnings," by Robert Zensky, Historical Simulation Project, University of Pennsylvania
1978



78-1
"Teaching Community History: Guides to Readings in Women's and Ethnic History, Regional and County History," by Patricia Bell Scott, Barbara Hillyer Davis, Randolph J. Vecoli, Robert Stevens and James E. Fogerty

78-2
"Folklore and History: the Tangled Relationship," by Charles Joyner

78-3
"Internships in History: An Argument and Example," by Miles Bradbury

78-4
"Social Structure in State and Local History," by Mark Friedberger and Janice Reiff Webster (Western Historical Quarterly)

78-5
"Historical Preservation Projects," by Walter Edgar and Julie Roy Jeffrey

78-6
"Modernization and Community History," by Richard Jensen

78-7
*"New Approaches in Teaching Local History," by W. Wayne Smith, Steve Schoenherr and Judy Wellman (200 pages, $8.00 per copy)

78-8
"The LR Scale Manual, A Codebook and Rationale for the Extraction of Personality Traits from Historical Data," by Peter Hoffer

78-9
"Analyzing Structural Influences on Social History Data," by Richard M. Bernard and John B. Sharpless (Journal of Urban History)
1979



79-1
"Material Culture as a Resource in Local History: A Bibliography," by Patrick Butler III (Same as 77-2)

79-2
"Planning Living History Programs and Facilities: Seven Areas of Concern," by Edward Hawes

79-3
"Don't Forget Herstory: Women in History Courses – Some Suggestions," by Glenda Riley

79-4
"Creating Effective Community History Assignments," by Charles Estus, Kevin Hickey, John McClymer, Kenneth Moynihan

79-5
"Workshop Exercises for Local Historians," by Mark Friedberger

79-6
"Literacy in History: An Interdisciplinary Research Bibliography" (Addendum to 76-1), by Harvey J. Graff
1980



80-1
"Past Cityscapes: Uses of Cartography in Urban History," by Thomas J. Schlereth

80-2
"Single Women in the London Marriage Market: Age, Status and Mobility, 1598-1619," by Vivien Brodsky

80-3
"Crunching Numbers by Hand: Statistical Programs for the Texas Instruments 55 Pocket Calculator," by Richard Jensen
1981



81-1
"Mortality in the United States Before 1900," by Daniel Scott Smith

81-2
"The Demography of Somerset County, Maryland: A Progress Report," by Russell R. Menard and Lorena S. Walsh



1986



86-1
"Rethinking the History of Religion in Chicago: A Symposium," edited by John B. Jentz and Irene Hansen with the aid of the participants.

86-2
"Reflecting on Labor in the West Since Haymarket: A Roundtable Discussion," edited by John B. Jentz and Jean C. McManus with the aid of the participants.
1987



87-1
"Challenging American Exceptionalism: 'Overlapping Diasporas' as a Model for Studying American Working Class Formation, 1810-1924," by John H.M. Laslett.

87-2
"The Bomb on Trial: The Haymarket Accused and the Debate Over American Urban Community," by Carl S. Smith

87-3
"Comparing Workers in Germany and the United States, 1850 to 1920: A Symposium," edited by John B. Jentz and Jean C. McManus with the aid of participants.
1991



91-1
"'Tractorettes' Go to War: Midwestern Farm Women and World War II" by Katherine Jellison

91-2
"The Illusion of Freedom: Economic Development in Granville County, North Carolina, 1865-1900" by Laura F. Edwards

91-3
"Saints and Old Settlers: The Conflict in Hancock County, Illinois, 1840-1846" by Susan S. Rugh

91-4
"'Everything was Different': Agricultural Adaptation on the Resettlement Projects" by Brian Q. Cannon

91-5
"Rethinking Farm Tenure: A Cultural Perspective" by Frank Yoder
1992



92-1
"In the Valley of the Giant: Farm Labor and the State on the East Coast, 1920-1945" by Cindy Hahamovitch