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Frank F. Katz A GUIDE TO RESOURCES IN MEDICAL HISTORY IN NEW JERSEY Frank F. Katz The Medical History Society of New Jersey 1999 A GUIDE TO RESOURCES IN MEDICAL HISTORY IN NEW JERSEY by Frank F. Katz Professor Emeritus of Biology Seton Hall University A PUBLICATION OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY PRINCETON JUNCTION, NEW JERSEY 1999 Medical History Society of New Jersey 14 Washington Road, Suite 101 Princeton Junction, New Jersey 08550 Copyright ©1999, by Medical History Society of New Jersey All rights reserved. Published 1999 J CONTENTS Preface v History Societies and Museum Collections 1 Camden County Historical Society 3 Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 5 Egg Harbor City Historical Society 6 Friends of the Hermitage, Inc. 7 Gloucester County Historical Society 8 Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association 9 Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society 10 Jersey City Museum 11 Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest 12 Joyce Kilmer Centennial-Commission -1-4-- Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum 15 Little Falls Township Historical Society, Inc. 16 Long Beach Island Historical Association 17 Macculloch Hall Historical Museum 18 Madison Township Historical Society/ Thomas Warne Historical Museum and Library 19 Medical History Society of New Jersey 20 Merchantville Historical Society 21 Monmouth County Archives 22 Monmouth County Historical Association 23 Museum of Early Trades and Crafts 24 New Jersey Historical Society 25 Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center 27 Ocean County Historical 28 Old Barracks Museum 29 Passaic County Historical Society 30 Pilesgrove-Woodstown Historical Society 31 Ramsey Historical Association 32 Ridgewood Historical Society 33 Rockingham Association/Rockingham Historic Site Rocky Hill Community Group/Community Heritage Project Salem County Historical Society Union Township Historical Society Van Harlingen Historical Society Vernon Township Historical Society Warren County Historical Society, Inc. Washington Township Historical Society Special Libraries New Jersey State Library Princeton University Library Rare Books and Special Collections Rutgers University Special Collections and Archives Seton Hall University University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Special Collections Indexes Index of Personal Names Index of Agencies, Municipalities, and Organizations Index to Medical Historical Sites Index to Artifacts/Holdings and Key Subject Words PREFACE This publication is the result of an investigation to determine what artifacts and archives and sites with relevance to medical history are in the possession of the many historical societies in the State of New Jersey. Assuming that there was a significant amount of these items and places, it was considered to be a worthwhile project for the Medical History Society of New Jersey (MHSNJ) to conduct a survey to ascertain what these "resources" are and where they are located, and then make this information public. Through the kind cooperation and encouragement of Bernard Bush, MLS, and Dorothy E. Pietrowski, then President and Membership Chair, respectively, of the League of Historical Societ- ies of New Jersey (LHSNJ), 265 historical societies and other organizations affiliated with the LHSNJ, were canvassed for what they might have which would be applicable for the intended directory. In due course, several other organizations not affiliated with the LHSNJ but suspected of having or known to have holdings which would be of interest, were invited to participate in this project. Survey questionnaires were mailed and distributed to all member organizations of the LHSNJ. While only 18 percent werereturned, almost three-quarters had at least one item which related to medical history. The potential significance of the artifacts, archives, and other resources identified in the survey fulfills the goal of the project: the survey has identified and located resources for researchers and others interested in the medical history of the State of New Jersey. This guide may also be useful to students and tourists who can use the publication as a directory of unique science and medicine-related places of interest not normally found in travel guides. While not in the scope of this directory, collections of industrial organizations should be mentioned. The holdings of pharmaceutical companies would be excellent sources for information on antibiotics, antisepsis, birth control, hormones, patent medicines, snake venoms, steroids, surgi- cal technology, vaccines, vitamins and other medically-related subjects. The archives of such com- mercial enterprises may provide insights to their attitudes about health and medicine and certainly would have data on their research, production, and marketing. In addition, the artifacts they have accumulated might, in a sense, be a material history of their accomplishments. C.R. Bard in New Providence, Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, Johnson and Johnson in New Brunswick, Merck in Whitehouse Station, Schering-Plough in Kenilworth, and Warner-Lambert in Morris Plains are just a few of these companies. Also not included in this directory are hospitals. A number of hospitals in New Jersey have deposited a variety of records with members of the LHSNJ or with special libraries and are cited in the text below. However, some of them may still have retained certain files of historical interest or have themselves maintained all of their archives and artifacts. They, too are not included as distinct participants in the assemblage of this guide but the reader should be informed of their existence. The Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville and the Helene Fuld Medical Center in Trenton are examples of such institutions. Only eight sites of medical historical interest were uncovered for this directory and are described below. There is one other place not included in the text of this guide that ought to be noted here and that is Ellis Island. The United States Supreme Court, in The State of New Jersey, Plaintiff, versus The State of New York on a Bill of Complaint, ruled on May 26, 1998 that New Jersey had sovereignty over Ellis Island land produced by fill. Such land includes buildings in which were located hospital wards for contagious diseases, mental illness, and other medical con- ditions as well as administration facilities. These buildings are in such a deteriorated state that, at this time, they are not open to the public! The closest would-be visitors may get to the buildings is the ferry slip from which they can be viewed. Despite the litigation involving New Jersey and New York and the division of land and buildings between those States, Ellis Island is owned and operated by the Federal Government and questions about seeing the medical buildings must be addressed to The Superintendent, Statue of Liberty National Monument, National Park Service, Liberty Island, New York, NY 10004 (tele- phone (212) 363-7772). Researchers may be interested to know that the National Park Service (NPS) has initiated a program to stabilize the medical buildings if money is available through Congress and that the contents of these buildings are located in the collection of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum (the main building where immigrants underwent medical examination). For further information, call the museum (telephone (212) 363-5801, fax (212) 363-6302) or the library (telephone (212) 363-6307, fax (212) 363-8347). Records remaining from the medical facilities are in the possession of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Washington, DC. These include letters concerning shipping companies and diseased passengers; plans and blueprints for Ellis Island hospitals and documents about their construction; hospital bills; and documents concerning trachoma and ringworm. Through this office of NARA, inves- tigators may be directed to other governmental or non-governmental agencies holding Ellis Island items of medical historical interest. The NARA web site is http://www.nara.gov and the telephone number for the office concerned with Ellis Island is (202) 501-5395, extension 329, fax (202) 219- 6273. There is a Regional Office of NARA in New York City but the only Ellis Island records housed there are ship passenger lists from 1820 to 1957 on microfilm. Four indexes make this directory as "user friendly" as possible: Index of Personal Names; Index of Agencies, Municipalities, and Organizations; Index to Medical Historical Sites; and In- dex to Artifacts/Holdings and Key Subject Words. Numbers following an index item are the page numbers of the society or library which contributed that name or subject; the item, in fact; may be on that page or a subsequent one for that organization. It should be kept in mind that the information provided by a contributor to this directory may only be a sample of what, in fact, that organization has. This is especially true for the large and special institutions for which it was impractical for them to send a list of all of their holdings, and for us to reproduce it. The book collections of these libraries are so extensive that reference can be made here only to the means of searching the institutions' catalogs, especially if there is online access, rather than listing the books themselves. Among the standard abbreviations one will find in the catalogs of such institutions and repeated below are: AD (autographed document); ADS (autographed document signed); AL (autographed letter); ALS (autographed letter signed); AIsS (autographed letters signed); DS (document signed); MSS (manuscripts signed).
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