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 Sub-Series

Articles by Free Acres Residents

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Summary: Includes a Works Progress Administration Bulletin, journal articles, sightseeing brochures of Berkeley Heights and Union County (circa 1979), and newspaper clippings. Subjects include contemporaneous and retrospective histories of the community and its residents, and articles on topics such as housing in New Jersey and the building of Interstate 78, that had an effect upon Free Acres. Of particular note is a copy of The Touchstone Magazine (August 1918), with an article about Free Acres by Grace Isabel Colbron. Journal or newspaper articles written by Free Acreites, include Bolton Hall on taxation, Martin Bierbaum on urban policy, and photocopies of selected pages from the published autobiographies of Konrad Bercovici (It's the Gypsy in Me) and Dr. Benzion Liber (A Doctor's Apprenticeship [Autobiographical Sketches>]).

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English.

Conditions Governing Access

No Restrictions.