Members |
 Ronald
Becker
Lois
R. Densky-Wolff
Joseph
R. Klett
Maxine
N. Lurie, Ph.D.
Lisa
C. Mangiafico
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Marc
Mappen, Ph.D.
Karl
J. Niederer
Ben
Primer, Ph.D.
James
F. Turk, Ph.D.
Ethel
M. Washington
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Board Members |
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Ronald
L. Becker (Head, Special Collections and University
Archives, Rutgers University Libraries) Board member
since 1997.
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| Mr.
Becker is a founding member and past chairman of the Mid-Atlantic
Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). He is also member of
the Advocates for New Jersey History, New Jersey Studies Academic
Alliance, Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission,
the Center for Jewish History, and the Society of American
Archivists. He resides in Metuchen. |
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(732)
932-7006 x362
rbecker@rci.rutgers.edu |
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Lois
R. Densky-Wolff (Head, University Libraries Special
Collections, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey)
Board member since 2004.
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| Ms.
Densky-Wolf is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives
Conference, past chair of MARAC’s New Jersey Caucus,
and the first coordinator of the CAPES program (Caucus Archival
Projects Evaluation Service). She is also a member of the
New Jersey Library Association, Medical History Society of
New Jersey, and Society of American Archivists. She resides
in Berkeley Heights. |
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(973)
972-7830
densky@umdnj.edu |
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Joseph
R. Klett (Chief of Archives, N.J. Division of Archives
and Records Management, Deputy State Historical Records Coordinator)
Designated 2006.
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| Mr.
Klett is operational chief of the State Archives, New Jersey's
official history research center and public records repository.
He is an active member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives
Conference (MARAC) and the Advocates for New Jersey History.
He serves as a vice president of the Genealogical Society
of New Jersey and co-editor of The Genealogical Magazine of
New Jersey. In 2003, he received MARAC's Finding Aid Award
for his work to produce the State Archives' online catalog
and collection guides. |
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(609)
292-9507
joseph.klett@sos.state.nj.us |
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Maxine
N. Lurie, Ph.D. (Chair, History Department, Seton
Hall University) Board member since 1999.
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| Dr.
Lurie co-edited the Encyclopedia of New Jersey with
Marc Mappen. She is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional
Archives Conference and past chair of MARAC’s New Jersey
Caucus. She is also a member of the Advocates for New Jersey
History, New Jersey Council for History Education, and is
current chair of the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance.
She resides in Piscataway. |
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(973)
275-2772
luriemax@shu.edu |
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Lisa
C. Mangiafico (Cybrarian/Information Specialist,
Soroptimist International of the Americas) Board member
since 2004.
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| Ms.
Mangiafico is a member and current chair (2003-05) of the
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, and serves as a
consultant for the CAPES program (Caucus Archival Projects
Evaluation Service) of MARAC’s New Jersey Caucus. She
is also a member of the Society of American Archivists and
Delaware Valley Archivists Group. She resides in Cherry Hill. |
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(215)
893-9000 x107
lisa@soroptimist.org |
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Marc
Mappen, Ph.D. (Executive Director, New Jersey Historical
Commission) Board member since 2000.
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| Dr.
Mappen is the co-editor (with Maxine Lurie) of the Encyclopedia
of New Jersey, and the author of Jerseyana: The Underside
of New Jersey History. He was vice chairman of the Task
Force on New Jersey History from 1996 to 1997. Mappen has
a Ph.D. in American history, and prior to coming to the New
Jersey Historical Commission was an associate dean at Rutgers
University. He resides in Highland Park. |
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(609)
984-0902
marc.mappen@sos.state.nj.us |
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Karl
J. Niederer (Director, N.J. Division of Archives
and Records Management), State Historical Records Coordinator
Board member since 1987.
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| Mr.
Niederer serves ex officio as Coordinator of NJSHRAB.
He is a member and past chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Regional
Archives Conference. He is currently a director of the Council
of State Historical Records Coordinators, a member of the
Advocates for New Jersey History, and a member and past president
of the Swiss American Historical Society. He edited Hopewell:
A Historical Geography, an award-winning study of historic
resources in central New Jersey by R. W. Hunter and R. L.
Porter. |
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(609)
984-3299
karl.niederer@sos.state.nj.us |
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Ben
Primer, Ph.D. (Associate University Librarian for
Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University)
Board member since 1998.
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| Mr.
Primer is a member and past vice-chairman of the Mid-Atlantic
Regional Archives Conference, and a past chairman of MARAC’s
New Jersey Caucus. He is also a member of the Society of American
Archivists, Midwest Archives Conference, and the Society for
Historians of American Foreign Relations. He authored
American Civil Liberties Union, The Roger Baldwin Years, 1917-1950:
Guide to the Scholarly Resources Microfilm Edition. He
resides in Hopewell Borough. |
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(609)
258-3184
primer@princeton.edu |
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James
F. Turk, Ph.D. (Curator of Cultural History, New
Jersey State Museum) Board member since 2000.
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| Dr.
Turk combines many years of experience in the museum and education
fields with an abiding interest in New Jersey’s history.
He recently co-curated Caught in the Crossfire: Churches,
Taverns and Revolution in New Jersey. He serves on the
boards of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums and Advocates
for New Jersey History. Prior to coming to the State Museum,
Dr. Turk served as Director of the Salem County Historical
Society and Vice-President, Programs, Balch Institute for
Ethnic Studies. He resides in Mullica Hill. |
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(609)
292-5421
james.turk@sos.state.nj.us |
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Ethel
M. Washington (History Programs Coordinator, Union
County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs) Board
member since 2004.
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| Ms.
Washington coordinates the county’s major history events
and programs, including the annual showcase of historic house
museums and sites, “Four Centuries in a Weekend…A
Journey through Union County History” and the Union
County History Re-Grant Program. She resides in Plainfield. |
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(908)
436-2912
ewashington@UCNJ.org |
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| Contact
Information: |
| Joseph Klett, Deputy SHRAB Coordinator |
225
West State Street
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307 |
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