Camden Historian Researches Baby Books

As you always suspected, first children have completed baby books, subsequent children tend to have their milestones scribbled in the margins.

This was one of many conclusions historian Janet Golden came to when studying collections of baby books dating back to the early 1900's; this was part of a larger study on babies in American history. She also studied the use of babies in advertisements. For more information see "Camden historian researches babies across the decades," by Coleen Dee Berry in the 3/25 Rutgers Focus.

One of Golden's other finds:

“I was surprised to see how, throughout the 20th century, parents have been extremely focused on the costs of childrearing and on saving for education,” Golden said. “I always cringe when I read baby books from the 1920s and see that parents have opened bank accounts for their babies, because I know they'll be wiped out in the Great Depression.”

Camden in Winter 2009 Rutgers Magazine

Camden has several points of pride in the latest issue of Rutgers Magazine:

"The Shipping News," (p. 17) on Newark alumnae Beverly Grissom, who is a co-founder of the Camden Shipping Corporation.

"The Sister Act," (p. 31-32) on interim chancellor Margaret Marsh and her sister Dr. Wanda Ronner, who co-authored a book on fertility expert John Rock.

"And Justice for All (p. 38-43) on law school professors who work at the Urban Law Clinic and the Children's Justice Clinic. Profs Laura A. Cohen and Sandra Simkins are profiled.

Rutgers Professor Edits Business History Journal

From the web:

The Business History Conference is pleased to announce that Philip Scranton will assume the editorship of its journal, Enterprise & Society: The International Journal of Business History, for a four year term commencing January 2008. Scranton is Board of Governors Professor at Rutgers University and Director of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library. Rutgers and Hagley will provide support for Enterprise & Society, which is published by Oxford University Press. Scranton succeeds Kenneth Lipartito, professor of history at Florida International University.