Edward Walton 1954, Oral History

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Recorded in 1954, local historian, Edward Walton discusses the history of Glassboro, NJ, including glassblowing, prominent families, and the development of Glassboro.

This oral history was created for the Glassboro Memory Mapping Project, a collaborative digital scholarship project exploring cultural and historical geography, public history, memory, and placemaking in Glassboro, New Jersey. The project is being developed through an innovative partnership between Rowan University’s Cultural Geography Honors Course, Rowan University Libraries Digital Scholarship Center (DSC), the Glassboro Historical Society, and the Heritage Glass Museum.

The Glassboro Memory Mapping Project:
https://gmm.glassborohistory.org/

Rowan University Libraries Digital Scholarship Center:
https://libguides.rowan.edu/dsc

The Glassboro Historical Society:
https://glassborohistory.org

The Heritage Glass Museum:
https://www.heritageglassmuseum.com

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