The papers consist largely of Ronald Sorrentino's personal documents, artifacts, and photographs. The items are of various dates, covering approximately the years 1957 to 1999. The documents pertain mostly to Sorrentino's employment and subsequent retirement from his position as a toll collector for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Included are The papers consist largely of Dr. James Earle Stuart's personal letters to his fianceĢe, Alice Taylor, and date from December 20, 1928 to approximately July 6, 1929. The correspondence to Alice Taylor pertains to part of Dr. Stuart's courtship of her, and chronicles much of his daily life. Included are his comments about his patients, ranging from a person with a cut finger awaking him at 12:30 a.m. to a Polish woman who nearly died as a result of a self-inflicted abortion. A number of letters also discuss Dr. Stuart's attendance at social functions in order to "advertise" himself, and refer to his participation in the New Jersey Medical Society's Surgical Committee. Many of the letters make considerable mention of Dr. Stuart's quest to purchase an engagement ring, in which he ultimately succeeded. His correspondence to Alice Taylor mentioned a November, 1929 wedding date; however, no indication is given as to whether or not they married, since this collection of letters ends in July, 1929. The collection also contains three photographs, two of which are dated August 26, 1928, and are identified as "Quebec," and a "Meadowlarks" cartoons from 1929. There are also liner notes from Dr. Stuart's collection of classical music albums, as well as various programs from musical performances in 1917 and 1972. The liner notes include works such as Brahms's Symphony No. Two in D Major, and many pieces by composers such as Chopin, Schubert, and Schumann. Additionally, there is also a musical score of Romberg's The Lay of the Bell, and a program from a medical conference of the American College of Chest Physicians held in Vienna, Austria, in 1961. The papers also contain a poster advertising a 1971 lecture by Julian Bond, and four copies of the 1980 Zoning Map of the City of Plainfield, New Jersey. A French textbook and other miscellaneous pamphlets are also included in the papers. A copy of a newspaper article profiling Dr. Stuart's wife, Alice Jackson Stuart from the Richmond Times - Dispatch completes the collection.
