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Secretary of State - Licenses


For modern licensing records, contact the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety (see link at bottom of page).


See also: Licensing Boards
Records relating to Taverns
Records relating to Peddlers

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Supreme Court Recommendations for Attorney's Licenses, 1883-1902
Control #:
SSTSE017
Format:
3 c.f. (6 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Board of Architects Licenses, 1902-1969
Control #:
SSTSE019
Format:
2 c.f. (9 vols.)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Finding Aid:
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Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Chiropractor Licenses, 1920-1921
Control #:
SSTSE035
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 vol.)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
This is a duplicate filing by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Marriage Bonds and Licenses, 1711-1795
Control #:
SSTSE036
Format:
13 c.f. (33 vols., 19 card boxes); 8 reels (35-mm)
Arrangement:
By first letter of husband's surname
Notes:
Indexes by groom & bride available in the microfilm search room. Abstracts published as "New Jersey Colonial Marriage Records."
Finding Aid:
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Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Steamboat Engineer Licenses, 1893-1905
Control #:
SSTSE049
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
Licenses granted by Inspectors of Steamboats and Steamboat Boilers for June 1893 - July 1905. Volume includes name index.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Oaths, Bonds and Licenses of Pilots, 1849-1901
Control #:
SSTSE058
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by pilot's name
Notes:
Includes pilots of Sandy Hook Sandbar and New Jersey Harbors.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Professional Planners' Licenses, 1968-1979
Control #:
SSTSE096
Format:
1 c.f. (1 box); 1 reel (16-mm)
Arrangement:
By license number
Notes:
Issued by the State Board of Professional Planners. Microfilm covers only up to #579 (1969).

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Professional Engineers' and Land Surveyors' Licenses, 1939-1974
Control #:
SSTSE097
Format:
2 c.f. (2 boxes); 15 reels (16-mm)
Arrangement:
By license number
Notes:
Issued by the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Microfilm covers only up to license #16597 (1969).

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Certified Public Accountant Recommendations, ca. 1921-1977
Control #:
SSTSE100
Format:
4 c.f. (4 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical
Notes:
Issued by the New Jersey State Board of Certified Public Accountants.


~ The collections listed on this page represent 26.2 c.f. of paper records and 24 reels of microfilm ~



To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov


For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:


Licensing Boards, Division of Consumer Affairs, 124 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102, tel. 973-504-6200, website: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/boards.htm


This page last updated 05/17/2006