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Secretary of State - Corporate Filings
For modern corporate filings, contact the Division of Revenue in the Department of the Treasury (see link at bottom of page). |
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Series:
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Department of State
Division of Commercial Recording
Name-Change Judgments, 1876-1947
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Control #:
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SSTCM001
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Format:
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31 c.f. (62 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Numbered roughly in date order
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Division of Commercial Recording
Trademark Registrations, 1874-1947
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Control #:
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SSTCM002
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Format:
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24.75 c.f. (50 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Numbered roughly in date order
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Division of Commercial Recording
Corporation Files [sample], 1805-1974
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Control #:
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SSTCM003
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Partly alphabetical
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Notes:
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Includes files for corporations of Thomas A. Edison.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Transportation Corporation Files, ca. 1816-1950s
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Control #:
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SSTSE008
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Format:
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23.5 c.f. (47 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by company
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Trading Stamp Company Registrations, 1992-1996
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Control #:
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SSTSE055
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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Registrations from 1968-1984 [2 c.f.] were previously destroyed under former retention schedule for this series.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Index to Papers relating to Turnpike Companies, ca. 1805-1904
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Control #:
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SSTSE062
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Insignia Registrations, 1933-1984
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Control #:
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SSTSE079
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Hotel Name Registrations, 1931-1983
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Control #:
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SSTSE080
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Process Books, 1900-1977
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Control #:
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SSTSE081
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Corporation Tax Proclamations, 1859 & 1893-1982
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Control #:
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SSTSE082
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Format:
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9 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Notes:
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The series includes only one proclamation from 1859 and none for the years 1860-1892.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Rapid Transit Reports [Attachments to Certification of State Highway Commissioner], 1954-1961
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Control #:
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SSTSE083
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Items are numbered
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Fire Insurance Policies for Property Held as Security, 1915-1926
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Control #:
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SSTSE085
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By policy holder's name
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Registers of Foreign Corporations, 1894-1964
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Control #:
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SSTSE086
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (9 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by initial letter, then chrono.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Indexes to Corporate Filings, 1842-1918
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Control #:
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SSTSE087
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Format:
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8.5 c.f. (15 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Semi-alphabetical, then chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Registers of Certificates of Corporations, 1863-1905
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Control #:
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SSTSE088
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Format:
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6.5 c.f. (13 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Registers of Annual Reports of Corporations, 1877-1904
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Control #:
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SSTSE089
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 vols.)
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Notes:
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Called first "Registers of Corporations"; then "Directors and Officers of Corporations"; and finally "Reports of Corporations".
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Railroad Corporation Registers, 1826-1970
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Control #:
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SSTSE090
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by initial letter, then chrono.
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Notes:
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Original copies of the filings transcribed in this series are found in the series Secretary of State/ Transportation Corporation Files.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Conditional Sales Books, 1919-1954
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Control #:
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SSTSE091
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Annual Reports of Canal and Railroad Companies, 1854-1866 [with gaps]
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Control #:
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SSTSE101
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Notes:
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Later reports were produced by the Comproller's Office in the Department of the Treasury. Missing 1858, 1861-63.
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Related records:
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Series:
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Department of the Treasury
Comptroller's Office
Annual Reports of Canal and Railroad Companies, 1872-1915
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Control #:
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STSCT006
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Format:
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4.25 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Notes:
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Earlier reports were produced by the Secretary of State's Office Missing 1873, 1882 & 1895.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 133.6 c.f. of paper records ~
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:
New Jersey Division of Revenue - Business Services, 225 West State Street, PO Box 308, Trenton, NJ 08625-0308, tel. 866-534-7789, website: http://www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/
This page last updated 03/20/2012
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