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Contact the NJ State Archives
Mailing Address:
NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Office Address:
225 West State Street - 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ
Contact Information
Email: Feedback@sos.nj.gov
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Federal Records - Works Projects Administration (WPA), Relief Agencies and related records
The State Archives holds selected records of the Work Projects (formerly Works Progress) Administration or WPA. These are largely research files, record surveys and other materials produced by the New Jersey Writers Project.
We also have duplicate Historic American Building Survey (HABS) documentation for New Jersey sites.
Consult the National Archives page linked below for further information on records of the WPA and federal relief agencies.
Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about the State Archives' accessioning guidelines. |
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Series:
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Civil Works Administration/Emergency Relief Administration
Photographs of Work Projects, ca. 1931-1936
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Control #:
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FCI00001
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Format:
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30 c.f. (50 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
Card File on New Jersey Employees, ca. 1938-1942
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Control #:
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FWP00001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by employee name
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Notes:
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Includes mostly librarians, typists and clerical employees.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
Card file index on Marriages, Births and Deaths, ca. 1640-1900
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Control #:
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FWP00002
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Format:
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15 c.f. (66 card index boxes); 18 reels (16-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By event, then alphabetical by surname
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Measured Drawings of New Jersey Sites [Bluelines], 1931-1957
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Control #:
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FWPHA001
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Format:
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28.75 c.f. (58 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By county, then site number
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Photographs of New Jersey Sites, ca. 1936-1941
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Control #:
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FWPHA002
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Format:
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7 c.f. (14 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By county, then site number
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Data Sheets on New Jersey Sites, ca. 1936-1941
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Control #:
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FWPHA003
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Format:
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2.25 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By county, then site number
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Notes:
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Includes a name index in Box 1.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Miscellaneous Administrative Records, ca. 1935-1941
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Control #:
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FWPHA005
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (various)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
New Jersey Ethnological Survey Records, 1935-1939
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Control #:
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FWPNW001
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Format:
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5.5 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes one box of unprocessed material.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Inventory of State Archives, 1941-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW002
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Inventory of Federal, State, County, Municipal, and Church Archives, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW003
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Inventory of Primary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW004
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Format:
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98 c.f. (98 boxes)
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Notes:
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Includes inventories of county, municipal and church archives; consult printed guide available in Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Inventory of Portraits and Maps, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW005
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory available in Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Inventory of Public and Private Manuscripts, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW006
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Format:
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13 c.f. (13 Boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Transcripts of Public and Church Records, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW007
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Format:
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10 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
New Jersey 1844 Constitutional Convention - Secondary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW008
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
New Jersey Penal and Correctional Institutions - Histories and Case Histories, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW009
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
New Jersey Labor and Industry, Beginning and Development - Secondary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW010
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Format:
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27 c.f. (27 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Source Book for New Jersey History - Biographies of Literary Contributors and Bibliographies of History, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW011
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Format:
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6 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Bergen County History - Secondary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW012
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Format:
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22 c.f. (22 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Card Files on Historical Research and Events, 1930s-1940s
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Control #:
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FWPNW013
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Format:
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4.75 c.f. (12 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes cards from Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties, Revolutionary War Activities and Place Name Origins.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
New Jersey - General Subjects - Secondary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1941
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Control #:
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FWPNW014
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Format:
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18.9 c.f. (18 boxes, 3 card-files)
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Notes:
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Includes drafts of reports and notes.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Miscellaneous Records, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW015
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Format:
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9.5 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Inventory of Church Archives - Research Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1941
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Control #:
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FWPNW016
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Format:
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14 c.f. (14 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room referencing boxes #D-1 to #D-7.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Research in Laws and Public Requirements, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW017
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room referencing box #P-1.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Legal Boundaries of Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey - Research Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1941
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Control #:
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FWPNW018
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room referencing box #Q.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Legal Powers and Duties of State Departments and Officials - Research Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW019
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room referencing box #R-1.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Research in Primary Sources in New Jersey, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW020
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Format:
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29 c.f. (29 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consult printed inventory in Manuscript Reading Room referencing boxes #T-1 to T-18; boxes #T2 & T7 were apparently not accessioned.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Newark at Work: Industrial, Economic and Social Development - Research Materials, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW021
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Format:
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10 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Histories of Counties and Municipalities - Secondary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW022
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Format:
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16 c.f. (16 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
New Jersey Education: Histories of Schools, Colleges and Libraries - Secondary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW023
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
New Jersey Welfare Activities - Secondary Source Material, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW024
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Format:
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14 c.f. (14 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
New Jersey General Subjects - Publications, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW025
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Format:
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13 c.f. (13 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Photographs, ca. 1935-1942
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Control #:
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FWPNW026
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Format:
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30 c.f. (62 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Calendar of Stevens Papers - Unpublished Manuscripts, no date
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Control #:
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FWPNW027
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
New Jersey Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey
Miscellaneous Transcripts and Other Records, 1938-1941
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Control #:
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FWPNW028
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Format:
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12 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Includes manuscripts, published records and transcriptions.
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Series:
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Work Projects Administration (WPA)
Division of Women's and Professional Projects
Report: Work in New Jersey, 1936
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Control #:
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FWPWO001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Related records:
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Series:
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Cumberland County
Clerk's Office
Works Progress Administration Records, ca. 1936-ca. 1942
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Control #:
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CCUCL010
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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Contains internal correspondence, blank forms, and other WPA materials.
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Series:
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Historic Structures Documentation, ca. 1940-1960
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Control #:
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FINNP001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Notes:
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Includes post-WPA reports, photographs and drawings.
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Series:
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City of Absecon (Atlantic County)
Clerk's Office
Works Progress Administration Files, 1936-1941
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Control #:
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MABCL002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Department of State
Division of the New Jersey State Museum
Photograph Collection, ca. 1917-1968
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Control #:
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SSTMU001
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Format:
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12 c.f. (24 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes material from the WPA Museum Extension Project.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 463.65 c.f. of paper records and 30 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:
National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, tel. 866-272-6272, website: www.archives.gov
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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