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Municipalities and School Districts (A-Ce)


The State Archives holds selected records (original or microfilmed) from over eighty existing or defunct municipalities and school districts. However, acquisition of local government records has not been systematic.

Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about the State Archives' accessioning guidelines.


Series:
City of Absecon (Atlantic County)
Clerk's Office
Marriage License Applications and Returns, 1903-1922
Control #:
MABCL001
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
City of Absecon (Atlantic County)
Clerk's Office
Works Progress Administration Files, 1936-1941
Control #:
MABCL002
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Amwell Township (Hunterdon County)
Township Committee
Minutes, 1741-1822
Control #:
MAMCL001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
Bound volume spans 1798-1822; film also includes earlier volume beginning 1741, held by Hunterdon County Historical Society.

Series:
Bayonne City (Hudson County)
Clerk's Office
Results of Primary Election, First Ward, 10 April 1894
Control #:
MBCCL001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Bernards Township (Somerset County)
Clerk's Office
Vital Records, 1866-1955
Control #:
MBECL001
Format:
2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
Bloomfield Township (Essex County)
Ledgers and Day Books, 1812-1899
Control #:
MBL00001
Format:
1.5 c.f. (9 vols.)
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Series:
Bloomfield Township (Essex County)
Clerk's Office
Miscellaneous Papers, ca. 1882-1902
Control #:
MBLCL001
Format:
4 c.f. (8 boxes)
Notes:
Includes bills, oaths, petitions, etc.
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Series:
Bloomfield Township (Essex County)
Township Committee
Minutes, 1871-1898
Control #:
MBLCO001
Format:
1 c.f. (5 vols.)
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Series:
Bloomfield Township (Essex County)
Township Committee
Ordinance Book, 1885-1898
Control #:
MBLCO002
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)

Series:
Bloomfield Township (Essex County)
Sewer Commissioners
Reports of Meetings, 1898-1899
Control #:
MBLSE001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)

Series:
Boonton (Morris County)
Clerk's Office
Vital Records, ca. 1908-ca. 1950
Control #:
MBNCL001
Format:
2.9 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
Boiling Springs Township (Bergen County)
Township Committee
Minutes, 1889-1894
Control #:
MBOCO001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
Notes:
Includes bills, oaths, petitions, etc.

Series:
Bordentown Borough (Burlington County)
Check Book for Taxes, 1859
Control #:
MBP00001
Format:
0.01 c.f. (1 booklet)

Series:
Bridgewater Township (Somerset County)
Clerk's Office
Minutes of Annual Town Meetings, 1809-1848
Control #:
MBRCL001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Bridgewater Township (Somerset County)
Clerk's Office
Poll Lists, 1866 & 1875
Control #:
MBRCL002
Format:
0.1 c.f. (2 vols.)
Notes:
Includes: Registry of Voters, 1st District, 1866; Democratic Poll List for Election District at Somerville, 1875.

Series:
Bridgewater Township (Somerset County)
Township Committee
Minutes and Accounts, 1782-1842
Control #:
MBRCO001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (3 vols.)
Notes:
First volume includes accounts (1782-1800); minutes start in 1804.
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Series:
Bridgewater Township (Somerset County)
Tax Collector's Office
Tax Assessment Duplicates, 1868-1887
Control #:
MBRTC001
Format:
2 c.f. (19 vols.)
Notes:
There is a gap in the series for 1885.
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Series:
Bridgewater Township (Somerset County)
Tax Collector's Office
Tax Delinquent Lists, 1892-1893
Control #:
MBRTC002
Format:
0.2 c.f. (2 vols.)

Series:
Burlington City (Burlington County)
Clerk's Office
Bonds, Licenses and Miscellaneous Papers, 1848-1903
Control #:
MBUCL001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Burlington City (Burlington County)
Clerk's Office
Tavern, Inn and Wholesale Liquor Licenses, 1883-1894
Control #:
MBUCL002
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Butler Borough School District (Morris County)
Annual Reports of Educational Statistics, 1913-1945
Control #:
MBW00001
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Caldwell Township (Essex County)
Clerk's Office
Birth and Death Returns, 1863-1864
Control #:
MCACL001
Format:
0.1 c.f. (2 returns); 0.1 reel (part of one 35-mm reel)
Notes:
Birth and death returns for the year May 1863 - May 1864; recorded in VS Book I, p. 449, and Book J, p. 613, respectively.
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Series:
Camden City (Camden County)
Cancelled Bonds and Coupons, 1864-1920
Control #:
MCB00001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
By date range

Series:
Camden City (Gloucester County)
Order relating to Seizure and Sale of Hogs, 1840
Control #:
MCB00002
Format:
0.01 c.f. (1 item)
Notes:
This item was found among tavern license petitions.

Series:
Camden City (Gloucester/Camden County)
Clerk's Office
Tavern License Petitions, 1828-1864
Control #:
MCBCL001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
By year
Notes:
Includes petitions for 1828-1852, 1854 and 1862-1864.

Series:
Camden City (Camden County)
Tax Collector's Office
Account Ledger [Civil War], 1861-1867
Control #:
MCBTC001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
Notes:
Volume appears to be a record kept by the Tax Collector's Office.

Series:
Camden Township (Gloucester/Camden County)
Township Committee
Minutes, 1832-1847
Control #:
MCCCO001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Fire District Records, 1921-1926
Control #:
MCE00001
Format:
1.25 c.f. (6 vols. and 1 box)
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Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Clerk's Office
Oaths of Township Officials, 1923
Control #:
MCECL001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Clerk's Office
Dog Licenses, 1923
Control #:
MCECL002
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
Notes:
This non-permanent record series was retained as a sample.

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Clerk's Office
Miscellaneous Petitions, ca. 1925-ca. 1927
Control #:
MCECL003
Format:
0.1 c.f. (1 envelope)

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Township Committee
Minutes, 1855-1926
Control #:
MCECO001
Format:
1 c.f. (4 vols.)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Finding Aid:
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Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Township Committee
Seal Press, no date
Control #:
MCECO002
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Board of Health
Minutes, 1880-1926
Control #:
MCEHE001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (2 vols.)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Finding Aid:
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Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Board of Health
Record of Communicable Diseases, 1921
Control #:
MCEHE002
Format:
0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Board of Health
Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1921-1926
Control #:
MCEHE003
Format:
0.5 c.f. (3 vols.)

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Custodian of School Moneys
Financial Record Books, 1913-1921
Control #:
MCESC001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (2 vols.)

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Tax Assessor's Office/Tax Collector's Office
Tax Assessment Duplicates, 1897-1925
Control #:
MCETB001
Format:
5 c.f. (29 vols.)
Notes:
The early volumes (pre-1903) appear to by assessor's copies; the later volumes appear to be collector's copies.

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Clerk's Office
Public Improvement Bond Records, 1894-1926
Control #:
MCETC001
Format:
0.25 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Tax Collector's Office
Account Books, 1900-1926
Control #:
MCETC002
Format:
2 c.f. (13 vols.)
Notes:
Includes ledgers and cash books.

Series:
Centre Township (Camden County)
Tax Collector's Office
Barrington Sidewalk Assessments, 1914-1915
Control #:
MCETC003
Format:
0.25 c.f. (2 vols.)

Series:
Centre Township School District (Camden County)
Minutes of the Board of Education, 1894-1926
Control #:
MCF00001
Format:
1 c.f. (5 vols.)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Finding Aid:
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Series:
Centre Township School District (Camden County)
Miscellaneous Papers, ca. 1915
Control #:
MCF00002
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Centre Township School District (Camden County)
Financial Record Books, 1918-1926
Control #:
MCF00003
Format:
0.5 c.f. (4 vols.)

Series:
Centre Township School District (Camden County)
School Addition Blueprints, 1925
Control #:
MCF00004
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 map folder)


~ The collections listed on this page represent 28.77 c.f. of paper records and 6 reels of microfilm ~

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This page last updated 05/17/2006