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Non-Governmental Records - Personal and Family Papers (R-Z)
The State Archives does not typically collect personal or family papers unless they document early land transactions, military service, or government activities and policy.
Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about the State Archives' accessioning guidelines.
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Series:
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Larry Racioppo
Photographs of Stabilization of Ellis Island Hospital Buildings, 1999-2000
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Control #:
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PRACI001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (5 framed color photos)
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Restrictions:
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Mr. Racioppo retains copyright to this material; repro. prohibited
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Ryerson Family
Papers, 1844-1873
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Control #:
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PRYER001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (19 items)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Majority of material is correspondence between Ann and Martin Ryerson.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Shinn/Jobes Family
Papers, 1753-1901
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Control #:
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PSHIN001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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See inventory at beginning of box.
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Series:
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Rebecca Shotwell
"The Pious and Moral Reminder, Being a Compilation of Short and Pithy Extracts Relative to Piety...", 1844
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Control #:
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PSHOT001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Charles Perrin Smith
Papers, 1813-1881
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Control #:
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PSMIT001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By date within record type
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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John Parr Snyder (1926- )
Original Maps, Reference Materials, Research Notes re: New Jersey Civil Boundaries, Cartography, & Demography, 1902-1980
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Control #:
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PSNYD001
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Format:
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2 c.f. (108 map sheets, .25 c.f.)
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Arrangement:
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By document type, then date
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Adjutant General William S. Stryker (1838-1900)
Revolutionary War Manuscript Collection [Transcripts], 1776-1787
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Control #:
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PSTRY001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Documents are numbered
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Notes:
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Includes materials relating to battles of Trenton and Monmouth, and related Hessian papers. Name/subject/county/date indexes in Box 3.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Joseph F. Tuttle
Documentary History of Morris County, 1871
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Control #:
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PTUTT001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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John M. VanDyke
Letter Book, 1887-1890
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Control #:
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PVAND001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vols.)
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Notes:
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In English and German.
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Series:
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Van Emburgh Family
Papers, 1729-1781
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Control #:
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PVANE001
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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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Notes:
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Consist, primarily, of papers of Dr. William Sanford Van Emburgh of New Barbadoes Township, Bergen County.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Van Liew Family
Papers, 1712-1796
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Control #:
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PVANL001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (81 items); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule Jr.
World War I Letters, 1918
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Control #:
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PVERJ001
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Format:
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0.03 c.f. (3 items)
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Series:
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Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule Sr. (1858-1950)
Survey Books, 1880-1884
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Control #:
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PVERM001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols., 7 manuscripts)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Items 2 and 3 appear to relate to New Jersey Geological Survey atlas sheets, numbers 6 and 8 respectively.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Olga Augusta Wahlquist
Diary [Dagbok], Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, Summer 1900
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Control #:
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PWAHL001
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (1 booklet)
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Notes:
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In Swedish.
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Series:
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Waln/Middleton Family
Papers, ca. 1686-1924
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Control #:
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PWALN001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Ward Family
Papers, 1802-1851
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Control #:
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PWARD001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (8 manuscripts)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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There is no proof that these papers were originally together, nor that the Wards named were closely related.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Dr. John W. Ward (1840-1916)
Scrapbooks, 1847-1908
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Control #:
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PWARJ001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Watson Family
Papers, 1833-1900
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Control #:
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PWATS001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Williamson Family
Papers, 1694-1887
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Control #:
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PWILL001
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Zebedee M. Wills
Papers, ca. 1827-1860s
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Control #:
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PWILZ001
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Wolfe
Autograph Collection, 1735-1919
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Control #:
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PWOLF001
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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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Notes:
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Early materials is largely papers of the Johnston Family.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Joshua Wright
Papers, no date
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Control #:
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PWRIG001
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Series:
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Zabriskie Family
Papers, 1804-1887
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Control #:
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PZABR001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Related records:
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1739-1941
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Control #:
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SNJSA003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Bible and Family Records, ca. 1722-1952
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Control #:
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SNJSA007
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Beginning date reflects earliest vital date noted in Bible records, not date of Bible or family record.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Original Military Commissions, Discharge Papers and Soldiers' Memorials, 1861-1910
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Control #:
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SNJSA009
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Format:
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1 c.f. (13 items)
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Arrangement:
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By date
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Notes:
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Most of these records pertain to Civil War soldiers.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Personal Records, 1807-1908
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Control #:
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SNJSA013
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 19.83 c.f. of paper records and 1 reel of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.state.nj.us
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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