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Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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            Department of Education - Administrative Records 
 
Records of school districts and local boards of education are cataloged with municipal records.  
    
     
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Department of Education 
Architect's Renderings of Buildings in the Education Cultural Complex, ca. 1960-ca. 1965
  
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SED00001
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1 c.f. (6 large photos/paintings)
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Department of Education 
Rules Concerning Teacher Certification [Handbooks], 1901-1950
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED00002
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Format:
  
   
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0.25 c.f. (24 handbooks)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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Chronological 
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Finding Aid:
  
   
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Department of Education 
Annual Reports of State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education ["New Jersey School Reports"], 1973-1989
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED00003
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Format:
  
   
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
  
   
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See State Board of Education / Annual Reports for earlier reports. 
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Department of Education 
Miscellaneous Publications, 1928-1977
  
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SED00004
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Format:
  
   
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3.75 c.f. (8 boxes)
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Chronological 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Frederick M. Raubinger (served 1952-1966) 
Records, ca. 1957-1968
  
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SED06001
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27 c.f. (27 boxes)
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Carl L. Marburger (served 1967-1974) 
Files, 1966-1973
  
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SED08001
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49 c.f. (49 boxes)
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982) 
Speeches, 1969-1981
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED09001
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Format:
  
   
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Chronological 
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Listed in guide under series "Executive Assistant Files."  Boxes numbered 6 & 7. 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982) 
Executive Assistant Correspondence, 1973-1977
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED09002
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Format:
  
   
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6 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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Various 
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Boxes numbered 8-13. 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982) 
Correspondence, 1978-1982
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED09003
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Format:
  
   
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29 c.f. (29 boxes)
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Various 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982) 
Subject Files, 1977-1982
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED09004
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Format:
  
   
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11 c.f. (11 boxes)
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Alphabetical 
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Notes:
  
   
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Boxes numbered 30-40. 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982) 
Records of Executive Assistant Thomas Corcoran, 1978-ca. 1980
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED09005
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Format:
  
   
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5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982) 
Subject Files of Special Assistant Paul Muller, 1981-1982
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED09006
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Format:
  
   
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Alphabetical by subject 
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Boxes numbered 41-42. 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner Saul Cooperman (served 1982-1990) 
Speeches, 1982-1990
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SED10001
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Format:
  
   
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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Chronological 
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Finding Aid:
  
   
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Department of Education 
Business Division 
Annual Reports of the County Superintendents of Schools, 1917-1947
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDBU001
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Format:
  
   
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27.7 c.f. (616 vols./83 boxes)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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By year, then by county 
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Notes:
  
   
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Reports for the years 1918/1919 and 1925/1926 are missing. 
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Finding Aid:
  
   
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Department of Education 
Commissioner's Office 
Record of Appointments of County Superintendents of Schools, 1867-1974
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDCO001
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Format:
  
   
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Chronological 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner's Office 
Approved School Building Plans, ca. 1956-1958
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDCO002
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Format:
  
   
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9 c.f. (3 map boxes)
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Department of Education 
Commissioner's Office 
Clara Barton Schoolhouse Fund Records, ca. 1922-1954
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDCO003
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Format:
  
   
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Includes correspondence regarding repairs and maintenance of the building. 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner's Office 
High School Report, 1955-1956
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDCO004
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Format:
  
   
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Department of Education 
Commissioner's Office 
Notices of Apportionment and State Aid, 1946-1956
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDCO005
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Format:
  
   
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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By township 
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Department of Education 
Commissioner's Office 
Records of the New Jersey Cooperative Program in Educational Administration (CPEA), 1950-1956
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDCO006
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Format:
  
   
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4 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Department of Education 
Commissioner's Office 
Records of the Governing Boards of Rutgers, The State University, 1927-1966
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDCO007
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Format:
  
   
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5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Chronological within record type 
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Includes minutes of the Board of Trustees (1927-1960) and the Board of Governors (1956-1966). 
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Department of Education 
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools 
Teacher Certification Card File, 1890s-1970s
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDME001
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Format:
  
   
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2 c.f. (8 boxes)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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Alphabetical by name 
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Finding Aid:
  
   
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Department of Education 
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools 
Public School Directories, 1897-1960
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDME002
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Format:
  
   
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Chronological 
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Included for 1932/1933 are two copies of the directory of Trenton public schools. 
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Finding Aid:
  
   
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Department of Education 
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools 
School District Reports on Schoolhouses, Evening Schools, Lectures, Libraries, etc., 1910-1911
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDME003
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Format:
  
   
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0.1 c.f. (26 reports)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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By municipality 
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Finding Aid:
  
   
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Department of Education 
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools 
School Building Election Circulars, 1949-1951
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDME004
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Format:
  
   
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0.02 c.f. (2 circulars)
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Arrangement:
  
   
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Chronological 
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Finding Aid:
  
   
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Department of Education 
Division of Research, Planning and Evaluation 
Bureau of Research and Assessments 
Records and Publications relating to the "Thorough and Efficient" Program, 1969-1981
  
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Control #:
  
   
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SEDRE001
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Format:
  
   
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4 c.f. (4 boxes)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 194.82 c.f. of paper records ~
   
     
    
    
     
    
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Department of Education, 100 River View Plaza, PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500, tel. 609-292-4469, website: www.state.nj.us/education
 
 
   
  
 
This page last updated 02/05/2007
  
 
 
   
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