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
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Department of Education - New Jersey State Library (including the Bureau of Archives and History)
The former Bureau of Archives and History, within the State Library, was established as the Division of Archives and Records Management, within the Department of State, in 1983.
The New Jersey State Library is currently affiliated with Thomas Edison State College.
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Transportation Exhibit Photographs, 1972
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Control #:
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SEDSL001
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By subject
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Notes:
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Includes 39 photographs.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Subject Files, 1920s-ca. 1978
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Control #:
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SEDSL002
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Format:
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7 c.f. (14 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by subject
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Accession Cards, 1960-1961
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Control #:
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SEDSL003
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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 Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Reports and Correspondence relating to the Records Management and Storage Center, 1951-1980
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Control #:
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SEDSL004
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box and 2 mounted drawings)
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
County Records Survey, 1979-1980
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Control #:
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SEDSL005
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Format:
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4.75 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Manuscript Collection, 1680s-1970s
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Control #:
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SEDSL006
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Format:
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41.25 c.f. (66 boxes and 9 map folders); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type
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Notes:
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Includes early records for: governors, legislature, courts, Hunterdon County, local elections, Revolutionary War, etc.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Records relating to the New State Library Building, 185 West State Street, 1950s-1960s
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Control #:
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SEDSL007
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Format:
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5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Records of the Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services, ca. 1978-1979
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Control #:
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SEDSL008
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Format:
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6 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Notes:
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These appear to be the records kept by Carol DuBois, a member of the Library staff who served as the conference coordinator.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Vertical File, ca. 1964-1977
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Control #:
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SEDSL009
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Format:
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9 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By subject
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Franklin Mint Commemorative Medal Collections, ca. 1972-ca. 1978
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Control #:
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SEDSL010
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 albums and 1 folder)
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Notes:
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Includes two collections: 1) Official Signers Medals, ca. 1972-76; and 2) Official Statehood Medals, 1974-78.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Records relating to the Assembly Committee on Cemeteries and Mausoleums, 1950-1953
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Control #:
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SEDSL011
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Format:
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5.25 c.f. (11 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By county within record type
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Notes:
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State Librarian Roger H. McDonough served as secretary to the committee; includes questionnaires, correspondence, legal research.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Correspondence Relating to Access Guidelines to Governors' Records, 1961-1983
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Control #:
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SEDSL012
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chrono. within each governor's file
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Notes:
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Includes correspondence regarding the records of Governors Driscoll, Meyner, Hughes, Cahill, Byrne and Kean.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Annual Reports, 1972-1974
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Control #:
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SEDSL013
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (2 reports)
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
State House Research Material, ca. 1967-1973
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Control #:
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SEDSL014
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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This material is completely unorganized.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Card Index to New Jersey Material in Other Repositories and Printed Sources, 1600s-1800s
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Control #:
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SEDSL015
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Format:
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2 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By subject
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Notes:
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Provides abstracts of New Jersey-related material found in other manuscript collections or in printed sources.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Architectural Plans for Modifications to State Archives Spaces, State House Annex, 1956-1958
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Control #:
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SEDSL016
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 blueline, 1 blueprint)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Drug Abuse Information Packet, 1972
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Control #:
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SEDSL017
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (9 items and cover letter)
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Records of the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services, 1975-1982
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Control #:
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SEDSL018
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Lists of Vetoed and Dead Bills filed with the State Librarian, 1902-1973
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Control #:
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SEDSL019
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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 span
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Index to Marriages and Deaths Reported in Trenton Newspapers, 1770s-1899
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Control #:
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SEDSL020
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Format:
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16 c.f. (81 drawers of index cards); 17 reels (16-mm)
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Notes:
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Original card index in Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
"Battle of the Budget" Scrapbook, 1950
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Control #:
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SEDSL021
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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Includes news articles and prepared materials re State Library (and State Museum) FY-1950/51 budget and proposed cuts by Gov. Driscoll.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Report of Progress, 1947-1951
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Control #:
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SEDSL022
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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 Education
New Jersey State Library
Phonograph Collection, 1945-1952
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Control #:
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SEDSL023
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Format:
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9 c.f. (190 phonographs in 23 bundles)
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Arrangement:
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By date and/or program number
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Notes:
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See guide for complete phonograph listing.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Report on New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment, 1957
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Control #:
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SEDSL024
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 report)
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Series:
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New Jersey State Library
New Jersey War History Bureau
Records, ca. 1919-ca. 1922
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Control #:
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SZLIB001
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Format:
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11 c.f. (11 boxes)
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Series:
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Public Library Commission of New Jersey
Annual Reports, 1923-1944
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Control #:
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SZPUL001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (20 Reports)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Reports for 1923-1924 and 1935-1936 were missing at the time of accession.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Public Library Commission of New Jersey
Scrapbook, ca. 1901-1914
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Control #:
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SZPUL002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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By date
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Notes:
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Also includes New Jersey Library Association materials.
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Series:
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Public Library Commission of New Jersey
Receipts, 1926-1932
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Control #:
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SZPUL003
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 portfolio)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 123.5 c.f. of paper records and 18 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:
New Jersey State Library, 185 West State Street, PO Box 520, Trenton, NJ 08625-0520, tel. 609-292-6220, website: www.njstatelib.org
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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