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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Trenton, NJ
Contact Information
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DEP Predecessor Agencies (excluding New Jersey Geological Survey)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation
Minutes of the Board of Conservation and Development/ Council of Forestry, Geology, Parks and Historic Sites, 1915-1948
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Control #:
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SCP00001
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Format:
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2.25 c.f. (9 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Board of Conservation and Development existed from 1 July 1915 to to 19 June 1945; replaced by Council of Forestry ..., July 1945.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Conservation
Division of Shell Fisheries
Register of Tonger's Licenses, 1917-1947
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Control #:
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SCPSH001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By license number (chronological)
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Notes:
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Register begun by the Board of Shell Fisheries (in the Department of Shell Fisheries); relates to cultivation of clams and oysters.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Annual Reports, 1915-1927 & 1938-1944.
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Control #:
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SCR00001
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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 1915-1927 & 1938-1944 (called annual reports of the Board of Conservation and Development beginning 1938).
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Photograph [Glass Plate Negative] Collection, ca. 1915-1935
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Control #:
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SCR00002
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By plate number (prob. roughly chron.)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Photographs of the Delaware and Raritan Canal [Henry B. Kummel Collection], 1935-1936
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Control #:
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SCR00003
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (40 photographs)
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Arrangement:
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Geographical
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Notes:
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Nearly half of the views show repairs to the Feeder Canal at or near Prallsville Lock in Delaware Twp., Hunterdon County.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Proposed New Jersey Ship Canal Publications, 1895-1938
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Control #:
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SCR00004
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (5 pamphlets, 1 relief map)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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State Geologist Henry B. Kummel's copies; includes 1912 relief map of the New Jersey Ship Canal Commission.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Miscellaneous Publications, ca. 1910-1942
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Control #:
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SCR00005
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box & 1 rolled map)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Drawings of Extension to Collector's House, Landing, Morris County, no date
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Control #:
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SCR00006
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (5 ink drawings on vellum)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Division of Forests and Parks
Correspondence of C. P. Wilber and H. C. Black, 1936-1940
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Control #:
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SCRFO001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 folder); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Notes:
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Filmed on Morris Canal and Banking Company Reel #70.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Division of Forests and Parks
Miscellaneous Publications, 1930-ca. 1965
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Control #:
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SCRFO002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Division of Geology
Bulletins, 1917-1966
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Control #:
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SCRGE001
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Notes:
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For earlier bulletins, see New Jersey Geological Survey / Bulletins
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Bureau of Land Registry and Publicity
Photograph [Glass Plate Negative] Collection, ca. 1919-1920s
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Control #:
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SCRLR001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By plate number
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Photographs filed by Subject, 1940s-1970s
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Control #:
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SCS00001
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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 Conservation and Economic Development
Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings on Water Supply Issues, 1937-1950
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Control #:
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SCS00002
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Miscellaneous Publications, 1970
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Control #:
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SCS00003
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (2 reports)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Historic New Jersey Structures: A Preliminary Inventory, 1965
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Control #:
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SCS00004
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (1 bound transcript)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by county and then site
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Notes:
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An unpublished transcript compiled and edited by William G. Miller for the New Jersey Historic Sites Advisory Committee.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Commissioner's Office
Subject Files, 1920s-1960s
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Control #:
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SCSCO001
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Format:
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188 c.f. (188 boxes)
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Notes:
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A rough box list was done at the time of accession; most material dates from the 1940s-1960s. Includes predecessor departments.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Economic Development
Bureau of Research and Statistics
Population Estimates for New Jersey [publication], 1957-1969
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Control #:
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SCSEC001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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See Dept. of Labor and Industry/Division of Planning and Research for later reports.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Planning and Development
Bureau of Geology and Topography
County Stream Maps, 1955-1956
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Control #:
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SCSPL001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (16 maps)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by county
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Notes:
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The maps show the course of streams and other bodies of water; municipal boundaries and place names are not listed.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Planning and Development
General Ledger for Forestry, Parks and Historic Sites, ca. 1912-1951
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Control #:
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SCSPL002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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Records park attendance, receipts, forest expenditures, etc.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Planning and Development
State Promotional Section Literature, 1955
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Control #:
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SCSPL003
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Format:
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0.04 c.f. (4 items)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Planning and Development
Bureau of Forestry, Parks and Historic Sites
Miscellaneous Administrative Records, ca. 1931-1957
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Control #:
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SCSPL004
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Planning and Development
Bureau of Planning
State Development Plan Correspondence and Drafts, 1949-1950
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Control #:
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SCSPL005
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes correspondence and drafts of the "Development Plan for New Jersey," 1950; found with Department of Treasury records.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Planning and Development
Bureau of Forestry, Parks and Historic Sites
Subject Files [incomplete], 1930s-1960s
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Control #:
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SCSPL006
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by subject
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Notes:
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Includes photographs of the Trenton Battle Monument and the Trent House.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Shell Fisheries
Maurice River Cove Account Books, 1908-1965
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Control #:
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SCSSH002
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (6 vols.); 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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Record monies received and disbursed relative to oyster bed leases. Only selected volumes were filmed.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Shell Fisheries
Notices of Intention to Take Seed Oysters, 1962
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Control #:
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SCSSH003
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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These forms were required after a blight destroyed 90% of the oysters in the Delaware Bay.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Shell Fisheries
Monthly Reports of Departments, 1916-1950
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Control #:
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SCSSH004
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Notes:
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Relate to oystering licenses and leases.
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Water Policy and Supply
Special Reports, 1929-1971
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Control #:
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SCSWA001
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Format:
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2.75 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Notes:
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Missing nos. 4, 11 and 32.
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Series:
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Department of Shell Fisheries
Oyster Boat License Registers, 1901-1944
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Control #:
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SSH00001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (7 vols.); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Only the final list (1907-1931) was filmed.
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Series:
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Department of Shell Fisheries
Atlantic Coast Account Book, 1915-1921
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Control #:
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SSH00002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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Relates to oystering licenses and leases.
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Series:
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Department of Shell Fisheries
Annual Reports, 1903 & 1905
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Control #:
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SSH00003
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (2 reports)
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Series:
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Atlantic County Oyster Commission
Minute Book, 1905-1915
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Control #:
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SZATL001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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This commission was succeeded by the Department of Shell Fisheries.
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Series:
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State Beach Erosion Commission
Reports on the Protection and Preservation of the New Jersey Beaches and Shorefront, 1949-1954
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Control #:
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SZBEA001
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Format:
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0.02 c.f. (2 reports)
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Series:
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New Jersey Board of Fish and Game Commissioners
Annual Reports and Compendium of Laws, 1895-1991
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Control #:
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SZFIS001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Notes:
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Became Div. of Fish & Game 7/1/1945; Div. of Fish, Game & Shell- fisheries under DEP; later Div. of Fish, Game & Wildlife.
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Series:
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Commissioners of Fisheries
Annual Reports, 1871-1885
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Control #:
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SZFIT001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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Includes 1871-72, 1874-76, 1878-85.
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Series:
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Flood Control Commission
Report to the Legislature, 1930
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Control #:
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SZFLO001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 report)
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Series:
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Board of Forest Park Reservation Commissioners
Minutes, 1905-1915
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Control #:
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SZFOR001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.)
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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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Board of Forest Park Reservation Commissioners
Annual Reports and Miscellaneous Publications, 1906-1914
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Control #:
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SZFOR002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Commission on Historic Sites
Records, 1929-1946
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Control #:
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SZHIP001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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Includes 1986 correspondence about the records themselves.
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Series:
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State Oyster Commission
Annual Reports, 1899-1902
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Control #:
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SZOYC001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Collector of the Oyster Fund
Register of Oystering Licenses, 1889
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Control #:
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SZOYF001
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Format:
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0.4 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By license number (chronological)
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Notes:
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Records licenses granted for oystering in Maurice River Cove and Delaware Bay.
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Series:
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Commission for the Investigation of the Oyster Industry
Report to the Governor, 1902
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Control #:
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SZOYI001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 report)
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Series:
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Board of Commissioners of Pilotage
Records, 1919-1995
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Control #:
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SZPIL001
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Format:
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8.75 c.f. (11 boxes)
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Notes:
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The Board is administratively in the Department of Environmental Protection.
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Finding Aid:
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 234.37 c.f. of paper records and 2.32 reels 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 02/05/2007
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