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Special Commissions, Boards, Authorities and Institutions (alphabetical by key word, A - B)
Early governors' records may also include copies of authority minutes.
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Series:
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New Jersey Study Commission on Adolescent Education
Public Hearing Transcripts and Draft of Report, 1976-1982
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Control #:
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SZADO001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station/New Jersey Agricultural College Experiment Station
Annual Reports, 1880-1907 & 1930
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Control #:
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SZAGE001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Notes:
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Missing 1894-1896, 1907-1929.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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State Board of Agriculture
Register of Expenses, 1910-1916
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Control #:
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SZAGR001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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The Board's responsibilities were transferred to the Department of Agriculture in 1916.
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Series:
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State Board of Agriculture
Annual Reports, 1859-1914 [with gaps]
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Control #:
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SZAGR002
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Notes:
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In 1916 the State Board of Agriculture became the Department of Agriculture.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Clean Air Council
Minutes, 1968-1984
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Control #:
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SZAIR001
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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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Notes:
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Advisory board to the Dept. of Environmental Protection; replaced the Clean Air Council in 1967.
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Series:
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Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission
Records, 1984-1986
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Control #:
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SZALZ001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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American Fair Exhibit Commission
Report, Photographs of Displays and Press Releases, 1931
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Control #:
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SZAMF001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By original album order
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Notes:
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Disbound for preservation purposes.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Commission for Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of American Independence
Letter from Governor A. Harry Moore to W. O. Lochner, Secretary, 1927
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Control #:
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SZAMI001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 item)
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Series:
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Commission for Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of American Independence
Visitors Registers from the New Jersey Building, Sesquicentennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1926
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Control #:
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SZAMI002
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 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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American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration Commission
Records, ca. 1973-1977
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Control #:
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SZAMR001
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Format:
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37 c.f. (37 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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State Board of Arbitration
Annual Reports, 1897-1899
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Control #:
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SZARB001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (2 reports)
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Series:
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New Jersey State Board of Architects
Annual Reports and Rules, 1902-1903
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Control #:
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SZARC001
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (2 reports)
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Series:
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State Armory Commission
Minutes, Volume 2, 1901-1922
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Control #:
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SZARM001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Records relating to the "Panorama of Contemporary Latin American Artists" Exhibit, 1975-1976
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Control #:
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SZART001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (3 folders)
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Series:
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Commission to Study the Arts in New Jersey
Records, 1963-1966
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Control #:
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SZARU001
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Minutes, 1884-1915
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Control #:
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SZASS001
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Format:
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2 c.f. (10 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Continued as State Board of Taxes and Assessments/Minutes, 1915-1931.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Scrapbook of Secretary John T. Van Cleef, 1884-1888
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Control #:
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SZASS002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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No obvious arrangement
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Notes:
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For the purposes of preservation, the scrapbook has been disbound and copied onto acid-free paper (see restrictions).
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Annual Reports, 1884-1914
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Control #:
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SZASS003
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Format:
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15.5 c.f. (31 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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The Board of Assessors was replaced by the State Board of Taxes and Assessment in 1915.
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Summary and Valuation of Tax for Railroads and Canals, 1886-1932
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Control #:
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SZASS004
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (4 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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State Board of Assessors
Records of the 1910-1911 Revaluation of Railroads and Canals in New Jersey
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Control #:
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SZASS005
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Format:
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21.1 c.f. (32 boxes, 1 portfolio)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Transcripts of Testimony from Railroad Assessment Appeals, 1906-1911
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Control #:
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SZASS006
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Format:
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2 c.f. (10 vols.)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Reports of Cable, Electric and Horse Railroad Companies, 1908-1910
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Control #:
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SZASS007
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (2 items)
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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 Audit and Finance Commission
Report on Audit of the Financial Affairs of the State Government of New Jersey, 1930 & 1934
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Control #:
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SZAUD001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (4 reports)
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Series:
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Commission to Investigate Compulsory Automobile Insurance
Report to the Legislature, 1926
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Control #:
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SZAUT001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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New Jersey Battle Monument Commission
Report to the Governor, 1903
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Control #:
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SZBAT001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 report)
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Notes:
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The commission was established in 1902 to plan for a New Jersey monument at Antietam battlefield.
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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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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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Bergen Line Road Commissioners
Minutes, 1872-1877
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Control #:
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SZBER001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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Covers the period 17 September 1872 to 9 April 1877.
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Series:
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New Jersey Commission for the Blind
Annual Reports, 1914 & 1921
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Control #:
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SZBLI001
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Format:
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0.02 c.f. (2 reports)
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Notes:
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Also called the New Jersey Commission for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Blind.
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Series:
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New Jersey Commission for the Blind
Handbook of Services, ca. 1952
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Control #:
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SZBLI002
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 booklet)
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Notes:
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Also called the New Jersey Commission for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Blind.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Home for Boys
Annual Reports, 1865-1909
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Control #:
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SZBOY001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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Later became the NJ State Home for Boys at Jamesburg, under the Department of Institutions and Agencies.
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New Jersey Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission
Reports to the Legislature, 1920-1928
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Control #:
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SZBRI001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol. and 1 box)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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New Jersey Building Authority
Report of Archaeological Investigations at State House Complex for State Capitol Complex Parking Garage, 1993
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Control #:
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SZBUI001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Series:
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Burlington County Bridge Commission
Financial Statements for Fourth Quarter, 1979
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Control #:
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SZBUR001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 item)
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Series:
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Commission on Business Efficiency of the Public Schools
Annual Report, 1990
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Control #:
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SZBUS001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 report)
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Related records:
Series:
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Governor Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992; served 1962-1970)
Minutes of State and Interstate Authorities, 1962-1970
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Control #:
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S5100004
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Format:
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20 c.f. (20 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes Turnpike, Port of New York, Delaware River Port, Delaware River Joint Toll & NJ Highway Authorities. Box nos. 420-439.
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Governor William Thomas Cahill (1912-1996; served 1970-1974)
Counsel's Office
Minutes of Commissions and Authorities, 1970-1973
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Control #:
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S52CO013
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Format:
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29 c.f. (29 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924- ; served 1974-1982)
Counsel's Office
Minutes of State and Interstate Authorities, 1972-1982
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Control #:
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S53CO005
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Format:
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54 c.f. (55 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes files of Donald Linky, Lewis Kaden, Donald Sharkey, Teel Rhett, Leo Motiuk, Stewart Pollock, Arlene Gardner & Amy Piro.
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Governor Thomas Howard Kean (1935- ; served 1982-1990)
Counsel's Office
Authorities Minutes, 1981-1986
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Control #:
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S54CO006
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Format:
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17 c.f. (17 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes boxes G-16 to G-22, G-250 to G-251, G-633 to G-638, G-840 and G-1274.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 215.91 c.f. of paper records ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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