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Special Commissions, Boards, Authorities and Institutions (alphabetical by key word, F - G)
Early governors' records may also include copies of authority minutes.
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Commission to Devise a Plan for the Encouragement of Manufacturers of Ornamental and Textile Fabrics
Report to the Legislature, 1878
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Control #:
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SZFAB001
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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 Training School for Feeble-Minded Children
Annual Reports, 1889-1898
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Control #:
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SZFEC001
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (4 reports)
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Notes:
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Initially called the New Jersey Home for the Education and Care of Feeble-Minded Children; school now Vineland Developmental Center.
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State Institute for Feeble-Minded Women
Reports, 1891-ca. 1915
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Control #:
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SZFEW001
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (5 reports)
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Notes:
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Includes: annual reports for 1891, 1900, 1904, 1906; special report/brochure containing client case abstracts, ca. 1915.
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Series:
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State Financial Assistance Commission
Journal, 1936-1940
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SZFIA001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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Records Depression-era relief payments to municipalities.
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Series:
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State Financial Assistance Commission
Relief Reports, 1937 & 1939
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SZFIA002
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (2 reports)
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Joint Legislative Commission on Financial Responsibility Laws
Assistant Secretary's Correspondence, 1950-1953
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Control #:
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SZFIN001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 envelope)
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Series:
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Commission to Study Governmental Laws and Regulations Relating to Fire Safety Standards
Public Hearing Transcript, 1981
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SZFIR001
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
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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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Joint Commission to Study Flammable Fabrics
Records, 1952-1953
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SZFLA001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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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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Click here!
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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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Governor's Advisory Commission on Gambling
Proceedings, 1987-1988
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Control #:
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SZGAM001
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Minutes of the Board of Managers, 1864-1915
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Control #:
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SZGEO001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 vols. & 1 folder)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Exhibit Award Certificates, 1885-1907
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Control #:
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SZGEO002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (14 items)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Mine Maps, 1882-1908
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Control #:
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SZGEO003
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box [5 maps])
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Drawings or tracings on vellum showing various mine works in Morris County, NJ.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Correspondence with the United States Geological Survey relating to Cooperation in Mapping New Jersey, 1890
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Control #:
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SZGEO004
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Format:
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0.03 c.f. (3 items)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Miscellaneous Maps and Atlases, ca. 1850-1930s
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Control #:
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SZGEO005
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Format:
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3.75 c.f. (22 maps); 4 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes misc. original NJGS maps, film of published atlases and county maps, geodetic and topographical sheets, boundary maps, etc.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Miscellaneous Publications, 1836-1878
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Control #:
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SZGEO006
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Format:
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1.1 c.f. (2 boxes and one folder)
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Notes:
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Consists of various survey reports including the report of a survey of the New Jersey-New York boundary line, 1874.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Blank Account Form of Dr. William Kitchell, Superintendent, and Index to Core Samples, 1850s
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Control #:
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SZGEO007
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 item)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Topographical Atlas Sheets [Numbered Series], 1884-1963
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SZGEO008
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Format:
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28 c.f. (41 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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By sheet number [north to south]
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Notes:
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Years included vary for different sheets. Consult index map to determine the area covered by each sheet.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Topographical Atlas Sheets [Named Series], 1884-1944
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Control #:
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SZGEO009
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Format:
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16 c.f. (48 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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By sheet name
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Notes:
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Years included vary for different sheets. Consult index map to determine the area covered by each sheet.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Reports on Paleontology, 1886-1907
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Control #:
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SZGEO010
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Some or all of the reports in this series were supplements to the Annual Reports of the State Geologist.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
New York-New Jersey Boundary Maps, 1887-1890
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Control #:
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SZGEO011
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 maps)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Bulletins, 1910-1914
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SZGEO012
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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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For later bulletins, see Department of Conservation and Development / Bulletins, 1917-1966.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Final Reports, 1888-1917
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Control #:
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SZGEO013
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Format:
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2.75 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consist of final reports on surveys and various subjects including topography, mineralogy and mining, surface deposits, etc.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Geological Survey
Annual Reports of the State Geologist, 1854-1909
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SZGEO014
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Format:
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7.5 c.f. (15 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Gettysburg Battle-Field Commission
Reports to the Governor, 1886-1891
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Control #:
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SZGET001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (3 reports)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Notes:
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Includes first (1886), second (1887) and final (1891) reports.
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Series:
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Commission to Care for Gettysburg Battle Monuments
Report to the Governor, 1892
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Control #:
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SZGEU001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 report)
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Series:
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New Jersey State Home for Girls / Industrial Home for Girls
Annual Reports, 1871-1906
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Control #:
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SZGIR001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Good-Will Commission
Annual Reports, 1940-1944
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Control #:
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SZGOO001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (6 reports)
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Series:
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Governor's Management Improvement Program, Inc.
Records, ca. 1982-1984
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Control #:
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SZGOV001
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Format:
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28 c.f. (28 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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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 219.7 c.f. of paper records and 4 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
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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