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Map and Atlas Collections - State Records, Part 1 (Agencies A - Z)


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Series:
Department of Community Affairs
Division of State and Regional Planning
Maps, ca. 1890-1976
Control #:
SCOST001
Format:
25 c.f. (8 map boxes & 7 map drawers)

Series:
Department of Conservation and Development
Drawings of Extension to Collector's House, Landing, Morris County, no date
Control #:
SCR00006
Format:
0.5 c.f. (5 ink drawings on vellum)

Series:
Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Division of Planning and Development
Bureau of Geology and Topography
County Stream Maps, 1955-1956
Control #:
SCSPL001
Format:
0.5 c.f. (16 maps)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by county
Notes:
The maps show the course of streams and other bodies of water; municipal boundaries and place names are not listed.

Series:
Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office
War Game Maps, 1908-1911
Control #:
SDEA0025
Format:
1.25 c.f. (1 box)
Notes:
Produced by the Army Service Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Series:
Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Battle Maps, 1861-1865
Control #:
SDEA4045
Format:
4 c.f. (19 map folders)

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
Approved School Building Plans, ca. 1956-1958
Control #:
SEDCO002
Format:
9 c.f. (3 map boxes)

Series:
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
Control #:
SEDSL016
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 blueline, 1 blueprint)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Geodetic Field Books and Maps, 1796-1979
Control #:
SEN00003
Format:
58 c.f. (58 boxes, 28 maps)

Series:
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water Resources
Drainage Basin Maps, no date
Control #:
SENWA002
Format:
2 c.f. (14 maps)
Arrangement:
By map number
Notes:
The sheets for the Raritan River Basin were missing at the time of accession.

Series:
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water Resources
Pinelands Maps, 1970s
Control #:
SENWA004
Format:
4 c.f. (107 map sheets in 10 folders)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by quadrant name

Series:
Highway Department
Map of New Jersey Highways, 1941
Control #:
SHI00001
Format:
0.05 c.f. (1 map)

Series:
Highway Department
Division of Planning and Economics
General Highway Maps of New Jersey, 1945-1947
Control #:
SHIPL001
Format:
1 c.f. (110 map sheets)
Arrangement:
By county/sheet number
Notes:
Includes key map.

Series:
Judiciary
Maps and Plans, 1850s-1890s
Control #:
SJU00001
Format:
19 c.f. (13 map boxes and 5 flat boxes)
Arrangement:
Various
Notes:
Includes maps filed with the Supreme Court, Chancery Court, and probably Prerogative Court.
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Series:
Department of Labor
Division of Workplace Standards
Office of Safety Compliance
Plans and Elevations of Abandoned Mines, 1870-1899
Control #:
SLAWS001
Format:
3 c.f. (3 map boxes)
Arrangement:
By OSC document number
Notes:
Includes mines at Wharton and Mine Hill, Morris County. The drawings appear to have been done by the N.J. Geological Survey.
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Series:
New Jersey State Archives
Atlas Collection, 1870s-1980s
Control #:
SNJSA019
Format:
120 c.f. (121 atlases)
Arrangement:
By call number

Series:
New Jersey State Archives
Map Collection, ca. 1666-1990s
Control #:
SNJSA021
Format:
45.5 c.f. (various)
Notes:
Includes "S", "P", "N" and "V" maps, and many uncataloged items.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Riparian Maps, 1891-1952
Control #:
SSTSE026
Format:
3 c.f. (88 map folders)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Maps, 1780s-1910s
Control #:
SSTSE027
Format:
206 c.f. (various)
Arrangement:
Numerical/alphabetical within type

Series:
Department of Transportation
Division of Comprehensive Transportation Planning
General Highway Maps, 1976-1982
Control #:
STRCM001
Format:
1 c.f. (61 map sheets)
Arrangement:
By map sheet number
Notes:
Includes highway maps for the entire state of New Jersey in 64 quadrants.

Series:
Department of Transportation
Division of Design
Jurisdictional Control Office
Road Return Maps, 1916-1942
Control #:
STRDE001
Format:
4.5 c.f. (17 map folders, 1 box of negatives)
Arrangement:
By atlas sheet number
Notes:
Show road-return citations on New Jersey Geological Survey atlas sheets.

Series:
Department of Transportation
Division of Transportation Systems Planning
Bureau of Data Development
Traffic Volume Maps, 1940-1982
Control #:
STRSY001
Format:
25 c.f. (1 box, 8 map drawers)

Series:
Department of the Treasury
Division of Taxation
Public Utility Tax Bureau
Railroad Company Annual Reports and Plans, 1937-1975
Control #:
STSTA002
Format:
29 c.f. (29 boxes)
Arrangement:
By railroad company/chrono.
Notes:
New Jersey railroad company annual returns of land, signal, track and structure plans (usually blueprints).
Finding Aid:
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 561.55 c.f. of paper records ~

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This page last updated 02/05/2007