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New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, 1914 - 1981, bulk: 1940 - 1949

 File — Box: File Room: Aisle 5-7 (NJ Quasi)

Scope and Contents

Annual report and meeting: 1914-1920

Dept of Governmental and Economic Research:

  • Trend of public school expenditures 1931-1944, Dec 15, 1944
  • Analysis of sick leave programs for govt employees, Oct 1944
  • Apprasial of part 1 report of the NJ State Law revision and Commission, March 1939
  • Do new taxes relieve tax burdern on real estate?, March 1939
  • Towards steady jobs, Feb 7, 1940
  • Property tax rates begin a downward trend in NJ, May 1, 1940
  • How to study your municipal budget, Feb 1941
  • What schools can do to strengthen democracy, March 14, 1941
  • Analysis of NJ's 1940 property tax levy, Jan 8, 1940
  • A majority of NJ municipalities again reduce their property tax levies, Aug 5, 1941
  • Compensation of firemen and policemen in NJ, Oct 10, 1941
  • Survey of Corporation taxes in Eastern states, Feb 16, 1942
  • Survey Report #1, supply exhausted, Oct 16, 1941
  • Survey Report #2, State Purchasing Dept, an adminstrative survey, Jan 6, 1941
  • Property taxes continue downward trend in NJ, Jan 17, 1942
  • Unsoundness of NJ's police and firemen pension fund (Summary), Aug 1942
  • Cost of living pay adjustments for public employees, Dec 1943
  • Unsoundness of NJ's police and firemen pension fund (Survey report #3)
  • Government by "Authorities" for NJ, received July 1952, also cataloged (click here)
  • An Analysis of Recent Trends and their Indicated Significance for the Immediate Future, Dec 1954
  • Our Uniform Fiscal Year for State Government, March 12, 1943
  • Property tax rates, assessment rations and tax leview, NJ taxing districts,1970-1981


  • News Releases:
  • Anti discrimination bills, March 14, 1935
  • Workmen's Comp Law, amendment by Senate bill 87, March 14, 1945
  • Annual election of directors
  • Employer's advisory council
  • Pensions, Nov 1, 1945


  • Research bulletins:
  • Police and fire services and costs in NJ municipalities, 1937 (#101)
  • Costs of local govt in NJ municipalities over 20,000 pop., 1937 (#102)
  • Property taxes spent on high services in NJ (#103)
  • 1937 budget of local public works Depts in NJ (#104)
  • One sure way to reduce NJ Tax Burden (#105)
  • Use of call feature in NJ state and municipal bonds (#106)
  • Services and costs of NJ District Courts (#107?)
  • Cost of govt in NJ. A picture in figures. (#108)
  • Municipal finances in NJ, a record of improvement (#109)


  • Research Dept
  • Financing new industry, Dec 26, 1939
  • Survey of chain stores situation in 23 states
  • Residential construction in NJ 1933-1939, August 1940
  • Economic effects of Pari-Mutual Horse racing, 1939
  • The Local Property Tax In NJ, comparison of 1960 with 1950, received Dec 1961
  • The Loacl Property Tax in NJ in 1960, 2 parts, July 1960
  • Impact of local property tax in NJ in 1959


  • Research, Municipal
  • Cost of local government in urban NJ, 1936


  • Research, State
  • Teachers retirement systems in NJ, 1918 (Introduction and Parts 1-3)
  • State police problem in America, Jan 31, 1917, also cataloged, click here
  • Administration of full crew laws in the US, c. 1917


  • Misc:
  • A quarter century of service: 1911-1936
  • A partial record of two years, Nov 1927
  • Predicament of zoning, Nov 1926
  • Working hours of Newark's employed, Nov 18, 1938
  • Three radio addresses to NJ, Dec 1938
  • Mimeographed material on wages, Jan 1939
  • Reprint of Assembly Bill 40, State Wage and Hour Bill
  • Reprint of HR 6 to amend Sec 907G of Society Sec. Act 2/28/39
  • Constitution, as amended Feb 7, 1935
  • News release employment increas Jan 18, 1939
  • Annual review of State Chamber Program, 1938
  • Cooperation between business and govt by Robert T Bowman, Jan 1940
  • How municipalities can aid in roadside control along State Highways, Dec 1940
  • How to study your municipal budget, Feb 1941
  • Industrial Survey Outline for the NJ Communities, 1938
  • Industry succeeds in NJ
  • NJ attracts industry
  • Cooperative effort for the Industrial Agricultural Commercial Resort Development of NJ
  • A few New Jersey Firsts
  • Survey of corporation taxes in Eastern states Jun 1937, Jun 1940, 1942
  • NJ state Chamber of Commerce, 1912, one undated
  • Three radio addresses Oct 1941
  • State Chamber Bulletin (CIO and Garbage Collection, Newark), Dec 4, 1942
  • Tax revenue under the new railroad tax laws of NJ by RC Hendrickson 1942
  • Businesses can unite on a federal tax program
  • Facts, figues and provisos address by Albert W. Hawkes
  • NJ reaps fruits of good mnunicipal finance laws
  • Reccomendation for economics in federal expenditures
  • Four years straight
  • Urgent message on federal revenue bill, Dec 9, 1943
  • Food study conference, Oct 1943
  • Salvage of waste paper, Dec 27, 1943
  • Gov. Edge challenges the oppositition to proposed new Consitution for NJ address Sept 20, 1944
  • Officers, directories and committees, 1944-1945
  • Revising the system of state aid for NJ's public schools, Feb 21, 1945
  • Interlocking financial phases of water, insitutional and higwhay legislation, 1930-1931
  • NJ's intangible personal property tax repeaed April 18, 1945
  • Annual election of directors, April 1, 1945
  • Employers advisory council, April 4, 1945
  • Should the federal govt subsidize education
  • Tri state treaty, Nov 16, 1927
  • Outline of corporation taxes in NJ and six other states, Oct 1945
  • The NJ Way Forward, Oct 1945
  • Sales taxes, general, retail and luxury, 1933
  • Industrial survey outline for NJ communities, 1947
  • Cash sickness benefits question, 1948
  • Public pension primer, 1953
  • Report of the library subcommittee
  • Municipal finances in NJ, Nov 15, 1939
  • Some problems in Future Development of NJ, address of Chester I. Barnard, Pres. of NJ Bell, Nov 22, 1928
  • Three Alternative NJ Sales Tax Bases: Proportionate, Progressive, Regressive Elements Feb 1966
  • Dates

    • 1914 - 1981
    • Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949

    Creator

    Extent

    From the Collection: TBD Linear Feet (Linear feet estimated: One aisle Main, 4 aisles Fireroom, 4.5 drawers, 5+ aisles offsite)

    Language of Materials

    From the Collection: English