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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1921 - 2004

 File — Container: Main: Aisle 2 (City Docs)

Scope and Contents

Annual reports: 1923-1946, 1948-1954 (1953 is annual meeting report), 1956-1973, 1981-1982, 1986, 2002-2003, 2007 in catalog [click here], 1983 in catalog [click here]

Financial reports: 1947-1954, 1956-1960, 1962-1987, 1988 Economic Outlook, 1989-1990, 2001-2002, 2003-2004 Budgets, Economic Trends 1994, Financial plan 1991 cataloged [click here]; Audits and financial plans 1980, 1988-1989, 1991, 2000, cataloged [click here]

Commission on Taxation (originally shelved in TIC): Preliminary report Mar 1926; May 22 and Jun 20 1925 Joint Memo, Brief, Views; Brief on behalf of Hoboken Land and Improvement Jun 11, 1925

Port Information Bulletin: No. 1: General Information on the enforcement of marine navigation laws at Port of NY, May 1930; No. 2 Port of NY facilities and services, May 1931; No. 3 Marginal railroad inner belt line, Oct 1931; No. 7 The toll collection system, Jan 15, 1939

Aviation, Air Traffic Forecast Air traffic forecast, received Sept 1950; District 1950-1980: basic data, appendix 1: base tables, appendix 2: pt. 1 Passengers, pt. 2 Cargo and Mail, appendix 3: bibliography and index

Aviation Dept, Misc

  • Transportation by helicopter, 1955-1975, received 1952
  • Heliport Location and Design, received 1955
  • New York's Air Travelers, June 1955
  • Rules and regulations for terminals, Jul 1954
  • World air route planning, 1946
  • Summary of proposal for development of NYC airports, 1946
  • A new major airport for the Metro area, 1959
  • Airport Requirements and sites in the Metro region, 1961, Supplement 1966
  • Major airport site studies: Burlington Co. and Pine Island (Dec 1963); Pine Island restudy (July 1965); Supplements A and B Seismic and Geological Investigations Oct 1964
  • Air Cargo 80s: an action program for the airports, the industry and the community, 1982
  • Aviation annual report: 1981, 1982
  • Airports, leaflet, 1955


  • News releases [received via Newark News Dec 1965]: Oct 24, 1931 dedication of George Washington Bridge (in folder); Marine terminal survey of NJ waterfcront Feb 14, 1949

    Trans Hudson Vehicle Surveys: 1960, 1963, 1965-1967, 1964 cataloged [click here]

    Report on Port Authority Operations: 1948-1950, 1954-1955

    Library Services Section: Selected bibliographies: 1921 to 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968

    Misc, Bridges and Tunnels:
  • Preliminary report on proposed Arthur Kill brigdes, 1925
  • Statement before join committee on interstate transportation facilities, 1930
  • Kill Van Kull Bridge: tentative report, 1927; 1st progress report; 2nd progress report; descrtipion 1931
  • Hudson River Bridge: Progress reports 1-4 and groundbreaking program
  • George Washington Bridge: dedication program and addresses, 1931; Bridge facts 1935-1936
  • Bayonne Bridge: dedication, addresses, program, 1931, 2 items
  • Report on preliminary invesigations for midtown Hudson tunnel, 1931
  • Lincoln Tunnel, a new Hudson river crossing, 1937
  • Suburban passenger census, Mar 19568
  • Joint study of arterial facilities
  • Comments on proposal to expand the turnpike, 1964
  • An analysis of justification of the 1975 Bridge and Tunnel Toll Increase
  • The Cables on the Hudson River Bridge, 1930
  • Leaflets: Use NJ Route S3 to Lincoln Tunnel, 1945; Holland Tunnel undated; GWB undated; Reccomended arterial faciltiies, 1956; The story of the third tube, Lincoln Tunnel, 1955; Metro New York crossings, 1938; Bridges and tunnels, 1951; Metro NJ-NY Highways, 1951


  • Misc, Terminals:
  • A dry dock for largest ocean steamships, 1928 and for largest naval and mercantile ships, 1940
  • Marine terminal survey on the NJ Waterfront, 1949
  • NY union motor truck terminal, 1949 and Newark union motor truck terminal 1949
  • Development of Newark airport and seaport, 1946
  • Proposal for Newark marine and air terminals revised, Oct 7, 1947
  • Agreement with respect to Newark marine and air terminals, Oct 22, 1947
  • Port Newark: 1954, c. 1959
  • Marine terminal facilities at the Port, c. 1959
  • Plan for new consolidated passenger ship terminal, 1967
  • Newark Airport: all new airport for your travel convinience, 1973; all new airport: pioneering past, undated
  • Lease agreement between the City of Newark and Port Authority (copy), Jun 1, 1977
  • Dedication Newark Airport and terminal building: 2 folders of material, 1 binder of material
  • Getting around at EWR, 1990
  • Newark Airport: 1954, 1958
  • Gateway Guide, 1984
  • Newark Airport Redevelopment Program, c. 1970
  • Folder: Where America Greets the World, contains 16 items on Airport, 2004
  • Marine Terminals, 1951 (leaflet)
  • Construction Progress Report, Nov 1968
  • Misc, 1920s:
  • Report with plan for comprehensive development of Port of NY, Dec 21, 1921
  • Statement concerncing comp. plan and handling of freight at the port: Nov 23, 1922
  • Opinions on validity of Authority's Organization, powers, etc. (CE Hughes), Nov 10, 1925
  • Accomplishments and plans, 1927
  • Joint enterprises of NY and NJ, 1929
  • Lighterage and trucking issues: questions and communications, 1929


  • Misc, 1930s:
  • Report on quarantine inspection, 1930
  • Data for presentation to Assembly, 1935
  • Port of NY Authority: A monograph, 1936
  • Handbook of redference material, 1936
  • Reference handbook, 1937-1938
  • The port of NY primer, 1938


  • Misc, 1940s-1950
  • Let's Go and See, 1941, 1956
  • Report to the Legislature on bridge tolls, Jun 7, 1940
  • Port prepardness dedication, 1941
  • 25th anniversary, 1946
  • The Port of NY, 1952
  • A study of the Port of NY Authority, 1948
  • The Port and the community, 1956
  • Economic importance and development of Port of NY, 1952
  • Investment in the future, 1959
  • The commuter problem and business, 1959
  • The Port of New York and the Management of Its Waterfront, 1959, NYU, digitized by Hathitrust here


  • Misc, 1960s-1970s
  • Leaflet: Facilities, 1960
  • Statement on possible purchase of Hudson and Manhattan, Sept 27, 1960, statement on possible acquisition of H and M railroadroad Jan 27, 1961
  • Official statement on bond issue, 1961
  • World Trade Center (leaflets), 1961
  • Financial condition and future plans, 1962
  • Port communities (historical articles), 1962
  • The Port of NY's foreign trade, 1967
  • The next 20 years, 1966
  • A world trade center in the Port of NY, 1961
  • The PATH Journal Square Transportation Center: 1969, 1971
  • PATH extension to Newark airport: Jan 23, 1969
  • Industrial development guide: Dec 1971
  • Rail and highway access to majo5r world airports, July 1967
  • Foreign trade: 1970, 1971 (two slightly different titles), 1976-1978
  • Plainfield Corridor Service Project, Dec 1973
  • Guidelines for economic development of area adjacent to Newark Airport, Jan 1974
  • Economic audit of Central business and Ironbound districts, July 1973
  • Industrial recycling parks: Opportunity for regional economic growth, Jun 1973
  • The PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson), The Rebirth of a Rail System, Dec 1973
  • People and Jobs: a forecast for 1975-19xx, May 1974
  • Regional Recovery: The Business of the Eightes (Jun 1, 1979)
  • Journal square transportation center, 1975
  • Plainfield PATH statement by Dr. William Ronan, Chairman, 1974
  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement Plainfield Corridor Service Project Mar 1977
  • Container shipping: Full Ahead, May 1967
  • Rehab PATH: Path Station Modification and Rehabilitation, c. 1971


  • Misc, 1980s-2000s
  • Facilities and Services for the Handicapped (leaflet), Jul 1980
  • Regional Economy: Nov 1996, Jun 1997, Aug 2000
  • Demographic Trends in NY-NJ Metro Region: 16-19 year old age group, 1993; Educational attainment and economic opportunity, 1994; Cataloged: Immigration [click here], Income distribution [click here]
  • Building a New PATH: World Trade Center (in English and Spanish), 2004
  • Transportation HUD, 2004


  • Undated
  • Leaflets: Whys and Wherefores, Faciltiies,
  • Dates

    • 1921 - 2004

    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

    Physical Location

    At the end of City Docs aisle. Originally shelved with PC, except Taxation Commission which was shelved with TIC.

    Related Materials

    Periodicals and Serials: Flying Times, 1988; The Regional Economy: 1985-2008, incomplete; Via: Port of New York, 1949-1995, incomplete; The diary, 1982-1983; Re:port, 1979-1991

    Misc Titles under Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey, Click here to browse: Access to the Region's Core, 2005; Business plan, 1991-1995; A directory of Port Newark and the Elizabeth-Port Authority marine terminal; Draft environmental impact statement for Cross harbor freight program : multiple counties, New York; Draft final environmental assessment : Northside facilities modernization, Newark International Airport; Environmental evaluation form "C" (short environmental assessment) for airport development projects; Final environmental assessment : extension of Runway 4L-22R, Newark International Airport; Final environmental impact statement for Cross harbor freight program : multiple counties, New York; Final environmental impact statement for the Newark International Airport Ground Access Monorail; Finding of no significant impact : record of decision; George Washington Bridge : a timeless marvel; Master plan for the Newark Legal and Communications Center; Newark International Airport redevelopment program : draft environmental assessment; Newark International Airport redevelopment program : environmental assessment; Newark International : an all new airport with a pioneering past; Newark Liberty International Airport airport noise compatibility Part 150 study : 2016 and 2021 noise; Newark Liberty International Airport : Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations; Oceanborne foreign trade : lifeblood of the port; Official statement; $50,000,000 consolidated bonds, 43rd series, due 2011 (first installment); People and jobs a forecast of population, households, labor force and jobs in the New York-New Jersey; Permanent WTC PATH terminal : final environmental impact statement; Permanent WTC PATH terminal : draft environmental impact statement.; Preliminary environmental scoping document : New York and New Jersey harbor navigation study; Scoping document for an environmental impact statement for the Newark International Airport Ground Access Automated People Mover-Northeast Corridor Connection Project; Terminal A redevelopment program, Newark Liberty International Airport; Those amazing engineers

    Misc under subheadings: Trans-Hudson monitoring report : PATH in a changing environment : March 1987; The first 22, minutes, 1969

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