Series I: Newark City Documents, bulk: bulk 1880-2010, 1858-2025
Scope and Contents
The collection include documents from City Departments including the Board of Education, Mayor, Finance, Housing Authority, Central Planning Board, Water Department, and Health Department. Document types are mostly reports and publications but also include smaller documents like brochures occasionally.
These documents often contain statistics, names, reports,
Newer documents are born digital (see Digital Material below).
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1880-2010
- 1858-2025
Extent
103 linear feet Linear Feet (50.5 shelves + .75 drawer)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Aisle 2 (Main), Drawer (Main)
Accruals
The repository continues to add materials to this collection on a regular basis.
Processing Information
These documents are searchable by card file in the New Jersey Room. The bulk of the card file has been transcribed to this finding aid.
Creator
- From the Collection: Newark (N.J.). (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library Repository
3rd Floor
Newark Public Library
5 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102 United States
973-733-7775
njreference@npl.org