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Series I: Newark City Documents, bulk: bulk 1880-2010, 1858-2025

 Collection

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

Repository Details

Part of the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library Repository

Contact:
3rd Floor
Newark Public Library
5 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102 United States
973-733-7775