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New Jersey Cities and Towns Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG NJ Towns-(Main)
Scope and Contents
Box #1. Amwell (Ledger of Town Collector, 1797-99), Chatham ("The Chathams Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of naming the area in honor of Sir William Pitt, Earl of Chatham," The American Revolution Bicentennial Committees of Chatham Borough and Chatham Township, 1973), East Orange (75th Anniversary, 1938; Olden Days Calendar, 1908-09), Elizabeth (Historic Elizabeth 1664-1932: George Washington Bicentennial Edition; "Major-General Elias Dayton 1737-1807" by Abner S. Coriell; "Bi-Centenary...
Dates:
1797 - 1982
New Jersey History Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG NJ History-(Main)
Scope and Contents
"Battle of Connecticut Farms" (Union County, pamphlet), Civil War (Soldiers' paychecks signed by Marcus Ward, New Jersey State paymaster.for Union Forces during the Civil War, 1863-64, newspaper clippings, letters-1944; "Governor Richard J. Hughes and the New Jersey Civil War Centennial Commission request the honor of your presence at the Rededication of the New Jersey Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park, 1963 & 64; Minutes of the 22nd & 28th Annual Re-union of the Society...
Dates:
1862 - 2021
New Jersey Land Conveyances Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG NJ Land Conv-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
This collection consist of 63 folders, each of which contains a document, or occasionally documents, related to land conveyances, including boundary line settlements, quit claim indentures and releases, bonds, etc. The folders are arranged chronologically.The bulk of the material relates to property transactions that occurred in Essex County; Newark related material includes, but is not limited to:An indenture for the sale of property in Newark from David Ward to...
Dates:
1761 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1761 - 1899
New Jersey Physicians Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG NJ Physicians-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
1 archival box contains manuscripts of "The Knife is Not Enough (1968)" written by Dr. Henry Howard Kessler and "The Negro Physician in North Jersey and the Early History of the New Jersey Medical Society" by A. A. Phillips, M.D., and a reprinted article "Traumatic Neurasthenia (1899)" by John D. McGill, M.D.; "African American Physicans Breaking Down Barriers in NJ", Sandra Moss (2005)
Dates:
1898 - 1968
New Jersey Population Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG NJ Population-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of photocopies of printed abstracts of census data for counties and townships in New Jersey, including Newark by ward (1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, and 1875); the categories of data for adults include: native or foreign, gender, and white or colored, and for children (between the ages of 5 and 16) include: gender, and white or colored. Also in the collection is a typescript table "Population of NJ Counties --1790-1915," which includes Essex County.
Dates:
1851 - 1876
Newark Churches Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Nwk Churches-(Main)
Abstract
This collection consists of service bulletins, guides, programs, brochures, and other material related to Newark churches.
Dates:
1857 (copied) - Current
Samuel H. Libby Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MG Libby-(Main)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 7 scrapbooks : v. 1 (1896-1930). Manuscripts of "Torch Bearers of Civilization," and biographical sketches of 30 engineers including Frank J. Sprague ; v. 2. Photographs of hoists, rails, street car equipments (1892), street cars from G.E. Co. (1895), and photographs of mechanical drawings ; v. 3 (1890-1933). Newspaper clippings about electricity, electrical and mechanical engineering and correspondence ; v. 4 (1920-49). Newspaper clippings and short biographies ;...
Dates:
1890 - 1949
Van Court Railroad Manuscript
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG Van Court-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents
This post binder contains typed pages, index cards, drawings and at least one letter. The material concerns New Jersey railroads. It includes maps, company histories, line histories, and various facts (gauge, line length in miles). Lines/companies are roughly sorted by region. Latest dates are 1948, and "Hoboken Manufacturing Railroad" is listed, which ended in 1954, so it can be placed around 1950. Inclues every railroad in New Jersey from Absecon & Bay to Jersey City to Lackawanna to...
Dates:
c. 1950
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