Municipal government -- New Jersey -- Newark

Scope and Contents

This collection includes documents published by the state, county, and city. It also includes "Quasi" collections which are documents from non-governmental organizations including non-profits and other associations, institutions, and clubs.

Scope and Contents Box #8: Labor: Census report on Newark Labor Force, 1946; Department of Labor "New BLS Report on Newark Describes Income Labor and Unemployment in 100 Local Neighborhoods" (1963, press release) and report "Income Education and Unemployment in Nieghborhoods"Lawyers: Henry Barkhorn (Marriages solemnized, record book (1855-1870), Daybook (1867-1870), Bank books (1857 & 1867), Misc. legal documents; Samuel J. MacDonald (copy of obituary, 1947); Lawrence I. Lerner,...

Scope and Contents These documents are searchable by card file in the NJ Room. They include documents from City Departments including the Board of Education, Mayor, Finance, Housing Authority, Central Planning Board, Water Department, Health Department, and much more. Document types are mostly reports and publications but also include smaller documents like brochures occasionally.They also contain a small number of BORN DIGITAL documents (see Digital Material below).Departments include:...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one ledger kept by the City of Newark, which contains employee records. Each two-page spread is lined and pre-printed with column headings for Name, Position, Salary per year, Salary per month, When Appointed, How Appointed, Term of Office, Salary Increase, Sworn, and Remarks. The name of the relevant City Hall department is written in red in a very clear secretarial hand at the top of the left page. The ledger is organized in sections by year (1907, 1908, 1909,...