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Secretary of State - Administrative Records


See the Department of Education page linked below for administrative records of the former Bureau of Archives and History (now the Division of Archives and Records Management in the Department of State).


See also: Department of Education - New Jersey State Library (including the Bureau of Archives and History)

Series:
Department of State
Miscellaneous Publications, 1804-2004
Control #:
SST00001
Format:
1 c.f. (2 boxes)
Notes:
Includes "New Jersey Gazette," joint newsletter of New Jersey's Historical Commission, Historic Trust and State Archives.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State J. Edward Crabiel
Subject Files, 1974-1997
Control #:
SST24001
Format:
1 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State Donald Lan
Subject Files, 1962-1983
Control #:
SST25001
Format:
11 c.f. (11 boxes)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State Donald Lan (served 1977-1982)
Departmental Files, ca. 1977-ca. 1982
Control #:
SST25002
Format:
2 c.f. (2 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by department

Series:
Department of State
Division on Aging
Programs for the Aging: A Report, 1962-1963
Control #:
SSTAG001
Format:
0.2 c.f. (2 vols.)

Series:
Department of State
Office of Administrative Law
Subject and Department Files, ca. 1979-1982
Control #:
SSTAL001
Format:
2 c.f. (4 boxes)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Registers, 1845-1897
Control #:
SSTSE003
Format:
1 c.f. (2 vols.)
Arrangement:
Roughly chronological within volume
Notes:
First vol. called "Executive Journal"; include pupils in charitable institutions, notaries public, extraditions, proclamations, etc.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records of the New Jersey School Fund and Board of Trustees for the Support of Free Public Schools, 1838-1989
Control #:
SSTSE020
Format:
2.25 c.f. (5 vols. & 2 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
Includes material from 1939-1949 found among miscellaneous records of the State Treasurer's Office.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Inaugural Files, 1982
Control #:
SSTSE041
Format:
2 c.f. (2 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by subject

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records of Jose Cameron, Assistant to the Secretary of State, 1980-1981
Control #:
SSTSE042
Format:
1 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records of Frank Capese, Executive Assistant, 1979-1981
Control #:
SSTSE043
Format:
3 c.f. (3 boxes)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records relating to the Constitutional Convention of 1966
Control #:
SSTSE044
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Interstate Defense and Disaster Compact Records, 1951-1954
Control #:
SSTSE053
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Correspondence Files of Robert M. Falcey, Assistant Secretary of State, 1953-1974
Control #:
SSTSE056
Format:
4 c.f. (4 boxes)
Notes:
This material is unprocessed.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Inventories and Receipts for Official County Records, 1800-1903
Control #:
SSTSE059
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records of Paul Wermuth, Executive Assistant, ca. 1974-ca. 1985
Control #:
SSTSE060
Format:
20 c.f. (20 boxes)
Notes:
Includes materials relating to the New Jersey Arts Council and the American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration Commission.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Assistant Secretary of State's Files, 1974-1980
Control #:
SSTSE061
Format:
4 c.f. (4 boxes)
Arrangement:
Various

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Applications and Lists of Newspapers Designated to Publish Laws, 1878-1893
Control #:
SSTSE064
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Chronological within record type

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Book of Printed Forms, ca. 1913-1939
Control #:
SSTSE065
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 vol.)
Arrangement:
By form number

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Papers relating to State Treasurer's Accounts, 1801-1855
Control #:
SSTSE071
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Crop Reports, 1854
Control #:
SSTSE073
Format:
0.1 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Cash Books, 1940-1976
Control #:
SSTSE076
Format:
1.5 c.f. (5 vols.)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Records [Unprocessed], 1780s-1960s
Control #:
SSTSE077
Format:
5 c.f. (10 boxes)
Arrangement:
Various

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records of Charles C. Hager, Assistant Counsel, 1978-1990
Control #:
SSTSE078
Format:
10 c.f. (10 boxes)

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Process Books, 1900-1977
Control #:
SSTSE081
Format:
3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Rapid Transit Reports [Attachments to Certification of State Highway Commissioner], 1954-1961
Control #:
SSTSE083
Format:
1.25 c.f. (3 boxes)
Arrangement:
Items are numbered

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Municipal Signature Cards, ca. 1984-1989
Control #:
SSTSE094
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by municipality
Notes:
Record offical signatures of mayors or chief executive officers, and clerks or other chief clerical officers.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Indexes to Filings, ca. 1840-1995
Control #:
SSTSE095
Format:
3.5 c.f. (20 card boxes and 1 vol.)


Related records:


Series:
State Historical Records Advisory Board
Statewide Records Assessment and Reporting Project Final Report and Precis, 1983
Control #:
SZHIU001
Format:
0.25 c.f. (3 reports, 2 typescripts)
Arrangement:
By item
Notes:
Includes published copies and original typed manuscripts of report and precis.


~ The collections listed on this page represent 81.8 c.f. of paper records ~



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