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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | |||
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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Ask">[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/help_email Ask a Librarian] in ''Rutgers University Libraries'' (accessed 15 September 2015).</ref> [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/help_email Ask a Librarian] form <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="LC">[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/libraries_centers Libraries and Centers] in ''Rutgers University Libraries'' (accessed 15 September 2014).</ref> | '''Address:'''<ref name="LC">[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/libraries_centers Libraries and Centers] in ''Rutgers University Libraries'' (accessed 15 September 2014).</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/ Rutgers University Libraries] Find (articles, books and media), Services and Tools, Help, Places and Spaces, About, News and Events, and Chat.<br> | *[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/ Rutgers University Libraries] Find (articles, books and media), Services and Tools, Help, Places and Spaces, About, News and Events, and Chat.<br> | ||
*[https://sirsi.libraries.rutgers.edu/uhtbin/webcat Legacy Catalog] searchable by keywords, author, title, and subject among others. <br> | |||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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Consider this your best, first-stop for New Jersey research.<ref name="DB77" /> | Consider this your best, first-stop for New Jersey research.<ref name="DB77" /> | ||
'''Special Collections''' include manuscripts, letters, rare books, New Jersey town records, diaries since 1746, historical maps, newspapers, and the University archives.<ref name="DB77">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 77. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{ | '''Special Collections''' include manuscripts, letters, rare books, New Jersey town records, diaries since 1746, historical maps, newspapers, and the University archives.<ref name="DB77">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 77. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> | ||
The '''regular collection''' includes material from the [http://www.gsnj.org/ Genealogical Society of New Jersey], and the Daughters of the American Revolution. It also holds biographies, histories, genealogies, family folders, Bibles, census, special indexes, cemetery transcripts, and professional genealogists' notes on New Jersey families.<ref name="DB77" /> | The '''regular collection''' includes material from the [http://www.gsnj.org/ Genealogical Society of New Jersey], and the Daughters of the American Revolution. It also holds biographies, histories, genealogies, family folders, Bibles, census, special indexes, cemetery transcripts, and professional genealogists' notes on New Jersey families.<ref name="DB77" /> | ||
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=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*Sinclair, Donald A., Compiler. ''A Guide to Manuscript Diaries and Journals in the Special Collections Department, Rutgers University''. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Library, 1980. {{WorldCat|7912561}}; Not available at the | *Sinclair, Donald A., Compiler. ''A Guide to Manuscript Diaries and Journals in the Special Collections Department, Rutgers University''. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Library, 1980. {{WorldCat|7912561}}; Not available at the Family History Library. | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]] records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | |||
*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]] records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | |||
* | *State Archives | ||
*State Library | |||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Princeton University Firestone Library]] a huge manuscript collection with histories and biographies.<ref name="DB77" /><br> | *'''[[Princeton University Firestone Library]]''' a huge manuscript collection with histories and biographies.<ref name="DB77" /><br> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*County Vital Records Office | *County Vital Records Office | ||
*City Vital Records Office | *City Vital Records Office | ||
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*Public Libraries | *Public Libraries | ||
*Museums and heritage societies | *Museums and heritage societies | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] | ||
*State Vital Records Office | *State Vital Records Office | ||
* | *State Historical Society | ||
*State Genealogical Society | *State Genealogical Society | ||
* | *University Libraries | ||
*Church archives | *Church archives | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New York]], and [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania]] | *Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New York]], and [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania]] | ||
*[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref> | *[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref name="DB95">Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref> | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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Revision as of 15:36, 15 September 2015
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New Jersey Middlesex Archives and Libraries Rutgers University Alexander Library
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] Ask a Librarian form Address:[2]
Telephone:[2] 848-932-7851, or Sp. Coll. 848-932-7006 Hours and holidays: Hours and Holidays Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional} Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Consider this your best, first-stop for New Jersey research.[3] Special Collections include manuscripts, letters, rare books, New Jersey town records, diaries since 1746, historical maps, newspapers, and the University archives.[3] The regular collection includes material from the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. It also holds biographies, histories, genealogies, family folders, Bibles, census, special indexes, cemetery transcripts, and professional genealogists' notes on New Jersey families.[3] Tips[edit | edit source]
Guides[edit | edit source]
Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Rutgers University Alexander Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
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