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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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*Public Libraries | *Public Libraries | ||
*Museums and heritage societies | *Museums and heritage societies | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' in '''New Jersey''': [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]], [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]], and in '''New York''': [[Richmond County, New York|Richmond]] | ||
*State Vital Records Office | *State Vital Records Office | ||
*[[New Jersey State Archives]], Trenton, wills 1670-1900, births 1848-1923, marriages and deaths 1848-1940, deeds 1660s-1880s, court records 1680-1850, and NJ state censuses 1855-1915.<ref name="DB77" /> | *[[New Jersey State Archives]], Trenton, wills 1670-1900, births 1848-1923, marriages and deaths 1848-1940, deeds 1660s-1880s, court records 1680-1850, and NJ state censuses 1855-1915.<ref name="DB77" /> | ||
*[[New Jersey State Library]], Trenton, published sources such as genealogies, guides, how-to books, indexes, maps and atlases, church records, local histories, city directories, and periodicals.<ref name="DB77" /> | *[[New Jersey State Library]], Trenton, published sources such as genealogies, guides, how-to books, indexes, maps and atlases, church records, local histories, city directories, and periodicals.<ref name="DB77" /> | ||
* | *State Historical Society | ||
*State Genealogical Society | *State Genealogical Society | ||
*[[Rowan University Campbell Library]] Delaware Valley history, | *[[Rowan University Campbell Library]] Delaware Valley history, with nearly all early Quaker lines in NJ.<ref name="DB95" />Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref> | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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Revision as of 16:27, 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]
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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
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