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Abell, Frank D.
Papers, 1901-1964. Morristown, New Jersey banker and politician; [Related collection,
Jennie Dean Beaver, M.D., Papers,1900-1967]
American
Association of University Women - Morristown branch Records, 1930-1999.
Local branch of service organization of university and college educated women
who lobby for educational opportunities for women and girls, as well as for
equal pay.
American Civilization Institute of Morristown, 1965-1969. Educational
program and archeological excavation of a colonial-era farmhouse in Morristown,
New Jersey.
Arnold Family Papers, 1763-1878.
Owners of
Revolutionary War era tavern; family records; business transactions; Morristown,
New Jersey.
Beaver, M.D., Jennie Dean Papers, 1900-1967. First female physician of
Morristown, New Jersey.
Brienza Family
Collection, 1914-1964. Boxing in New Jersey; U.S. Army; American Red Cross;
Fencing, Newark, New Jersey.
Business and Professional Women’s Club of Morristown, 1927-1957. Local
chapter of early 20th century national professional women’s organization in
Morristown, New Jersey.
Business Ephemera
and Artifacts Collection, circa 1816-2007. Business materials intended
to enhance or supplement research regarding Morris County and Morristown, New
Jersey.
Canfield-Phillips
Family Papers, 1890-1952. Prominent Morristown, New Jersey family; correspondence;
genealogy.
Civic Association of
Morristown Records, 1905-1942. Civic organization that helped with the
modern development of Morristown, New Jersey's infrastructure.
Colles Family
Papers, 1807-1946. Letters of a late 19th and early 20th century family;
Morristown, New Jersey.
Conn
Farm-Tamaracks Collection, 1789-1940. Deeds; Byram township, Sussex County,
New Jersey.
DeCamp Family Papers,
1745-1976. Early Morris County history; genealogy; Morris County, New
Jersey.
Dover Memorial
Association Records, 1921-1995. Dover, New Jersey based veterans
association.
Faesch
Correspondence and Genealogy Collection, [1764-1828]; 1963; 1982-1983. Pre- and post- Revolutionary
war era correspondence and genealogical collection created by the Faesch family
of Morris County. John Jacob Faesch was an important figure in the iron
mining/iron ore industry that helped to supply George Washington’s army with
artillery and ammunition.
Female
Charitable Society of Morristown Records, 1813-1967. Charitable
association created by prominent women of Morristown, New Jersey.
First Baptist Church of Morristown Collection, 1752-1985.
Fowler, Alex Records,
1771-1984. Historic Homes of Morris County, New Jersey.
Garden Club of
Morristown Records, 1913-2007 [bulk 1970-2003].
Minutes, annual
reports, budgets, scrapbooks and membership lists of the Club.
Greene, M.
Louise Photograph Collection.
M. Louise Greene was one of Morristown’s first women business
owners. Between the years of 1910-1914 she owned and operated a photographic
studio on Speedwell Avenue.
Halsey, Edmund D. Papers, 1793-1906. Legal abstracts, surveys and search notes for
properties in the town of Denville, and the townships of Rockaway, Pequannock
and Hanover, New Jersey from the 19th century.
Harper, Ethel Ernestine
Papers, 1905-1981. First African-American to become a professional in
the Morris Area Girl Scouts Council; Morristown, New Jersey.
Hoffman, Henry Byram Collection, 1850-1945. Scrapbooks of indexed Morris County, New
Jersey news and
events.
Hotchkin Sisters Papers,
1862-1956. Late 19th century female photographer in Morristown New Jersey
and travelling musical group from Summit, Union County, New Jersey.
James-McCarroll
Family Papers, 1801-1910. 19th century real estate interests of two Morris
County, New Jersey families.
Jersey Jetport Site
Association, 1959-1976. Papers of the group that opposed a jetport in Morris
County; creation of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge; Morris and
Somerset Counties, New Jersey.
Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club
Photograph Collection, 1905-2005. Photographs of club commodores; resort and
recreation area; Lake Hopatcong, Morris County, New Jersey.
League of Women
Voters of the Morristown Area Records, 1945-1998. Women’s group of the
Morristown, New Jersey area committed to promoting democratic ideals and
political responsibility. Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains, New
Jersey.
Manahan, Mayor J.
Raymond Collection, 1952-1997. Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey from
1955-1964.
Market Street
Mission, 1893-1995. Morristown, New Jersey based mission serving the homeless.
Miller-Keasbey Family
Real Estate Papers, 1888-1922. Miller Estate Association; real estate
transactions and construction in Morristown, New Jersey, also properties in
Newark, Madison and Chatham, New Jersey.
Miss Dana’s School
Records, 1873-1938. Girls’ boarding school, Morristown, New Jersey.
Modern Mondays Reading
Club Records, 1921-present. Women’s book group of Morristown area. This
collection highlights the intellectual and literary pursuits, as well as the
community involvement of a local women’s group. Morris County, New Jersey.
Molnar, Joseph Papers,
1953-1959. The Cold War and the Ground Observer Corps (GOC); Morristown, New
Jersey.
Monday Reading Club Records,
1928-2007. Woman’s reading group of Morristown, New Jersey that existed from the late 1800's
until 2007.
Morris Aqueduct
Records, 1799-1929. Morristown, New Jersey’s first public water supply
system.
Morris Community
Chest Records, 1922-1942. Early social services organization of Morris
County, New Jersey; pre-cursor to the United Way of Morristown, New Jersey.
Morris County Fair Housing Council Records, 1963-1988. Non-profit
organization created to combat discriminatory housing practices in Morris
County; Morristown, New Jersey.
Morris Junior College
Records, 1931-1970. Mandate of the Emergency Relief Act;
funded by Work Projects Administration; Morristown, New Jersey.
Morris School
District Collection, 1850-2002. Morris Plains/Morristown/Morris Township,
New Jersey school district; School board minutes; correspondence; photographs.
Morristown Chapter of the American Red Cross [Records], 1898-1996. 20th
century relief efforts of Morristown, New Jersey chapter of national
organization.
Morristown Memorial Hospital Records, 1894-1995. Hospital annual reports;
anniversary programs; Morristown, New Jersey.
Morristown
Neighborhood House Association Records, 1898-2001. Social service
organization, Morristown, New Jersey.
Morristown, New Jersey
Property Deeds and Land Titles: 14 Franklin Street Records, 1850-1943; 1983.
Property records for 14 Franklin Street, Morristown, NJ .
Mount Kemble Home
Records, 1883-1980. Historic Morristown social institution; Morristown, New
Jersey.
Mount Tabor Band
Records, 1954-Present. Youth concert band, Parsippany, New Jersey.
New Jersey
State Federation of Women's Clubs Yearbook Collection, 1909-1957. State-wide
women’s organization with 21 county affiliates, including two from Morristown.
Owen Family Papers, 1857-1937.
Morristown, New Jersey physician, Civil War veteran and family papers.
Paterson Project
Collection, 1968-1978. Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, New Jersey)
transportation project.
Rae, John Collection,
1868-2005. Gilded Age homes of Morris County, New Jersey.
Ralston and Nesbitt
Family Papers, 1700-1964. Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey family legal
papers; genealogy.
Resolute Hook and Ladder
Company, No. 1 Records, 1869-1988. Morristown, New Jersey volunteer fire
company.
Rice, Denise Guerin Collection, 1724-2005. Early Morris County history; genealogy; Morris
County, New Jersey.
Sharp Family Papers,
1751-1934. Early 19th century resort hotel in Budd Lake, Mt. Olive Township,
Morris County, New Jersey.
Tuttle-Hoff Papers,
1761-1835. Documentation of the Tuttle, Hoff, Ford, and DeCamp families of
Morris County, New Jersey.
Vaughan Family Papers,
1868-2003. Morristown, New Jersey physician and politician.
Visiting Nurse
Association of Northern New Jersey Records, 1898-2001 [bulk 1920-1998].
Historical records of Morristown based health care professionals.
Washington Engine
Company, No. 1 Records, 1872-1992.
Morristown, New Jersey volunteer fire company.
Watnong Garden
Club Collection, 1928-2005. Morris Plains, New Jersey; horticultural
organization.
World War
I Enlistment Records for Morristown and Morris Township, circa 1908-1918.
Over 150 records bearing the vital statistics and community
information of the men and women who served our country.
Zonta Club of the
Morristown Area Records, 1956-2006. A branch of the professional women's
organization based in Morristown, New Jersey.