Contact the NJ State Archives
Mailing Address:
NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307

Office Address:
225 West State Street - 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ

Contact Information

Email: Feedback@sos.nj.gov

Department of Education - Administrative Records


Records of school districts and local boards of education are cataloged with municipal records.


Series:
Department of Education
Architect's Renderings of Buildings in the Education Cultural Complex, ca. 1960-ca. 1965
Control #:
SED00001
Format:
1 c.f. (6 large photos/paintings)

Series:
Department of Education
Rules Concerning Teacher Certification [Handbooks], 1901-1950
Control #:
SED00002
Format:
0.25 c.f. (24 handbooks)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Finding Aid:
Click here!

Series:
Department of Education
Annual Reports of State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education ["New Jersey School Reports"], 1973-1989
Control #:
SED00003
Format:
1 c.f. (2 boxes)
Notes:
See State Board of Education / Annual Reports for earlier reports.

Series:
Department of Education
Miscellaneous Publications, 1928-1977
Control #:
SED00004
Format:
3.75 c.f. (8 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Frederick M. Raubinger (served 1952-1966)
Records, ca. 1957-1968
Control #:
SED06001
Format:
27 c.f. (27 boxes)

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Carl L. Marburger (served 1967-1974)
Files, 1966-1973
Control #:
SED08001
Format:
49 c.f. (49 boxes)

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982)
Speeches, 1969-1981
Control #:
SED09001
Format:
2 c.f. (2 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
Listed in guide under series "Executive Assistant Files." Boxes numbered 6 & 7.

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982)
Executive Assistant Correspondence, 1973-1977
Control #:
SED09002
Format:
6 c.f. (6 boxes)
Arrangement:
Various
Notes:
Boxes numbered 8-13.

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982)
Correspondence, 1978-1982
Control #:
SED09003
Format:
29 c.f. (29 boxes)
Arrangement:
Various

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982)
Subject Files, 1977-1982
Control #:
SED09004
Format:
11 c.f. (11 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical
Notes:
Boxes numbered 30-40.

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982)
Records of Executive Assistant Thomas Corcoran, 1978-ca. 1980
Control #:
SED09005
Format:
5 c.f. (5 boxes)

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Fred G. Burke (served 1974-1982)
Subject Files of Special Assistant Paul Muller, 1981-1982
Control #:
SED09006
Format:
2 c.f. (2 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by subject
Notes:
Boxes numbered 41-42.

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner Saul Cooperman (served 1982-1990)
Speeches, 1982-1990
Control #:
SED10001
Format:
2.5 c.f. (5 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Finding Aid:
Click here!

Series:
Department of Education
Business Division
Annual Reports of the County Superintendents of Schools, 1917-1947
Control #:
SEDBU001
Format:
27.7 c.f. (616 vols./83 boxes)
Arrangement:
By year, then by county
Notes:
Reports for the years 1918/1919 and 1925/1926 are missing.
Finding Aid:
Click here!

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
Record of Appointments of County Superintendents of Schools, 1867-1974
Control #:
SEDCO001
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
Approved School Building Plans, ca. 1956-1958
Control #:
SEDCO002
Format:
9 c.f. (3 map boxes)

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
Clara Barton Schoolhouse Fund Records, ca. 1922-1954
Control #:
SEDCO003
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Notes:
Includes correspondence regarding repairs and maintenance of the building.

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
High School Report, 1955-1956
Control #:
SEDCO004
Format:
1 c.f. (1 box)

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
Notices of Apportionment and State Aid, 1946-1956
Control #:
SEDCO005
Format:
1 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
By township

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
Records of the New Jersey Cooperative Program in Educational Administration (CPEA), 1950-1956
Control #:
SEDCO006
Format:
4 c.f. (4 boxes)

Series:
Department of Education
Commissioner's Office
Records of the Governing Boards of Rutgers, The State University, 1927-1966
Control #:
SEDCO007
Format:
5 c.f. (5 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological within record type
Notes:
Includes minutes of the Board of Trustees (1927-1960) and the Board of Governors (1956-1966).

Series:
Department of Education
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools
Teacher Certification Card File, 1890s-1970s
Control #:
SEDME001
Format:
2 c.f. (8 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by name
Finding Aid:
Click here!

Series:
Department of Education
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools
Public School Directories, 1897-1960
Control #:
SEDME002
Format:
0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
Included for 1932/1933 are two copies of the directory of Trenton public schools.
Finding Aid:
Click here!

Series:
Department of Education
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools
School District Reports on Schoolhouses, Evening Schools, Lectures, Libraries, etc., 1910-1911
Control #:
SEDME003
Format:
0.1 c.f. (26 reports)
Arrangement:
By municipality
Finding Aid:
Click here!

Series:
Department of Education
Mercer County Superintendent of Schools
School Building Election Circulars, 1949-1951
Control #:
SEDME004
Format:
0.02 c.f. (2 circulars)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Finding Aid:
Click here!

Series:
Department of Education
Division of Research, Planning and Evaluation
Bureau of Research and Assessments
Records and Publications relating to the "Thorough and Efficient" Program, 1969-1981
Control #:
SEDRE001
Format:
4 c.f. (4 boxes)


~ The collections listed on this page represent 194.82 c.f. of paper records ~



To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov


For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:


Department of Education, 100 River View Plaza, PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500, tel. 609-292-4469, website: www.state.nj.us/education


This page last updated 02/05/2007