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New Jersey State Archives
225 West State Street-Level 2
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Department of Defense - New Jersey National Guard
The New Jersey National Guard was formed under legislation passed 9 March 1869, which merged the state's militia and rifle corps. |
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Miscellaneous Records - Pre-World War I [Unprocessed Binders], ca. 1868-ca. 1915
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Control #:
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SDENG001
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Format:
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14.5 c.f. (29 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Binder number
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Notes:
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This series combines portions of three sequences of binder numbers.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Annual Returns of Militia, 1866-1905
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Control #:
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SDENG002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (6 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Miscellaneous Records - Post-World War I [Unprocessed Binders], ca. 1919-1936
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Control #:
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SDENG003
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Format:
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4 c.f. (29 binders, 8 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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No obvious arrangement
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Notes:
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Combines portions of two sequences of binders; includes muster rolls, rosters, enlistment records, National Rifle Assn. records.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Records of the New Jersey Provisional Battalion, Yorktown Centennial Encampment, 1881
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Control #:
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SDENG004
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Portraits of Officers of the Fourth Regiment, ca. 1900-1904
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Control #:
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SDENG005
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By company, then rank
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Officers' Descriptive Cards, 1909-1917
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Control #:
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SDENG006
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Physical Examination Records, 1910-1916
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Control #:
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SDENG007
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Format:
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0.4 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Brigade Records, 1878-1921
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Control #:
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SDENG008
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By brigade, then record type, date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Regimental Records, 1862-1936
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Control #:
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SDENG009
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Format:
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39.5 c.f. (79 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment, then record type, date
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Notes:
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Most of the records pre-date World War I.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Photograph Collection, ca. 1863-1973
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Control #:
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SDENG010
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Format:
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30 c.f. (28 boxes and oversized map drawers)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Records of Hospital Corps and Sanitary Troops, 1895-1917
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Control #:
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SDENG011
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By organization, then record type/date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Cadet Corps Records, 1893-1908
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Control #:
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SDENG012
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By corps, then record type
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Inspection Reports on Commanding Officers and State Headquarters, 1878-1923
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Control #:
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SDENG013
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Court Martial Records, 1889-1916
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Control #:
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SDENG014
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Records relating to Distinguished Service Medal and Medal of Honor Recipients, 1925-1939
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Control #:
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SDENG015
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By medal, then alpha. by surname
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Pension Records, 1882-1897
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Control #:
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SDENG016
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Summer Encampment Rosters and Reports, 1918-1920
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Control #:
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SDENG017
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Rifle Practice and Competition Records, 1878-1915
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Control #:
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SDENG018
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Essex Troop Ledgers, 1894-1924
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Control #:
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SDENG019
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Armory Records, 1911-1930
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Control #:
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SDENG020
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By location, then date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Officer Efficiency Reports, 1916-1922
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Control #:
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SDENG021
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By year, then alpha. by surname
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men, 1776-1960
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Control #:
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SDENG022
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Format:
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9 c.f. (19 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By organization, then company, surname
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Notes:
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Only commanders-in-chief (and staff) and breveted/retired officers are included after 1917--no enlisted men or other officers.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Regimental and Company Books, 1863-1918
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Control #:
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SDENG023
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Format:
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13.25 c.f. (49 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment and company
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Individual Service Records, 1880s-1910s
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Control #:
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SDENG024
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Format:
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24.5 c.f. (49 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By soldier's name
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Newsclippings and Photographs relating to the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, ca. 1920-1940
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Control #:
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SDENG025
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 folders)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Scrapbook of Company C, 3rd Regiment, 1920-1936
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Control #:
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SDENG026
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 146.5 c.f. of paper records and 1 reel of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.state.nj.us
For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, 101 Eggert Crossing Road, PO Box 340, Trenton, NJ 08625-0340, tel. 609-530-6823, website: www.state.nj.us/military
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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