Finding Aids are simple documents that provide researchers with a summary of a specific collection. Included in the information are dates, subjects, and the size of each collection.
Below you will find a listing of some of the archival collections held in our library. Click on the link to read the finding aid. (The finding aids are in .pdf format; you will need Adobe Reader or other compatible application, plug-in or extension to properly view the files.)
Please note that this listing is not a complete list of our archival collections. New finding aids will be added to this site as we continue to process our archival holdings. If you cannot find what you are looking for on the list, please contact the library to inquire further.
For more detailed information about the listed collections or to arrange a visit to view a collection, please contact the Passaic County Historical Society Library at library@lambertcastle.org or by phone at (973) 247-0085 ext. 204.
1991-062 Dayspring/Paterson Firemen Collection (1891-1983)
1992-054 Susannah Parker Papers (1809-1931)
1996-1-1 The Dowling Family Papers (1870-1986)
2011-005 Johnston Ephemera Collection (1883-1930)
2011-008 Nashua Historical Society Photograph Collection (c. 1950)
2011-011 DenBlyker Photograph Collection (1902-1903)
2011-014 Polner Certificate Collection (1899-1905)
2011-016 Krattiger/Egg Ephemera Collection (c.1930s-1960s)
2012-005 Burns/Gelsinger Photograph Collection (c.1917-1965)
2012-007 Lembo-Alonzo Photograph Collection (1960)
2012-013 New Jersey Bell Company (1926-1976)
2012-023 Dillistin Collection (1808-1970)
2012-027 Lockwood Collection (1802-1995)
2012-032 Pompton Lakes Bulletin (1974)
2012-033 Hawthorne News Record (1974-1975)
2012-034 Paterson Public Press Collection (1974)
2012-035 Railroad and Engineering Journal (1887-1893)
2012-036 Star Bulletin Collection (1974-1976)
2012-040 La Voce Italiana (1974-1976)
2012-041 Cebra Photograph Collection (1925-1928)
2012-044 McGilvray Collection (1913-1963)
2012-047 Passaic County Music Collection (1892-1957)
2012-048 Political Campaign Material Collection (1913-1966)
2012-050 Krattiger/Egg Legacy Collection (1914-1990)
2012-052 Paterson Teachers Salary Adjustment Organization (1930-1945)
2012-070 Transportation Materials Collection (1879-1968)
2012-073-056 Dayspring Ephemera Collection (1864-1979)
2012-078 James Gabelle Memorial Collection (1905-1939)
2012-084 Edward T. Bell Collection (1837-1947)
2012-093 Shamy Postcard Collection (1905-1914)
2012-106 Thomas Collection (1932-1945)
2013-008 Robert P. Brooks Collection (1926-1976)
2013-023 Gaetano Federici Collection
2013-044.05 Johnston Papers
B653-02 Associated Water Company: Court Proceedings (1904-1932)
B859-01 Associated Water Company: Condemnation Repots of the Passaic Water Company
2003-08 Martindale/Paterson General Hospital Collection
2014-01 G. H. Worden Collection
2014-022 Schnatz Collection
2014-029.01 Patricia Federici Collection
2013-014 Louise and Leonard Singer Collection (1951-2007)
2014-042 Passaic General Hospital
2014-043 Orange County, NY, Genealogy Newsletters
2014-053 1st Presbyterian Church of Passaic Collection
2012-039 Paterson Evening News Photographic Collection
2014-064 Catherine Howe Grosfils Document Collection
2014-070 Kane Collection
2015-002 The Patricia Conklin Postcard Collection
2014-046 Henry B. Crosby Scrapbook Collection
2015-017 Patricia Federici Family Collection
B1038 Isaac Van Wagoner, Esq. Papers
2015-028 Lambert Family
2015-025 Lambert Research File
2015-044 Miriam Grenelle Collection
2015-046-09 David Wilkinson/Paterson Masonic Temple
2015-039 American Silk Trade Journals
2015-026-Dexter Lambert and Co.
B735-001 Quackenbush
2016-11 Berkheimer Ration Book Collection