The Allaire Village Research Library and Archive holds a number of collections made up of art, photographs, newspapers, printed materials, historical books, maps, and postcards, ranging from the years 1700 to modern day. The library also has a variety of reference material and resources ready for research. 

 

Archival Collections

 

Collection 1 - Allaire Village (1858-1957)

Overview: Material from the years between the death of Allaire and the administration by Allaire Village, INC. This collection includes: 

Series I. Building Documents (1845-1957), some records are undated

Series II. General Information 

Newspaper clippings, and correspondences (1950)

Series III. Printed Material 

Essays and journals

Series IV. Village Photographs (1890’s-1957), some records are undated

 

Collection 2 - Howell Iron Works Records

Overview: Material from the years of operation of the Howell Iron Works, owned by James P. Allaire until his death. The collection includes:

Series I. Business Records 

Series II. Deeds 

To and from JPA, To and from people associated with Howell Iron Works, and Deed maps. (c. 1830’s to 1880’s)

Series III. Legal Papers 

Bonds, mortgages, land surveys, maps, returns, extracts, and court records.

Series IV. Correspondence 

Series V. Employee Information 

List of employees at Howell Iron Works and Bergen Iron Works, Tax Ratables, Federal Census Records, and material owned by individuals

Series VI. Inventories 

Allaire family and Howell Iron Works employee inventories.

 

Collection 3 - Allaire Family Records

Overview: Material from or dealing with Allaire family genealogy, including cemeteries and ancestral records.The collection includes: 

Series I. James P. Allaire

Legal records, printed material, correspondence, records of Allaire steamships. Personal papers and notes. 

Series II. Calicia Allaire

Legal records, personal papers, correspondence, and printed material 

Series III. Hal Allaire 

Possessions, art and writing, personal papers, printed material, and correspondence 

Series IV. Family History and Genealogy 

Correspondence, legal records, family history, genealogy, photographs

Series V. Cemeteries

Blueprints, list of ancestry and descendants, correspondence, newspaper clippings  

 

Collection 4 - Arthur Brisbane Records

Overview: Material from the years the park was owned by Arthur Brisbane, including Brisbane family records and personal records. This collection includes:

Series I. Newspaper Clippings (1907-1974)

Series II. Correspondence (1909-1927)

Series III. Miscellaneous Materials

Printed material and photographs 

 

Collection 5 - Allaire Village, Inc. Records (1957–Present)

Overview: Material from the years 1957 to present from the administration of Allaire Village, Inc. This collection includes:

Series I. Building Documents 

Series II. Legal and Financial Reports 

Series III. General Information 

Minutes, correspondence, reports and corporation records, and Board of Trustee records

Series IV. Printed Material 

Newspaper clippings and any material published by or about Allaire. 

Series V. Photographs 

Series VI. Maps 

 

Collection 6. Crane Sawmill & Allaire Sawmill Archaeology

Overview: The collected archaeological work done on the Crane Sawmill and Allaire Sawmill between the years 1968 and 2006. This collection includes:

Series I. Printed Material 

Reports and essays

Series II. Drawings and Photographs

Series III. Correspondence 

Series IV. Frederick A. Eckhart Papers 

Series V. The Howard Company Papers 

Series VI. Miscellaneous Documents

notes and minutes

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Collection 7. New Jersey Records

Overview: Miscellaneous New Jersey and local records, 1746-1989. This collection includes:

Series I. Howell Township Records

Tax Ratables (1820-1826, 1837-1844)

Maps 

Town Meetings

Series II. Bradshaw Family 

Deeds (1904-1914)

Series III. Legal Documents 

Deeds, Bonds, Releases, Returns, Settlements, & Extracts (1746-1919)

Series IV. Printed Material

Newspapers (1835-1978)

State, Township, and County Maps (1851-1989)

 

Library Collections 

Overview: A variety of historical books ranging from the 1700’s to 1930’s. Dealing with topics like, history, mathematics, fictional literature, poetry, readers and spellers, language, music, children’s literature, Bibles and other theological texts, encyclopedias and dictionaries, geography, law, and philosophy.

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Reference Collections

Overview: The Reference collections includes a range of research material, dealing with general history of the 19th century, history of Allaire Village, people of Allaire, and local history.