Mahwah Township Directory Collection
COLLECTION: 2016.13
CREATOR: Mahwah Woman’s Club
EXTENT: Linear Feet: 1 linear foot, number of containers: 1 box
COLLECTION SUMMARY: An incomplete collection of township directories published between 1959- 1972. The directories provide information about the addresses of residents and businesses in Mahwah.
RECEIVED FROM: These were initially part of the John Bristow, Janet Brown Papers, and the Mahwah Woman’s Club Collection; additions will be made as more are located.
LANGUAGES: English
PROCESSING ARCHIVIST
Cathy Moran Hajo, November 2016; December 2021
Collection Details
Historical Note: Township directories were distributed to all households. Some are not labelled by year.
Collection Description: The directories were produced by the Mahwah Woman’s Club, were funded by advertisements from local businesses, and include directories for Mahwah government officials, churches, schools, organizations, physicians and dentists, and then an alphabetical listing of homeowners (without names of other members of households) and businesses with addresses and phone numbers.
Arrangement Description: The collection is organized chronologically.
Separated Materials: Duplicates found in the compilation of this collection have been discarded.
Subject Headings: Government, Genealogy, Business, Township of Mahwah.
Using the Collection
ACCESS STATEMENT: Collection is open and available for use.
RIGHTS STATEMENT: The Mahwah Museum owns the materials, but researchers wishing to publish or reprint materials need to secure permission from the copyright holder.
PREFERRED CITATION: [ITEM DESCRIPTION], Mahwah Town Directory Collection, Mahwah Museum, Mahwah, NJ.
Collection Inventory
Box 1
Mahwah Township Directory, 1959-1960 (2 copies)
Mahwah Township Directory, Third Edition (ca. 1962)
Mahwah Township Directory, 1968-1969
Mahwah Township Director, 1971-1972