Overview of the Collection

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Annual Report, 1918

A Finding Aid for the Records of the Plainfield Home Defense League [1918]

Part of the Local Organizations Collection at the Plainfield Public Library

Finding aid prepared and encoded by Anna Henderson.

Biographical Note

The Plainfield Home Defense League [1918] was formed in March 1917 with the purpose of “to organize, drill and otherwise train and equip a body of citizens to be available for service as special police officers of the Police Department.” Membership was voluntary, without dues, and limited to “able-bodied men, citizens of the United States and residents of good standing in the city for at least one year, who are not connected with any military organization.” This collection consists of the organization’s first annual report and a letter from the mayor, Leighton Calkins.

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Scope and Contents

The Plainfield Home Defense League [1918] was formed in March 1917 with the purpose of “to organize, drill and otherwise train and equip a body of citizens to be available for service as special police officers of the Police Department.” This collection consists of the organization’s first annual report and a letter from the mayor, Leighton Calkins.

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Arrangement

The "Plainfield Home Defense League" collection is arranged into one series:

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

The “Plainfield Home Defense League” collection is available for research.

Access is restricted to materials prepared by the Local History department staff. All materials must be viewed in the Plainfield Room and may not be removed to another area of the library without permission of the Library Director or designee. Materials must be handled carefully and kept in order. Materials must not be leaned upon, altered, folded, ripped, or traced upon. Marks may not be added or erased from materials. Materials must be returned directly to Local History department staff and inspected before the researcher leaves the Plainfield Room.

Restrictions on Use

One photocopy may be made (by Plainfield Public Library staff) of each document for the purpose of research; official Local History departmental reproduction fees may apply. Permission to publish must be obtained by the Plainfield Public Library Board of Trustees as delegated to the Library Director. Permission to publish does not constitute a copyright clearance. The researcher is responsible for further copyright restrictions. The Plainfield Public Library is not responsible for the misuse of copyrighted material.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Persons:

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Physical Charateristics or Technical Requirements

This collection consists of paper documents, which do not require any additional technology for access.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Identification of item; Date (if noted); “Plainfield Home Defense League” collection, Box and Folder Number; Local History Department, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey.

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Anna Henderson in April 2008. The finding aid was written by Anna Henderson in April 2008. Finding aid content follows the guidelines suggested by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.

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Detailed Description of the Collection