Monsignor Noe Field Archives & Special Collections Center

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: The Campaigns sub-series documents Mr. Rodino’s campaigns, and those of his tenth district opponents, in both the primary and general elections. Mr. Rodino took office in 1949, replacing Republican Fred Hartley, Jr., and remained until 1989, when he was succeeded by Democrat Donald M. Payne. With available records beginning in 1950, the Campaigns sub-series is arranged chronologically by campaign year, and then alphabetically by subject. Elections for the House of Representatives elections...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: This sub-series contains staff files from belonging to Charles Scalera, Administrative Assistant. Scalera’s staff files are arranged into three alphabetical file runs.The first run of Scalera files from 1974-1988 consist of mostly project files, which includes grant information and correspondence. Also includes information on court cases, Dear Colleague correspondence from other NJ members of the House regarding state-wide issues, and correspondence from other members of the...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: This sub-series contains staff files from belonging to Charles Scalera, Administrative Assistant. Scalera’s staff files are arranged into three alphabetical file runs.The first run of Scalera files from 1974-1988 consist of mostly project files, which includes grant information and correspondence. Also includes information on court cases, Dear Colleague correspondence from other NJ members of the House regarding state-wide issues, and correspondence from other members of the...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: The Trips sub-series records Mr. Rodino’s engagements including award lunches, dinners, and ceremonies, campaign tours, commencements, foreign trips, meetings, press conferences, and speaking engagements from 1961-1988. Trips files document instances where Rodino received various awards, took personal trips with family, went on the campaign trail to endorse fellow democrats, and participated in U.S. Delegations to foreign countries. Trips files are arranged chronological by date. There are...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: The Office Files sub-series records the working files from Mr. Rodino’s office from 1953-1988, with the bulk of the material from the 1970s and 1980s. These files document all aspects of the administration and management of the Rodino office. There are no office files prior to 1953, and 1950s-1960s office files are not well documented in this collection.Office Files are arranged into three alphabetical runs and two chronological runs. The alphabetical runs come first in the...