Dates
- 1927 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to Edward J. Patten and his political career, especially the period when he served in the U.S. Congress from a district that more-or-less corresponded to Middlesex Couny, N.J. Included are several letters, a transcript, printed ephemera, government documents, newspaper clipppings, photographic prints, audiovisual items and realia (among which are badges and medals).
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 bankers box plus two framed photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
Edward James Patten was a New Jersey congressman serving the 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives 1963 until 1981. Patten was born in Perth Amboy, NJ on August 22, 1905 and attended Rutgers University and Rutgers Law School. He was a practicing lawyer and public school teacher before entering politics in the 1930s when he became mayor of his hometown. Patten died on September 17, 1994 at the age of 89.
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Stephen Bacchetta
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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