The Stevens family played a leading role in the political and economic life of New Jersey throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Stevens Family papers consist of 16 reels of microfilm. This selected portion of the collection focuses on the activities of John Stevens (ca. 1682-1737), the founder of the family, and his sons in the development of steamboat and railroad transportation. Included are materials on the controversies with relatives, the operation of stagecoach and steamboat lines, and the early railroad promotions. Official records of the Camden & Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company are not included. The materials are dated from 1669 up until 1959.