About the Stockton University Archives
The Library maintains a collection of more than 1,500 items published by and related to Stockton. These include:
- Board of Trustees meetings
- Performing Arts Center Records
- Student yearbooks
- Student Senate of Stockton State College Records, 1982 - present
- Student literary magazines
- Publications of the South Jersey Culture and History Center's press
- Student newspapers
- Student handbooks
- Faculty Assembly and Senate Records
- Commencement programs
- Academic program self-studies
- Middle States reports on Stockton
Digital Archives
Some University Archives collections have been digitized and are available through the library's Digital Collections or online through the University website.
- ArgoEstablished in 1971, the "Argo" is a student-produced newspaper that isn't an official publication of Stockton. It operates as an independent, non-profit corporation, staffed by students and managed by an external Board of Directors. The publishing schedule has varied over the years, but current schedules include 24 editions during the academic year and one summer issue targeting new students.
- Faculty GovernanceThis collection provides Stockton's Faculty Senate annual reports, meeting minutes, proposals and other miscellaneous documents.
- Performing Arts Center (PAC)The Stockton PAC Collection comprises numerous photographs, posters, programs, performer/artist catalogs, and other materials highlighting the many performances staged at and sponsored by the PAC, 1976-present.
- Spirit of '48Women's newspaper, published intermittently 1973 - 1976.
- Stockton Alumni JournalPublished quarterly, 1974 -1979.
- Stockton ChronicleBimonthly newspaper published during the academic year, 1973 - 1983.
- Stockton NewsStockton community news published by the Office of University Relations & Marketing, 2017 - present.
- Stockton NowStockton Now is the official Stockton University e-zine featuring a variety of interesting articles and stories highlighting events, alumni, faculty and other members of the Stockton Community. 2010 - present.
- Stockton State College Weekly BulletinWeekly newsletter published during the academic year, 1971 - 1973.
- Stockton TimesStockton community news published by the Office of University Relations & Marketing, 2011 - 2017.
- Student Theses (Undergraduate)Theses submitted by students in their programs. Students who earned an A or B on their thesis or dissertation are invited to submit them for the Digital Collections.
- Student Theses and Dissertations (Graduate)Masters theses and doctoral dissertations published by Stockton students.
Institutional History
- 50th in FlightThe online exhibit for the University's 50th Anniversary of Teaching, created in 2022.
- Stockton StoriesA multimedia site dedicated to the sharing of history for the 50th anniversary of Stockton.
- Stockton at 40 BlogBy Ken Tompkins, as a companion to the book, 2011.
The Stockton Story: a history of the founding of Richard Stockton State College by Call Number: LD5171.S58 A48 1983Publication Date: 1983
Reaching 40: The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey by Call Number: LD5171.S58 R5 2011Publication Date: 2011A collection of essays and photos on the history of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey since its founding in 1970.
Richard Stockton (1730-1781)
Richard Stockton was one of the New Jersey signers of the Declaration of Independence. While he has no known connection to the South Jersey area, the original members of the Board of Trustees chose to name the institution for him after the originally-proposed name - South Jersey State College - was rejected by the New Jersey Board of Higher Education. Learn more
- Richard Stockton: Rebel With A CauseBy Larry R. Gerlach, Stockton State College, 1977
- Colonial Families of the United States of America... by Call Number: CS61.C65 1917Publication Date: 1917