About this Bibliography
This guide is a bibliography of items and collections relating to Military History or wars located in Special Collections. To learn more about Special Collections or to request that materials be pulled in advance of your visit, please contact us.
Revolutionary War
- The mapping of New Jersey in the American Revolution"Discusses the history of the maps of New Jersey prior to and during the Revolutionary War."
- New Jersey's Whigs"Discusses those New Jersey patriots known as the Whigs who came to power during the American Revolution."
- SoJourn (Stockton U.)Issue 3.1 (Summer 2018) is dedicated to the Revolutionary War in South Jersey.
Civil War
- 34th New Jersey Regiment Civil War Collection (Burlington County, NJ)This collection contains letters and documents relating to the 34th Regiment of New Jersey in the Civil War. Included are letters from the men, vital records, genealogies compiled by a researcher, and regimental history.
- Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865"political and war time reminiscences"
- New Jersey's Ninth Regiment, 1861-1905Report of state commission for erection of monument to Ninth New Jersey volunteers at New Berne, North Carolina.: Dedication National cemetery, New Berne, North Carolina, May 18, 1905.
- Ivins Davis Jones Civil War Papers (U0076)
- John J. Gardner Papers (U0084)A member of the US House of Representatives, John J. Gardner was a veteran of the Civil War.
World War I
- History of the World War"An authentic narrative of the world's greatest war."
- Vineland and the Vinelanders in the World War"A chronicle of the men from Vineland and nearby villages who entered the service and the activities of those who helped at home to win the greatest war of civilization."
World War II Resources in Special Collections
- Jersey Times (newspaper)Bound newspapers published in Atlantic City. Volumes cover January 1941 - December 1943 and January 1946 - December 1946.
- Battleship New Jersey : an Illustrated HistoryOne of the biggest battleships ever built in the United States, the USS New Jersey served in World War II and the Korean War.
Clamdigger, Tycoon and More: a Memoir of a World War II Naval Officer"Clamdigger, tycoon and more invites us to take a journey that includes family, military duty, naturalism, capitalism, sportsmanship, and self-discovery"- The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh : Another DimensionThis biography looks at LIndbergh's intelligence service before and during World War II.
Vietnam War
Incoming"Writer, husband and Veteran Jack Manick reaches into his soul and resurrects the fear, tension, foreboding, laughter and terror that he and his fellow "Band of Brothers" felt as they walked the jungles and forests of the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1969."
- William J. Hughes Papers (U0038)Congressional papers. Topics include: Vietnam War, Cold War, Coast Guard.
Cold War
- William J. Hughes Papers (U0038)Congressional papers. Topics include: Vietnam War, Cold War, Coast Guard.
Iraqi War/Afghan War
- Representative Frank A. LoBiondo Congressional Papers (U0062)Representative LoBiondo served on the House Intelligence Committee and traveled extensively to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and other countries.
Special Collections: Military and Veterans History
Coast Guard Medallion (Frank A. LoBiondo Papers, Stockton University Richard E. Bjork Library Special Collections)
Military challenge coins, medallions, and papers relating to Representative LoBiondo's service on military-related committees in the House of Representatives can be found in his papers in Special Collections.
34th New Jersey Regiment Civil War Collection
Letters from the collection include some from soldiers writing about battles and living conditions.
Jersey Times (newspaper)
Bound newspapers published in Atlantic City. Volumes cover January 1941 - December 1943 and January 1946 - December 1946. Atlantic City was known as "Camp Boardwalk" during this time and soldiers underwent training, as well as recuperated after injuries in the resort town. The Army rented many of the hotels.
Two of the books from Special Collections relating to Military history.
Local Veterans Histories
- Richard E. Bjork Personal Papers, 1954-1984The first president of Stockton State College, Dr. Bjork served in the US Coast Guard. Records from his service from 1954-1969 are found in the collection (Box 2, 1 folder).
- Michaal Francis oral history (in the Frank A. LoBiondo Papers)US Representative Frank A. LoBiondo's Military Affairs liaison discusses the work of the congressman with veterans.
- Major-general Hiram G. Berry"His career as a contractor, bank president, politician, and major-general of volunteers in the civil war, together with his war correspondence, embracing the period from Bull Run to Chancellorsville"
General Histories
- Military Uniforms, 1686-1918Describes the campaign and dress uniforms of American and European soldiers from the seventeenth century through World War 1.
Air Force and Aviation
Flying Free : America’s First Black AviatorsThis book traces the African Americans in aviation, focusing particularly on pioneers and includes a chapter on the Tuskegee airmen in Word War II.
Coast Guard
- Richard E. Bjork Personal Papers, 1954-1984The first president of Stockton State College, Dr. Bjork served in the US Coast Guard. Records from his service from 1954-1969 are found in the collection (Box 2, 1 folder).
- William J. Hughes Papers (U0038)Congressional papers. Topics include: Vietnam War, Cold War, Coast Guard.
- Representative Frank A. LoBiondo Congressional Papers (U0062)
Local Veterans History (outside of Stockton)
- Atlantic County Veterans Museum
- Atlantic County Historical SocietyVeterans Oral History Project
- Atlantic City Free Public LibraryJoe Hooker Post #32 Grand Army of the Republic Records; Also various records relating to World War II and the Army occupation of Atlantic City
Guide Compiled By:
Danielle Russano, Special Collections Intern, Spring 2020.