NEW JERSEY HISTORY RESEARCH GUIDE
Find Books
Use the Library Catalog to locate books in the library on your topic:
- There are many, many books on New Jersey in our collection. In order to narrow in on resources that best meet your research needs, perform an All Fields search using keyword phrases that include “New Jersey” and another topic, such as “New Jersey AND race” or “New Jersey AND Civil War.” These searches will search the entire records of all the items in the catalog, including author, title, and subject areas.
| New Jersey History Resources | ||
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| 974.9 A2582 in Reference | African American Heritage Guide to New Jersey by The New Jersey Commerce & Economic Growth Commission | |
| 973.7449 S571B | Beneath the Starry Flag: New Jersey’s Civil War Experience by Alan A. Siegel | |
| 974.9003 E564NJ in Reference | Encyclopedia of New Jersey, edited by Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen | |
| 917.4904 W526N in Reference | New Jersey: A Guide to the State by Barbara Westergaard | |
| 974.9 B518N | New Jersey: An American Portrait by April Bernard | |
| 974.9 M131N | New Jersey from Colony to State, 1609-1789 by Richard P. McCormick | |
| 973.3 N532AR | New Jersey in the American Revolution by Barbara J. Mitnick | |
| 305.409749 P291 in Reference | Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women by Joan N. Burstyn | |
| 911.749 S675S in Reference | The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries, 1606-1968 by John Parr Snyder | |
| 917.49 C973 | This is New Jersey by John T. Cunningham | |
Find Articles
Use the following databases to access articles related to New Jersey. On campus, access databases here. From home, login to Ocean Connect. See this tutorial for more information.
- Access History Reference Center for information on New Jersey’s past
- Use LexisNexis to search for local newspaper coverage
- Click the Guided News Search tab in order to perform a search of New Jersey new sources
- Select U.S. News under the News Category option
- Select New Jersey News Sources as the New Source option
- Enter your search terms
Internet Resources
| Crossroads of the American Revolution Association | Complies an extensive list of web sites about New Jersey’s role in the American Revolution, as well as New Jersey historical organizations websites. |
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| New Jersey Digital Highway | Learn all about New Jersey history through documents collected from various New Jersey libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies. |
| New Jersey Governors | Information on NJ Governors from the Center on the American Governor, Rutgers University |
| New Jersey Information | General information and web resources about the state. Hosted by the Newark Public Library. |
| New Jersey Legislature | The gateway for access to New Jersey Legislative and Executive branch resources. |
| West Jersey and South Jersey Heritage | Excellent site for maps and resources on the development of Southern New Jersey. |