Web Resources
- Historical Maps of New JerseyMost of the map images on these webpages are from Rutgers Special Collections.
- The New Jersey Digital HighwayA collection of guides, links, and documents relating to New Jersey now and then.
- The New Jersey Historical Commission“An agency of the Department of State, the Commission was created by law in 1967 to advance public knowledge of the history of New Jersey. Its website includes a calendar of events, listings of publications and online publications, an extensive history guide, special projects, grants and prizes, and links to other New Jersey history resources on the Internet.”
- The New Jersey Historical SocietyHomepage of the Society.
"The New Jersey Historical Society is a state-wide, private, non profit historical museum, library, and archives dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the rich and intricate political, social, cultural and economic history of New Jersey to the broadest possible audiences." - New Jersey Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey’s listing from the National Register of Historic Places. Sites meet the New Jersey and National Register criteria for significance in American history, archaeology, architecture, engineering or culture.
- The New Jersey State Archives“The State's official repository for all public records of colonial and state government, The New Jersey State Archives has a newly renovated facility with access to wonderful documents and microfilm pertaining to the history of New Jersey government and politics. A great repository for students, local historians and genealogists with resources such as vital records, wills, land deeds, newspapers, maps, and much more.”
- The Newark Preservation & Landmarks CommitteeOffers a complete list of the Newark sites as documented on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places.
- Old New BrunswickThis site is a companion to an exhibition that was in Rutgers' Alexander Library, May 3 - August 31, 2002.
- Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting“Presents 470 interview excerpts and 3882 photographs from the Working in Paterson Folklife Project of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. ”
Rutgers NJ History Resources
Books on NJ Labor History
The fragile bridge : Paterson Silk Strike, 1913 by Call Number: HD5325.T42 1913.P383 1988ISBN: 0877225346Available in:
SMLR Library (Cook)
and others.
Condensed Capitalism: Campbell Soup and the pursuit of cheap production in the twentieth century by Call Number: HD9330.S624C367 2009 Kilmer and other librariesISBN: 9780801447266Publication Date: 2009
The making of American exceptionalism : the Knights of Labor and class formation in the nineteenth century by Call Number: HD8055.K7V67 1993ISBN: 0801428823Available in:
Paul Robeson Library (Camden)
The Newark teacher strikes : hopes on the line by Call Number: LB2844.47.U62N494 2002ISBN: 0813530571Available in:
Archibald S. Alexander Library (College Avenue)
John Cotton Dana Library (Newark)- Organized labor in New Jersey by Call Number: HD6517.N5T7Available in:
Paul Robeson Library (Camden)
John Cotton Dana Library (Newark)
Carr Library (Livingston) - Roots of the American working class : the industrialization of crafts in Newark, 1800-1860 by Call Number: HD8085.N63H57ISBN: 0812277473Available in:
Archibald S. Alexander Library (College Avenue)
and others. - A social history of economic decline : business, politics, and work in Trenton by Call Number: HC108.T75C85 1989ISBN: 0813513731Carr Library (Livingston)
and others 
Spoiled silk : the red mayor and the great Paterson textile strike by Call Number: HX84.B726S54 2001ISBN: 0823221334Available in:
Archibald S. Alexander Library (College Avenue)
and others.- Workers in New Jersey history by Call Number: HD5725.N5G68 1996ISBN: 0897430832Available in:
Archibald S. Alexander Library (College Avenue)
and others. 
A tale of three cities : labor organization and protest in Paterson, Passaic, and Lawrence, 1916-1921 by Call Number: HD6515.T42A454 1989ISBN: 0813513715Available in:
Archibald S. Alexander Library (College Avenue)
and others.
