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Special Collections

Monmouth University Library holdings include the following special collections:

Rare Books
Medieval Manuscript Leaves
The Lewis Mumford Collection
The New Jersey Collection
The Springsteen Collection

Monmouth University Library archives include:

Library Archives
Vietnam Newspaper Project
DESA Oral History Project

Other Important Collections include:

U.S. Government Documents
Juvenile Collection
N.J. State Documents

U.S. Government Documents

The Monmouth University Library participates in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), a national network of libraries receiving federal documents distributed by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Created and published by all U.S. government agencies, these publications may serve as primary documents in scholarly research and be a source of information for the general consumer. The most important and widely used documents can be located by searching the library's online catalog. The majority of the documents in paper and microfiche format are located on the ground floor in compact shelving. For assistance with locating U.S. documents, please see a Reference Librarian or visit the
Library Government Documents webpage.

N.J. State Documents

The Monmouth University Library is part of a statewide network of libraries that receive New Jersey State Documents, the official publications of the State government; they cover a wide range of subject matter. The Library has been a Depository since 1968 and maintains a substantial retrospective collection. The Collection is located on the Lower Level in compact shelving and is for library use only. For assistance with locating N.J. State Documents, please see a Reference Librarian. To access information on N.J. State Documents from the
Library Government Documents webpage, click on "N.J. Government."

Juvenile Literature Collection

A collection of books for children from pre-school to senior high school age is located in the New Building on the first floor. This Collection is intended for use by students in the School
of Education. Consult the Library catalog for holdings and call numbers. Juvenile books may
be borrowed.

Library Archives

The Monmouth University Library receives many materials that document the history and development of Monmouth University from its origins as a junior college to the present.  Deposited by university offices and individual donors, these materials include a variety of official papers, publications, photographs and ephemera, in addition to files that were created and maintained by the university staff on select topics pertaining to the school.

During the Spring 2010 academic semester, the first of these materials to be inventoried and processed were opened to library patrons for research.  Additional archival holdings will be made available on an ongoing basis as processing of accessioned items is completed. Links to finding aids for the holdings that are currently open for research have been posted immediately below:

MU Theses: Communication
MU Theses: Computer Science
MU Theses: Criminal Justice
MU Theses: Electrical Engineering
MU Theses: Electronic Engineering
MU Theses: English
MU Theses: History
MU Theses: Liberal Arts
MU Theses: Physics
MU Theses: Software Engineering

Please note that access to the above holdings is by appointment only and is subject to archives policies approved by the Monmouth University Library. Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Manager (732-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the Library’s open archival collections.

Vietnam Newspaper Project

In the spring of 2001, several students from the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology, working in collaboration with the Monmouth University Library, compiled an annotated bibliography of Vietnam War-related articles that were originally published in Monmouth’s campus newspaper, The Outlook. The bibliography and full text of many of the cited articles are now available online. To visit the project webpage click here.

DESA Oral History Project

Yet another colloboration between the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology and the Monmouth University Library, the DESA Oral History Project documents the personal stories of thirty U.S. Navy destroyer escort veterans who were interviewed by students from the HS-298 Special Topics class in the fall of 2002. To visit the project webpage click here.