Military: Statewide Resources
Our topical database contains links to finding aids, indexes, and guides; documentation projects; exhibits and digitized collections; publications; and/or additional resources. For military resources choose one of the following topics:
| Civil War |
| Korea |
| Military |
| Other engagements |
| Revolutionary War |
| Vietnam |
| WWI |
| WWII |
Here you can find online records and resources relating to:
- prosecution of war or insurrection
- civilian participation in wartime activities
- military sites
- peacetime military enterprise
- and organizations formed to support military action, soldiers, veterans groups
Important components may include:
- individuals who participated in the military or in support services to the military
- civil defense, economic impact, and other aspects of civilian participation
- organized groups to support the military and related issues through lobbying, education, and promotion
- organized groups to protest the military and military action in the United States or other countries
- topics distinctively relevant to particular population groups
Records relating to military topics can be found in historical societies, libraries, museums, archives, local governments, and other organizations across New York. Records documenting New Yorkers' military experiences can include oral histories, personal papers, scrapbooks, regimental histories, civilian defense records, local history collections and business records.
You can also
- Find out if a related archives has a web site and/or online
catalog by searching the New York listing in Repositories of Primary Sources
- Continue your search for military records by searching the Historic Documents Inventory, a statewide catalog of historic records. Terms you might begin with include: military, war, veterans, soldiers.
Do you know of an online index, finding, exhibit, or other resource
that relates to this topic? If so, please send a message to dhs@mail.nysed.gov so that we can include
your link in this resource.