Celebrating Veterans 2021

Syracuse University Libraries join the University community in celebrating Veterans year-long, but especially throughout the month of November. Noteworthy highlights include:

• Veteran’s Research Guide that provides resources for veterans and their families.
• The following collections:
  • Military and Intelligence Journals, magazines, and reports covering the past and current state of military affairs including governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, and the structure of the armed forces.
  • America in World War Two: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts Oral histories, correspondence, diaries, photographs, artifacts, and military records telling the stories of American military personnel and civilians during the second World War. Content is digitized from the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • African American Archives Military documents, letters, court records, and more from the 17th -20th centuries pertaining to African Americans.
  • Service Newspapers of World War Two Service newspapers from the British Library; Imperial War Museums; US Army Heritage and Education Center, US Army War College; Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand; Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage.

Stories and Experiences of Military Service Members

• America in World War Two: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts Oral histories, correspondence, diaries, photographs, artifacts, and military records telling the stories of American military personnel and civilians during the second World War. Content is digitized from the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Service Newspapers of World War Two Service newspapers from the British Library; Imperial War Museums; US Army Heritage and Education Center, US Army War College; Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand; Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage.
• Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 Diaries, letters, autobiographies and memoirs, written and oral histories, memorabilia, and more related to the 1960s through 1970s.
• First World War Portal Letters, diaries, photo albums, posters, propaganda, interactive maps, film clips, and official documents offering an international perspective on the Great War. Includes modules for Global Conflict, Personal Experiences, Propaganda & Recruitment, and Visual Perspectives.
• Medical Services and Warfare Explore multiple perspectives on the history of injury, treatment and disease on the front line. Chart scientific advances through hospital records, medical reports and first-hand accounts, and discover the evidence of how war shaped medical practice across the centuries.

Our Student Veterans and their Families

• Chrisinger, David, Brian Castner, and Matthew Hefti. See Me for Who I Am: Student Veterans' Stories of War and Coming Home. Albany: Hudson Whitman/Excelsior College Press, 2016.
• McNaughton-Cassill, Mary E. Adapt and Overcome: Essays on the Student Veteran Experience. Chicago: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2016.
• Coll, Jose E. and Eugenia L. Weiss. Supporting Veterans in Higher Education: A Primer for Administrators, Faculty, and Advisors. Chicago, Il: Lyceum Books, Inc, 2015.
• DiRamio, David C. What's Next for Student Veterans?: Moving from Transition to Academic Success. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, 2017.
• Hughes-Kirchubel, Linda, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, and David S. Riggs. A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families: Lessons for the Leaders of Tomorrow. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
• Marsh, Gayle. Support for Servicemembers and Veterans: Programs Addressing the Effects of Combat and Transition to Civilian Life. New York: Novinka, 2016.

Researching your family’s history of military service

• Ancestry Library Edition Resources for genealogical and historical research, including records from the United States Census; military records; land, vital and church records; photos; passenger lists and more.
  • National Archives – Veterans’ Service Records: Repository for military service records and research.
• U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs: Request Your Military Service Records Instructions for veterans or their families to request military service records.
• Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources 2009.
• African American Archives Military documents, letters, court records, and more from the 17th -20th centuries pertaining to African Americans.

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