Morristown National Historical Park Library
Morristown, New Jersey

Introduction

The Morristown NHP library and archives represent in large measure the convergence of two separate collections. With the founding of the park in 1933, it acquired the collection of the Washington Association of New Jersey. 

Twenty-two years later the park was again the beneficiary of another significant contribution when Lloyd W. Smith bequeathed his substantial archival and book collections to the park. Mr. Smith, and investment banker from Florham Park, NJ, spent nearly half a century collecting and bringing together representative samples of virtually every aspect of our western European cultural heritage.

In addition to the library holdings donated by the Washington Association of New jersey, Mr. Smith’s bequest in 1955 enables the park today to boast a library collection of nearly 50,000 volumes and an archive of nearly 250,000 manuscripts-journals, diaries, account books, letter books, military orderly books, inspection returns, muster lists-and other documents.

USING THE LIBRARY:
Researcher information & agreement form for Morristown National Historical Park Library (.pdf)

Library and Archival Holdings
The Park Collection
Lidgerwood Hessian Transcriptions
The Ford Papers
Early New Jersey Iron Industry Papers
Reference Materials
Microfilm Holdings
Periodicals
Library Facilities and Services
Museum Collection

Morristown National Historical Park is administered by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.

Morristown National Historical Park
30 Washington Place
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Phone: 973-539-2016 x 204
www.nps.gov/morr/