Bibliography

Since its discovery in 1802, Palmyra has been a point of study and fascination for explorers, scientists, authors, property developers, pleasure sailors, hermits and everyone in between. The sources below come from a variety of repositories, and all either mention, or are specifically about, Palmyra. Enjoy exploring and learning more about the atoll’s diverse past!

Material by Topic

Scientific Studies and Journals

TitleDate PublishedOriginal Publication
A Case of Fish Poisoning from Caranx ignobilis Forskål from Palmyra Island1955-08-19American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologistshttps://www.jstor.org/stable/1440472
A Review of Ciguatera, Tropical Fish Poisoning, with a Tentative Explanation of its Cause1958-01-01Bulletin of Marine Sciencehttps://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1958/00000008/00000003/art00003
Annual report of the Hawaiian Historical Society1934Bishop Museum Bulletinhttps://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/63
Catalogue Of Meteorological Data Obtained During The Line Islands Experiment1967-04University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/technotes:475
Catastrophic Human Interference with Coral Atoll Ecosystems1968-01Geographyhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40566472
Changes in palmyra atoll and its vegetation through the activities of man, 1913-19581959Pacific Naturalist, Vol 1, Num 2https://aquadocs.org/handle/1834/20611
Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Line Islands1985-05Atoll Research Bulletinhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123592#page/212/mode/1up
Conservation Status of Birds of Central Pacific Islands1973-03The Wilson Bulletinhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4160306?seq=1
Contributions to the natural history of the Hawaiian and Fanning Islands and Lower California, made in connection with the United States North Pacific Surveying Expedition, 1873-751877Bulletin of the United States Natural Museumhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/30462
Crustacea From Palmyra and Fanning Islands1923Bishop Museum Bulletinhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023271755&view=1up&seq=5
Cypraeidae from American Samoa with Notes on Species from Palmyra Island1939-01The Nautilus, Vol 52https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34259#page/131/mode/1up
Geological and Geochemical Data for Seamounts and Associated Ferromanganese Crusts in and near the Hawaiian, Johnston Island, and Palmyra Island Exclusive Economic Zones1985US Dept of Inthttps://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr85292
How to assess environmental impacts on tropical islands and coastal areas1989-10Environment and Policy Institutehttps://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/21617
Insects and Other Invertebrates from Palmyra Atoll and Christmas Islands1952Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entemological Society, Vol 15, Num 1https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/14830
Line islands Experiment Survey Trip Report1966-12National Center for Atmosphereic Researchhttps://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/archives%3A2355
Live-bait fishing for tuna in the central Pacific1953NOAAhttps://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/live-bait-fishing-tuna-central-pacific
Marine algae from Palmyra Island with special reference to the feeding habits and toxicology of reef fishes1955Alan Hancock Foundation Publication, Occasional Paper, Number 17http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/18699
Marine Rafts Show Promise in Luring Fish1978-04Marine Fisheries Reviewhttps://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/marine-fisheries-review/mfr-404-1978
Notes on Oedemeridae in Hawaii and Palmyra1939Hawaiian Entomological Societyhttps://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/15990
Notes on Pandanus in the Line Islands1968-06University of Malayahttps://micronesica.org/sites/default/files/stone_b.c.-notes_on_pandanus_in_the_line_islands-micronesica_vol.4_no.1_june_1968_o.pdf
Notes on the biology of the wahoo in the line islands1956-10-01Pacific Sciencehttps://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/8682
Pacific forms of Lepturus R. Br. (Gramineae)1955-08-29Occasional Papers of Bishop Museumhttp://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op21-14.pdf
Palmyra Island with a Description of its Flora1916-04College of Hawaii Publicactions, Bulletin No. 4https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/23293
Power Density Spectrum Of Surface Wind Speed On Palmyra Island1970-01Monthly Weather Reviewhttps://journals.ametsoc.org/mwr/article/98/1/70/105268/POWER-DENSITY-SPECTRUM-OF-SURFACE-WIND-SPEED-ON?searchresult=1
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society1950-03Hawaiian Entomological Societyhttps://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/16201/PHES14_001-021_Notes_Exhib_1949.pdf
Radiation Measurements Over The Equatorial Central Pacific1970-11Monthly Weather Reviewhttps://journals.ametsoc.org/mwr/article/98/11/823/99017/RADIATION-MEASUREMENTS-OVER-THE-EQUATORIAL-CENTRAL?searchresult=1
Rawinsonde Data Obtained During The Line Islands Experiment1971-02National Center for Atmosphereic Researchhttps://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/technotes%3A85
Report on an Investigation of Poisonous and Venomous Fishes at Palmyra Island, Line Islands1953-05-06Office of Naval Researchhttps://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/012360.pdf
Scientific results of the world cruise of the yacht “Alva”1934-10-1Bulletin of the Vanderbilt Marine Museum, Vol Vhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822010945111&view=1up&seq=11
Some Account of the Natural History of the Fanning Group of Islands1877-02The American Naturalist, Vol 11, Num 2https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2448050.pdf
Staff Notes Issue 461967-05-05National Center for Atmosphereic Researchhttps://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/archives%3A5587
The Fishes of the George Vanderbilt South Pacific expedition, 19371938Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphiahttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822008739864&view=1up&seq=22&q1=palmyra
The Templeton Crocker Expedition to Western Polynesian and Melanesian Islands1935-10-23Proceedings of the California Academy of Scienceshttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15973457#page/353/mode/1up
Vegetation of Pacific Equatorial Islands1927Erling Christophersenhttps://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1903313
The Palmyra Atoll Digital Archive2018Hawaiian Journal of Historyhttps://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/63173
A Review on the Use of Live Baitfishes to Capture Skipjack Tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, in the Tropical Pacific Ocean With Emphasis on Their Behavior, Survival, and Availability1977NOAA Technical Reporthttps://books.google.com/books?id=10lW4CoF5DsC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=Review+on+the+Use+of+Live+Bait+Fishes+to+Capture+Skipjack+Tuna,+Katsuwonus+pelamis,+in+the+Tropical+Pacific+Ocean+With+Emphasis+on+Their+Behavior,+Survival,+and+Availability&source=bl&ots=Ag37LfqGh7&sig=ACfU3U3PUky9Xz2ZRC4NJAP5gJ2eMBbcbQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy8brl-7fwAhXHZc0KHQuYDAgQ6AEwAnoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Review%20on%20the%20Use%20of%20Live%20Bait%20Fishes%20to%20Capture%20Skipjack%20Tuna%2C%20Katsuwonus%20pelamis%2C%20in%20the%20Tropical%20Pacific%20Ocean%20With%20Emphasis%20on%20Their%20Behavior%2C%20Survival%2C%20and%20Availability&f=false
Explorations by MV Oregon1949-03Commercial Fisheries Reviewhttps://archive.org/details/commercialfisher1131949unit
Survey of Contemporary Knowledge of Biogeochemistry1950Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural Historyhttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/918?show=full
Research on ciguatera in the tropical Pacific1964Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institutehttp://aquaticcommons.org/11990/
Poisonous Fishes and Ichthyosarcotox-ISM: Their Relationship to the Armed Forces1954-02US Armed Forces Medical Journalhttps://archive.org/details/HalsteadPOISONOUSFISHESANDICHTHYOSARCOTOXISM/page/n13/mode/2up?q=palmyra
Fanning Island Expedition1971-04University of Hawai’i Presshttps://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/18039/
General notes on South Pacific Island Groups1920United States National Museumhttps://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6757
Marine biotoxins: II. The extraction and partial purification of ciguatera toxin from Lutjanus bohar1961-09Toxicology and Applied Pharmacologyhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0041008X61900485?via%3Dihub
Shoreline Changes and Sediment Redistribution at Palmyra Atoll (Equatorial Pacific Ocean): 1874-Present2009-05Coastal Researchhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/27698364
Notes on Migrations and Straggling Birds1944-04The Elepaiohttps://hiaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Elepaio4.10.pdf

Military Studies and Reports

TitleDate PublishedBranch
The Cruise of the Flying Cow1943US Marine Corphttp://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1630
National Implications of Storing Nuclear Waste in the Pacific Regions1982-01-11National Defense Universityhttps://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a111928.pdf
Operation Dominic I Report1983-02-01US Dept of Defensehttps://www.dtra.mil/Portals/61/Documents/NTPR/2-Hist_Rpt_Atm/1962_DNA_6040F.pdf
Cosponsored Line Islands Experiment Collects Weather Data1967-04Army Research and Development magazinehttps://asc.army.mil/docs/pubs/alt/archives/1967/Apr_1967.PDF
Hearings before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack1946United States Congresshttps://books.google.com/books?id=9UJvzLZHVA0C
History of U.S. Marine Corps operations in World War II1989US Marine Corphttps://archive.org/details/historyofusmarin01usma/page/64/mode/2up?view=theater&q=palmyra
Oceanography: A Report Bibliography1963-05Document Defense Centerhttps://books.google.com/books/about/Oceanography.html?id=Rx4IAQAAIAAJ
Marine Defense Battalions, 1939 – 1942: Their contributions in the early phases of WW21996Civilian Publicationhttps://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279378/m1/2/
Muster Roll for NAS Palmyra, 10/1/45 – 8/1/461946US Navyhttps://catalog.archives.gov/id/190967069
Crew Muster Roll for NAS Palmyra, 4/1/44-9/1/461946US Navyhttps://catalog.archives.gov/id/192909298

Newspaper Articles

Article TitleDateNewspaper
Addition to the Hawaiian Domain1862-06-21Polynesianhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/11538674/polynesian/
Tales of a Vast Buried Treasure1903-08-21The Professional Worldhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/10819396/the-professional-world/
Weisbarth is Planning a Palmyra Expedition1904-09-01Hawaiian Starhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/9670425/the-hawaiian-star/
Judge Cooper off for Pirates’ Treasure Isle of Palmyra1911-07-19Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/11539114/the-honolulu-advertiser/
Girls Call Mere Man Unnecessary, Maids Plan an Adamless Eden1916-03-02Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/25199727/the-honolulu-advertiser/
It’s a Pioneer Life at the Copra Plantation, pg 11979-10-17Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/63141402/its-a-pioneer-life-at-the-copra/
It’s a Pioneer Life at the Copra Plantation, pg 21979-10-17Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/63141471/its-a-pioneer-life-at-the-copra/
Philosophical on Fish Diet1955-01-09Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/54290518/the-sydney-morning-herald/
Priceless Treasures of the Incas may be Buried on Island in Palmyras1923-04-14Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/54685399/honolulu-star-bulletin/
Grand Jury Indicts Three Lottery Promoters pg 11965-04-01Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/63765504/grand-jury-indicts-three-lottery/
Grand Jury Indicts Three Lottery Promoters pg 21965-04-01Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/63765616/grand-jury-indicts-three-lottery/
Announcement of Palmyra’s Discovery1805-12The Naval Chroniclehttps://archive.org/details/navalchronicleco12londiala/page/464/mode/2up?q=palmyra
The Henry James Castaways1888-07-30The Presshttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18880630.2.5
Mrs. Leo Sailing For Mainland; To Sell Palmyra Is.1926-10-25Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/51799516/the-honolulu-advertiser/
Former Palmyra Resident Describes Island in Detail1947-01-07Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/54283958/
Salvage Workers Busy on Palmyra, Skipper Reports1951-11-23Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/54287304/
Palmyra Hermit’s Thoughts Interrupted by Yacht, Plane1953-09-23Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/54289202/palmyra-hermits-thoughts-interrupted-by/
Savio Makes Plans for Island of Palmyra1995-02-21Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/81288144/savio-makes-plans-for-island-of-palmyra/
Mai Fisherman Plans to Start Palmyra Biz1995-04-28Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/81288214/mai-fisherman-plans-to-start-palmyra-biz/
Palmyra Island Sale Mired in Competing Claims pt 11996-05-06Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/81288573/palmyra-island-sale-mired-in-competing-c/
Palmyra Island Sale Mired in Competing Claims pt 21996-05-06Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/81288636/palmyra-island-sale-mired-in-competing-c/
Palmyra Island is For Sale1987-01-11Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/81289368/palmyra-island-is-for-sale/
US Senate May Fight Palmyra Dump Plan1996-07-31Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/81754572/us-senate-may-fight-palmyra-dump-plan/
Buried Treasure pt 11947-02-23Sunday Polynesianhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/82381457/buried-treasure-pt-1/
Buried Treasure pt 21947-02-23Sunday Polynesianhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/82381382/buried-treasure-pt-2/
Weather Man2006-04-30Alamogordo Daily Newshttps://newspaperarchive.com/alamogordo-daily-news-apr-30-2006-p-12/
Sharks that Bite like Dogs Found in Palmyra Seas1927-05-10Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/93603345/sharks-that-bite-like-dogs-found-in/
American Polynesia: Palmyra Island1940-07-08Honolulu Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/94916266/american-polynesia-palmyra-island/
Judge Cooper’s Island is Productive of Fierce Crabs1912-11-02Honolulu Star-Bulletinhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/100355577/judge-coopers-island-is-productive-of-f/

Magazine Articles

TitleDatePublisher
Hawaii from the Air1921-05https://books.google.com/books?id=dNdLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=%22hawaii+from+the+air%22+february+1921&source=bl&ots=D650tHUd3A&sig=ACfU3U0E0OuboOHEo3Bz0MOLWNfOt1onew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXqIictdvrAhVUYs0KHfzABIMQ6AEwDnoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22hawaii%20from%20the%20air%22%20february%201921&f=false
Castaway’s and their influence on Population1901-12https://archive.org/details/gentlemansmagaz120unkngoog/page/n287/mode/2up?q=palmyra
The Palmyra Islands1922-01https://books.google.com/books?id=U6sBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA58-IA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q=palmyra&f=false
Correspondence from William Jacob1805-12https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101064256272&view=1up&seq=532&q1=palmyra
Die Insel Palmyra und der Panamakanal1912https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015034982200&view=1up&seq=162&q1=palmyra
Pacific Island Islets Pertaining to the United States1918https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101077280962&view=1up&seq=145&q1=palmyra
An International Congress Ground in Hawaii1930-10https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35599
Pan Pacific Union Meetings1936-01https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35648
Flying over South Sea Isles1922-02https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35495
Lanikai Voyage1935-07https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35646
My Palmyra1915-11https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35419
Palmyra Offered to Pan Pacific Union1925-02https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35531
Pan Pacific Union Mention1925-02https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35536
South Sea Island Cruise1925-05https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35534
Three Men on an Island1921-01https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35481
Sooty Terns Breeding on Palmyra1967-06https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/227495#page/5/mode/1up
Common and Hawaiian Noddies1966-03https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/227496#page/4/mode/1up
Tuna Prove Coy Around Palmyra1954-10https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-319422374/view?sectionId=nla.obj-373914026&partId=nla.obj-319474409#page/n55/mode/1up
Reply to Palmyra: Polynesian Paradise1962-11https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-324357478/view?sectionId=nla.obj-333242119&partId=nla.obj-324422715#page/n56/mode/1up
De Luxe Plan for Palmyra1962-09https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-324344889/view?sectionId=nla.obj-333201516&partId=nla.obj-324372137#page/n67/mode/1up
Palmyra, PAA’s Proposed New Base1941-10https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-314861610/view?sectionId=nla.obj-329055015&partId=nla.obj-314890338#page/n52/mode/1up
Another Attempt to put Palmyra on the Map1956-05https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-319170114/view?sectionId=nla.obj-333116635&partId=nla.obj-319198032#page/n57/mode/1up
The Birds and Fishes of Palmyra1979-10https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-337939735/view?sectionId=nla.obj-356333951&partId=nla.obj-337943816#page/n26/mode/1up
Palmyra Eyed for Russian Plutonium1996-07https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-343562998/view?sectionId=nla.obj-345987803&partId=nla.obj-343567622#page/n22/mode/1up
The Original Annexationist1922-08https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015080011011&view=1up&seq=575&q1=palmyra
Report of card found in bottle1886-05-21https://www.jstor.org/stable/1761411?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents
Birds on Palmyra1925-04https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/35533
Kingman Reef/Palmyra Atoll DxPedition2000-09http://om6bb.bab.sk/files/HAM%20kniznica/Magaziny/QST/09%20September%202000%20QST.pdf
Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll2000-08http://om6bb.bab.sk/files/HAM%20kniznica/Magaziny/QST/08%20August%202000%20QST.pdf

Books

TitleDateAuthorPublisher
76th CBMU Cruisebook1945US Navy Seabee Museumhttps://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/Seabee/Cruisebooks/wwiicruisebooks/ncb-cruisebooks/76%20%20NCB%20%201942-44.pdf
A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean: Part II1851Alexander G FindlayLondon : R. H. Lauriehttps://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks/items/1.0222604#p435z-6r0f:palmyra
Builders for Battle1946David O WoodburyE.P. Dutton and Cohttps://www.worldcat.org/title/builders-for-battle-how-the-pacific-naval-air-bases-were-constructed/oclc/1348990&referer=brief_results
Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls1988Edward LeslieHoughton Mifflin Harcourthttps://books.google.com/books?id=X0_S5AtHuY0C&
Dr. Judd, Hawaii’s Friend: A biography of Gerrit Parmele Judd, 1803-18731960Gerrit Parmele JuddHonolulu Univ. of Hawaii Presshttps://www.worldcat.org/title/dr-judd-hawaiis-friend-a-biography-of-gerrit-parmele-judd-1803-1873/oclc/249714583&referer=brief_results
Flight, Camera, Action2014Douglas E. CampbellDouglas E. Campbellhttps://books.google.com/books?id=xXq9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA612&lpg=PA612&dq=%22prisic%22+palmyra+island&source=bl&ots=p1VlLY2Edb&sig=ACfU3U0_fs9dbtYCi7xzwv7CN1qz_L9hUg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIuuHK1cvsAhUzB50JHbYmCKsQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=snippet&q=palmyra&f=false
God’s Yankee Rebels1987Mel GoolsbyPioneer Printinghttps://www.worldcat.org/title/gods-yankee-rebels-a-story-about-life-in-the-western-pacific-during-world-war-ii/oclc/20637335&referer=brief_results
History of U.S. Army on Palmyra Island1944US Armyhttp://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-us-army-on-palmyra-island/oclc/31764491
Howard Hitchcock: Islander1987Helen Hitchcock MaxonTopgallant Pub. Cohttps://www.worldcat.org/title/d-howard-hitchcock-islander/oclc/19052846&referer=brief_results
Isles of Amnesia2016Mark RauzonLatitude 20https://www.amazon.com/Isles-Amnesia-Geography-Restoration-Forgotten/dp/0824846796/ref=sr_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465789854&sr=1-18&keywords=%22palmyra+atoll%22
John Cameron’s Odyssey1928Andrew FarrellThe Macmillan Companyhttps://archive.org/details/johncameronsodys00came
Journal of Two Journeys1945Army and Navy Pictoral Publicationhttps://archive.org/details/JournalOfTwoJourneys
Kawabunga’s South Seas Adventure1999Charles DewellSouth Seas Publishershttps://www.worldcat.org/title/kawabungas-south-seas-adventure/oclc/41524209&referer=brief_results
Ocean Outposts1942Helen FollettC. Scribner’s Sonshttps://www.worldcat.org/title/ocean-outposts/oclc/954222536&referer=brief_results
Pacific Islands Handbook1944RW RobsonThe Macmillan Companyhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000518081
Sailing Directions for the Pacific Islands, Vol III1952US Navy Hydrographic Officehttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007269358
Palmyra, a study of the traffic and spending potential1963W R Farishttp://www.worldcat.org/title/palmyra-a-study-of-the-traffic-and-spending-potential/oclc/663470645
PanAm Private Cable Codes1936Pan Am Airwayshttps://merrick.library.miami.edu/cdm/ref/collection/asm0341/id/109983
Pearls of the Pacific1876JW Boddam-WhethamHurst and Blacketthttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=miun.aja1713.0001.001&view=1up&seq=160&q1=palmyra
Rovings in the Pacific, from 1837 to 18491851Edward LucettLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmanshttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t8hd7qz6k&view=1up&seq=636&q1=palmyra
Scripps Stories: Days to Remember1993Kittie Kerr Kuhns and Betty ShorScripps Institutehttps://escholarship.org/uc/item/5581g26h#main
Seabees: Where they Worked and Fought in WW21945Roy S. GeigerUS Naval Contruction Battalionhttps://www.nmcb62alumni.org/pdf/SeabeeUnitsHistory.pdf
Seaman’s Guide to the Islands of the North Pacific1870WH RoserJames Imray and Sonhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015006409810;view=1up;seq=5
Seismic Summer2006Marge BradnerScripps Institutehttp://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/biogr/bradner_seismic_summer.pdf
Stewart’s Handbook of the Pacific Islands1919Percy S Allenhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c022694846&view=1up&seq=7
The Biogeochemistry of Vertebrate Excretion1950George Evelyn Hutchinsonhttps://books.google.com/books?id=SIRgAAAAMAAJ
The King Bee: A Biography of Admiral Ben Moreell2011A. Olsenhttps://books.google.com/books?id=6oLtZBuRZH4C&source=gbs_slider_cls_metadata_0_mylibrary
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs1874Charles Darwinhttps://books.google.com/books?id=8s_aAAAAMAAJ
The Templeton Crocker Expedition to Western Polynesian and Melanesian Islands1935Alvin Sealehttps://www.worldcat.org/title/templeton-crocker-expedition-to-western-polynesian-and-melanesian-islands-1933/oclc/226352083&referer=brief_results
Uncle Sam’s Pacific Islets1944David N. Leffhttps://www.worldcat.org/title/uncle-sams-pacific-islets/oclc/254497885&referer=brief_results
United States Exploring Expedition v.23 Hydrography1861Charles S. Wilkeshttps://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/unitedstatesexp231861unit
US Exploring Expedition Geology1849James Dwight Danahttps://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=h2KuIQ4XSDcC
Voyages and Discoveries in the South Seas, 1792-18321833Edmund Fanninghttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031460408&view=1up&seq=222&q1=brothers
Voyages Round the World1833Edmund Fanninghttps://books.google.com/books?id=4nhCAAAAcAAJ&q=palmyra#v=snippet&q=palmyra&f=false
Tugboat to Palmyra Atoll2020Ross E Rockstadhttps://smile.amazon.com/Tugboat-Palmyra-Atoll-Ross-Rockstad
Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World: Vertebrates, Volume 21967Bruce W. HalsteadUS Goverment Printing Officehttps://books.google.com/books/about/Poisonous_and_Venomous_Marine_Animals_of.html?id=BYF3tgEACAAJ
MacDonald’s Choice2019Dr. John LittleIndependenthttps://smile.amazon.com/MacDonalds-Choice-John-Little/dp/1692477072/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1615353758&sr=8-1
Dangerous Marine Animals1959Bruce W. HalsteadCornell Maritime Presshttps://archive.org/details/dangerousmarinea00hals/mode/2up?q=palmyra
Oceanography: A Report Bibliography1963Document Defense Centerhttps://books.google.com/books/about/Oceanography.html?id=Rx4IAQAAIAAJ
Building for War: The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II2014Bonita GilbertPhiladelphiahttps://www.worldcat.org/title/building-for-war-the-epic-saga-of-the-civilian-contractors-and-marines-of-wake-island-in-world-war-ii/oclc/806494118&referer=brief_results
Big Surf, Deep Dives and the Islands: My Life in the Ocean1998Ricky GriggEditions Limitedhttps://www.worldcat.org/title/big-surf-deep-dives-and-the-islands-my-life-in-the-ocean/oclc/42193724&referer=brief_results
Beachheads secured: the history of patrol torpedo boats, their bases and tenderships of World War II2012Harold L. BarbinXlibrishttps://www.worldcat.org/title/beachheads-secured-the-history-of-patrol-torpedo-pt-boats-their-bases-and-tenderships-of-world-war-ii-june-1939-to-august-31-1945-plus-four-super-pt-boats-delivered-in-1951/oclc/864752686&referer=brief_results
Birds of Palmyra1944George C. MunroTong Publishing Cohttps://web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzE1Njc1MzFfX0FO0?sid=b6f0d376-ed39-4051-bb55-979bf1f3f999@redis&vid=0&format=EB&rid=1
Tropic landfall: the Port of Honolulu1942Clifford GesslerDoubleday, Doran & company, inc.https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001261398

Websites & Other

TitleTypeCreator/Publisher
Hawaii Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii, Volume 21Legal ReportHawaii Supreme Courthttps://books.google.com/books?id=Cp40AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA431&dq=in+the+matter+of+the+application+of+henry+e+cooper+to+register+and+confirm+his+title&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiiv_f1m-brAhWJXc0KHeIoClYQ6AEwAHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=palmyra&f=false
U.S. Insular Areas: Application of the U.S. ConstitutionLegal ReportUS General Accounting Officehttps://www.gao.gov/archive/1998/og98005.pdf
Kingman Reef Atoll Investments v United StatesLegal ReportUS Court of Federal Crimeshttp://www.cofc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/HORN.KINGMANREEF030812.pdf
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Project MaterialLog books, photos, reportsSmithsonianhttps://archive.org/search.php?query=pacific%20ocean%20biological%20survey%20program%20palmyra
Line Islands Experiment PhotographsPhotosNational Center for Atmosphereic Researchhttps://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/search/palmyra?type=dismax&collection=archives%3Alie&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0&f%5B0%5D=mods_genre_ms%3A%22image%22
Landing accident involving a Buffalo aboard USS Long Island, off PalmyraPhotosWWII Databasehttps://ww2db.com/photo.php?list=sp&sp=series&image_id=23
Various PhotosPhotosHawaii State Archiveshttp://gallery.hawaii.gov/gallery2/main.php
Line Islands Exp. RecordsPhotosNCAR Open skyhttps://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/search/palmyra?type=dismax&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0&f%5B0%5D=collectionName_ms%3A%22Line%5C%20Islands%5C%20Exp.%5C%20Records%22
Line Islands Exp. RecordsPhotosNCAR Archiveshttps://archive.eol.ucar.edu/projects/lie/photos/photography.html
Operation Grapple (Dovecot) Photo GalleryPhotos6th Weather Squadron Alumni Assoicationhttp://6thweathermobile.org/1957_(part_2).htm
Gail Maltby’s Klaraborg AdventuresPhotosKlaraborg History Pagehttp://www.klaraborg.net/gail_maltby’s_page.htm
The Proud Goat of Aloysius PankburnStorySaturday Evening Posthttps://books.google.com/books?id=TFowAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA33&dq=saturday+evening+post+proud+goat+of+aloysius+pankburn&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK6-PZk-DrAhXYWc0KHetqATwQ6AEwAXoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=saturday%20evening%20post%20proud%20goat%20of%20aloysius%20pankburn&f=false
Abandoned and Little Known Airfield: Western Pacific IslandsWebsitehttp://www.airfields-freeman.com/HI/Airfields_W_Pacific.htm#palmyra
History of Palmyra’s FlagWebsitehttps://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/um-plmyr.html
Palmyra Passages: Reflections from Dr. Jim Maragos’s time on the atollWebsiteOne World Journeyshttp://www.oneworldjourneys.com/palmyra/expedition/d7/d7_journal_extra_2.html
USS Quail Photo ArchiveWebsiteNavSource.orghttp://www.navsource.org/archives/11/02015.htm
Banyandah Kingman Reef ExpeditionWebsiteJack Binderhttps://jackandjude.com/binder/fourjay/kingman.htm
Remembering Leo: Memorial to Captain Leo Jesse McLoskey, USMCRWebsiteRick Rominehttps://rememberingleo.com/
Interview with Leslie Fullard-Leo (transcription)DocumentCenter for Oral Historyhttps://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/30410
Kingman Reef 2000 (Amateur Radio DxPedition)WebsiteKingman Reef/Palmyra DX Grouphttps://www.qsl.net/krpdxg/
The Secret Files of Christmas IslandOnline ArticleAir Force Cyberspace Capabilities Centerhttps://www.cyberspacecapabilitiescenter.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/401850/the-secret-files-of-christmas-island/
K5P Palmyra DxPeditionVideohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mptBhHTf7BQ&ab_channel=ValerieHotzfeld
Bob Krauss Research IndexWebsiteUniversity of Hawaii, Manoahttps://manoa.hawaii.edu/hawaiiancollection/krauss/
Islands and Anchorages in the North PacificMapBritish Hydrographic Officehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-574972134/view
Approaches to Palmyra AtollMapNOAAhttps://charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/83157.shtml
Telegram Describing Rescue of Survivors on Palmyra from the bark Henry JamesDocumenthttp://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1507460432
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