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!

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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