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Collections Overview
The Library collects material on the history of mankind's relationship to the sea and its tributaries.
Learn about the library collections by browsing the Collection Topics or Types of Materials below. After reviewing the general topic descriptions, examine listings of related special collections.

If you are searching for a specific subject or keyword and are looking for books and journal articles, search the Library Catalog. To locate manuscripts, letters, and special photograph collections, search our special collections.

If you are looking for images from our collections:
• View the Museum’s Image Collection or
• Submit a Library Research Request to have Library staff search our collections for your personal research or
• Contact licensing@mariner.org to have Photography staff search for images for publication, public display or use on the World Wide Web.

collection topics
Chesapeake Bay
Chris-Craft Boats
Civil War Navies, USS Monitor, CSS Virginia
Culture of the Sea
Exploration, Voyages of Discovery & Travel
Geography & Cartography
Harbors & Ports
Immigration & Slave Trade
Inland Waterways & Canals
Lighthouses & Lifesaving
The Mariners’ Museum & Huntington Family
Maritime Commerce, Merchant Marine & Work Boats
Naval History & Naval Vessels
Navigation & Seamanship
Pirates & Piracy
Recreation & Recreational Watercraft
Sailing Vessels
Shipbuilding, Ship Design & Ship Models
Shipwrecks, Collisions, Salvage, & Underwater Archaeology
Steamships & Passenger Liners
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types of materials

Books
Catalogs
Electronic Resources
Manuscripts
Maps, Charts and Atlases
Microfilm
Miscellaneous
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Periodicals
Photographs
Plans and Drawings
Ships’ Logbooks, Journals and Account Books
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