This guide covers the following major collections hosted at the Merseyside Maritime Museum:- records deposited or presented under the 1958 Public Records Act; official organisations, including the Merseyside Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB), antecedents, and successors; shipping and trade associations; and shipowners. Other, smaller categories are published in the accompanying Part II (Vol 17 of Research in Maritime History, ISBN: -0-9681288-7-4) and together they form a comprehensive catalogue of contents. The guide summarises each collections as follows:- a brief historical introduction; a list of main items; an archival code; a datespan; a quantity of records; and a reference to any key printed sources held in the museum's Reading Room. The museum archives are made up of crucial maritime documentation and are an invaluable resource for maritime historians. The museum focuses primarily on Liverpool due to its previous status as the second major port of the United Kingdom, it also houses a great deal of national and international records in a vast variety of media.
| ISBN: | 9780969588573 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1994 |
| Author: | Gordon Read, M K Stammers, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, International Maritime Economic History Association |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 153 pages |
| Series: | Research in Maritime History |
| Genres: |
Maritime history Maritime and nautical trades History |
This guide covers the following major collections hosted at the Merseyside Maritime Museum:- records deposited or presented under the 1958 Public Records Act; official organisations, including the Merseyside Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB), antecedents, and successors; shipping and trade associations; and shipowners. Other, smaller categories are published in the accompanying Part II (Vol 17 of Research in Maritime History, ISBN: -0-9681288-7-4) and together they form a comprehensive catalogue of contents. The guide summarises each collections as follows:- a brief historical introduction; a list of main items; an archival code; a datespan; a quantity of records; and a reference to any key printed sources held in the museum's Reading Room. The museum archives are made up of crucial maritime documentation and are an invaluable resource for maritime historians. The museum focuses primarily on Liverpool due to its previous status as the second major port of the United Kingdom, it also houses a great deal of national and international records in a vast variety of media.
Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum features in the following genres: Maritime history, Maritime and nautical trades, History
Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum is available in Paperback
Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum was written by Gordon Read, M K Stammers, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, International Maritime Economic History Association and published by Liverpool University Press
Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum has 153 pages
Yes it is part of Research in Maritime History series