Collections Overview

The Mariners' Museum Library at Christopher Newport University collects material on the history of mankinds' relationship to the sea and its tributaries. Major themes include maritime history, technology, art, commerce and culture of the sea.

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:

• Browse the Museum's Image Collection. 
• Submit a Library Research Request to have your request researched by the Library staff.
• Contact Photography to inquire about 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

TYPES OF MATERIAL

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
Vertical Files