Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum, Volume 1: 8 (Research in Maritime History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0969588577 ISBN 13: 9780969588573

Publisher: International Maritime Economic History Association, 1994

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Maritime Economic History Association
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0969588577
• ISBN 13: 9780969588573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170
• Editor: Read Gordon, Stammers Michael