Research guides
Research guides
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The Library has produced over 70 research guides to help people carry out their own research on a wide range of topics. The guides provide information about the Museum's collections and other sources for research into maritime history. The most popular guides are available via links on the right.
Find out more about the research guides, including copyright.
- Getting started with maritime research, family history and picture research. [read more]
- Guides to tracing people, ship records, administrative records, naval gunnery etc. [read more]
- Guides to tracing people, the Mercantile Navy List, ship histories and more. [read more]
- Titanic factsheet, bibliography and records at the NMM. [read more]
- Guide to papers in the NMM and the Dunkirk List. [read more]
- Shipping company records held by the NMM, and guide to the East India Company. [read more]
- Guide to researching specific passengers, and images and plans of ships. [read more]
- A guide to historic photographs at the National Maritime Museum. [read more]
- Sources for research on women and the sea at the National Maritime Museum and The National... [read more]
- Guides to researching press gangs, marine environment, animals at sea and music at sea. [read more]
- Sources for studying the life and achievements of James Cook and Horatio Nelson. [read more]
- Introduction to the Museum's collection of manuscript and printed hydrography, and charts of the... [read more]
- Help with researching explorers, navigators and hydrographers; polar exploration and relics of Sir... [read more]
- Guides to uniforms and medals in the NMM's collections, Naval General Service medals and Victoria... [read more]
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