Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum
Author | : Merseyside Maritime Museum |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780968128879 |
ISBN-10 | : 0968128874 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum written by Merseyside Maritime Museum and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide follows the Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum Volume I (Vol 8 of Research in Maritime History) and covers the remaining collections hosted at the Merseyside Maritime Museum relating to a wide variety of subjects:- merchants; shipbuilding; slavery; emigration; maritime families; maritime charities; seafarers; the Titantic; and the Lusitania. This guide follows the same format as the previous:- 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 subjects are broken down into ten thematic chapters, for ease of navigation.