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WTS/37/24
Pamphlet of The Renaissance Society of America, no date, and a page from a magazine (unknown) depicting Halley's Tabula Nautica (1702).
Published articles by Waters in the form of reprints/offprints, 1938-1959. (Manuscript)
1938-1959
WTS/33
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Extracts from War Papers 1915-1918 including minutes of a meeting held at Admiralty on 23 February 1917. (Manuscript)
1917
WTS/37/2
Extracts (typed and annotated) including including minutes of a meeting held at Admiralty on 23 February 1917 with ten Masters of Merchant Ships invited by the First Sea Lord, and extracts from the private letters of Rear-Admiral R.M. Bellairs.…
The Protection of Commerce by Patrolling the ocean highways and by Convoy. (Manuscript)
1885
WTS/36/8
Typed copy of an Admiralty Intelligence Committee document ‘The Protection of Commerce by Patrolling the ocean highways and by Convoy’, 1885, 28 pages.
Academic correspondence. (Manuscript)
WTS/39
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Extracts from "Studies on Naval History" by J.K. Laughton. (Manuscript)
1887
WTS/36/10
Typed copy of several excerpts from J.K. Laughton’s “Studies on Naval History”, 22 pages.
Notes, drafts of academic papers, speeches and articles, written or co-written by Waters in the 1970s. (Manuscript)
1970-1979
WTS/32
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Microfilm copies of research material. (Manuscript)
WTS/42/4
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Extracts from Naval War staffs Navy Estimates, 1912-1913. (Manuscript)
1912-1913
WTS/37/1
Two documents, both typed, the first titled "Extracted from the First Lord's Statement. Explanatory of the Navy Estimates 1912-1913. The first Lord concerned was Mr Winston S. Churchill", the second "The War Staff instituted. Navy Estimates 1912/13".
On Statistics of the war at sea, 1939-1945. (Manuscript)
WTS/37/7
Typed and annotated copy of a paper by Vice Admiral J.H. Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence, Admiralty, throughout World War II.
Research material and notes for a Bibliography of Navigation. (Manuscript)
WTS/41
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Pamphlets arranged alphabetically by author. (Manuscript)
WTS/43
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Articles and extracts from pre-20th century sources. (Manuscript)
WTS/36
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Protection of British Trade between China and Australia. (Manuscript)
1887
WTS/36/9
5 pages, typed, titled “Protection of British Trade between China and Australia.” written from the AUDACIOUS at Hong Kong on 6 May 1887, by Vice-Admiral R. Vesey Hamilton.
Antiquarian Horology, Number 10, Volume 3, March 1962. (Manuscript)
1962
WTS/37/14
Printed publication: Antiquarian Horology, Number 10, Volume 3, March 1962.
Portuguese navigation. (Manuscript)
WTS/41/2
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Hudleston papers, "Emergency War Measures 1793-1803". (Manuscript)
WTS/35/12
Historical outline of the various measures adopted for "The Protection of Trade", "The Annoyance of the Enemy", "The Manning of the Navy" and "The Encouragement of Mariners" including references to minor associated matters based on the "Orders in Council&…
Hudleston papers, "Part 2, Chapter 8: George I (1 August 1714 to 11 June 1727) George II (11 June 1727 to 25 October 1760)". (Manuscript)
WTS/35/3
Historical outline of the various measures adopted for "The Protection of Trade", "The Annoyance of the Enemy", "The Manning of the Navy" and "The Encouragement of Mariners" including references to minor associated matters based on the "Orders in Council&…
The Handling of Conflict in Decision-Making Groups: The Village and the Nation. (Manuscript)
1963
WTS/37/15
Paper to be read at British Association, 4 September 1963 by Ronald Frankenberg, lecturer in sociology, University of Manchester.
Leaflet printed by the Naval Museum, Madrid, November 1932. (Manuscript)
1932
WTS/37/6
Printed and annotated leaflet containing a bibliography of the Naval Museum of Madrid's holdings of navigational books before 1800.
The Study After 1945, by Captain Roberts, R.N., February 1976. (Manuscript)
1976
WTS/37/20
Typed paper on the study of the convoy system of warfare after 1945.
The U-Boat Logs, 1939-1945, Part 1: The Atlantic Theatre - A Statistical Analysis. (Manuscript)
1966
WTS/37/16
Copy of a publication by the Directorate of Operational Analysis (Royal Navy), Ministry of Defence, August 1966.
Spanish navigation. (Manuscript)
WTS/41/1
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Glass photographic plates. (Manuscript)
WTS/42/6
9 boxes of glass plate negatives of title pages of early navigational works. Previously stored as book format in bundles of 4 and 5 boxes, now stored in box format.
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