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Research guide
Cutty Sark Research guide
This guide looks at sources for research into Cutty Sark available in the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum
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Wind, Tide and Oar
Join us at the National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark for an exclusive film premiere of Wind, Tide & Oar, as well as a book launch and drinks reception
Research guide
Research guide H: Lloyd's
The National Maritime Museum holds a wealth of information on the Lloyd's List, the newspaper that recorded shipping movements and incidents. Discover how it can be used to aid research
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Research guide: Finding Black and Asian Sailors in RMG Collections
The National Maritime Museum holds a wide range of material relating to black and Asian sailors
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Research guide B1: The Royal Navy: Tracing people
This guide explains some of the material available in the Museum's Archive and Library collections which can be used to research people who have served in the Royal Navy
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Research guide B3: The Royal Navy: Sources for enquiries
The Museum has extensive collections of books, photographs, paintings, prints and manuscripts about the Royal Navy to help in your research. The official records for the Royal Navy are held at the National Archives
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Research guide B: The Royal Navy
An introduction to the National Maritime Museum's research guides on the Royal Navy and how you can use the resources available to explore its history
Research guide A2: Principal records for maritime research at the National Maritime Museum
This research guide is a brief introduction to the main records held by the National Maritime Museum, which has the most comprehensive maritime library in the world. It contains over 100,000 printed books dating from 1474 to the present day, 20,000 pamphlets, over 8,000 rare books, 4,500 periodicals, 500 current maritime/naval history titles, specialist journals, microforms and a selection of CD-ROMS
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Research guide C6: The Merchant Navy: The Mercantile Navy List
This guide gives a brief introduction to the Board of Trade's official list of all British registered ships
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