{"id":242,"date":"2022-06-29T22:35:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T02:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/?page_id=242"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:30:09","slug":"research-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/learn\/research-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-heading-3 has-sunset-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56b35cf108c3e9119d90a70d7de3097a\" id=\"h-important-notice-delayed-response-time-due-to-freezer-installation\"><strong><strong><strong> Important Notice: <\/strong><br><strong>Delayed Response Time Due to Freezer Installation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the construction and installation of a freezer to better house our Collection, please expect delays in our response time. Thank you for your patience as we work to preserve our materials for future generations. This delay applies to requests for: research materials, imaging licensing, object retrieval, digitization, Chris Craft materials, and behind-the-scenes tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Mariners\u2019 Museum and Park maintains a vast collection of objects, books, and archival materials that we display and use in our programs. Additionally, we support a wide range of research requests from people in our local, national, and global communities. Our Collection is unique in that we have both local and international significance and scope, making it one of the largest maritime history collections in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mariners\u2019 team assists diverse audiences, including<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>publishers, editors, and authors;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>boat builders and modelmakers;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>professional and amateur researchers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>genealogists and family historians;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>staff from other museums;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026and anyone with a maritime connection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2002\" data-attachment-id=\"3625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/research-3455-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2002\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research-3455\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-767x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Color photo of a log book open on a table. A white persons hand is holding a magnifying glass. Black and white photos are spread out under the book. There is also a white glove and magnifying loop on the table. In the background is a bookshelf with books on it.\" class=\"wp-image-3625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-805x1074.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-386x515.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-281x375.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Research-3455-edited-180x240.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__mariners-cover alignfull content-position-left has-dark-background\" data-component=\"aiLazyload\">\n\t<div class=\"block__mariners-cover--content content-background-none-light\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"h-explore-our-collection\">Explore Our Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Do you want to explore our Collection before contacting us? Browse our online collection and see all the amazing paintings, prints, and objects in our Collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignright is-style-outline-white\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.marinersmuseum.org\/search\">Search our Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block__mariners-cover--background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1713\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Color photo of a brass dial. The dial has 3 layers of concentric plates on it. The first plates edge is v notched all around. There is a large needle attached in the middle. These is small text written all over the plates but is to small to read. The bial sits on a all black background.\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2.jpg 1713w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-768x291.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-1536x583.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-805x305.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-620x235.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-386x146.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-281x107.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-180x68.jpg 180w\" data-attachment-id=\"2654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/give-join\/support-the-mariners\/giving-areas\/giving_header2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1713,650\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"giving_header2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-300x114.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/giving_header2-1024x389.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__featured-list alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"upper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"featured-list-nav-heading\" class=\"title\">Research Services Areas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mariners-card\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Research Services Areas\" class=\"nav-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul aria-labelledby=\"featured-list-nav-heading\" role=\"list\" id=\"featured-list-menu\" class=\"menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/learn\/research-services\/library-archives\/\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading heading-style-3\">Library and Archives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">For information about our books, manuscripts, journals, photographs, plans, or general research.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-180x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-180w size-180w\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 37.5rem) 175px, 96px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-805x804.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-620x619.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-386x385.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited-281x281.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210614-AMS-BooksDesigns-05-edited.jpg 1125w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/learn\/research-services\/collections-management\/\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading heading-style-3\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">For information about our 3-D objects and artwork.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-180x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-180w size-180w\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 37.5rem) 243px, 133px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-180x130.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-1536x1105.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-805x579.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-620x446.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-386x278.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001-281x202.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1951.0689.000001.jpg 2000w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/learn\/research-services\/chris-craft\/\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading heading-style-3\">Chris-Craft Collection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">For information, plans, drawings, photographs, hull cards, and sales literature.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-180x121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-180w size-180w\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 37.5rem) 260px, 143px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-180x121.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-805x540.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-620x416.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-386x259.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583-281x189.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS0005-02-PI2583.jpg 2048w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/learn\/research-services\/rights-reproductions\/\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading heading-style-3\">Rights &amp; Reproductions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">To obtain reproductions, digital files, licensing and usage permissions.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P0004-01-002.51-01-180x142.jpg\" class=\"attachment-180w size-180w\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 37.5rem) 221px, 121px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P0004-01-002.51-01-180x142.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P0004-01-002.51-01-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P0004-01-002.51-01-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P0004-01-002.51-01-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P0004-01-002.51-01-1536x1212.jpg 1536w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20211027-AMS-EDU_RareBook-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211027-AMS-EDU_RareBook-04-edited-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211027-AMS-EDU_RareBook-04-edited-769x1024.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"background\" rel=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/themes\/mariners\/client\/src\/images\/bg-white.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-lake-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-contact-us-and-make-a-connection\">Contact us and make a connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are here to help! See below for more information about our different areas of research, or if you are not sure where your inquiry should land, feel free to complete an online form. A staff member will gladly steer your question to the proper person.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/research-request\/\">Research Request Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Notice: Delayed Response Time Due to Freezer Installation Due to the construction and installation of a freezer to better house our Collection, please expect delays in our response time. Thank you for your patience as we work to preserve our materials for future generations. 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