Source Guide to Maritime Collections Table of Contents I. Arrivals & Departures/ Published Sources………….….8 Customs/Enrollment/Port of Entry Manuscript Collections……......2 V. Steamboats/Steamboat Lines Photograph Collections………..2 Manuscript Collections….….…9 Photograph Collections………10 II. Fishing/Oyster Industry Published Sources……………10 Manuscript Collections..………3 Photograph Collections……..…3 VI. Trade Published Sources……………..3 Manuscript Collections………11 Photograph Collections………13 III. Military/Naval Published Sources……………13 Manuscript Collections….…….4 Photograph Collections………..6 VII. Other Published Sources……………..6 Manuscript Collections………14 Photograph Collections………14 IV. Shipbuilding Print Collections……………...15 Manuscript Collections…..……7 Photograph Collections….…….8 The Maryland Center for History and Culture has the most extensive Maritime holdings in Maryland. The collection ranges from Passenger Manifests to Customs Records to an extensive collection of Prints, Photos, and Maps, as well as journals and manuscripts. Please be aware that this is not a complete list. Both published and manuscript sources are included in our online catalog, and patrons are encouraged to experiment with general and specific searches. * Collection Restricted to Microfilm - 1 - I. Arrivals & Departures/Customs/Enrollment/Port of Entry Manuscript Collections Annapolis Port of Entry Record maintained by the Merchant's Books, 1756-1775 (MS 21)* Exchange Reading Room. Baltimore Bureau of Customs Port of Patuxent Papers, 1786 (MS Collectors' Books, 1848-1918 (MS 1930) 1002) Ports of Patuxent, North Potomack, Baltimore Chamber of Commerce Oxford, and Pocomoke Papers, Ship Arrivals & Departures, 1896- 1751-1757 (MS 670)* 1944 (MS 58) Pre-federal customs house records Baltimore Customs House for the Districts of Baltimore, Collection, 1767-1816 (MS 608) Annapolis, Patuxent and Oxford, Baltimore Customs Records, 1790- Maryland, 1745-1849 (MS 2414)* 1832 (MS 2359)* Records of the Bureau of Customs, Baltimore Port of Arrival and Port of Baltimore, 1791-1835 (MS Departure of Vessels, 1811-1812 2418)* (MS 2228)* Selected ports in Maryland and Certificates of enrollment issued at Virginia: Chronological record of Baltimore, Md., 1791-1814 (MS Enrollments issued, 1815-1911 (MS 2521)* 2476)* Certificates of Registry issued at United States Customhouse Baltimore, MD, 1802-1814 (MS (Baltimore, Md.) Papers, 1796-1798 2543)* (MS 1249) Havre de Grace Licensing and Photograph Collections Enrolling Agency Licensing and Henry G. Granofsky U.S. Customs enrollment book, 1813-1817 (MS Service photograph collection, 1929- 1898) 1972 (PP54): Documenting activities Masters abstracts of registers, of the United States Customs Service Maryland and Virginia ports, 1815- in 1929-1950 in Baltimore, Md., 1911 (MS 2591)* with respect to both freight control Master abstracts of registrations and immigration. issued at Baltimore, MD, 1815-1911 Merchants Exchange Photograph (MS 2323)* collection, 1871-1901 (PP141): Merchants Exchange Reading Room Exterior views of the Merchants Record books, 1832-1899 (MS 610): Exchange building in Baltimore. Records of arrivals and clearances in the port of Baltimore which were * Collection Restricted to Microfilm 2 II. Fishing/Oyster Industry Manuscript Collections Edwin Warfield Manuscript city and county, and other Maryland Collection, 1893-1910 (MS 3194): counties including Anne Arundel, Scrapbooks about major issues Carroll, Harford, Kent, and St. Warfield faced as governor, Mary's. especially on environmental issues Stereoview Photograph Collection, such as oyster preservation and game ca. 1860-1912 (PP1): Sites, and hunting laws. structures, and events in Baltimore, Maryland Family History Research Annapolis, Frederick, Hagerstown, Papers, 1977 (MS 2269.1): and Cumberland. Describes family life among Published Sources Tilghman Island farmers and Beautiful swimmers : watermen, watermen; maternal family history crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay / by describes life among Baltimore's William W. Warner working class. (MF187.C6.W285) Oyster Seller’s Account book, 1871- Chesapeake Bay buyboats / Larry S. 1876 (MS 835): Prices of oysters and Chowning (VM371.C49 2003) other seafood sold in Baltimore, Chesapeake gold : man & oyster on 1871-1876. the Bay / Susan Brait Thomas Ewell Scrapbook, 1888- (MSH365.C4B73) 1893 (MS 351): Clippings of articles Fish and shellfish of the middle written by Ewell including coverage Atlantic coast / by Rachel L. Carson of murders, disasters, fires, early (PAM 838) railroad mishaps, and oyster Maryland inland fishing guide / controversy between MD and VA. Game and Inland Fish Commission Todd Family Papers, 1839-1931 (PAM 3540) (MS 2284): Baltimore family of Skipjack : the story of America's last watermen. sailing oystermen / Christopher Photograph Collections White (MSH365.M3W45) Aubrey Bodine Collection, 1925- Sunup to sundown : watermen of the 1970 (B##): Images document Chesapeake / by Mick Blackistone virtually all aspects of life in (SH464.C47B58) Baltimore, Maryland and the The Maryland Blue Crab / by Fred Chesapeake region. W. Sieling (PAM 4939) Arthur J. Olmstead Photograph The oyster question : scientists, Collection, 1914-1915 (PP133): watermen, and the Maryland Documenting early 20th century Chesapeake Bay since 1880 / food industries in Baltimore, Md., Christine Keiner (MSH365.K35) including workers processing and The oyster wars of Chesapeake Bay / canning oysters at the R.E. Roberts John R. Wennersten Company. (MSH365.C4W46) Hughes Photograph Collection, ca. 1910-1946 (PP8): Documentation of many aspects of life in Baltimore * Collection Restricted to Microfilm 3 III. Military/Naval Manuscript Collections Alexander Murray Papers, 1812-1868 covering service on U. S. ships, "Wasp", (MS 1391): Correspondence related to "Independence", "Constitution", the family and descendants of "Peacock", "Brandywine", "Columbia", Commodore Alexander Murray, 1755- "Plymouth". 1821. Defence Records, 1896 (MS 289): Aulick Expedition Papers, 1851-1857 containing records of ship Defence, (MS 1187): Documents relating to Com. commissioned 1776 for defense of John Henry Aulick's expedition to Baltimore. procure a treaty from the Emperor of Edward Donaldson Papers, 1834-1877 Japan. (MS 1261): Commissions, Orders, and Brig Fair American Papers, 1808-1811 Official correspondence of Rear Admiral (MS 2253)*: Concerns the legal Edward Donaldson U. S. N. 1834-77. developments after captured by a British Edward Simpson Journal, 1840-1843 ship of War c. 1810, and condemned in (MS 752): Journal kept by Midshipman the Court of Admiralty and High Court Edward Simpson while on cruises in U. of Appeals in Westminster, England. S. Navy vessels, including voyages to Captain William Joseph Belt Collection, South American waters (especially Rio 1811-1856 (MS 117): Belt's experiences de Janeiro) in 1840-41 and to the in U.S. Navy. Mediterranean in 1842-43. C. B. Dulaney Record books, 1836-7; Entry papers, "Deutschland", 1916 July 1846; 1851-55 (MS 310): Logbooks for 10-1917 Jan. 29 (MS 1661): Including USS Boston, USS Cumberland, and USS manifests, of the German submarine St. Lawrence "Deustchland," P. Koenig, Commander, Commodore Isaac Mayo Scrapbook, July 10, 1916, which ran the British 1842-1853 (MS 583): Collection of blockade to deliver a cargo of dye stuffs clippings concerning public affairs and from Bremen. naval matters; numerous notes, Franklin Buchanan Collection, 1820- invitations, visiting cards received 1853 (MS 158): Scrapbook relating to during cruises in U. S. Frigate (death of) Buchanan; bound manuscript; Constitution and U. S. Ship Macedonian "Regulations for the Government of to African and Caribbean Waters. USSF Susquehanna, 1853". Commodore Joshua Barney Manuscript Grace Guarino Collection, 1938-1946 Collection, 1711-1978 (MS 3168): (MS 2713): Provides good information Includes correspondence, financial on attitudes of sailors concerning their documents, land records, business missions, Navy life, Baltimore, and papers, military service records, and WWII in general. more. George Jones Armiger Collection, 1918- David Geisinger Papers, 1809-1856 1938 (MS 1928): Relating to George (MS 1283)*: Naval papers of Geisinger, Jones Armiger and the fate of the U. S. 1790-1860. Include commissions as S. Cyclops which was last heard from on Midshipman, 1809, Lieutenant, 1814, Mar. 4, 1918. Commander 1829, Captain 1838, * Collection Restricted to Microfilm 4 Guy Steele Papers, 1891-1894 (MS Journeys of the ship Isabella from 1429.1): Letters to Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Canton, China to Philadelphia, Pa. in B. Steele, 1891-94, while serving U. S. 1829 and the brig Consort from F. S. "Lancaster" in China and Japan. Philadelphia, Pa. to San Francisco, Ca. Henry Steele Papers, 1683-1894 (MS in 1850. 1429): Small collection of Dr. Thomas Log, ROSSIE, Sept. 15-Oct. 22, 1812 B. Steele papers, 1845-56, letters (MS 2312)*: Under the command of describing life as U. S. Navy surgeon; Barney on a cruise from Newport, R.I. to letters of Dr. Guy Steele to his parents, Baltimore, she fought and captured the 1891-94, while serving in U. S. Navy King's Packet PRINCESS AMELIA. describing Asiatic tour, life aboard ship, Log, U.S. Sloop-of-War PEACOCK, and life in Navy. 1815 Jan. 30-July 10 (MS 2315)*: daily James K. Harwood Papers, 1787-1959 record of voyage from NYC around the (MS 1022): Information and accounts Cape of Good Hope in Batavia in involving his activities as a naval officer consort