Library Collections

Researcher in Library Reading Room
Interior of the Maritime Research Center

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Within the library collections are over 35,000 book and periodical titles dating from 1536 to the present, 50,000 pieces of ephemera, over 3000 maps and charts covering the Pacific Basin and the West Coast of the United States dating from 1650 to the present, audio, and video materials in multiple formats.

Please see our Collections FAQ for detailed information on our policies regarding research in all of the Park's collections and see our Catalogs page for information on accessing our new acquisitions feeds.

Last updated: August 10, 2022

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