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Description: | 8,500 volumes were donated to the Library by Mrs Joan Ashcroft in 1999, complementing the 10,000 volumes acquired following the demise of the Merchant Navy College at Greenhithe in 1989, and a major donation of 20th century Navy Lists. Over the past decade acquisitions have been concentrated on the key areas of interest outlined above and on the history and development of the Historic Dockyard. The Trust holds a few examples of original maps, plans and charts relating to the Chatham Dockyard site. Some historic drawings of buildings and structures at Chatham Dockyard are held directly by the Trust, others are held on loan from the National Maritime Museum, some of which are now held on microfilm as well. The Trust will collect reference material related to its main museum collecting themes, in particular: the design and construction of warships for the Royal Navy, particularly those built, repaired or refitted at Chatham and Sheerness; The history and topography of Royal Dockyards, particularly those on the River Medway at Chatham and Sheerness; Crafts, trades and skills of the dockyard worker; Personalities connected with the dockyard and naval base; Design and development of naval ordnance; General reference material relating to navies, shipbuilding, other dockyards and private yards; Development of Chatham Dockyard site after closure of the Naval Base. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | The Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent,
ME4 4TZ | FAX: | 01634 823 801 | Telephone: | 01634 823 807 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5684 | Go to resource |
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