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- Shipboard Life in the pre-1860 U.S. Navy: A Select Bibliography
- The Great White Fleet
- Presidential Visits to Navy Vessels
- U.S. Navy PT Boats
- Casualties Navy and Coast Guard Ships
- Casualties Navy and Coast Guard Ships - Continued
- Ships Named for Individual Sailors Present at Pearl Harbor
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- Ships Sunk and Damaged in Action During the Korean Conflict
- Documents Relating to Loss of Indianapolis
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- Chantry, Allan J. Jr.
- Chandler, Lloyd Horwitz
- Champion, Carleton Cole, Jr.
- Cassard, Paul
- Caperton, William Banks
- Foreman, Robert Payton
- Forbes, Bernard Brown Jr.
- Fitzsimmons, John Patrick
- Fisher, Alvan
- Fagan, Edward Mallon
- Ellison, Harold J.
- Christy, Harley Hannibal
- Campbell, Edward Hale
- Atkinson, Roy Charles
- Auken, Wilbur R.
- Ebert, Hilan
- Cluverius, Wat Tyler
- Cohn, James Edward
- Colestock, Edward Emerson
- Carpenter, Donald F.
- Carlson, Albert Leonard
- Caldwell, Turner Foster, Jr.
- Aylward, Theodore Charles
- Austin, Charles Linnell
- Atherton, Harry Sheldon
- Anderson, William Lovett
- Colligan, Thomas Richard
- Avery, Howard Malcolm
- Avery, Bennett Franklin
- Averill, William Renick
- Atkins, Robert Boyer
- Instructions for Painting and Cementing Vessels
- History and Aims of the Office of Naval Intelligence
- General Description of the Whitehead Torpedo
- The Evolution of Naval Weapons
- The Landings in North Africa
- Challenger, Harold Lincoln
- Chapline, Vance Duncan
- Chappell, John Robert
- Chevalier, Godfrey DeCourcesses
- Child, Warren Gerald
- Church, Gaylord
- Clark, Alto Benjamin
- Clarke, Horace Donald
- Clayton, Marvin Clyde
- Cloughley, Sterling
- Fielder, Charles William
- Fitzpatrick, Francis John
- Fitz-patrick, Joseph Paul
- Flaherty, Arthur Ingoldsby
- Flanigan, Howard Adams
- Chase, Nathan Brown
- Fairchild, Milton Duncan
- Faires, Carl Franklin, Jr.
- Fairfax, Eugene George
- Fair, Robert Eli
- Fickenscher, Edward Robinson, Jr.
- Fleck, Francis Edward, Jr.
- Fleming, Allan Foster
- Fleming, Patrick Dawson
- Flenniken, Clifton Wharton, Jr.
- Fletcher, Francis O'Conner, Jr.
- Fletcher, William Bartlett
- Ford, Walter Chilcott
- Fortune, William Charles
- Foster, Clifford Smith, Jr.
- Foster, Edward Lee
- Foster, Festus Finley
- Foster, John Golden, Jr.
- Foster, John Lee
- Collett, John Austin
- Clancy, Albert Harrison, Jr.
- Fairfield, Arthur Philip
- Flachsenhar, John Jay
- Online Reading Room
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- African Americans in the Navy: A Bibliography
- Aircraft Carrier Bibliography by Author
- Atlantis: A Select Bibliography
- Atmospheric Nuclear Testing: A Select Bibliography
- Barney, Joshua, Commodore: A Select Bibliography
- Battle of Iwo Jima: A Select Bibliography
- Battle of Midway 4-7 June 1942: A Select Bibliography
- Bermuda Triangle: Selective Bibliography
- Bismarck, German Battleship - Sources
- The Boxer Rebellion: Bibliography
- Bronze Guns of Leutze Park - Bibliography
- Burke, Arleigh A., Admiral: A Select Bibliography
- Bush, George H. W., in World War II: A Short Bibliography
- Cruise Books
- Desert Shield and Desert Storm
- Dominican Republic Intervention of 1965: A Short Bibliography
- Filipinos in the Navy: A Bibliography
- Great White Fleet: A Select Bibliography
- Haiti and Santo Domingo Bibliography
- Historical Manuscripts
- Hopper, Grace, Admiral: A Select Bibliography
- Hull, Isaac, Captain: A Select Bibliography
- Influenza (Spanish Flu) Pandemic 1918-1920 in Historical Contect: a Select Bibliography
- Irregular Warfare: A Bibliography
- Jones, John Paul: A Select Bibliography
- Knox, Dudley W., Commodore, Chronological Bibliography of Writings of
- Knox, Dudley W., Commodore, Bibliography of Writings of
- Korean War Naval Operations
- Leyte Gulf: A Select Bibliography
- Lynch, William F., Captain, and the Expedition to the Dead Sea
- Mahan, Alfred Thayer: A Select Bibliography
- Matthew C. Perry and the Opening of Japan: A Select Bibliography
- Midway Select Bibliography
- Navajo Code Talkers: A Select Bibliography
- Naval Abbreviations: A Select Bibliography
- Naval Customs and Traditions: A Select Bibliography
- Navy Biographical Sources: A Select Bibliography
- Navy Ratings: A Select Bibliography
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- Patches and Insignia Bibliography
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine Explosion, 1944
- Prisoners of War: World War II - A Bibliography
- Publications by the Naval History and Heritage Command and its Predecessors: A Bibliography
- Reestablishment of the Navy, 1787-1801
- Riverine Warfare in Vietnam (1946-1973): A Select Bibliography
- The Royal Navy of Great Britain, 1485-1914
- Samuel Eliot Morison: A Bibliography
- Shellback and Other Navy Ceremonial Certificates: A Select Bibliography
- Shipboard Life in the pre-1860 U.S. Navy: A Select Bibliography
- Shipboard Life in the US Navy, 1775-1899: A Select Bibliography
- Ships: A Navy Bibliography
- Shiner, Michael - The Diary of - Bibliography
- The Somers' Mutiny - Bibliography
- Spanish American War Bibliography
- Spruance, Raymond A., Admiral, USN: A Select Bibliography
- Strategic Deterrence: A Selected Bibliography
- Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon, 11 September 2001
- United States Naval History: A Bibliography
- Washington Navy Yard: A Select Bibliography
- Victory in Europe Day: A Select Bibliography
- Cruise Books
- Research Guides
- Board War Games in the Collection of the Navy Department Library
- British Admiralty Prize Case Books, 1780-1822, in the Navy Department Library
- Commissioning Certificates of US Navy Officers in the Navy Department Library.
- Conference Transcripts of the Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff
- Cruise Books - Ships, Seabees and Training/Education
- Cryptologic Documents in the Navy Department Library
- Dept. of the Navy Documents in Record Groups (RG) at the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
- Foreign Language Periodicals in the Navy Department Library
- George Henry Preble Collection
- German Navy U-boat (Submarine) Headquarters War Logs from World War II
- Guide to United States Naval Administrative Histories of World War II
- Guide to US Naval Administrative Histories of WWII - Appendices
- Irregular Warfare Reading Room
- Lists of Senior Officers and Civilian Officials of the US Navy
- Maritime Research: Selected Institutions With Significant Collections
- Military History and National Security
- Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources
- Modern Biographical Files in the Navy Department Library
- Naval Training/Education Yearbooks
- Navy Personnel: A Research Guide
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- Organizational Charts and Directories of the US Navy
- Postal Cover Collection in the Navy Department Library
- Rodgers Family Collection at the Navy Department Library
- Shipbuilding Contracts
- Source Guide Entry by State
- Terrorism
- Terrorism: A Navy Department Library Research Guide
- UFO Research Guide
- U.S. Military History and National Security: A Research Guide
- US Naval Administrative Histories of World War II in the Navy Department Library
- US Naval Institute Oral Histories Available in the Navy Department Library
- US Naval Technical Mission to Japan: Reports in the Navy Department Library
- US Navy Uniforms - Edwards Collection
- Wars and Conflicts of the United States Navy
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- "A Fast Convoy" by Burnell Poole
- America's Naval Heritage
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- Anti-slavery Operations of the US Navy
- Commodore Matthew C. Perry and the Opening of Japan
- Documents Captured on German Submarine U-505
- Half-hull Models
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- President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 Cruise to Latin America
- Selected Pre-1700 Imprints
- Selection of Signal Books
- Uniform Regulations Color Plate Book [1852]
- World War II Newsmaps
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- World War II ONI Combat Narratives
- John Paul Jones's Locker
- Needs and Opportunities in the Modern History of the U.S. Navy
- Operation Torch
- Officers of Peculiar Skill
- The Navy's First Enlisted Women
- Galvanic: Beyond the Reef
- Assault from the Sea
- Aircraft Carrier Requirements and Strategy, 1977-2001
- History of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 1915-2015
- Ensuring the Lifeline to Victory
- Guide to United States Naval Administrative Histories of World War II
- History of U.S. Naval Operations: Korea
- From the Sea to the Stars: A Chronicle of the U.S. Navy's Space and Space-Related Activities, 1944–2009
- United States Submarine Losses, World War II
- Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons: Volume 1
- Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons: Volume 2
- A History of U.S. Naval Aviation
- Naval Aviation in World War I
- U.S. Naval Aviation in the Pacific
- A Time of Change: National Strategy in the Early Postwar Era
- Caribbean Tempest: The Dominican Republic Intervention of 1965
- A New Equation: Chinese Intervention into the Korean War
- Command and Control of Air Operations in the Vietnam War
- Gearing Up for Victory: American Military and Industrial Mobilization in World War II
- Stalin's Cold War Military Machine: A New Evaluation
- A New Look at the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Inter-Allied Naval Relations and the Birth of NATO
- "More Bang for the Buck": U.S. Nuclear Strategy and Missile Development 1945–1965
- Conflict and Cooperation: The U.S. and Soviet Navies in the Cold War
- Tet: The Turning Point in Vietnam
- The Constitution Gun Deck
- Register of Officer Personnel: U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Ships' Data, 1801-1807
- Tingey House: Silent Witness to Our Navy's History
- Richmond Kelly Turner: Planning the Pacific War
- Our Greatest Strength
- "Calmness, Courage, and Efficiency"
- The Boxer Rebellion: Bluejackets and Marines in China, 1900-1901
- Contested Logistics: Sustaining the Pacific War
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*****NOTICE*****
Due to preparations for our upcoming move, the NHHC Archives is temporarily unable to assist public researchers with their requests. This temporary shift in priority will allow us to move into our new facility and address a large processing backlog. We anticipate these tasks will be completed no earlier than Fall 2023.
The Archives is currently open to official researchers only. Federal employees and contractors pursuing research for official business are encouraged to schedule an appointment to come to the Archives and conduct on-site research or submit a remote reference request through the archives email address at archives@navy.mil.
We encourage all researchers to search the digitized materials available on the NHHC website to see if your needs can be met with material already available there. If public researchers require further support, they can request material via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Guidance and instructions on this process can be found on the FOIA section of this website. Additional Navy records can be found on the National Archives and Records Administration website.
A selection of electronic finding aids are posted here to help researchers better understand the composition of a particular collection. The finding aids are organized by collection type: Operational Records; Personal Papers & Donated Collections; and Transferred Collections. For more information on each collection type, please visit their respective pages.
Keep in mind that the finding aids for many collections are not available on this website. The staff at the Navy Archives can provide more information on collections related to your search that aren't described here. In addition, the Navy Department Library also has a number of research guides for their special collections.
Research guides, which have information on where to find Navy records in other repositories, can be found on our Resources for Researchers page.
Contact the Navy Archives via phone at (202) 433-3224 or email us at archives@navy.mil to request more information on our collections.
Note about classified records:
While the electronic finding aids are unclassified, records within a collection may still be classified. In accordance with Executive Order 13526 and an amendment to the 1999 and 2000 Defense Authorization Act, commonly known as the Kyl-Lott Amendment, classified records will require the completion of a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) and Kyl-Lott Review by the Department of Navy Assistant for Administration, Directives and Records Management Division (DON/AA DRMD) before they are made available to researchers.
If there is a particular record in a collection that a researcher is interested in reviewing but is still classified, then a Mandatory Declassification Review request should be submitted for the record/collection. Requests must include the name(s) of the document(s), date(s), collection name, and box/folder number. For assistance on submitting a request to DON/AA DRMD, please contact us by phone or email.
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