San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Maritime Research Center: add cite re: name
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According to ''[[SFGate]]'', the '''Maritime Research Center''' has the largest and best collection of materials on ships and the sea on the Pacific Coast.{{Cite web |last=Nolte |first=Carl |date=2006-09-15 |title=SAN FRANCISCO / Maritime Museum makes library appointment only |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-maritime-museum-makes-library-2488743.php |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=SFGATE |language=en}} It also claims to be the largest museum and research collection in the National Park Service.{{Cite web |title=Maritime Research Center |url=https://home.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/maritime-research-center.htm |website=National Park Service}} |
According to ''[[SFGate]]'', the '''Maritime Research Center''' has the largest and best collection of materials on ships and the sea on the Pacific Coast.{{Cite web |last=Nolte |first=Carl |date=2006-09-15 |title=SAN FRANCISCO / Maritime Museum makes library appointment only |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-maritime-museum-makes-library-2488743.php |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=SFGATE |language=en}} It also claims to be the largest museum and research collection in the National Park Service.{{Cite web |title=Maritime Research Center |url=https://home.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/maritime-research-center.htm |website=National Park Service}} |
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The Center says it started collecting in 1939 and has previously been known as the '''J. Porter Shaw Library''' and the '''Maritime Museum Library'''. The J. Porter Shaw Library started in 1951 without a name in a closet tucked under a staircase.{{Cite journal |last=Overmier |first=Judith A. |date=June 2006 |title=Cultural Record Keepers |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/202970 |journal=Libraries & the Cultural Record |language=en |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=395–400 |doi=10.1353/lac.2006.0052 |issn=1932-9555}} In 1959, after J. Porter Shaw’s collections were acquired, it became the J. Porter Shaw Library. Many of the acquisitions were made by a friends group, including on topics ranging from [[World War II]] to [[Cruise ship|commercial cruises]]. Its materials date back to 1536, including more than: |
The Center says it started collecting in 1939 and has previously been known as the '''J. Porter Shaw Library''' and informally as the '''Maritime Museum Library'''.{{Cite journal |last=Shuttleworth |first=James |date=Summer 2008 |title=The J. Porter Shaw Library: Portal To Great Maritime Collections. |journal=[[Nautical Research Journal]] |volume=53 |issue=2}} The J. Porter Shaw Library started in 1951 without a name in a closet tucked under a staircase.{{Cite journal |last=Overmier |first=Judith A. |date=June 2006 |title=Cultural Record Keepers |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/202970 |journal=Libraries & the Cultural Record |language=en |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=395–400 |doi=10.1353/lac.2006.0052 |issn=1932-9555}} In 1959, after J. Porter Shaw’s collections were acquired, it became the J. Porter Shaw Library. Many of the acquisitions were made by a friends group, including on topics ranging from [[World War II]] to [[Cruise ship|commercial cruises]]. Its materials date back to 1536, including more than: |
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* 35,000 published titles comprising over 74,000 items |
* 35,000 published titles comprising over 74,000 items |
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