Research Library Collection
The PSM Library contains 4,500 volumes on maritime subjects and over 100 different maritime periodicals. These cover a broad range of maritime subjects from reference volumes such as Lloyd’s of London shipping directories and the Merchant Vessels of the United States register volumes spanning from the late 1800s to the 1970s. There are also books and periodicals ranging from naval architecture, local yachting, and commercial fishing to naval history, whaling, northwest exploration, mariners’ memoirs, sea shanties, knot tying, and ship model making.
The library is for on-site research use only. We do not loan out books. At present, the library catalogue is under revision and is planned to be searchable online by the end of 2025. If you are searching for a particular book or periodical pertaining to Pacific Northwest or Alaska maritime history, email us and we can check if it is available for you.
