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Architectural and Ship Plans collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC-70

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of design drawings and plans for WHOI buildings, properties and vessels.

Codes in the finding aid consist of a Category Code (B - buildings; C - cartographic area; D - docks; S - ships) - Name Code - Sequential Number (ex: B-BLA-014 = Category: Building; Name: Blake; Number: Plan #14).

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1883-1993

Language of Materials

The records are in



English.

Access

Restricted: materials may only be viewed by the Office of Origin or permission of the Archivist.

Use

Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.

Extent

24 flat file drawers (72 lin. ft.)

Overview

The collection consists of design drawings and plans for WHOI buildings, properties and vessels.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into seven series:

Custodial History

The custodial history is undocumented.

Acquisitions Information

The materials were received in various accessions. See accessions log for more information.

Related Material

See also MC-99: Ship Design Reports collection for more ship design materials.

Processing Information

The lists of plans and codes was adapted from several spreadsheets by David Sherman in November 2013.

Title
A Guide to the Architectural and Ship Plans collection, 1883-1993
Author
David Sherman
Date
2013
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written inEnglish

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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