Architectural and Ship Plans collection
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:
List of Series:
Custodial History
The custodial history is undocumented.
Acquisitions Information
The materials were received in various accessions. See accessions log for more information.
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