Holdings & Collections

• Business Collections
  An introduction to our mercantile records.
  
  
• Genealogy and Family History
  Researching family history in Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada and the UK.
  
  
• Haystack Photograph Collection
  A collection of photos of Haystack, Placentia Bay, and the families who lived there.
  
  
• Hydrographic Charts
  A collection of charts from many areas of the world, but predominantly relating to the North American eastern coastline, particularly Newfoundland and Labrador.
  
  
• Job Photograph Collection
  Includes photos of Newfoundland and Labrador historical events, communities and different Job Brothers & Co. premises.
  
  
• Keith Matthews Collection
  Keith Matthews was the co-founder of the Maritime History Archive. His papers form a substantial part of the holdings.
  
  
• Manuscripts
  A collection of individual manuscripts, searchable in our catalogue.
  
  
• Maps
  A collection of maps predominantly relating to the areas around Newfoundland and Labrador, the Atlantic Provinces, and the North Atlantic region.
  
  
• "More Than a List of Crew"
  A detailed explanation of the Crew Agreement Collection at the MHA.
  
  
• Newspaper Collection
  Our collection of newspapers published in Newfoundland, Atlantic Canada, West England, and Ireland, as well as shipping newspapers from the 18th to 20th centuries.
  
  
• Philip Templeman Limited Diary, 1914
  A transcription of the 1914 diary of Philip Templeman Limited (Catalina). Contains entries regarding the S.S. Newfoundland Sealing Disaster and World War I.
  
  
• Resettlement Photograph Collection
  Images of some communities associated with the various government-sponsored resettlement programmes implemented in Newfoundland and Labrador between 1954 and 1975.
  
  
• Shipping records
  A description of the major shipping records at the Maritime History Archive.
  
  
• Ships Plans
  Search our catalogue for a selection of vessel plans from different collections.
  
  
• Student research papers
  Student research papers provide valuable information on community and family history, as well as the geography, sociology and anthropology of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  
  
• William Button Diaries
  A transcription of the diaries of William Button (1871-1938), a New Melbourne, Trinity Bay, merchant.
  
  
• Young Men and the Sea Database Collection
  A web site containing a collection of databases used in the research for the book Young Men and the Sea: Yankee Seafarers in the Age of Sail.