Special Collections

Within the GENERAL COLLECTION of approximately 165,000 books and 1,200 periodicals there are these SPECIAL COLLECTIONS.

• Academy Archives
• Academy Authors
• Campbell Collection (American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch)
• Federal Government Document Depository (Selective)
• Notices to Mariners; Sailing Directions; Tide Tables
• Nuclear Ship Savannah Archival Files. (These files, which contain records of construction, operation, and disposition of the ship may be used by researchers for reference purposes, on site only, by prearranged appointment. Materials may not be borrowed or interloaned.)
• Rare Books
• Sea Charts
• Ship History Files
• Ship Log Files
• Ship Photo Files
• Ship Registers
• TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER.
  As part of the Department of Transportation's "ONE DOT" program, the Academy, on October 20, 1998, became the first Resource Center in which visitors will find booklets, pamphlets, brochures, catalogs, and videos describing career opportunities and educational programs in all modes of transportation.