Bibliographies

The New Bedford Whaling Museum's Essential Bibliographies and Specialized Bibliographies are listed below.

NOTE: If you have genealogical research questions, please contact Paul Cyr at the New Bedford Free Public Library, who can direct you to the appropriate facility or collection. For a searchable database of whaling ships, click here.
 

Essential Bibliographies

Whaling History: An Introductory Bibliography

Scrimshaw - An Annotated Bibliography

Selected Bibliography for Teachers and Students
 

Specialized Bibliographies

Bequia Whaling: A Selective Bibliography

Economic Impact of American Whaling

E.C. Williams

Fishing and the Fishing Industry

Illustrated Whaling Narratives: A Selective Bibliography

Lewis Temple, Blacksmith (1829-1854)

The Liberation of Fenian Prisoners in Western Australia, 1866-1876

Manjiro and the Opening of Japan

Massacres in the South Pacific

Mutiny: Punishment, Work Stoppage, High Crimes at Sea

The Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Nineteenth Century Literature on Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea

Recommended Arctic Titles

Siberia: A Selective Bibliography

Whaling in 19th Century American Literature

Women in Whaling: A Select Bibliography of Holdings