Florida Merchant Marine Survey, 1936-1939

Browse the Florida Merchant Marine Survey's Incomplete Final Manuscript

By the time federal funding for the Florida Merchant Marine Survey ended in 1939, the staff had completed more than half of the chapters for a final monograph presenting their findings. The remaining chapters were either incomplete or still divided into separate essays and notes assembled by multiple survey staff members. The following is a list of complete chapters, essays and other components included in the Florida Merchant Marine Survey's records.

• Original Chapter Index
• Florida's Inland Waterways and Lakes
• The Seminole Indian Canoe
• First Sailing Vessels to Reach Florida, ca. 1492-1722 (Harris)
• First Sailing Vessels to Reach Florida (Walker)
• Florida Ships and Shipping in the Sixteenth Century
• Florida Ships of Bygone Days
• The Bahama Boats and Their Influence, ca. 1825-1900
• Florida Ports and Sailing Vessels
• Steam Boats of Florida Rivers
• Greek Sponge Vessels and Sponge Industry
• Fishing Vessels of the Florida West Coast
• Modern Ship Building in Florida
• Reciprocal Trade Agreements
• Sailing Vessels of the Florida Keys
• Florida Harbor Facilities for Small Boats
• Census of Florida Boats of Over Five Tons Now in Operation (Incomplete)
• Philip Ayer Sawyer Sketchbook