The Society offices are located in Providence, RI, the library is housed at the University of Baltimore's library in Baltimore, MD, while its poster collection is warehoused in New York. At the present time there is no electronic access except for books from 1979 to the present. The archives are serviced by a small paid and volunteer staff. Photos and blueprints can be ordered. Write or call for a price quote.
Assistance is available from the staff at no charge.
The Society maintains one of the largest libraries in North America devoted exclusively to the history of engine-powered vessels. In 1960 it was brought to the Marine Institute in Baltimore, MD as a part of the effort to stimulate downtown Baltimore. For a time the collection went into storage. In 1975, Dr. Turner, who was the head of the University of Baltimore, offered facilities at the Langsdale Library of the University of Baltimore as a permanent home for the collection. The collection, which is constantly being expanded contains books, periodicals, reports, postcards photos, brochures, menus, drawings, documents and registers.