Publications

Arnold, J. Barto, et. al., The 1987 Expedition to the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Data Analysis and Final Report. NOAA, 1991.

Berent, Irwin M., The Crewmen of the USS Monitor: A Biographical Directory, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, n.d. (out of print).

Childress, Floyd, et. al., Preliminary Report: Stereo Photography and Artifact Retrieval 16 July - 2 August 1977 Monitor Marine Sanctuary. Washington: NOAA, 1977.

D'Angelo, Schoenwaldt Associates, Preliminary Recovery Feasibility Study, Raleigh: North Carolina division of Archives and History, n.d. (out of print).

Delgado, James P., "A Symbol of American Ingenuity:" Assessing the Significance of U.S.S. Monitor, Washington: National Park Service, 1988 (out of print).

Hill, Dina B., ed., Hull Plate Sample Analysis and Preservation, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1981 (out of print).

A Look at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Past, Present, and Future. The Mariners' Museum, 1994.

Muga, Bruce J., Engineering Investigation, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1982 (out of print).

Minutes of Meeting Held at the Smithsonian Concerning the U.S.S. MONITOR, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1978 (out of print).

The MONITOR Its Meaning and Future, Washington: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1978 (out of print).

Peterkin, Capt. Ernest W., Drawings of the U.S.S. Monitor, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1985 (out of print).

Southwest Research Institute, Feasibility Study for Transmission of a Live Television Picture, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1982 (out of print).

Still, William N., Archival Sources, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, n.d. (out of print).

_______, Ironclad Captains: The Commanding Officers of the USS Monitor. Washington: NOAA, 1988.

______, Monitor Builders: A Historical Study of the Principal Firms and Individuals Involved in the Construction of the USS Monitor. Washington: National Park Service, 1988.

Terrell, Bruce G., Fathoming Our Past, Newport News, VA: The Mariners' Museum, 1994.

Tucker, Rockwell G., Environmental Data, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, n.d. (out of print).

U.S.S. Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan, Washington: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1982 (out of print).

U.S.S. Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan, Washington: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1983 (out of print).

Watts, Gordon P., Investigating the Remains of the U.S.S. Monitor, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1972 (out of print).

Watts, Gordon P. and James A. Pleasants, The Monitor: A Bibliography, Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, n.d. (out of print).

Watts, Gordon P., Roger W. Cook and Kenneth Morris, Preliminary Report: Archaeological and Engineering Expedition Monitor Marine Sanctuary August 1 - 26, 1979. Washington: NOAA, 1979.
 

Periodicals

Cheesebox, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Activities Report. Vol. 1, No. 1 (out of print); Vol. 2, No. 1 (out of print); Vol. 2, No. 2; Vol. 3, No. 1; Vol. 4, No. 1; Vol. 5, No. 1; Vol. 6, No. ; and Vol. 7, No. 1; Vol. 8, No. 1;    Vol. 9, No. 1, No. 2; Vol. 10, No. 1.

Note:  A few of the early volumes of Cheesebox, listed as "out of print"  are available as photocopies.
 

Articles

Hill, Dina B., "Research and education combine to bring the Monitor's story ashore." Marine Sanctuary, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring/Summer 1993.

"The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Preserving the Past for the Future," Current, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1992. Xerox copies available.

Kenney, Justin, "The Monitor - Lost and Found." Mariners Weather Log, Fall 1992. Xerox copies available.
 

Education Material

Poster, color; 125th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads (out of print)

Poster, color; diver at the Monitor's stern (out of print)

Brochure, color; Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Brochure; Monitor Collection and "Clash of Armor" exhibit at The Mariners' Museum

Monitor paper model

Plans of the Monitor's hull and turret
 

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