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Finally, the line between libraries and archives or archives and collections can be blurry and some museums do not make a distinction between the two.
Finally, the line between libraries and archives or archives and collections can be blurry and some museums do not make a distinction between the two.


== Libraries (Institution – Name of Collection – Size) ==
== Libraries ==
* Air Force Museum of New Zealand – [http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/collections-research/research/accessing-the-collection Reading Room] – 3,500 volumes
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* Alberta Aviation Museum – [http://albertaaviationmuseum.com/collection/archives/library Archives & Research Library] – 5,000 volumes; 200,000 digital images
|-
* American Helicopter Museum & Education Center – [http://americanhelicopter.museum/library-and-archives Library and Archives] – 18,000 items
! Institution
* Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum – [http://www.atterburybakalarairmuseum.org/library.html W.J. "Ernie" Schorr Memorial Library] – 1,000 books; 220 videos
! Name of Collection
* British Columbia Aviation Museum – [http://www.bcam.net/library Library] – 7,700 books; 670 videos; 30,000 digital images
! Size
* Canada Aviation and Space Museum – [http://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/library-and-archives Library and Archives] – Unknown
|-
* EAA Aviation Museum – [http://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-collection/museum-library-and-archives Library] – 11,000 books; 100,000 images
|Air Force Museum of New Zealand||[http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/collections-research/research/accessing-the-collection Reading Room]||3,500 volumes
* Empire State Aerosciences Museum – [http://www.esam.org/research-library Janz Vander Veer Research Center/Library] – 2,100 photographs
|-
* Finnish Aviation Museum – [http://ilmailumuseo.fi/en/kirjasto-arkisto Library and Archives] – 16,000 monographs
|Alberta Aviation Museum||[http://albertaaviationmuseum.com/collection/archives/library Archives & Research Library]||5,000 volumes; 200,000 digital images
* Flight Path Museum LAX – [http://flightpathlax.com/aviation-research-library William A. Schoneberger Research Library] – Unknown
|-
* Frontiers of Flight Museum – [http://www.flightmuseum.com/explore/research_library Research Library] – 35,000 records
|American Helicopter Museum & Education Center||[http://americanhelicopter.museum/library-and-archives Library and Archives]||18,000 items
* Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – [http://www.gmam.ca/library2.html Library] – 1,700 books
|-
* Hill Aerospace Museum – [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603115114/http://www.hill.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5634 Major General Rex A. Hadley Research Library and Archives] – Unknown (Closed to Public)
|Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum||[http://www.atterburybakalarairmuseum.org/library.html W.J. "Ernie" Schorr Memorial Library]||1,000 books; 220 videos
* Hiller Aviation Museum – [http://www.hiller.org/museum/library Michael King Smith Research Library] – Unknown
|-
* Historic Aviation Memorial Museum – [http://tylerhamm.org/library Library] – Unknown
|British Columbia Aviation Museum||[http://www.bcam.net/library Library]||7,700 books; 670 videos; 30,000 digital images
* MAPS Air Museum – [http://mapsairmuseum.org/louise-timken-library Louise Timken Library & Research Center] – 7,900 items
|-
* March Field Air Museum – [http://www.marchfield.org/education/research-library Yeager Family Library] – 7,000 volumes
|Canada Aviation and Space Museum||[http://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/library-and-archives Library and Archives]||Unknown
* Military Aviation Museum – [http://militaryaviationmuseum.org/library Library] – 3,100 books
|-
* Millville Army Air Field Museum – [http://p47millville.org/library Henry E. Wyble Historic Research Library & Education Center] – Unknown
|EAA Aviation Museum||[http://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-collection/museum-library-and-archives Library]||11,000 books; 100,000 images
* Museum of Flight – [http://www.museumofflight.org/Collections-and-Research/Library Harl V. Brackin Library] – 36,000 books; 60,000 journal issues; 18,000 manuals; 6,850 technical reports
|-
* National Air and Space Museum – [http://library.si.edu/libraries/air-and-space Library] – 40,000 volumes
|Empire State Aerosciences Museum||[http://www.esam.org/research-library Janz Vander Veer Research Center/Library]||2,100 photographs
* National Naval Aviation Museum – [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/emil-buehler-library Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library] – Unknown ([http://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2017/01/14/archivist-naval-aviation-museum-history-keeper/95346896 Reference])
|-
* Newark Air Museum – [http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Archive Museum Archive] – 5,100 books; 40,000 photographs
|Finnish Aviation Museum||[http://ilmailumuseo.fi/en/kirjasto-arkisto Library and Archives]||16,000 monographs
* Norwegian Aviation Museum – [http://www.norwegianaviationmuseum.com/library Library] – Unknown
|-
* Planes of Fame Air Museum – [http://planesoffame.org/education-2/research-library Research Library] – 10,000 volumes
|Flight Path Museum LAX||[http://flightpathlax.com/aviation-research-library William A. Schoneberger Research Library]||Unknown
* Polish Aviation Museum – [http://muzeumlotnictwa.pl/muzeum/pl/biblioteka Library] – Unknown
|-
* Royal Air Force Museum – [http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default/library-collection Archive & Library] – Unknown
|Frontiers of Flight Museum||[http://www.flightmuseum.com/explore/research_library Research Library]||35,000 records
* San Diego Air & Space Museum – [http://sandiegoairandspace.org/research/research-overview Library & Archives] – 38,000 items
|-
* Shearwater Aviation Museum – [http://www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca/library Library & Archives] – 13,000 items
|Greenwood Military Aviation Museum||[http://www.gmam.ca/library2.html Library]||1,700 books
* Tangmere Military Aviation Museum – [http://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/the-library Peter Wright Memorial Library] – 4,000 books/periodicals
|-
* Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum – [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207102609/http://www.jimmydoolittlemuseum.org/html/library.html Library Archives] – 3,000 books ([http://www.travisafbaviationmuseum.org/education Reference])
|Hill Aerospace Museum||[https://web.archive.org/web/20110603115114/http://www.hill.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5634 Major General Rex A. Hadley Research Library and Archives]||Unknown (Closed to Public)
* United States Army Aviation Museum – [http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/research/research Research Library] – 3,000 books
|-
* USS Midway Museum – [http://www.midway.org/education/education-resources/uss-midway-research-library Library] – 6,400 volumes; 1,400 cruise books; 1,500 technical manuals; 750 videos; 5,500 magazine issues ([http://www.midway.org/blog/the-best-naval-aviation-library-afloat Reference])
|Hiller Aviation Museum||[http://www.hiller.org/museum/library Michael King Smith Research Library]||Unknown
* Western Museum of Flight – [http://www.wmof.com/library.htm Dr. Ira E. Chart Research Library] – Unknown
|-
* Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum – [http://wingsmuseum.org/about/history/researchlibrary Research Library] – 15,000 books; 800 periodicals; 1,000 digitized images
|Historic Aviation Memorial Museum||[http://tylerhamm.org/library Library]||Unknown
|-
|MAPS Air Museum||[http://mapsairmuseum.org/louise-timken-library Louise Timken Library & Research Center]||7,900 items
|-
|March Field Air Museum||[http://www.marchfield.org/education/research-library Yeager Family Library]||7,000 volumes
|-
|Military Aviation Museum||[http://militaryaviationmuseum.org/library Library]||3,100 books
|-
|Millville Army Air Field Museum||[http://p47millville.org/library Henry E. Wyble Historic Research Library & Education Center]||Unknown
|-
|Museum of Flight||[http://www.museumofflight.org/Collections-and-Research/Library Harl V. Brackin Library]||36,000 books; 60,000 journal issues; 18,000 manuals; 6,850 technical reports
|-
|National Air and Space Museum||[http://library.si.edu/libraries/air-and-space Library]||40,000 volumes
|-
|National Naval Aviation Museum||[http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/emil-buehler-library Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library]||Unknown ([http://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2017/01/14/archivist-naval-aviation-museum-history-keeper/95346896 Reference])
|-
|Newark Air Museum||[http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Archive Museum Archive]||5,100 books; 40,000 photographs
|-
|Norwegian Aviation Museum||[http://www.norwegianaviationmuseum.com/library Library]||Unknown
|-
|Planes of Fame Air Museum||[http://planesoffame.org/education-2/research-library Research Library]||10,000 volumes
|-
|Polish Aviation Museum||[http://muzeumlotnictwa.pl/muzeum/pl/biblioteka Library]||Unknown
|-
|Royal Air Force Museum||[http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default/library-collection Archive & Library]||Unknown
|-
|San Diego Air & Space Museum||[http://sandiegoairandspace.org/research/research-overview Library & Archives]||38,000 items
|-
|Shearwater Aviation Museum||[http://www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca/library Library & Archives]||13,000 items
|-
|Tangmere Military Aviation Museum||[http://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/the-library Peter Wright Memorial Library]||4,000 books/periodicals
|-
|Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum||[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207102609/http://www.jimmydoolittlemuseum.org/html/library.html Library Archives]||3,000 books ([http://www.travisafbaviationmuseum.org/education Reference])
|-
|United States Army Aviation Museum||[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/research/research Research Library]||3,000 books
|-
|USS Midway Museum||[http://www.midway.org/education/education-resources/uss-midway-research-library Library]||6,400 volumes; 1,400 cruise books; 1,500 technical manuals; 750 videos; 5,500 magazine issues ([http://www.midway.org/blog/the-best-naval-aviation-library-afloat Reference])
|-
|Western Museum of Flight||[http://www.wmof.com/library.htm Dr. Ira E. Chart Research Library]||Unknown
|-
|Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum||[http://wingsmuseum.org/about/history/researchlibrary Research Library]||15,000 books; 800 periodicals; 1,000 digitized images
|}


== Archives (Institution – Name of Collection – Size) ==
== Archives (Institution – Name of Collection – Size) ==

Revision as of 01:54, 23 August 2022

Material is taken from a Warbird Information Exchange thread.

Introduction

This list has been divided into three sections: libraries, archives, and a third category of "honorable mentions" which don't quite fit the criteria for inclusion below, but are worth noting.

For an institution to meet the criteria for inclusion of this list, it must have a dedicated library or archives page on its website and it must be a museum. The former requirement was selected to demonstrate a museum's dedication to it's library collection. (Some combine them with their collections or donations page.)

The most common bit of information on museum library pages is an approximate count of their holdings. Since size is often the only quantifiable and available form of comparison, it has been included here as a potential comparison of significance. A few caveats regarding these numbers: 1) they may be rounded, 2) they may only reflect cataloged items and not the entire collection, and 3) different organizations use different terms for their materials, so comparison may be somewhat apples to oranges.

Finally, the line between libraries and archives or archives and collections can be blurry and some museums do not make a distinction between the two.

Libraries

Institution Name of Collection Size
Air Force Museum of New Zealand Reading Room 3,500 volumes
Alberta Aviation Museum Archives & Research Library 5,000 volumes; 200,000 digital images
American Helicopter Museum & Education Center Library and Archives 18,000 items
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum W.J. "Ernie" Schorr Memorial Library 1,000 books; 220 videos
British Columbia Aviation Museum Library 7,700 books; 670 videos; 30,000 digital images
Canada Aviation and Space Museum Library and Archives Unknown
EAA Aviation Museum Library 11,000 books; 100,000 images
Empire State Aerosciences Museum Janz Vander Veer Research Center/Library 2,100 photographs
Finnish Aviation Museum Library and Archives 16,000 monographs
Flight Path Museum LAX William A. Schoneberger Research Library Unknown
Frontiers of Flight Museum Research Library 35,000 records
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum Library 1,700 books
Hill Aerospace Museum Major General Rex A. Hadley Research Library and Archives Unknown (Closed to Public)
Hiller Aviation Museum Michael King Smith Research Library Unknown
Historic Aviation Memorial Museum Library Unknown
MAPS Air Museum Louise Timken Library & Research Center 7,900 items
March Field Air Museum Yeager Family Library 7,000 volumes
Military Aviation Museum Library 3,100 books
Millville Army Air Field Museum Henry E. Wyble Historic Research Library & Education Center Unknown
Museum of Flight Harl V. Brackin Library 36,000 books; 60,000 journal issues; 18,000 manuals; 6,850 technical reports
National Air and Space Museum Library 40,000 volumes
National Naval Aviation Museum Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library Unknown (Reference)
Newark Air Museum Museum Archive 5,100 books; 40,000 photographs
Norwegian Aviation Museum Library Unknown
Planes of Fame Air Museum Research Library 10,000 volumes
Polish Aviation Museum Library Unknown
Royal Air Force Museum Archive & Library Unknown
San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives 38,000 items
Shearwater Aviation Museum Library & Archives 13,000 items
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Peter Wright Memorial Library 4,000 books/periodicals
Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum Library Archives 3,000 books (Reference)
United States Army Aviation Museum Research Library 3,000 books
USS Midway Museum Library 6,400 volumes; 1,400 cruise books; 1,500 technical manuals; 750 videos; 5,500 magazine issues (Reference)
Western Museum of Flight Dr. Ira E. Chart Research Library Unknown
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum Research Library 15,000 books; 800 periodicals; 1,000 digitized images

Archives (Institution – Name of Collection – Size)

Honorable Mentions (Institution – Name of Collection – Size)

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