Department of the Navy - Government Documents - Military and Veterans Agencies - Research Guides at University of Hawaii at Manoa

The Department of the Navy was established in 1798. From 1789-1798, naval affairs fell under the Department of War. The Navy became part of the National Military Establishment in 1947. In 1949, it became an agency under the Department of Defense (DoD).

Government Documents holds an extensive collection of Navy publications, including the following titles. Approximately 50 percent of our print holdings are listed in OneSearch.

Annual report
Call Number: GOVD N 1.1:, D 201.1:
Hydrographic Office (HO) publications
Call Number: GOVD N 6.8:, D 203.22:, D 5.317:
Naval aviation news
Call Number: GOVD D 202.9:
All hands
Call Number: GOVD D 207.17:
Naval training courses
Call Number: GOVD D 208.11:
Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the Navy of the United States, including officers of the Marine Corps
Call Number: GOVD D 208.12:
Lists of active-duty and retired officers, including ranks, signal numbers, date of birth, and other data.
The American nautical almanac
Call Number: GOVD D 213.11:
Navy medicine
Call Number: GOVD D 206.7:
United States Naval medical bulletin
Call Number: GOVD D 206.3:
Published to inform members of the Navy medical corps, these bulletins contain descriptions of diseases and conditions encountered by the Navy worldwide.
Naval War College review
Call Number: GOVD D 208.209:
Proceedings by United States Naval Institute
Call Number: Main V1 .U5

We provide access to Congressional hearings, reports, and documents about the Navy, its programs, budget, activities, weapons systems, naval disasters, scandals, and other topics. Additional documents covering 1910-1932 are available in the Executive Branch Documents microfiche set. Please contact a government documents librarian if you have questions about our holdings.

We also have a variety of general publications, pamphlets, and other Navy materials.

Hydrographic Office nautical charts and Navy aerial photographs of the Western Pacific are available in the Map Collection.

Navy YouTube channel
National Archives
NARA hosts a few historical films featuring the Navy
C-SPAN
C-SPAN hosts videos about Navy operations, budget, and other matters.

Internet resources

Air Force e-publishing
Air Force publications and forms
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
Index to articles in periodicals published by branches of the military from 1988-present. Older issues are also available in Government Documents under call number D 301.26/2:
Army War College Library
The Military History Institute at the Army War College has an extensive collection of unit histories. The Army Military Institute also has copies of Army publications that may not be available elsewhere.
ASSIST
Quick Search ASSIST allows users to search for military specifications and standards. Most may be downloaded for free.
Center for Legislative Archives
The CLA, part of the National Archives, is the repository for copies of documents printed by the Government Printing Office. Its holdings date back to 1895. It is the collection of last resort for publications listed in the Monthly Catalog of Government Publications.
Combined Arms Research Library
CARL supports the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and is a source for Army documents.
data.mil
The Department of Defense's open data portal.
DTIC Technical Reports Search
DTIC is the Defense Technical Information Center. You can search technical reports from many military sources, most of which are available in full text. We may have other reports in print or microform.
Duke University Libraries
Duke University Library is a Center of Excellence for Economic Analysis Bureau, International Trade Administration, International Trade Commission, Military History Center, Naval Historical Center, and Women's Bureau. It collects publications of these agencies comprehensively.
Historical Programs and Activities in the Executive Branch
Society for History in the Federal Government's guide to historical offices in federal agencies, including many military archives and museums.
How to get it : a guide to defense-related information resources
Guide to obtaining a variety of DoD publications, regulations, directives, forms, etc.
Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources
Congressional Research Service guide, written for members of Congress to aid in assisting constituents (PDF)
Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index (SCAMPI)
Index to articles on military and naval art and science, operational warfare, joint planning, national and international politics from military, government, and other sources.
U.S. Army Heritage Collection Online
Some online collections and catalogs of the archival holdings of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Where to find military information
Naval Postgraduate School guide to finding military information.
Air Force History Index
Unofficial index to over 500,000 Air Force publications.
National Technical Reports Library
DoD regulations and directives are available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
Government Accountability Office
GAO publishes numerous reports and provides testimony to Congressional committees about procurement, budgeting, weapons programs, bases, and other aspects of the military.

Military & Government Collection
Full text content consists of peer-reviewed and other scholarly journals, with a focus on engineering. The database includes the following features: over 100 new full text titles added, bringing the total number of full text to 287 titles, full text country reports from CountryWatch, 245 full text pamphlets, and indexing and abstract coverage for dozens of newly added journals.
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