May, William Edward, Commander, 1899-1989.

The papers includes research notes articles and pamphlets on many subjects including compasses and navigation. Of interest are his service certificates and career record between 1912-1953, including his training at Dartmouth and Osborne colleges (MAA/77).

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ID:	MAA
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	circa 1910-1970
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	May, William Edward, Commander, 1899-1989. A translation of instruction on Navigational Instruments and essay on Compass makers of Deptford Dockyard. (Manuscript) (MAA/1) Thesis/essay, A Circuit of Compasses, W. E. May, 1976 (Manuscript) (MAA/2) The Compass Department I, Naval Officers of the Compass Department, Biographies of Officers in the Compass Department: Johnson, Evans, Mayes, Creak, Henderson (Manuscript) (MAA/3) The Compass Department II, Typescript transcripts of Biographies of the Officers in the Compass Department: Chetwynd, Strange, Drake, Tully and Douglas, including typescripts of the cost of the Compass Department and report of the Admiralty Compass Committee (Manuscript) (MAA/4) Notes on Bianchetti compass and an Essay titled The Compass Doctor: Gowin Knight and the Mariner's compass (Manuscript) (MAA/5) Notes on the books in the library of the Admiralty Compass Observatory at Slough, compiled by May (Manuscript) (MAA/6) Chronological list of Patents concerning compasses, Book 1, 1731- 1915, compiled by May (Manuscript) (MAA/7) Chronological list of Patents concerning compasses, Book 2, 1915- 1937, compiled by May (Manuscript) (MAA/8) Index to Compass Makers and companies, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/9) A list of Historical Nautical Publishers (chronological) and a List of the Gabb Collection, some correspondence, 1958, plus additional miscellaneous material (Manuscript) (MAA/10) Index, A-Z, Subject listings and references to journals, pamphlets, and manuscripts. Covers a range of nautical and maritime themes (Manuscript) (MAA/11) Miscellaneous collection of drawings, photographs, binnacles, compass cards, ships and photographs of Cook's compass. (Manuscript) (MAA/12) Typescript transcripts of Navy Board Warrants to Portsmouth, 1695-, NMM, POR/A, extracts concerning compasses and other navigational stores (Manuscript) (MAA/13) Typescript transcripts, Portsmouth Officers Reports, 1700-, NMM POR/D, Extracts Concerning Compasses and other Navigational Stores (Manuscript) (MAA/14) Typescript transcript papers, Digest of Admiralty Correspondence Concerning the Compass from 1765 to 1917 (Manuscript) (MAA/15) Typescript of Manuscripts held at the National Archives and NMM. Extracts concerning the Compass, includes the National Archives ADM 106/1549, Navy Board Promiscuous In Letters, a range of material re: ADM 106 and The Francis Crow Compass (Manuscript) (MAA/16) Transcripts from Navy Board Papers concerning the compass, 17th to 19th Century, includes an A-Z index to reference copies of the ADM manuscripts at the National Archives (Manuscript) (MAA/17) Miscellaneous compass papers from India Office Library and Navy Board Instructions to Dockyards, c.19th century (Manuscript) (MAA/18) Transcripts of manuscripts from the National Archives, re: Compass Inventors, including material on the compass trial in the TONNANT 1818, Dr Gowin Knight, H C Jennings and Peter Barlow (Manuscript) (MAA/19) An article from the Surveyor concerning Flinders written by May, unpublished, 1952, transcripts of correspondence, Matthew Flinders to Peter Barlow, 1822-5, Digest of Navy Board Correspondence concerning the compass, 1822-32 (Manuscript) (MAA/20) Transcripts of the Navy Board records at the TNA re: extracts from the original compass records within (ADM 106) (Manuscript) (MAA/21) Extracts and photographs relating to Dr Gowin Knight and his Compass and transcrips from the National Archives about chronometers (Manuscript) (MAA/22-23) Admiralty correspondence, transcripts from the records at TNA, miscellaneous records concerning compasses, compiled by May (Manuscript) (MAA/24) Miscellaneous notes and photographs concerning the Admiralty records at TNA, re: compasses, transcripts of material containing information on compasses (Manuscript) (MAA/25) Book, Pivots and Caps in Compasses by R. J. Bray, 1917 (Manuscript) (MAA/26) Miscellaneous papers and photographs re: compass (Manuscript) (MAA/27) Miscellaneous extracts from various books, re: compass, folder labelled 'M' (Manuscript) (MAA/28) Miscellaneous extracts from various books, re: the history of the compass, folder labelled 'L' (Manuscript) (MAA/29) Admiralty Manual, Deviations of the Compass, 1869 (Manuscript) (MAA/30) The Theory of the Deviations of the magnetic compass in iron ships, 1936, Admiralty Compass Observatory publication (Manuscript) (MAA/31) The Theory of the Deviations of the magnetic compass in iron ships, 1936, Admiralty Compass Observatory publication, copy (Manuscript) (MAA/32) Typescript, Copy, Handbook of the Anschutz Tri- Gyro Gyro Compass as used in the French Navy, by Commander W. E. May, 1940 (Manuscript) (MAA/33) The Theory of the Deviations of the Magnetic Compass, 1948, Admiralty Compass Observatory publication (Manuscript) (MAA/34) Admiralty Manual copy of the Deviations of the Compass, 1862, 1920 and Elementary Manual for the Deviations of the Compass in Iron Ships by E. W. Creak, 1891, 1895 and 1912 (Manuscript) (MAA/35) Pamphlet, Concerning the Brown Gyro Compass and Automatic Helmsman, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/36) Pamphlet, The Brown Steering Gyro Compass, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/37) Pamphlet, The Brown Gyro Compass, Handbook, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/38) Pamphlet, The Brown Gyro Compass, Handbook, no date, copy (Manuscript) (MAA/39) Pamphlet, The Brown Gyro Compass, type II, Handbook, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/40) Pamphlet, The Brown Gyro Compass, type II, Handbook, no date, copy (Manuscript) (MAA/41) Manual of the Brown Type 'A' Gyro Compass equipment, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/42) Manual of the Brown Type 'B' Gyro Compass equipment, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/43) Pamphlet, Florentia Gyro- Compass, handbook, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/44) Handbook of the Brown Gyrocompass, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/45) Instruction book for Arma- Brown Gyro Compass, S.G. Brown Ltd, Watford, Herts, England, no date. Item currently unavailable (Manuscript) (MAA/46) Miscellaneous pamphlets on the subject of the compass including the Nautical Almanac, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/47) The Brown Gyro Compass Equipment, Technical Manual, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/48) Steering- Compass and Operation and Maintenance, Anshutz- Junior, Type 1 K 9051 and Type II K 9052, Manual, no date (Manuscript) (MAA/49) Essays on the Magnetic Compass, 1-210, D.475.C, including an index to individual essays (Manuscript) (MAA/50) Essays on the Magnetic Compass, 211-277, including an index to Individual essays (Manuscript) (MAA/51) Pamphlet, The Technical History and Index: A Serial History of Technical Problems Dealt With By Admiralty Departments, The Development of The Gyro- Compass Prior To And During The War, Technical History Section, Admiralty, October, 1919 (Manuscript) (MAA/52) A series of pamphlets and articles about navigation. (Manuscript) (MAA/53-65) Miscellaneous Xerox copies, re: pamphlet extracts, Navigation, the compass and North- West passage (Manuscript) (MAA/66) Miscellaneous article Xerox copies, pamphlet extracts, re: Navigation (Manuscript) (MAA/67) Miscellaneous extracts from the journal PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS concerning the work of C. Hutton, G. Shaw and R. Pearson, 1724- 34, 1776- 1780 (Manuscript) (MAA/68) Report, Xerox copy, extract of appendices, 'S. Coast and Geodetic survey', June 1880, appendices only (Manuscript) (MAA/69) A series of xerox copy of Pamphlets about compasses. (Manuscript) (MAA/70-76) Naval career and service papers of W. E. May, 1912 - 1953 (Manuscript) (MAA/77)

May, William Edward, Commander, 1899-1989.

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