The Data Library and Archives (DLA) collects both Administrative and Manuscript Collections. The Administrative Collections consist of materials from the various departments at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The Manuscript Collections contain materials donated by WHOI scientists that relate to their professional, civic, business, religious, political, and social activities.

The DLA constantly receives new collections, which are processed and described in finding aids. The finding aids for the Administrative Collections are not available online because these collections may be restricted to use within the institutional community.

Link to the database of Manuscript Collections.

Online finding aids are available for those collections that have been processed.

The funding to process several of these collections was provided by a grant from the Friends of the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics. One such collection is the Records of the Office of the Director.

Click here to view a description of the Directors’ Papers.