The Phillips Library is pleased to announce a new digital collection - The American Neptune Collection. The quarterly journal of maritime history and arts, founded by a group of maritime enthusiasts, which included Samuel Eliot Morison and Walter Muir Whitehill, is available for your perusal and research.

From its inception in 1941 until publication ceased in 2002, The American Neptune: A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History and Arts has been considered America's premier maritime journal. Scholarly articles are of interest to readers who enjoy accounts of ships, the seas, and those who have sailed them, whether for mercantile gain, defending their nation's interest, or for the love of sea voyages and exploration. The articles cover a wide range of subjects, geographical areas other than America, and historical eras.

Currently, ten issues comprising Volumes 1 and 2, 1941 and 1942, and the first two issues of Volume III, January and April of 1943, have been uploaded into The American Neptune Collection. As new issues are scanned, they will be added to the collection.   

Welcome to the summer newsletter for the Council of American Maritime Museums. I am pleased to report this is looking to be a very successful year for Maritime Museums across the country.

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has appointed Kristen Greenaway as its new President; we welcome her aboard and wish Langley Shook all the best in his retirement.

This past April our annual conference was hosted by the new National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio. We were one of the very first groups to tour the new exhibits and campus, and as many of you witnessed, it is an impressive museum.

The conference offered a great look at some Midwest maritime projects underway and two days of fellowship with colleagues from across the country. We send a special "thank you" to the entire staff of the National Museum of the Great Lakes for hosting a successful conference.

One of CAMM membership's best benefits is the Reciprocal Admissions Program. This provides your supporters with free admission to other CAMM institutions when they show a CAMM Reciprocal Admissions Card at CAMM institutions' admission desks. These cards are available to your donors at the $100-and-up membership level.

At some CAMM museums, the Reciprocal Admissions Card will admit others in your party or provide a discount at their shop, depending on the institution. Of course, you'll need to inform your admissions staff about this program regularly to ensure its smooth operation.

Cards are available from CAMM Secretary Paul Johnston at johnstonpf@si.edu, who can also provide a sample form letter for your members letting them know about this benefit.

For more information visit our website.