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643. MacCord, Charles W. "Ericsson and His Monitor." North American Review 149, no. 395 (October 1889): 460-71. Written by the inventor's one-time chief draftsman, this piece describes Ericsson's anger with Greene's performance in battle.

644. MacDonald, Mary. "He 'Monitors' His Sunken Treasure," Durham Sun, [NC], 2 June 1977. MacDonald provides an overview of the status of the Monitor by interviewing John Newton, W. N. Still, and Robert Sheridan. Newton discusses various proposals for raising the Monitor. Sheridan discusses the possibility "the Monitor could be off the Atlantic floor by 1980," maybe with the help of the Glomar Explorer.

645. MacDonald, Mary. "If Monitor is Brought Up, Will A Child Get the Credit?" Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 22 June 1977. Shortened ed. of Mary MacDonald's "Plan to Recover Monitor Proceeds Full Steam."

646. MacDonald, Mary. "Monitor Recovery Effort Attracting all Kinds," Durham Sun [NC], 17 April 1977. This is a human-interest piece on the volunteers and professionals involved with the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc.

647. MacDonald, Mary. "Monitor Site Under Study," Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 8 April 1977. Researchers on board the Cape Henlopen begin to study the data and videotape taken at the wreck site. John Newton of the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., is quoted.

648. MacDonald, Mary. "Plan to Recover Monitor Proceeds Full Steam," Times- Herald [Newport News, VA], 3 June 1977. This is a speculative piece on the various ways the Monitor can be recovered, some of them proposed by schoolchildren. One course of action includes the use of the Glomar Explorer. Robert Sheridan, W. N. Still, and John Newton, all associated with the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., are quoted. The article includes an underwater photo and location map.

649. MacGregor, Richard. "Hatteras Museum Looks to the Future." Hatteras Monitor 3, no. 10 (8 December 1988). PER F262.096H38 A report on the Hatteras Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, NC.

650. MacNeill, Ben Dixon. "Location of Monitor," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 3 June 1954. MacNeill responds to attacks from Monitor hunter R. T. McMullen and the latter states "I accept any responsibility for his not finding anything that satisfied him." Dixon claims that he did not even volunteer his theory on the location of the Monitor and that McMullen's claim is "as ludicrous as it is vicious and stupid."

651. MacNeill, Ben Dixon. "Salvaging of Monitor Considered," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 15 March 1951. According to this article by the local Hatteras historian, "equipment will be brought here in May for a complete survey of the craft lost off here 89 years ago." Civil War scholar Fletcher Pratt and USN official were scheduled to arrive. As early as this date North Carolinians hoped the wreck would be "the core of a museum of maritime life and legend in this area."

652. Malpass, Carl E. "Student Assists with Work on Monitor." Open Door [NC Dept. of Community Colleges] (spring 1974): 8-9. Malpass highlights the contribution of Michael Kell of Cape Fear Technical Institute.

653. "Man Records Sinking of the Monitor." Hatteras Monitor 10, no. 5 (June 1995). PER AP2.H38 A partial reprint of the article written by a Monitor crew member about the sinking. This story appeared in Harper's Weekly (15 February 1862).

654. "Manufacture of Armor Plates." Scientific American 6, no. 15 (12 April 1862): 229. PER T1.S35 O In the wake of the clash of the Monitor and the Virginia, this one-page essay discusses methods of production, experiments on thickness, and the use of wood in the new ironclads' armor.

655. Marden, Luis. "Search for the Monitor." Historic Preservation 38, no. 4 (July/August 1986): 32-37. PER E151.H57 Marden provides an overview of the efforts to explore the wreck and save the remains, and gives the historical background of the Battle of Hampton Roads.

656. "Maria Templeton, Artist, Poet, and Believer in Old-fashioned Heroism," Metro (June 1978): 52-53. This is a biographical note on (Alazar) Maria Templeton, historical researcher for the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc.

657. "Marine Says he Touched Craft," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 18 July 1955. Describes the news-breaking claim by Marine Cpl. Robert F. Marx that he had touched the Monitor buried upright in the sand not far from the shore. Marx is quoted. His claim later proved to be unfounded.

658. "Mariners' Museum Features 'Clash of Armor.'" Blue & Gray Magazine 13, no. 5 (June 1996): 44. This is a half-page article on the Monitor exhibit at The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA.

659. Martin, Bob. "Monitor May Be Raised From Ocean Off N. Carolina," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], September 1971. Robert L. Simmons of the North Carolina Tidewater Services, Inc., and Robert F. Marx, with the blessing of Samuel P. Townsend of the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, attempted to find the ironclad about a mile offshore. There was controversy surrounding which wreck they did locate. Rear Adm. E. M. Ellen, director of navy history, is reported as saying the Navy is not interested in and will not claim the vessel if it is located.

660. Martin, Harrison P. "When the Monitor Went Down." United States Naval Institute 67, no. 461 (July 1941): 927-31. PER V1.R43 The author thinks the account of the ironclad's sinking is often given short shrift and provides the reader with an entertaining telling of that event. He describes the roles of John Ericsson and John Stocking, James Fenwick, Louis N. Stodder, F. B. Butts, S. D. Greene, and John Bankhead of the Monitor. S. D. Trenchard and A. O. Taylor of the Rhode Island are also mentioned.

661. Marvel, William. "Letters from the Cheesebox on a Raft: A New Look at Life Aboard the USS Monitor." Mariners'Museum Journal (Second Series) 3 (1997): 24-31. VM1.M3 1997

662. Massey, James C. and Fred M. Robinette. "Adapting Digital Technology in Ship Design to Cultural Resources." CRM [Cultural Resource Management] 19, no. 9 (1996): 31-32. Massey, the executive vice president for the National Preservation Institute, and Robinette, the director of cultural resources for Advanced Marine Enterprises, studied the dynamic motion of the complex turret rotation system and its associated machinery. The pair also addresses the "dynamic motion of the ship in a seaway." The data are provided as a sample of the kind of documentation that can be developed for other historic vessels.

663. Matthews, William. "Model Builder's Monitor Should Be Accurate," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 24 February 1983. Model builder Thomas Tragle, Jr., explains how recent discoveries make his model the most accurate to date. The model is now part of the collection of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA.

664. "Maury, Dabney H. "The Merrimac and Monitor." Southern Historical Society Papers 11, no. 1 (January 1883): 30-40. Maury is chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Historical Society. The article includes H. B. Littlepage's letter to the Washington Post and W. H. Parker's letter to the Norfolk Landmark. Maury is countering the claim of the Monitor crew members that the Union ship defeated the Virginia, and that therefore they are entitled to prize money.

665. Maxim, Hudson. "The Gun versus Armor-Plates." Navy 6, no. 4 (April 1912): 22- 25. PER VK1.N38 This essay argues that "future naval warfare must be between guns and guns, and speed and speed;" while armored protection, which lessens speed and limits the size of the gun, must inevitably be largely abandoned." The author draws upon lessons learned from the Monitor, the Virginia, and the Battle of Hampton Roads.

666. Mayer-Sommer, Alan P. "An Historical Case Study of Planning and Control Under Uncertainty: The Weapons Acquisition Process of the U.S. Ironclad Monitor." Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 7, no. 3 (fall 1988).

667. McCleary, J.R. "Monitor's Secrets Revealed." Nautical Research Journal 43, no. 3 (September 1998): 139-42. PER V1N377

668. McDonald, Joseph. "How I Saw the Monitor-Merrimac Fight." New England Magazine [New Series] 36 (July 1907): 548-53. Recounts the Battle of Hampton Roads as seen by Joseph McDonald, a Yankee sailor aboard the Minnesota. Written down by Herbert McCrillis.

669. McFarland, Walter M. "The Monitor and the Merrimac." Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers 24, no. 2 (May 1912): 440-52.
PER VM1. J68 Originally read at the banquet of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Washington, D.C., on March 9, 1912, this is a discussion of the circumstances that made the Battle of Hampton Roads such an important event. The author mentions John Ericsson, A. Stimers, the ironclad selection board, the influence on vessel construction around the world, and concludes with the need for Democrats to develop a naval program for the nation's protection because battleships cannot be built in 100 days like in the days of the Monitor. There is a facsimile reproduction of the contract for the Monitor, signed by John Ericsson, John A. Griswold, T. F. Rowland, and J. F. Winston, and witnessed by F. F. Rowland and Warren G. Hill on October 25, 1861.

670. McKain ["a free-lance photojournalistic team"]. "Monitor Revisited." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 8, no. 12 (April 1979): 18-19. PER F176.C44 The article is a retelling of the Battle of Hampton Roads, with errors; there is also a brief mention of John Newton and the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc.

671. McMaster, Gilbert Totten. "A Little Unwritten History of the Original USS Monitor." United States Naval Institute Proceedings 27, no. 100 (December 1901): 725-32. PER V1.R43 Explains the contribution of C. S. Bushnell in getting the navy to accept John Ericsson's ironclad design. The participants in this scenario who are mentioned include G. Welles, A. Lincoln, C. Davis, H. Paulding, Winslow, Griswold, and Smith.

672. McNair, Jean. "Anniversary of Ironclad's Clash the Time to Distribute Artifacts," Town Talk [Alexandria, VA], 3 August 1986. Discusses the efforts of the state of North Carolina, the Smithsonian Institution, The Mariners' Museum, South Street Seaport, and the city of Portsmouth, VA, to become the "principal museum." E. M. Miller of NOAA mentions some of the required qualifications, while Dan Ashe, a member of the staff of U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-NC), discusses North Carolina's position. There is a very brief quote from Nancy Melton, director of the Portsmouth City museums.

673. McNair, Jean. "Monitor Relics Spur Struggle Between States: US to Choose Home For Ironclad Artifacts," Washington Post, 25 May 1986. Details efforts by The Mariners' Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, South Street Seaport, the state of North Carolina, and the city of Portsmouth, VA, to become the "principal museum." Edward Miller of NOAA outlines the criteria. Nancy Melton of the city of Portsmouth, VA, and Mike Curtin of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum are quoted.

674. "Measuring Tape Installed Beside Sunken Monitor," Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 30 July 1977. Divers encountered rough weather while they installed a base line (measuring tape) and took images during the 1977 expedition.

675. Meekins, Roger. "Hunt for Monitor Continues Off Hatteras," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 14 May 1954. This is an unusual piece for many reasons. It documents the efforts of R. T. McMullen and Col. Egglund of Vermont to locate the Monitor with assistance from Ben Dixon MacNeill. MacNeill is quoted as saying he transferred his rights to the ironclad to the National Park Service. There is also a great deal of concern among North Carolinians that Monitor artifacts should remain in the Old North State when they are recovered.

676. Meekins, Roger. "Plan to Raise Monitor is Revived," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 14 May 1954. A mixed crew, including R. T. McMullen, a retired postal employee; a retired U.S. Army officer; divers; photographers from Life magazine; a local airplane pilot; and a boat skipper claimed to have located the Monitor following the leads of local historian and retired journalist Ben Dixon MacNeill. According to MacNeill, he and Joe Roberts, a photographer, located the wreck fifteen years ago about 1,000 yards from shore in about thirty feet of water and in the shadow of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. After locating the wreck, MacNeill evidently claimed title to the remains and even refused offers to sell the ironclad.

677. "The Merrimac and Monitor." Southern Historical Society Papers 11 (January 1883): 31-40.

678. "The Merrimac and the Monitor." Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art 56 (August 1862): 528-37.

679. "The Merrimac and the Monitor." Gentleman's Magazine 212 (May 1862): 631- 35.

680. "The Merrimac and the Monitor." Quarterly Review 111, no. 222 (April 1862): 562-76. In this, an excellent article for its time, the author attempts to analyze the impact of the Monitor and Virginia on naval affairs, the value of rams, naval gunnery, and the reaction of the general public. HMS Warrior and C. P. Coles are referenced frequently.

681. "The Merrimac and the Rebel Fleet Out Again In Hampton Roads--Their Audacity and Impudence," New York Herald, 13 April 1862. A more extensive piece than might be expected, the report details the foray of the Virginia and about eleven other vessels into Hampton Roads and their capturing of Union merchant vessels. As for the activity of Federal warships like the Monitor and the converted Vanderbilt, the reporter could offer "no account of their presence."

682. "The 'Merrimac' Coming Out." Harper's Weekly 6, no. 268 (15 February 1862): 100. PER AP2.H38 OO This mistitled article nevertheless demonstrates that Union intelligence sources had some idea concerning the new design of the ironclad Virginia. There are two seascape engravings of the region.

683. "Merrimac-Monitor Scenes at Jamestown." Confederate Veteran 15, no. 6 (June 1907): 280. This feature offers a description of a re-creation of the Battle of Hampton Roads at the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.

684. "The Merrimac - The Monitor - The Battle," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 9 May 1976, The Mini-Page. These sketches of the Virginia, the Monitor, and the Battle of Hampton Roads were written for the children's section of the paper.

685. "Merrimack and Monitor." Chicago History 3, no. 2 (spring 1954): 337-46.

686. Merz, Louis. "Diary of Private Louis Menz, C.S.A. of the East Point Guards (Co. D, 4th Georgia Regiment Volunteer Infantry, Doles-Cook Brigade)." Bulletin of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society 4, no. 3 (November 1959): 17-47.
A Georgia soldier was "enlivened by watching the CSS Virginia destroy Union ships" during the Battle of Hampton Roads.

687. Miller, Edward M. "Are There Any Human Remains Aboard Monitor?" Cheesebox 1, no. 1 (June 1983): 12. PER CC1.C44 The head of the sanctuary proposes that the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary handle the remains of any crew members, much like curators did for the Mary Rose Project in England.

688. Miller, Edward M. "Bound for Hampton Roads." Civil War Times Illustrated 20, no. 4 (July 1981): 22-31. This is the usual illustrated story of the refitting of the Virginia and the Monitor, and the Battle of Hampton Roads.

689. Miller, Edward M. "The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary." Oceans 28, no. 1 (spring 1985): 66-71. PER GC1.034 The history of the sanctuary, the wreck as a cultural resource, conflicting viewpoints, and threats to the wreck are all told from a management perspective. The article includes illustrations and lists fourteen sources.

690. Miller, Edward M. "The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Prototype for a National Cultural Policy for Historic Shipwrecks." March 1984. Management issues, research design, master planning document, and other shipwreck projects are covered.

691. Miller, Edward M. "Project Cheesebox: Search for the Monitor." Proceedings of theUnited States Naval Institute 100, no. 854 (April 1974): 116-17. PER V1.R43 Miller provides a discussion of the effort to coordinate individuals from different departments and offices to locate and study the Monitor under Project Cheesebox. The author conceived the project while he was a midshipman and ensign, with the assistance of the Airborne Magnetic Division of the Naval Oceanographic Division.

692. Miller, Edward M. "Remarks made at the Dedication of the Exhibits of Artifacts from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, North Carolina Marine Resources Center, Bogue Banks." 23 April 1982.

693. Miller, Edward M. "Seaprobe Adventure." Shipmate 37, no. 5 (June 1974): 15-18. PER VA49.S45 Miller provides historical background and a detailed account of the 1974 expedition. There are photographs of the turret, propeller, and armor belt, and a Harper's Weekly engraving of the Monitor sinking is on the cover.

694. Miller, Edward M. "The Search of the Monitor, A Journey into History." Ocean 75: Record: Ocean 75 is the combined meeting of the 1975 IEEE Conference on Engineering in the Ocean Environment and Eleventh Annual meeting of the Marine Technology Society, San Diego, California, September 22-25, 1975, 845-60. New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1975. Miller gives a detailed account of an unsuccessful U.S. Navy search for the Monitor.

695. Miller, Edward M. "A Time for Decision on Submerged Cultural Resources." Oceans 31, no. 1 (spring 1988): 25-34. PER GC1.034 The Monitor sanctuary is given as a prototype for management of submerged cultural resources. The discussion focuses on the conflict between those individuals who would quickly recover items of great interest and monetary value, and the archaeologist who would take longer to recover artifacts, complete research, and study data. Miller heads the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, the "first underwater archaeological reserve in the United States" under NOAA's supervision.

696. Miller, Jacob W. "The Development of Armor as Applied to Ships."Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute 5, no. 10 (February 1879): 513-36. PER V1.R43 This is a discussion of the development of armor (combination of metal and timber). It examines such warship considerations as the vertical or broadside system, the turret system, the deflecting (armor slope) system, the circular (turret) system, and the ram system. There are revealing cutaway illustrations and the Monitor is referenced frequently.

697. Milligan, John D., ed. "Aboard the Monitor," Civil War Times Illustrated 9, no. 1 (April 1970): 28-35. A. C. Stimers recounts his experience on the ironclad.

698. Millman, Howard. "Shipwreck (Search for the Ironclad Ship USS Monitor)." Compute! 13, no. 3 (March 1991): 46-50. This is a discussion of the Farb Monitor expedition and documentation methods using computer-guided image enhancement technology. It includes a quotation from Roderick M. Farb and discusses expectations for commercial use of the video footage.

699. Minehard, Tom. "North Carolina Vies with North for the Monitor," Sun News [Myrtle Beach, SC], 30 March 1986. U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-NC) encourages the many interested parties in his state to pool their resources to attract the "principal museum" to the Old North State. The competing interests include: The Mariners' Museum, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, South Street Seaport, the American-Swedish Historical Society, and the city of Portsmouth, VA. Dale Burrus, president of the Hatteras Village Civic Association, advocates putting the Monitor museum near the wreck site.

700. Minehard, Tom. "United Front Asked in N.C. Effort to Gain USS Monitor's Artifacts," Charlotte Observer, 30 March 1986. Similar to Tom Minehard's "North Carolina Vies with North for the Monitor."

701. "The Monitor," Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 13, no. 32 (29 March 1862). AP2.F73 OO

702. "The Monitor," New York Herald, 18 March 1862. A boastful piece, it speculates on the possibility of arming the Monitor with 20- inch guns so the ironclad can sink any vessel, Confederate or British, that gets in her way.

703. "Monitor anchor goes on display," Telegram [Rocky Mount, NC], 27 July 1986. W. N. Still and Nancy Foster make remarks at the anchor's unveiling at East Carolina University.

704. "Monitor Anchor Unveiling, Display At ECU Next Week," Washington Daily News [NC], 23 July 1986. This is an announcement concerning the public display of the anchor at the East Carolina University student center. Ignore the sentence "the Monitor left the bay after the battle and sank a few days later."

705. "Monitor Anchor Will Be Displayed," Carteret County News-Times [Morehead City, NC], 9 July 1986. Announces the unveiling of the anchor at the East Carolina University student center. The contribution of G. P. Watts is mentioned.

706. "The Monitor and the Merrimac." Leisure Hour 13 (2 July 1884): 427-29.

707. "Monitor and the Merrimack." The Virginia Numismatist (December 1969). A letter dated from "Fortress Monroe" and postmarked Old Point Comfort, VA, March 10, it is a good source for discussing speculation of observers from the Peninsula who claimed victory for Monitor. The author (maybe a Massachusetts soldier), however, gave the overall edge to the Confederates because of the sinking of the two Union ships. He describes the Monitor as "a raft with a large crowned hat turned upon it."

708. "Monitor Artifacts Awarded to The Mariners' Museum." Journal [Mariners' Museum] 14, no. 1 (spring 1987): 12. V1.M3 This is an announcement of the designation of The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA, as principal museum.

709. "The Monitor Boys," Lincoln Herald 50 (February 1948): 32-48. This is a selection of letters from the crew to Worden.

710. "The Monitor Collection: A Study in History." Cheesebox 6, no. 1 (July 1993): 6- 7. PER CC1.C44 This is an explanation of how NOAA and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History acquired the copies of official records, reports, photographs, books, slides, sheet music, poems, and video recordings that form the Monitor Collection.

711. "Monitor Companies: A Study of the Major Firms that Built the USS Monitor." The American Neptune 47, no. 2 (spring 1988): 106-30. PER V1.A49

712. "The Monitor Disaster," New York Herald, 6 January 1863. The official report of John Bankhead, captain of the Monitor, and Stephen D. Trenchard, captain of the Rhode Island. The reports are full of fine details and offer praise for the officers and crew of the Rhode Island. Both officers mention that some of the Monitor's crew seemed frozen by fear and did not attempt to board the rescue launch. Finally, Trenchard's report documents the sighting of the red lantern before the Monitor sank.

713. "Monitor Dive Slated," Courier-Tribune [Asheboro, NC], 29 September 1995. With this announcement NOAA reveals the latest efforts by divers from the Edenton to raise the propeller.

714. "Monitor Divers Thwarted," Sanford Herald [NC], 2 September 1995. The article provides the reasons for the Edenton divers' failure to retrieve the propeller. Dina Hill of NOAA is quoted.

715. "Monitor Divers Thwarted Twice," News-Topic [Lenoir, NC], 2 September 1995. Same as "Monitor Divers Thwarted."

716. "Monitor Excavation Aids Art of Undersea Archaeology," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 12 August 1979. On board the Johnson, the Johnson-Sea-Link I is launched to explore the Monitor during this NOAA/Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc./North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources-sponsored expedition. John Broadwater, then archaeologist for the VA Historical Landmarks Commission, discusses the mustard bottle, the deterioration of the wreck, the slim chance of recovery, and the high costs.

717. "Monitor Expedition Planned." Newsletter [North American Society of Oceanic History] 11, no. 2 (fall 1986): 6. PER VK1.N46 The expedition originally slated for August 1985 is rescheduled for June 1986. The National Trust and NOAA are two of the sponsors.

718. "Monitor Far Under Sea, But Debate Continues," Durham Sun [NC], 4 March 1976. This is an overview of the history of the Monitor from 1861 to 1976.

719. "Monitor Foundation Plans Move," Durham Sun [NC], 16 January 1978.

720. "Monitor Grant." Cheesebox 1, no. 2 (summer/fall 1982): 2. NOAA awarded a grant to East Carolina University's program in maritime history and underwater research to publish the Cheesebox, develop the next expedition, and establish the Monitor archives. It mentions G. P. Watts as assistant professor of history and director of underwater research.

721. "Monitor Identity Verified." Labstracts [U.S. Naval Research Lab] no. 16 (22 April 1974): 1-2. This is an overview of the 1973 and 1974 expeditions.

722. "The Monitor Lay in Secret for More Than a Century," Winston-Salem Journal [NC], 19 August 1979. The article outlines most of the major events surrounding the ironclad, including her battle with the Virginia, overhaul in Washington, loss at sea, rediscovery, protection as the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, and exploration by NOAA, Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc., and Jacques Cousteau's team. Floyd Childress of NOAA is quoted

723. "Monitor May Be Too Fragile to Bring Up," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 19 May 1982. An Associated Press story from Kure Beach, NC, it quotes Diana Lange, project coordinator, who says that the ironclad has suffered from decay and "the site is administered by the State Department of Cultural Resources Division of Archives and History."

724. "Monitor May Get Raised Yet," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 16 October 1982. The marking of a new expedition hints that the wreck may still be raised. W. N. Still and G. P. Watts of East Carolina University are mentioned.

725. "Monitor Museum In Demand," Daily News [Washington, NC], 30 June 1986.
Outlines efforts by The Mariners' Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, South Street Seaport, the state of North Carolina, and the city of Portsmouth, VA, to become the "principal museum."

726. "Monitor Museum - One Step Closer." Hatteras Monitor 2, no. 1 (13 February 1987). PER F262.096 H38 The plans for a Monitor museum at Hatteras are revealed.

727. "Monitor Parts to be Raised," Raleigh Times [NC], 8 March 1974. John Newton explains how the next expedition, sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the state of North Carolina, will use mechanical claws to retrieve pieces that have fallen away from the wreck.

728. "Monitor Photo Mapping Expedition Scheduled for Summer 1987." Cheesebox 5, no. 1 (February 1987): 4. PER CC1.C44 This announcement of a photo mapping expedition involves the USN's Deep Drone, Eastport International of Upper Marlboro, MD, and NOAA. The mapping was to require 10,000 photographs. There is an artist's rendition of the Drone over the wreck.

729. "Monitor Preserved by Mud: Scientists," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 4 August 1977. This brief piece discusses how mud has preserved the vessel and gives a description of the newly discovered lantern. G. P. Watts of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History is quoted.

730. "Monitor Program Set," Daily Reflector [Greenville, NC], 23 July 1986. Announces the unveiling of the anchor at the East Carolina University student center. W. N. Still and G. P. Watts of East Carolina University were scheduled to speak, as was Nancy Foster of NOAA. The program was a success.

731. "The Monitor Question." Army and Navy Journal 1, no. 48 (23 July 1864): 793. PER E461.A76 This article tries to present both sides of the pro-ironclad, anti-ironclad debate, referencing Ericsson's letter in the same issue (see also John Ericsson's "The Monitor Iron-clads.").

732. "Monitor - Raising Ruled Out," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 30 August 1979. Richard A. Frank of NOAA informs the public that the Monitor will not be raised during this expedition. Ronald Paine of the same organization is also quoted.

733. "Monitor Recovery Group Shifts Office to Norfolk," Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 27 March 1978. An announcement is made concerning the relocation of the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., from Beaufort, NC, to Norfolk.

734. "Monitor Recovery Plan Includes Underwater TV," Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 4 April 1977. Announces plans to use a newly developed television procedure for the upcoming expedition on the Cape Henlopen. Robert Sheridan of the University of Delaware and the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., is quoted.

735. "Monitor Recovery Studied," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 4 April 1977. Discusses motion picture documentation of the wreck site by the Cape Henlopen's crew. Robert Sheridan is quoted.

736. "Monitor Research Pays Off." Industrial Research (April 1974). Discusses the research efforts of Ed Jaeckel of Industrial Research and Harold Edgerton.

737. "Monitor Research To End," Daily Free Press [Kinston, NC], 14 May 1986.
W. N. Still announces the termination of East Carolina University's association with the Monitor project.

738. "Monitor Researchers Schedule Meeting," Durham Sun [NC], 4 March 1978. Various professionals meet in Raleigh to discuss the importance and future of the Monitor. Present are officials from the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, NOAA, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Naval History Center, and the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation.

739. "Monitor Revealing Its Secrets." Sea Technology 20, no. 9 (September 1979): 9. PER TC1501.U55 This is a fact-filled paragraph on the 1979 expedition sponsored by NOAA and the Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc., from the Johnson. The author notes that a 200-pound grouper named Sam has become the expedition's mascot.

740. [Monitor's Officers and Crew]. "Application for Bounty." Southern Historical Society Papers 12 (1885): 90-119.

741. "Monitor Sanctuary Commemorated." Newsletter [North American Society of Oceanic History] 10, no. 2 [there are two issues with this number] (fall 1984): 1. PER VK1.N46 Ceremonies at the United States Naval Academy on January 30,1985, will mark the tenth anniversary of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The lantern and half-model produced by Continental Iron Works will be displayed.

742. "Monitor Site Protection Eyed," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 27 September 1974. The governor of North Carolina, James E. Holshouser, Jr., has requested that the Monitor be named the first national marine sanctuary.

743. "Monitor Team Dives, Escorts Dignitaries to Ship's Site," Coastland Times [Manteo, NC], 21 August 1979. The NOAA team of Dina Hill, Brian Gorman, and Sarah Goodnight coordinate the flow of press releases, listen to vessel message traffic, and assist dignitaries and members of the media during the ongoing expedition from the Sea Gull Motel at Hatteras, NC.

744. "The Monitor Turret." Army and Navy Journal 3, no. 30 (17 March 1866): 473. PER E461.A76 O This article, reprinted from the London Mechanics' Magazine, describes the workings of a turret on a USN ironclad.

745. "The Monitor Turrets." Scientific American 10, no. 13 (26 March 1864): 201-02. PER T1.SE5 O The author takes the editors of the London Mechanics' Magazine to task for the article on turrets (February 26, 1864, issue). Once again the American supporters of Ericsson spill ink in battle with the British advocates of C. P. Coles.

746. "The Monitor Underwater Treasure," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 9 May 1976, The Mini-Page. This article from the children's section of the newspaper defines the sanctuary program.

747. "Monitor, U.S. Civil War Ironclad Can't Be Raised." Sea Technology 12, no. 7 (July 1980): 43. PER TC1501.U55 This is a very brief account of the latest expedition. Larry Tise is quoted.

748. "Monitor Update." Hatteras Monitor 1, no. 11 (27 October 1986). PER F262.096H38 Dale Burrus and other members of the Hatteras Village Civic Association traveled to Washington, DC, to start the process to become the "principal museum." This piece outlines meetings with NOAA and relevant guidelines. There is a photo of the party, the proposed site, and a facsimile of a letter to North Carolina governor James G. Martin from Orman L. Mann of the Dare Co. Board of Commissioners, asking for the governor's personal support.

749. "Monitor Update: Museum Criteria Adopted." Hatteras Monitor 1, no. 5 (1986). PER F262.096H38 NOAA and Council of American Maritime Museums announce the criteria for the principal museum. There is also a letter from Linda H. Monseld, an art teacher, to Gov. Martin encouraging a united front for North Carolina to maintain the artifacts and for the foundation of the Monitor Maritime Museum on Hatteras Island.

750. "Monitor Wreck 'Like Swiss Cheese,'" Washington Post, 28 August 1979. Three large holes discovered by divers may mean the hull of the Monitor may never be raised intact, announces Floyd Childress of NOAA. Navy salvage expert William F. Searle, Jr., is quoted as saying that he would not spend a nickel in trying to recover the Monitor.

751. "Monitor Wreck to be Explored," Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 31 July 1983. An announcement of the upcoming expedition, the piece mentions NOAA, East Carolina University, G. P. Watts, W. N. Still, and John Byrne.

752. "Monitor Wreckage Site Designated a Sanctuary," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 31 January 1975. Commerce Secretary Frederick B. Dent names the Monitor site as the first national marine sanctuary.

753. "Monitor's Anchor Filmed By Divers," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 23 August 1983. Discusses the expedition on the Johnson. Noteworthy is the location of the anchor by the East Carolina University/NOAA team. John Broadwater, Dina Hill of East Carolina University, and Nancy Foster of NOAA are mentioned.

754. "Monitor's Anchor is in Good Condition," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 18 May 1985. G. P. Watts of East Carolina University describes the 1,300-pound, four-fluted anchor as being in good condition.

755. "Monitor's Anchor Placed in ECU Artifact Tank." Pieces of Eight [East Carolina University] 6, no. 3 (15 September 1983). This short article includes a photograph.

756. "Monitor's Anchor Raised from N.C. Coastal Waters," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 30 August 1983. Describes how the anchor was raised and secured on the deck of the Johnson. Jack Stringer of NOAA describes the preservation process, as does Dina Hill of East Carolina University.

757. "Monitor's Anchor to be Put on Display." Pieces of Eight [East Carolina University] 7, no. 12 (1 April 1985): 3. A photo of the anchor with C. E. Peterson of the University of South Carolina and Dina Hill and Bruce G. Terrell of East Carolina University highlights this brief article on conservation.

758. "Monitor's Designer Portrayed at Dramatic Moment," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 14 June 1955. This is a promotional still from the Cavalcade of America television play, The Ships That Shook the World. The image shows Ericsson selling his proposal on the Monitor to officials in Washington. The photo is apparently courtesy of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

759. "Monitor's Propeller to be Raised as Part of MARRS '95." Cheesebox 7, no. 1 (September 1995): 4-5. An announcement of plans to recover the propeller during Monitor Archaeological Research and Recovery Survey '95. Divers from the Edenton are to execute the recovery. John Broadwater and D. James Baker of NOAA, and John B. Hightower of The Mariners' Museum are quoted. The propeller was not raised.

760. "The Moral of Our Recent Disasters in Hampton Roads," New York Herald, 12 March 1862. This editorial chastises the federal government for being slow to counter the threat of the Virginia and encourages the officials to spend what is needed to protect American interests against Great Britain, France, and Spain.

761. "More on the Monitor." Newsletter [North American Society of Oceanic History] 11, no. 1 (spring/summer 1985): 6. PER VK1.N46 In August 1985, E. M. Miller will lead an expedition to map the wreck "for some of the estimated 10,000 artifacts at the site." Nancy Foster of NOAA and Peter Neill, director of the National Trust for Historical Preservation's office of Maritime Preservation, are quoted on the importance of the Monitor and the care required.

762. "More ship parts may be salvaged," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 30 August 1983. The Johnson-based expedition divers gather more artifacts and shoot additional videotape. Jack Stringer of NOAA is quoted, and Nancy Foster of NOAA and Dina B. Hill of East Carolina University are cited.

763. Morgan, William J. "The Virginia No Longer Exists." The Iron Worker 24, no. 3 (summer 1960): 1-7. PER HD9510.1I76 O The Confederate ironclad is highlighted with illustrations.

764. Morris, Kenneth. "A Conservation Viewpoint of the Monitor Project." In Underwater Archaeology: The Challenge Before Us: The Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference on Underwater Archaeology, Gordon P. Watts, Jr., 246-49. San Marino, CA: Fathom Eight Special Publications, 1981. CC77.U5C65 This is an outline of conservation efforts related to the Monitor recovery project. It criticizes "several aspects of the Monitor Project," but was "not intended to impugn the good intentions or professional attitudes of the North Carolina or NOAA representatives to the project." There are footnotes and photos of a brass lamp base and paneling.

765. Morrisett, Algernon Sydney. "A Confederate Soldier's Eye-Witness Account of the Merrimack Battle." Georgia Historical Quarterly 54, no. 3 (fall 1970): 430- 32. A letter dated March 8, 1862, it is "an observation from the shore by a member of an unidentified regiment [most likely Co. B, 41st VA Infantry] of the first day's battle." Morrisett saw the sinking of the Cumberland and the Congress.

766. "Much Rides on Dive for Anchor," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 29 August 1983. Divers on board the Johnson will make one last attempt to retrieve the anchor. Jack Stringer of NOAA and W. N. Still of East Carolina University are quoted.

767. "Mud has Preserved Monitor," Washington Daily News [NC], 4 August 1977.
G. P. Watts remarks on the state of the Monitor and the recently recovered lantern.

768. Muga, Bruce J. "An Engineer Looks at the U.S.S. Monitor." Cheesebox 2, no. 1 (June 1983): 5-8. PER CC1.C44 Muga, a professor of civil engineering at Duke University, evaluates the recovery proposal, which includes three diagrams.

769. Mulcahy, Michael. "ROV, Navigation Technologies Make Monitor Expedition a Success." Sea Technology 28, no. 7 (August 1979): 30-36.
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770. Mulcahy, Michael. "Ship Notes: The USS Monitor Project." Sea History, no. 44 (summer 1987): 33. PER VK1.S413 Details the historical rationale for the development of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The Swedish Wasa and USS Cairo are referenced. Michael Mulcahy was the assistant project manager of the USS Monitor Project.

771. Mullins, Kimberly S. "The Monitor: From Birth to Re-Birth." Southern Engineer 50, no. 1 (October 1978): 19-21. This is a discussion of the sinking of the Monitor and her discovery 111 years later by John Newton, the National Geographic Society, and others on Duke University's Eastward.

772. Murrell, Mack. "Local Group Backs Raising Sunken Warship," Daily Tar Heel [Chapel Hill, NC], 1 December 1976. Members of the Monitor Research Council, formed by Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., discuss the concerns and hope that the wreck will be raised and remain in North Carolina. The members quoted include Carolista Baum, G. P. Watts, and Larry Tise.

773. Musciano, Walter. "Monitor & Merrimac: Motorized Working Models of the Civil War Ships Whose Famous Fight Revolutionized Naval Warfare." Jr. American Modeler (November-December 1972): 26-33+. These are plans and narrative for construction of balsa models.

774. "Museum Update: Design Program for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is Completed." Hatteras Monitor 3, no. 9 (8 November 1988).
PER F262.096 H38 The design program for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Dare County has been completed.

775. "Museum Update: The Monitor Trail." Hatteras Monitor 4, no. 3 (27 April 1989). PER F262.096 H38 NOAA's Monitor Sanctuary Manager, Ilene Byron, has provided information on the Monitor Trail. The trail shows the involvement of New York City, Virginia, North Carolina, and Philadelphia with the study and history of the Monitor.