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Beginning January 1, 2009 the NAWCC Library & Research Center
will be requiring a $5.00 fee for onsite users.
Exceptions are:
NAWCC Members
NAWCC School of Horology Students
National Watch & Clock Museum Timekeepers & Admission paying Visitors
Students / Educators with a Valid Student or Faculty ID
The National Watch and Clock Museum Library and Research Center is one of the largest horological libraries in the world. Housed within the Watch and Clock Museum, the collection consists of over 30,000 books, catalogs, and periodicals dealing with all aspects of the study of time and timekeeping. 
Special collections material includes 21,000 American patents; postcards dealing with horological subjects; postal stamps showing timekeeping devices; ledgers and drawings from the Hamilton Watch Company; the Whitaker Westclox collection; and the personal papers of such noted horologists as Jesse Coleman, Orville Hagans, Barclay Stephens, Robert Franks, James W. Gibbs, Albert Potter, and Charles Alvah Smith. Research Center ServicesWe do not provide appraisals, values, or authentifications of timepieces. The National Watch and Clock Museum Library and Research Center provides free research services to members of the Association. Members inquiring about a watch or clock are asked to send clear photographs of their watch or clock, its dial, its movement, and any trademarks or words that appear on any of the above mentioned parts. It is difficult to provide good information if we do not see pictures of what you have! Research inquiries can deal with any aspect of horology, except values of items. NAWCC staff and volunteers are prohibited from appraising items, placing values on them, or providing authentifications. Research Requests for MembersE-mail requests for research will be accepted from members only. Digital images of a specific timepiece's movement, case, and dial should also be sent to research@nawcc.org. Please include your member number; we cannot process requests without it. Requests for a member's friend or family members will be charged as a non-member research (see below).
Please see: Member Research Services
Research Requests for non-MembersNon-member requests for research must be mailed to the Library. No e-mail requests for research from non-members will be accepted. Photographs of the item to be researched must be sent with a check for $60.00 U.S. funds (payable to NAWCC, Inc) from non-members. This fee is our per item, non-member research fee. Requests requiring 5 minutes or less will be charged a minimum $15.00. Please see: Non-Member Research Requests
Library On-Line
You can now use the NAWCC Library's
Card Catalog On-Line.
Complete Library booklist
Lending Library.pdf
New BooksMonthly summaries of new books to the Lending Library from our
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BulletinsA fantastic amount of information on clocks, watches, and other timepieces, and their makers, can be obtained from the NAWCC Bulletins. In order to consult the online Bulletin index, simply go to the NAWCC Home page and click on the left hand link (4th link from the top) that says, “Bulletin Index Search” and proceed to conduct your searches there. Please note, however, that the articles listed there have not been scanned; therefore, you will have to provide the issue and page numbers (last two columns showing on the Bulletin Index listings) whenever photocopies or digital scans are requested
Slide ProgramsSlide programs are available for Chapter use only through the Headquarters' office. Slide Program Listing Slide Program Requests.
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