Box 06

This folder contains various items related to treasure coins and includes a copy of an auction booklet, a copy of a numismatist magazine, an article from New Yorker magazine, and other articles of research.

This folder contains various items related to Captain Thomas P.H. Whitelaw, who raised ships for a living and famously raised more than 289 vessels from the sea.

This folder contains various items related to the wreck of the USS Circassian (1862), a large steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

The series contains materials related to Dennis Powers' historical research and the writing of the books “Treasure Ship," and "Taking the Sea." The materials include papers concerning the publication and the promotion for the book. “Treasure Ship" was published in 2006. “Taking the Sea,” was published in 2009.