Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Norman Johnson Collection, 1891-1915
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Repository | Martha's Vineyard Museum Gale Huntington Research Library 59 School Street P.O. Box 1310 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508)627-4441 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | RU 474 |
| Creator - creator | Johnson, Norman, 1856-1923 |
| Title | Norman Johnson collection |
| Date [inclusive] | 1891-1915 |
| Extent | 9 boxes (4.441 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The Norman Johnson Collection contains receipts, account books correspondence, and records accumulated by Norman Johnson (1856-1923). The material pertains to both his construction business and his personal activities. |
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use and Reproduction Restrictions
Requests to reproduce this collection should be directed to museum staff. Reproduction fees may apply.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 474, Norman Johnson Collection.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Jack F. Cage Jr in 2002. (Accession no. 2002.052). Cage aquired this collection from the attic of a house on South Main Street, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.
Bibliography
- Death of Norman Johnson, Vineyard Gazette, August 23, 1923, 5.
- Records of the Burning of the Mortgage and of Ladies Night, Vineyard Haven: Martha's Vineyard Lodge A. F. and A. M., 1916.
Publication Information
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Gale Huntington Research Library59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508)627-4441
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared and machine-encoded by Liam Wallace, July 2014. Materials had been previously processed by an unknown staff member circa 2003
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Related Materials
Related Materials
See also, vertical reference files 322 and 323 for information on Norman Johnson's involvement in the Masonic community and two William J. Rotch account books (object no. 1975.003.004, 1975.003.005).
Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
- Tilton Family
Genre(s)
- Account books
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Receipts (financial records)
Geographic Name(s)
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
- Vineyard Haven (Mass.)
Personal Name(s)
- Johnson, Norman, 1856-1923
Subject(s)
- Carpentry
- Construction industry
Biography/Historical Note
Norman Johnson was born in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, on May 7, 1856 to Henry C. Johnson and Annie J. Cathcart Johnson. Johnson would later move to Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, and in 1884 he married Cynthia S. Flanders. The couple had no children. Johnson was a builder on Martha's Vineyard from the late 19th century into the early 20th century, and dealt with various New England merchants to procure building materials. He was also the master of the Martha's Vineyard Masonic Lodge from 1914-1915. Norman Johnson died on August 15, 1923, at 67 years old.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains material from Norman Johnson's Vineyard Haven construction business from 1891-1915. It includes receipts, business records, account books, correspondence, time sheets, and bank records. Many of the business records involve the Tilton Family's building supply company in Vineyard Haven. The collection also contains material from Johnson's personal life on Martha's Vineyard, including bills, tax documents, and town permits.
Arrangement
The collection arrangement was imposed during processing in the abscence of any discernable original order.
- Series I: Business Receipts, 1897-1914, undated
- Subseries A: Material Arranged by Name of Business, 1897-1914
- Subseries B: Material Arranged by Region, 1899-1914, undated
- Subseries C: Freight Receipts, 1899-1914
- Series II: Other Business Materials, 1891-1914, undated
- Series III: Personal Records, 1895-1915
Collection Inventory
Series I: Business Receipts, 1897-1914 Scope and ContentThis series contains receipts from Norman Johnson's Vineyard Haven construction company. Many of the receipts come from the Tilton Family's lumber company. The dates of the material run from 1897-1914 and some documents are undated. The contents are arranged alphabetically and therein chronologically. | ||||
Subseries A: Material Arranged by Name of Business, 1897-1914 Scope and ContentSubseries A contains receipts that are filed by the region in which the company that produced said receipt was located. The contents are arranged alphabetically and therein chronologically. | ||||
| Box | Folder | |||
George F. Armsby and Willis R. Hancock, 1906-1913 | OS 1 | 1 | ||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Carlisle-Ayer Company, 1903-1906 | 1 | 1 | ||
De Wolf & Vincent, 1904-1914 | 1 | 2 | ||
Denison/Plummer/Jenning Company, 1911-1914 | 1 | 3 | ||
Greene & Wood, 1903-1914 | 1 | 4 | ||
N. P. Hayes, 1904-1914 | 1 | 5 | ||
Jackson & Newton Company, 1899-1903 | 1 | 6 | ||
Jackson & Newton Company, 1904-1905 | 1 | 7 | ||
Jackson & Newton Company, 1906-1908 | 1 | 8 | ||
Jackson & Newton Company, 1909-1914 | 1 | 9 | ||
Jackson & Newton Company, 1911 | 1 | 10 | ||
S. L. Rhino, 1903-1913 | 1 | 11 | ||
Swift and Fuller, 1904-1912 | 1 | 12 | ||
E. R. Tilton , 1901-1902, undated | 1 | 13 | ||
E. R. Tilton , 1903, 1913-1914 | 1 | 14 | ||
E. R. Tilton, 1904 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
E. R. Tilton, 1905 | OS 1 | 2 | ||
E. R. Tilton, 1906-1907 | OS 1 | 3 | ||
E. R. Tilton, 1908-1911 | OS 1 | 4 | ||
E. R. Tilton, 1911-1912 | OS 1 | 5 | ||
| Box | Envelope | |||
F. O. Tilton, 1903-1908 | 1 | 16 | ||
F. O. Tilton, 1909 | 1 | 17 | ||
F. O. Tilton, 1910 | 1 | 18 | ||
F. O. Tilton, 1911 | 1 | 19 | ||
F. O. Tilton, 1912 | 1 | 20 | ||
F. O. Tilton, 1913 | 1 | 21 | ||
F. O. Tilton, 1914 | 1 | 22 | ||
H. L. Tilton, 1902-1914 | 1 | 23 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
Owen H. Tilton, 1901-1903 | OS 1 | 6 | ||
Owen H. Tilton, 1904-1905 | OS 1 | 7 | ||
Owen H. Tilton, 1906 | OS 1 | 8 | ||
Owen H. Tilton, 1907 | OS 1 | 9 | ||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Owen H. Tilton, 1908-1909 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
Owen H. Tilton, undated | OS 1 | 10 | ||
| Box | Envelope | |||
E. T. Walker-Business Papers and Receipts, 1900-1903 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
E. T. Walker & Company, 1906-1914 | OS 1 | 11 | ||
Subseries B: Material Arranged by Region, 1899-1914, undated Scope and ContentSubseries B contains receipts filed by the businesses that produced said receipts. This includes a number of receipts from the Tilton Family's lumber company. The contents are arranged alphabetically and therein chronologically. | ||||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Boston Business Receipts, 1902-1913, undated | 1 | 26 | ||
Boston and other New England city receipts, 1900-1914 | 1 | 27 | ||
Island Business Suppliers, 1900-1911 | 1 | 28 | ||
Island Food Markets, 1904-1914 | 1 | 29 | ||
Martha's Vineyard Businesses, 1897-1914 | 1 | 30 | ||
Martha's Vineyard Businesses , 1900-1914 | 1 | 31 | ||
New Bedford Business Receipts, 1899-1914 | 1 | 32 | ||
New Bedford & Other Off Island Business Receipts, 1906-1914 | 1 | 33 | ||
West Tisbury Receipts, 1904-1909 | 1 | 34 | ||
Subseries C: Freight Receipts, 1899-1914 Scope and ContentSubseries C contains freight receipts from Norman Johnson's construction business. The contents are arranged chronologically. | ||||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Freight Receipts, 1899-1900 | 1 | 35 | ||
Freight Receipts, 1900-1901 | 1 | 36 | ||
Freight Receipts, 1902-1904 | 1 | 37 | ||
Freight Receipts, 1906-1907 | 1 | 38 | ||
Freight Receipts, 1908 | 1 | 39 | ||
Freight Receipts, 1909 | 1 | 40 | ||
Freight Receipts, 1910 | 1 | 41 | ||
Freight Receipts, 1911 | 1 | 42 | ||
Series II: Other Business Materials, 1891-1914, undated Scope and ContentThis series contains non-receipt business material, including business records, account books, bank records, and correspondence from Norman Johnson's Vineyard Haven construction company. The dates of the material in this series run from 1891-1914 however some documents are undated. The contents are arranged alphabetically and therein chronologically. | ||||
| Box | ||||
Account Book, 1899 | OS 4 | |||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Advertising, 1901-1909 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
Building Plans, Notes, and Rough Bills, 1901-1909, undated | OS 1 | 12 | ||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Business Correspondence Collection, 1895-1914 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Box | ||||
Day Book, 1900 | OS 2 | |||
Day Book, 1901 | OS 3 | |||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1899-1901 | 2 | 3 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1902 | 2 | 4 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1903 | 2 | 5 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1904 | 2 | 6 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1905 | 2 | 7 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1906 | 2 | 8 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1907 | 2 | 9 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1908 | 2 | 10 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1909 | 2 | 11 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1911 | 2 | 12 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1912 | 2 | 13 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1913 | 2 | 14 | ||
Norman Johnson Bank Records, 1913-1914 | 2 | 15 | ||
Norman Johnson Business Materials, 1900-1901 | 2 | 16 | ||
Norman Johnson Correspondence & Receipts from Contracting Business, 1901-1911 | 2 | 17 | ||
Miscellaneous Business Papers, 1891-1914 | 2 | 18 | ||
Miscellaneous Calculations etc., 1910, undated | 2 | 19 | ||
| Box | ||||
Planner, 1906 | OS 4 | |||
Receipt Book, 1899 | OS 6 | |||
Receipt Book, 1902 | OS 6 | |||
Receipt Book, 1903 | OS 6 | |||
Receipt Book, 1905 | OS 5 | |||
Receipt Book, 1905 | OS 5 | |||
Receipt Book, 1907 | OS 5 | |||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Time Sheets, 1899-1900, undated | 3 | 1 | ||
Time Sheets, 1901 | 3 | 2 | ||
Time Sheets, 1902 | 3 | 3 | ||
Time Sheets, 1903 | 3 | 4 | ||
Time Sheets, 1904 | 3 | 5 | ||
Time Sheets, 1905 | 3 | 6 | ||
Time Sheets, 1906 | 3 | 7 | ||
Time Sheets, 1907 | 3 | 8 | ||
Time Sheets, 1908 | 3 | 9 | ||
Time Sheets, 1909 | 3 | 10 | ||
Time Sheets, 1910 | 3 | 11 | ||
Time Sheets, 1911 | 3 | 12 | ||
Time Sheets, 1912 | 3 | 13 | ||
Time Sheets, 1913 | 3 | 14 | ||
Time Sheets, 1914 | 3 | 15 | ||
Time Sheets, undated | 3 | 16 | ||
Various Undated Composition Books, 1896-1901 | 3 | 17 | ||
Series III: Personal Records, 1895-1915 Scope and ContentThis series contains personal records from the life of Norman Johnson, including bills, tax forms, and town permits. The dates of the material in this series run from 1895-1915. The contents are arranged alphabetically and therein chronologically. | ||||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Clothing and Shoe Envelope, 1904-1914 | 3 | 18 | ||
Dog Licenses-Town of Tisbury, 1908, 1911, 1914 | 3 | 19 | ||
Florists, 1906, 1914 | 3 | 20 | ||
Horse, 1905-1906 | 3 | 21 | ||
Island Related Personal Records, 1900-1914 | 3 | 22 | ||
Insurance Envelope, 1902-1913 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
Off Island Personal Receipts, 1905-1914 | OS 1 | 13 | ||
Private Utilities & Post Office, 1898-1914 | OS 1 | 14 | ||
| Box | Envelope | |||
Town of Tisbury Taxes & Correspondence, 1898-1910 | 3 | 24 | ||
Taxes, Town of West Tisbury, 1904-1913 | 3 | 25 | ||
Telephone Companies, 1908-1914 | 3 | 26 | ||
Utilities Receipts, 1895-1915 | 3 | 27 | ||