Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Havenside Apartments Collection
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Repository | Martha's Vineyard MuseumGale Huntington Research Library 59 School Street P.O. Box 1310 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508)627-4441 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | RU482 |
| Creator - creator | Brown, William Hoskins, 1910-1976 |
| Title | Havenside apartments collection |
| Date | 1964-1966 |
| Extent | 2 folders (0.081 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, outlines, proposal forms, and constructions documents relating to the planning and building of Havenside, an independent living facility for the elderly, in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. |
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions to access.
Use and Reproduction Restrictions
Requests to reproduce material from this collection should be directed to museum staff. Reproduction fees may apply.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 482, Havenside Apartments Collection.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982. (Accession no. 1982.039).
Custodial History
It is believed that the material in this collection was originally part of William Hoskins Brown's papers which can be found at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute Archives and Special Collections, and were separated from their original collection and donated to the Martha's Vineyard Museum due to their Island related content.
Bibliography
"About Us - Havenside Corporation." Havenside.org. Accessed July 16, 2014. http://havenside.org/senior-apartments-marthas-vineyard/index.php/about/
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 by Lara J. Ullman in July 2014. Finding aid machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick, July 2014.
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Havenside Corporation
- William Hoskins Brown Associates, Inc.
Genre(s)
- Contract documents
- Correspondence
- Memoranda
- Outlines (documents)
Geographic Name(s)
- Tisbury (Mass. : Town)
- Vineyard Haven (Mass.)
Contributor(s)
- Love, Margaret C.
- Love, Robert M.
Subject(s)
- Older people--Housing--Massachusetts
Biography/Historical Note
Havenside was constructed in 1966 with the mission to provide housing at or below cost for retired, elderly full-time residents of Martha’s Vineyard. Margaret C. Love and her brother, Robert Love, purchased the former Havenside Inn and under the auspices of their family's foundation, the Romarlo Foundation, designed and built the four-building complex. In 1973, the Loves donated the facility to the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The diocese created a separate non-profit corporation for Havenside's administration in 1991, governed by a local board of directors and employing a property manager.
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, outlines, proposal forms, and constructions documents relating to the planning and building of Havenside, an independent living facility for the elderly, in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. The construction documents include a signed copy of a construction contract between Romarlo Foundation and V & V Construction Co., Inc., dated February 11, 1966.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically. The material is housed in a box with other small collections.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
Correspondence, memoranda, outlines, and proposal forms, 1964-1966 | 1 | 24 | ||
Construction Documents, 1966 | 1 | 25 | ||