Martha's Vineyard Museum

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Summary Information

Biography/Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Administrative Information

Controlled Access Headings

Collection Inventory

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 514
Creator	Smith, Agnes, 1873-1954
Title	Agnes Smith scrapbook
Date	1887-1897
Extent	1 book
Language	The materials are in English.
Abstract	Agnes Littlefield Smith was born in Tisbury, Massachusetts, and spent her life on Martha’s Vineyard. From 1887-1897 Smith kept a scrapbook of local events and writings.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use and Reproduction Restrictions

Requests to reproduce material from this collection should be directed to the library's staff. Reproduction fees may apply.

Acquisition Information

The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession are unknown.

Publication Information

Martha's Vineyard Museum

Gale Huntington Research Library
59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508) 627-4441

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared by Joyce Cooper in March 2015 with assistance from Lara J. Ullman and machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick in March 2015.

 Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Biography/Historical Note

Agnes Littlefield Smith was born in Tisbury, Massachusetts, on June 23, 1873 to Jane K. Mayhew and Hosiah Mayhew Smith. In 1893, Agnes married Herbert C. Hancock (1870- ), a carpenter and resident of Chilmark, Massachusetts. They had two children: Hariph Clayton and Esther Redfied. Agnes Littlefield Smith died on August 1, 1954.

Scope and Content Note

Smith’s scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of local interest including a murder trial, news of local ships in the arctic, and announcements of marriages and deaths. There are also writings she found of interest including poetry, essays, and jokes. Also included are several sermons by Dr. Talmage.