Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Writings Collection
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 531 |
| Title | Writings collection |
| Date | 1783-2004, undated |
| Extent | 3 boxes (1.26 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | This artificial, topical collection contains writings donated to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum including essays, papers, articles, memoirs, biographies, lectures, addresses/speeches, reports, and research material. |
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.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 531, Writings Collection.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of David McBride in 1959 (Accession no. 1959.027).
- Gift of S. R. Chatterton in 1972 (Accession no. 1972.073).
- Gift of the Martha's Vineyard National Bank in 1977 (Accession no. 1977.039).
- Gift of S. David Wilson in 1982 (Accession no. 1982.045).
- Gift of Joyce Welton in 1983 (Accession no. 1983.030).
- Gift of Mrs. Harold Rogers in 1984 (Accession no. 1984.018).
- Gift of James Norton in 1984 (Accession no. 1984.020).
- Gift of Thomas Hale in 1991 (Accession no. 1991.009).
- Gift of Tom Dunlop in 1992 (Accession no. 1992.058).
- Gift of Paul Engley in 1992 (Accession no. 1992.062).
- Gift of Steven D. Cooley in 1994 (Accession no. 1994.007).
- Gift of Ralph Graves in 1994 (Accession no. 1994.014).
- Gift of anonymous in 1995 (Accession no. 1995.080).
- Gift of Judith Warfield LaMarque in 1997 (Accession no. 1997.024).
- Gift of Robert Hughes in 1997 (Accession no. 1997.077), in 1998 (Accession no. 1998.016), and in 1999 (Accession no. 1999.009).
- Gift of the Vineyard Haven Public Library in 1999 (Accession no. 1999.007).
- Gift of Betsy Atwood Sylvester in 1999 (Accession no. 1999.029).
Individual folders are labeled with accession numbers when known. The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession for the rest of the material is unknown.
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 and machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick in June 2015.
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
Genre(s)
- Articles
- Biographies (documents)
- Essays
- Histories (literature genre)
- Lectures
- Memoirs
- Notes
- Research (document genres)
- Speeches (documents)
- Theses
Geographic Name(s)
- Edgartown (Mass.)
- Homes Hole (Mass.)
- Martha’s Vineyard (Mass.)
- Oak Bluffs (Mass.)
Subject(s)
- Martha’s Vineyard (Mass.)--Biography
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--History
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--Social life and customs
Scope and Content Note
This artificial, topical collection contains writings donated to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum including essays, papers, articles, memoirs, biographies, lectures, addresses/speeches, reports, and research material.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name or by the title of the work when the author is unknown.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
"Are All Developers Bad?", 1974 NoteThis article is about Francis Clarke Atwood. | 1 | 1 | ||
Berg, Mary K. "Vineyard Legends and Anecdotes: Retold for Children", 1941 | 1 | 2 | ||
Brittain, Babbie. "Heavenly Days: A Pageant", 1960 | 3 | 12 | ||
Brown, Charles H. "The American Language: Some Undelivered Lectures on that Much-Abused Vehicle of Expression", circa 1925 | 1 | 3 | ||
Brown, Charles H. "To The Editor of the Wild World", circa 1925 NoteThis article is about convicts escaping from Charles Island on a New Bedford Whaler manned by Vineyarders in 1850. | 1 | 4 | ||
Bunce, Mrs. James H. "Summer of 1912: A Summer Pageant of Vineyard History", 1952 | 1 | 5 | ||
C., N. W. "The Separation of Oak Bluffs from Edgartown", undated | 1 | 6 | ||
Cleveland, Rodney V. "The Log of Little Sandy", 1927 | 1 | 7 | ||
Coffin, Edna. Martha's Vineyard. The Setting for Shakespeare's Play, 'The Tempest', 1922-1923 | 3 | 13 | ||
Colt, Sarah Marie. Composition: Home Influence, 1852 December 31 | 3 | 14 | ||
Cooley, Steven D. "Manna and the Manual; Sacramental and Instrumental Constructions of Space in the Victorian Campmeeting", 1993 December 20 | 1 | 8 | ||
Cottle, Averick W. "Early Legends of Martha's Vineyard", 1903 NoteThis is a graduation essay. | 1 | 9 | ||
Darling, A. Graeme. "The Leprechaun of Martha's Vineyard", 1967 NoteThere is also a letter regarding publishing the story. | 3 | 13 | ||
Dunlop, Tom. Chronology of Events Relating to the "Murder" of One Caleb C. Smith in 1874., 1992 August 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
"Echoes of Bunker Hill" from Harper's Magazine: Notes and Excerpts, after 1875 | 1 | 11 | ||
Eldridge, Mrs. Sydna. "Life on the Island of Martha's Vineyard", 1932 October | 1 | 12 | ||
Ferris, Robert M. "East Chop Memories", 1985 September 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
"Frank Lamont Meleney, A.B., M.D. D.Sc.", after 1963 | 1 | 14 | ||
Gifford, Doris A. "Jonathan Mayhew and the Missionary Mayhews", 1965 October | 1 | 15 | ||
"The Glacial Rocks of Martha's Vineyard" Notes, undated | 1 | 16 | ||
Graham, Frederick W. "Lords of the Vineyard: Population and Community on Martha's Vineyard, 1850-1880. A Thesis Presented to the Department of History, Brigham Young University", 1989 December | 1 | 17 | ||
Graves, Ralph. "Martha's Vineyard: An Affectionate History", circa 1994 | 1 | 18 | ||
Graves, Ralph. "The Real Estate Business", circa 1994 | 1 | 19 | ||
Graves, Ralph. "Lose One, Win One: A Tale of Two Birds", circa 1994 | 1 | 20 | ||
Graves, Ralph. "The Fish Business", circa 1994 | 1 | 21 | ||
Graves, Ralph. "From Summer Visitor to Year Rounder", circa 1994 | 1 | 22 | ||
Griswold, A. Whitney, Jr. "The Tabernacle of the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association Erected 1879", 1964 December 28 | 1 | 23 | ||
Hale, Thomas. "Satan's Peril", 1980 | 2 | 1 | ||
Hale, Tom. "The Liberty Ships: Carrying Victory at 11 Knots, or 2,700 Ships in 1,500 Days", 1992 January 9 | 2 | 2 | ||
Hillman, B. T. "Saturday, April 15th 1865", 1865 April 15-16 NoteThere are also two newspaper issues with Hillman's paper. | 2 | 3 | ||
Hughes, Robert H. Notes on Historic Subjects, 1995-2004, undated | 2 | 4 | ||
"Incidents and Coincidents of My Life", 1878 May 8 | 2 | 5 | ||
King, Rev. J. L. "Centennial Birthday: Mrs. Sarah Adams Coffin", 1887 May 14 | 2 | 6 | ||
King, Stanley. "Sand Dunes and Sea Law", after 1940 | 2 | 7 | ||
Look, Hiriam W. "A Brief Account of My First Voyage at Sea", 1910 NoteThis was sent to Mrs. George W. Manter. | 2 | 8 | ||
Lord, Annie Daggett. "The Language of Martha's Vineyard", 1911 November 14 | 2 | 9 | ||
Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. "A Study of the Attitudes of Permanent and Seasonal Residents of Martha's Vineyard Toward Key Issues Involving the Growth and Development of Martha's Vineyard" , 1987 December | 2 | 10 | ||
Marine Society of the City of New York. "To His Excellency George Washington, Esq - Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America", 1783 November 27 | 2 | 11 | ||
Martyn, Ruby. "Jane Paine Mayhew", undated | 2 | 12 | ||
Mayhew, Almira Butler. A Brief Autobiography and Extracts from a Diary, circa 1826 NoteAlmira Butler Mayhew was married to Jonathan Mayhew (1797-1826). | 2 | 13 | ||
Mazer, Milton, M.D. "The Human Predicaments of an Island Population", circa 1965 | 2 | 14 | ||
Metcalf and Eddy, Inc. "Comprehensive Plan Summary for Dukes County, Massachusetts", 1971 October | 2 | 15 | ||
Norris, Howes. "The Cottage City Star and Herald", undated | 2 | 16 | ||
Norton, B. H. "Lecture on Texas", undated | 2 | 17 | ||
Norton, Henry Franklin. "The Rev. Jonathan Mayhew", 1951 January 18 | 2 | 18 | ||
Norton, James. "Holmes Hole 1674-1860: The Heritage of a New England Coastal Town", before 1984 NoteThere is a partial index at the end created by Catherine Mayhew in 2005. | 2 | 19 | ||
Pease, Christine J. "History of Tom's Neck Farm and the Old Farm House at Chappaquiddick, being some facts about Tom's Neck and those who have lived there", 1933 February 28 | 2 | 20 | ||
Richardson, James B., III. "Whaling Logs and U.S. Consular Dispatches: Reconstructing the Impact of El Niño on Northwest Peru in the 19th Century", after 1997 | 2 | 21 | ||
Robb, Dwight W. "Martha's Vineyard Masonic Lodges", 1957 | 2 | 22 | ||
Robinson, Judith A. "Capawack, Alias Martha's Vineyard", 1952 January 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Scotland, undated | 3 | 2 | ||
Shepard, Marshall. British Soldiers at Edgartown, 1940 March 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
"Sheriff", undated | 3 | 3 | ||
Shively, Judith. "The Civil War Monument: A Bright Light", 1992 | 3 | 4 | ||
Shurtleff, Gordon F. "Island Industries", 1923 January 15 NoteThis is a graduation essay. | 3 | 5 | ||
Sturtevant, William H. "The Early Religious History of Martha's Vineyard", circa 1875 | 3 | 6 | ||
"Three Hundred Years of History" Notes, undated | 3 | 7 | ||
Unidentified Author's Talk About the 1848 Presidential Election, circa 1848 | 3 | 17 | ||
Vande, Mark. "An Investigation of the Plan and Dwelling Forms at the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting", 1969 July | 3 | 8 | ||
Warfield, Harold. "A Narrow Escape", 1907 November 9 | 3 | 9 | ||
Warfield, Harold. "How We Preached Camp", 1907 November 28 | 3 | 10 | ||
Warfield, Harold. "A Picnic", 1907 September 18 | 3 | 11 | ||
Wilson, S. David. Whaling Logbooks and Journals: Their Format and Function, 1982 | 3 | 18 | ||