Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Music and Poetry Collection, 1712-circa 1977, undated
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 541 |
| Title | Music and Poetry Collection |
| Date [inclusive] | 1712-circa 1977, undated |
| Extent | 1.5 boxes (0.756 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The artificial collection contains materials created by musicians and poets of Martha's Vineyard, predominately from the 19th century when many artists gathered in Cottage City (now Oak Bluffs) to live and work together. |
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 541, Music and Poetry Collection
Acquisition Information
- Gift in 1933 (Accession no. 1933.027).
- Gift of West Tisbury Public Library in 1949 (Accession no. 1949.009).
- Gift of Henry Beetle Hough in 1983 (Accession no. 1983.013).
- Gift of Thomas Hale in 1997 (Accession no. 1997.058).
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 and machine-encoded by Clint Johnson in July 2015. Collection inventory and survey prepared by Lara J. Ullman in 2015.
Related Materials
Related Materials
- See also, RU 435, Cottage City Star Newspapers, 1879-1885
- See also, RU 394, Literary Societies of Martha's Vineyard, 1837-1890
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Correspondence
- Handbooks
- Newspaper clipping
- Poems
- Sheet music
- Songs (documents)
- Songbooks
Geographic Name(s)
- Cottage City (Mass.)
- Dukes County (Mass.)
- Edgartown (Mass.)
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
- Oak Bluffs (Mass.)
- Tisbury (Mass. : Town)
Personal Name(s)
- Adams, E.G.
- Athearn, Nathaniel
- Chittenden, Gerald, 1882-
- Coffin, Edna
- Cooke, Jane
- Deane, Fannie H.
- Hardy, Will
- Hoppe, Stanis
- Howland, Phoebe
- Jernegan, W.S.
- Keniston, Samuel
- Kenney, Ernest Francis
- Matthews, W.S.B.
- Mayhew, Deborah
- Small, George G.
- Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939
- Stewart, Philander
- Tappan, Eva March, 1854-1930
- Vincent, Charles M.
- Vincent, Sally Pease
- Wilson, Joanne
Subject(s)
- Dukes County (Mass.)--History
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--History
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--Poetry
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--Songs and music
- Oak Bluffs (Mass.)--History
Scope and Content of Collection
The artificial collection contains correspondence, handbooks, newspaper clippings, poems, sheet music, songs, and songbooks from poets and musicians who worked and resided on Martha's Vineyard, predominately in the 19th century. The bulk of the material was produced at Cottage City (now Oak Bluffs) where artists, writers, and musicians came to live and work together as a community. There are original manuscripts and transcripts of works throughout the collection.
Arrangement
The collection is organized alphabetically by title of work when apparent, then chronologically, and ending with unidentified works.
Contents of Collection
| Box | folder | |||
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Anchor for Home folksong, 1854 July 3 |
1 | 1 | ||
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The Klondick Two Step sheet music, undated NoteOriginal music. |
1 | 2 | ||
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The Lass of the Albion folksong, undated |
1 | 3 | ||
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O, Land of Rest sheet music, undated |
1 | 4 | ||
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Queen of the Sound sheet music, 1894 July 8 NoteMusic supplement of the Boston Sunday Post. |
1 | 5 | ||
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A Reprint of Songs of Martha's Vineyard, 1977 or after NoteIncludes two copies, one of which includes a forward by Henry Beetle Hough. |
1 | 6 | ||
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The sailors return folk song, undated NoteAuthor "H.W." |
1 | 7 | ||
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Sister Louisa sheet music, undated |
1 | 8 | ||
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Song sheet music, undated NoteOriginal music. |
1 | 9 | ||
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Song, Do I love Thee, Waltz, and The American Flag sheet music, undated |
OS Box 5 | 23 | ||
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Standard Graded Course of Studies for the Piano Forte in Ten Grades, 1712 |
OS Box 5 | 22 | ||
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Tivoli Girl sheet music, undated Note"Souveneir of the 'Tivoli' Oak Bluffs, Mass". |
1 | 10 | ||
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Belcher Athearn music handbook, circa 1780 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Sally Baylies music handbook, circa 1800 NoteSally also known as Sarah. |
1 | 12 | ||
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Jared Coffin music handbook, circa 1810 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Isaiah D. Pease, Jr. music handbook, circa 1840 |
1 | 14 | ||
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John Pease, Jr. music handbook, circa 1795 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Music handbook, circa 1819 NoteThought to be "The Village harmony: or, Youth's assistant to sacred music". Owned by Menetable Edson of Bridgewater, Mass. |
1 | 16 | ||
|
A Crostic, undated |
1 | 17 | ||
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After Fifty Years, undated NoteHoused in original booklet. |
1 | 18 | ||
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Among the Pines, undated |
1 | 19 | ||
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Brother Jonathan's Lament for Sister Caroline, undated |
1 | 20 | ||
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The Darkness, undated |
1 | 21 | ||
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The Dinner, 1821 January 1 |
1 | 22 | ||
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General Dimmick of Falmouth Town, undated NotePossibly Joseph Dimmick. |
1 | 23 | ||
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Information Club (at Mrs. Faulkner's) Response to "Roll Call" transcription, undated |
1 | 24 | ||
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The Island Maid, undated |
1 | 25 | ||
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Lay out, NoteIncludes correspondence between Keniston and a "Miss Peakes". |
1 | 26 | ||
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To Mrs. Adams, by her friend George G. Small, 1859 July 28 |
1 | 27 | ||
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N'Importe transcription, undated |
1 | 28 | ||
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The Old Tow Whaler transcription, undated |
1 | 29 | ||
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On the Cape, undated |
1 | 30 | ||
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Our Musical Badge, undated |
1 | 31 | ||
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"Periwinkles and Sassafras" on the Piazza: A Porchistory, 1985 July NoteIncludes 23, 3.5 by 3.5 photographs. |
1 | 32 | ||
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Poem relative to Capture of British in Edgartown Harbor, October 1779, 1923 February NoteIncludes 2 copies. |
2 | 1 | ||
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The Roaming Sailor, undated NotePhotocopied newspaper clipping. |
2 | 2 | ||
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Sea Gulls All transcription, undated NoteIncludes photocopy of newspaper clipping of poem's publication. |
2 | 3 | ||
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The Shipmaster's Lament poem and transcription, 1893 or after |
2 | 4 | ||
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Poem of Ship Sinking, undated |
2 | 5 | ||
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A Subsequent Song transcription, undated |
2 | 6 | ||
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Sufferings, undated |
2 | 7 | ||
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There She Blows transcription, undated |
2 | 8 | ||
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Thoughts on the 11th Verse of the Thirty-Third Psalm, undated |
2 | 9 | ||
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Uncle Nathan to his Friends, undated |
2 | 10 | ||
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Up Behind the Clock, undated |
2 | 11 | ||
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Verse by Gerald Chittenden, undated |
2 | 12 | ||
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Vineyard Verses poetry collection, circa 1900 |
2 | 13 | ||
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The Witch of Starbuck's Neck, undated |
2 | 14 | ||
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A Worse Estate transcriptions, undated NoteIncludes 2 copies. |
2 | 15 | ||
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Jane Cooke poems, 1833, undated |
2 | 16 | ||
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Dunham Religious poem book, circa 1840 NoteGift of Benjamin Coffin. |
2 | 17 | ||
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Transcribed poems, undated |
2 | 18 | ||
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Transcribed Poetry notebook, undated |
2 | 19 | ||
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Poem and transcription, undated |
2 | 20 | ||
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Edgartown poems, 1833 August 7 |
2 | 21 | ||
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Poem, undated |
2 | 22 | ||
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Unidentified poems, undated |
2 | 23 | ||