Martha's Vineyard Museum

Table of Contents

Summary Information

Biography/Historical Note

Scope and Content of Collection

Administrative Information

Index Terms

Contents of Collection

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 553
Creator	Nerney family
Title	Nerney family photographs
Date [inclusive]	1946, undated
Extent	1 OS Box (0.852 cubic feet)
Language	The materials are in English.
Abstract	Matted photographs of the Nerney family and their sailboat, The Old Sculpin.

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

• Gift of Nicholas Nerney in 2013 (Accession no. 2013.034). [Donation]

Publication Information

Martha's Vineyard Museum

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

Biography/Historical Note

The Nerney family is from Attleboro, Massachusetts and has regularly vacationed on Martha's Vineyard since the early 1900s. They have been actively involved in the preservation of the history of Martha's Vineyard and Massachusetts. Especially Ruth Nerney, the wife of William Nerney and mother of Nicholas Nerney, whom was a member of the Martha's Vineyard Museum, historian of the Attleboro Tri-Centennial Committee, and member of the Attleboro Historical Commission. Nicholas Nerney, whom resides in Greenville, R.I., still has a home in Oak Bluffs.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection consists of matted photographs taken by Gretchen Van Tassel of the launching of The Old Sculpin sailboat in Edgartown, Massachusetts by William Nerney, his son Nicholas Nerney, and others.

Arrangement

The collection's original order has been maintained.