Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Town of Chilmark Records, 1732-1890, 1961-1983
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 |
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Call Number | RU520 |
Creator | Town of Chilmark |
Title | Town of Chilmark records |
Date [inclusive] | 1732-1890, 1961-1983 |
Extent | 1 box (0.252 cubic feet) |
Language | The materials are in English. |
Abstract | This collection consists of material created and used by the Town of Chilmark as well as material about Chilmark. It documents the Town of Chilmark's administrative activities. |
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 520, Town of Chilmark Records, 1732-1890, 1961-1983.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Lindsay Aquino in 2001 (Accession no. 2001.011.012). Gift of Marion Leavens in 2004 (Accession no. 2004.030). 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
Revision Description
Addition to the Collection; Addition of Box 1, Folder 14, Vital Statistics, and Box 1, Folder 15, Road lay out and transcription, [CJ], August 2015
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Lara J. Ullman and machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick in May 2015.
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Index Terms
Genre(s)
- Correspondence
- Licenses
- Programs
- Reports
- Summonses
- Writs
Geographic Name(s)
- Chilmark (Mass.)
Subject(s)
- Chilmark (Mass.)--History
- Chilmark (Mass.)--Politics and government
Biography/Historical Note
Born and raised in Tisbury, England, Thomas Mayhew (1593-1682) purchased the development rights for Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. He and his family established the first English settlement on Martha's Vineyard as well as the townships of Tisbury and Chilmark, both named after villages in England. The first recorded settlement of Chilmark was in 1660. There is some question as to when the Town of Chilmark was officially incorporated. The date of incorporation on the town seal is September 9, 1694, however Charles Edward Banks’s History of Martha’s Vineyard states that Chilmark was incorporated on October 30, 1714. For more information and greater detail about the early settlers and history of the town of Chilmark, see Volume II of The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, In Three Volumes, by Charles Edward Banks.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection documents the Town of Chilmark's administrative activities from 1732-1890 and 1961-1983. Some of the topics represented include elections, schools, and various legal matters. The collection includes correspondence, a license, programs, a report, a summons, a writ, and other records.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Contents of Collection
Box | Folder | |||
“Chilmark Story” compiled by Henry E. Scott, Jr., 1983 | 1 | 1 | ||
Election Results, 1806, 1810, 1812 | 1 | 2 | ||
“A History of the Village of Chilmark and Guide to the Parish Church” by A. G. Harfield, 1961 | 1 | 3 | ||
Judgement Regarding Chilmark Schools, 1732 | 1 | 4 | ||
License to Plant Oysters, 1882 | 1 | 5 | ||
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1827, 1884 | 1 | 6 | ||
Programs “Exercises at the Entertainment of the Western School, Chilmark”, 1885 | 1 | 7 | ||
Road lay out and transcription, 1779 | 1 | 15 | ||
School Committee: Certificates for Completing Course of Studies, 1885, 1890 | 1 | 8 | ||
School Register, 1874 | 1 | 9 | ||
Seal of Chilmark Designed by Daniel Vincent, undated | 1 | 10 | ||
Summons, 1749 | 1 | 11 | ||
Town Affairs Committee Chairman’s Report, 1964 | 1 | 12 | ||
Vital statistics, undated | 1 | 14 | ||
Writ Regarding Jurors from Chilmark, 1776 | 1 | 13 | ||