Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Church Records, Sermons, and Church Related Collections, 1661, 1783-circa 1981, 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 |
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Call Number | RU 539 |
Title | Church Records, Sermons, and Church Related Collections |
Date [inclusive] | 1661, 1783-circa 1981, undated |
Extent | 1.5 boxes (0.756 cubic feet) |
Language | The materials are in English. |
Abstract | The artificial collection contains materials related to the establishment and practice of Christianity on Martha's Vineyard, predominately during the 19th century. |
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 539, Church Records, Sermons, and Church Related Collections
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Daniel Mante in 1952 (Accession no. 1952.004).
- Gift of M. A. Kapp in 1974 (Accession no. 1974.017).
- Gift of Gwendolyn S. McCarthy in 1983 (Accession no. 1983.031).
- Gift of Linda Voluckas in 1984 (Accession no. 1984.055).
- Gift of Hollis Burton Engley in 1985 (Accession no. 1985.003).
- Gift of Harold Tinker in 1986 (Accession no. 1986.003).
- Gift of Thurston Tilton in 1990 (Accession no. 1990.045).
- Gift of Jane Newhall in 1990 (Accession no. 1990.082).
- Gift of Marjory (Hancock) Phillips in 1997 (Accession no. 1997.001).
- Gift of Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust in 2000 (Accession no. 2000.042).
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 141, Congregational Church of Edgartown, 1761-1925.
- See also, RU 143, Edgartown Federated Church, 1895-2005.
- See also, RU 201, Chilmark Congregational Church Records, and Holmes Hole and West Tisbury, 1696-1987.
- See also, RU 448, Bradley Memorial Church Records and Denniston Family Papers, 1833-1989, undated.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Advertisements
- Bibles
- Brochures
- Certification
- Charters
- Church bulletins
- Church records
- Concert programs
- Correspondence
- Declarations
- Envelopes
- Financial records
- Pamphlets
- Sermons
Geographic Name(s)
- Chappaquiddick Island (Mass.)
- Chilmark (Mass.)
- Dukes County (Mass.)
- Edgartown (Mass.)
- Homes Hole (Mass.)
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
- Tisbury (Mass. : Town)
Personal Name(s)
- Burder, George, 1752-1832
- Eliot, John
- Fay, Joseph Story, 1847-1912
- French, Henry
- Hancock, Herbert C.
- Keeney, Elder
- Lincoln, Henry, 1765-1857
- Mayhew, Jonathan
- Porter, Ebenezer, 1772-1834
- Stillman, Samuel, 1738-1807
Subject(s)
- Baptist Churches
- Dukes County (Mass.)--History
- Methodist Episcopal Church--History
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--History
- Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association--History.
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Oak Bluffs (Mass.)--History
Scope and Content of Collection
The artificial collection contains materials related to Christian churches on Martha's Vineyard including the Tisbury Congregational, the Chilmark Methodist, the Methodist of Edgartown, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Vineyard Haven, the Second Baptist Church of Tisbury, and others. The collection is predominately sermons written during the 19th century by Vineyard preachers.
Arrangement
- Series I: Church Records
- Series II: Sermons
Contents of Collection
Church Records, 1661-circa 1981
Scope and ContentThe series contains advertisements, bibles, brochures, certifications, charters, church bulletins, church records, concert programs, correspondence, declarations, envelopes, financial records, and pamphlets from Christian churches on Martha's Vineyard. ArrangementThe series is arranged chronologically, with any undated material following. |
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Box | Folder | |||
Indian Language Bible excerpt, 1661 NotePossibly from a first edition. |
1 | 1 | ||
Tisbury Congregational Church records, 1785-1811 NoteContains quotations of Memoranda from John Weemse. |
1 | 2 | ||
Chilmark church record transcriptions, 1787-1820 |
1 | 3 | ||
Adonijah Luce Declaration of faith, circa 1780 |
1 | 4 | ||
Chilmark Church records, 1788-1820 NoteIncludes marriages and births records. |
1 | 5 | ||
Chilmark Methodist church correspondence, 1810-1815 |
1 | 6 | ||
Methodist Church of Edgartown Charter, 1811 |
1 | 7 | ||
Joseph Vincent Methodist Church of Edgartown membership certification, 1824 April 29 |
1 | 8 | ||
Edgartown Methodist Church financial records, 1841 September 8 NoteFragile. |
1 | 9 | ||
The Early History of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Vineyard Haven, 1845 or after |
1 | 10 | ||
Second Baptist Church of West Tisbury church records, 1852 |
1 | 11 | ||
New Baptist Church Edifice of Vineyard Haven dedication, 1885 August 30 |
1 | 12 | ||
M. Eugenia Baudoin Organ recital program, 1886 March 18 NoteAt Vineyard Haven Baptist Church. |
1 | 13 | ||
Lambert's Cove Methodist Episcopal Church offering envelope, 1898 NoteIncludes advertisement for Self-Denial Week Nov. 20-Nov. 26, 1898. |
1 | 14 | ||
Reception for Rev. and Mrs. William M. Thompson Jr. church bulletin, circa 1943 NoteHeld at the Federated Church in Edgartown, MA. |
1 | 15 | ||
The Tabernacle church bulletin, 1963 |
1 | 16 | ||
Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society The Old Whaling Church project materials, circa 1981 NoteIncludes correspondence, pamphlet, and empty envelope. |
1 | 17 | ||
Oliver Tilton correspondence, undated NoteFragile. Includes transcription of letter. |
1 | 18 | ||
Sermons, 1783-1974
Scope and ContentThe series contains sermons written by Vineyard preachers, some of which were initially orated at Rhode Island and Connecticut congregations. ArrangementThe series is arranged alphabetically by title. |
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Box | Folder | |||
Evangelistic Singers and Pasters' Assistants brochures, undated |
1 | 19 | ||
Accountability, undated |
1 | 20 | ||
An Address to Sinners of all descriptions, and Our Lord's Loud Call to One and All, undated |
1 | 21 | ||
Bible in Public Schools, 1844 June 19 |
1 | 22 | ||
Calling a Election, 1866 November |
1 | 23 | ||
Christ the Life, 1865 March |
1 | 24 | ||
Christ the Way, 1868 February |
1 | 25 | ||
Christian Unity, undated |
1 | 26 | ||
The Day Recommended by the President of the United States for a National Fast", 1799 |
1 | 27 | ||
Dead to Sin, undated |
1 | 28 | ||
The Difference, undated |
1 | 29 | ||
The Gain of Godliness, 1864 July |
1 | 30 | ||
Great effects result from little causes, 1815 September 13 |
1 | 31 | ||
Growth in Grace, 1870 May |
1 | 32 | ||
The Hidden Life, undated |
1 | 33 | ||
Hope, undated |
1 | 34 | ||
Jewish History No. 9, undated |
1 | 35 | ||
Joy, 1870 April |
1 | 36 | ||
Keeping the Heart, 1870 July |
1 | 37 | ||
Lord's Prayer No. 2 Heaven, 1870 November |
1 | 38 | ||
The Love of God, undated |
1 | 39 | ||
Man, undated |
1 | 40 | ||
The Man Who Deserves a Monument, 1974 July 7 NotePreached at Stevens Memorial Chapel. Typed Copy |
1 | 41 | ||
New years, 1871 |
1 | 42 | ||
Omnipresence and Omniscience, 1868 December |
1 | 43 | ||
Omniscient Eye, undated |
1 | 44 | ||
Onward to Perfection, 1865 May |
1 | 45 | ||
Onward to Perfection, 1868 May |
1 | 46 | ||
The Pasport, 1882 August |
1 | 47 | ||
Path of the Just, 1870 September |
1 | 48 | ||
The Pearl, 1868 March |
2 | 1 | ||
Personality, undated |
2 | 2 | ||
Philosophy, undated |
2 | 3 | ||
The Praying Negro, 1818 |
2 | 4 | ||
Purity of Heart, 1864 May |
2 | 5 | ||
Seek first the Kingdom, undated |
2 | 6 | ||
Self Knowledge, 1880 April |
2 | 7 | ||
Sermon for the times, 1862 September |
2 | 8 | ||
A Sermon Preached at the ordination of the Reverend Nymphas Hatch to the pastoral care of the First Church and Society in Tisbury, October 7, 1801, 1801 October 7 |
2 | 9 | ||
Sin and Death, or Grace and Life, undated |
2 | 10 | ||
Some Account of Lucy Careful, undated |
2 | 11 | ||
The Soul's Suicide, 1871 March |
2 | 12 | ||
Soul Thirst, undated |
2 | 13 | ||
Sound Mind, undated |
2 | 14 | ||
Spirit, undated |
2 | 15 | ||
Still Voice, undated |
2 | 16 | ||
Things Invaluable, undated |
2 | 17 | ||
Two Objections to the Right and Duty of Free Inquiry and Private Judgement Answered, undated NoteIncludes a list of printed works by Jonathan Mayhew. |
2 | 18 | ||
The Well-Conducted Farm: Being a plain Narrative of Facts, undated |
2 | 19 | ||
Witness of the Spirit, 1862 April 27 NotePreached in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Pawtucket, RI. |
2 | 20 | ||
What is that to them, 1877 May |
2 | 21 | ||
Wrestling Jacob, 1868 October |
2 | 22 | ||
Wood's Holl. The track of the Norseman. A Monograph, 1882 NoteFirst printed in 1873. |
2 | 23 | ||
Sermon, circa 1865 |
2 | 24 | ||
Sermon, undated |
2 | 25 | ||
Edgartown sermon, 1783-1809 |
2 | 26 | ||
Sermon, undated |
2 | 27 | ||