Subject Guides
SUBJECT GUIDES
Subject guides are lists of all the materials in the library collection related to a given topic. Each one follows a standard format, These guides are created in response to requests from users. If you’re interested in what we have on a subject, and you don’t see it listed below, email library@mvmuseum.org and we’ll create one for you.
INDIVIDUALS
- Gosnold, Bartholomew
- Foster, Francis A.
- Ivory, Capt. John
- Jones, Loïs Maillou
- Nordica, Lillian
- West, Dorothy
- Yandell, Enid
FAMILIES
- Barrows Family
- Claghorn Family
- Coffin Family
- Mayhew Family (to 1720)
- Norton Family
- Trask Family
BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS
- 4-H Clubs
- Baptist Churches
- Chilmark Store
- Union Chapel
VESSELS
- Alabama [Confederate raider]
- Alice S. Wentworth [cargo schooner]
- Catboats
- Ferries & Steamers
- Ocmulgee [Vineyard Haven whaler]
PLACES
- Chappaquiddick Island
- Christiantown
- Eastville
- Farm Neck
- Nomans Land
EVENTS
- American Revolution
- Chappaquiddick Incident (1969)
- World War I
- World War II
TOPICS
- African Americans
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Fair
- Deafness & Sign Language
- Fishing (Commercial)
- Heath Hens
- Immigration
- Jaws
- Lighthouses
- Marine Hospitals
- Medicine
- Norse (Vikings) on MV
- Rail Transportation
- Rumrunning
- Sailboat Racing
- Sheep & Wool
- Whaling