| Martha's Vineyard Historical Society | |
|---|---|
| School Street | |
| Edgartown MA , 02539 | |
| Phone: | |
| (508)627-4441 | |
| FAX: | (508)627-4436 |
| General email: | |
| mvhist@vineyard.net | |
| Institution Contact(s): | |
| Matthew Stackpole, Director (508)627-4441 | |
| Hours: | W-F 1:00PM-4:00PM Sa 10:00AM-4:00PM |
| Seasonal Hours: | |
| June 15-Columbus Day: Tu-Sa 10:00AM-5:00PM | |
| Closings: | Winter Break Dec 23 - Jan 3 |
| Online Catalog: | |
| Services for the Disabled: | |
| Handicapped parking Handicapped ramp Wheelchair accessible restroom(s) | |
| Other Services: | |
| Gift shop | |
| Journals: | "The Dukes County Intelligence" (published quarterly) "Vineyard Voices" "Ghost of the Grasshopper" "African Americans on Martha's Vineyard" "Shipwrecks" |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | |
| Special Collection Contact(s): | |
| Jill Bouck, Curator (artifacts) (508)627-4441 Peter Van Tassel, Library Archives (508)627-4441 | |
| FAX: | |
| (508)627-4436 | |
| Collections: | 1 |
| Formats: | manuscripts 450 linear feet of archives 20 volumes of monographs 47 linear feet of newspapers 500 maps 20,000 photographs 500 pamphlets video tapes 8mm. motion picture reels 15 16mm. motion picture reels 30,000 realia/artifacts 500 oral history audio tapes 2 historic houses |
| Collection Description: | |
| Martha's Vineyard History Native AmericanHistory/Prehistory Whaling Genealogy Revolutionary War Account books, ledgers Henry Beetle Hough Collection Customs Records |
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| Access: | Access only in reading room, supervised Laptop computers and tape recorders allowed with staff approval User/entrance fee required |
| Copying: | Photocopying permitted at discretion of staff All photocopying done by staff Restrictions on scanners Restrictions on cameras Restrictions on tape recorders Photo reproduction policy in place |
| Loans: | Loans for exhibits only |
| Finding Guides Available: | |
| General repository guide Guides for manuscript collection Guides for archives' records groups Guide to photographic collection Specialized indexes | |
| Directions: | FROM VINEYARD HAVEN OR OAK BLUFFS (FERRY TERMINALS): Proceed to Edgartown on Upper Main Street. Take a right onto Cooke Street. Take another right onto Pease's Point Way. Take a left onto High Street. Take a left onto School Street. The Society is on the corner of School Street and Cooke Street. |
