Finding Aid to the Martha s Vineyard Museum Record Unit 21 Henry Beetle Hough Collection By Tara Keegan

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1 Finding Aid to the Martha s Vineyard Museum Record Unit 21 Henry Beetle Hough Collection By Tara Keegan Descriptive Summary Repository: Martha s Vineyard Museum Call No. Title: Henry Beetle Hough Collection Creator: Hough, Henry Beetle Quantity: 9 cubic feet Abstract: This collection includes the personal files (categorized alphabetically) and various personal and family possessions that had belonged to Henry Beetle Hough. The files contain personal correspondences and information about conservation, the Gazette, and a large variety of newspaper clippings and tidbits of research on multiple Vineyard-related topics, and some personal areas of interest. The latter half of the collection consists of personal and inherited scrapbooks and printed belongings, mostly created by Henry Beetle himself or his father, George A. Hough. Administrative Information Acquisition Information: The Henry Beetle Hough collection was acquired by the Martha s Vineyard Museum in 1987 by Edith Blake. Processing Information: Tara Keegan, 2011 Access Restrictions: none Use Restrictions: none Preferred citation for publication: Martha s Vineyard Museum, Record Unit 21. Index Terms - Agricultural Fair Alcott, James - All-Nations Press Exhibition - Allen, Everett 1

2 - Allen, Joseph Chase - America s Cup (sailing) - American Revolution - Attwood, Bill - Benton, Thomas - Chilmark - Claghorn, Colonel George - Coffyn, Tristrom - Cooke, Thomas - Cranbery Acres - Crocker Mill - Cuttyhunk Historical Society - De Lamar, Joseph R. - Dispatch Schooner - Dolby, George E. - Dukes County Court Records - Dukes County Historical Society - Duplex Printing Press Company - Edgartown - Eel Pond Study - Elizabeth Islands - Emma, Jane Schooner - Eustis, George D. - Farm Neck - Felix Neck - First/Third Lunch Club - Gay Head - Geology of Cape Cod - George and Susan - Georges Bank - Gordon, Ruth - Gosnold, Bartholomew - Gulf Stream - Harbor View Hotel (Environmental Protection Case) - Hornblower (property) - Hough, Elizabeth Bowie - Hough (Genealogy) 2

3 - Hough, Henry Beetle - Indian Hill - Indian Hill Road - Indian Sickness - Island Boats - James Pond - Katama - Kearsarge battleship - Lagoon - Lamberts Cove - Long Island - Luce, Nancy - Lucy Vincent Beach - Makoniky - Martha s Vineyard Commission - Martha s Vineyard Shellfish Group - Martha s Vineyard Summer Resort - Martha s Vineyard Times (Jan 15, 1987) - Mattakesett - Mayhew, Matthew - Melville, Herman - Menemsha Neck - Methodists - Monterey Steam Schooner - Morgan, Charles W. - Mornings - Nantucket - Nantucket Conservation - Nashawena - Nathan Mayhew Seminars - Naushon - New Bedford - New England Fishermen - Nobska Point - Nomans Land - Nordhoff, Charles Savagery - North Tisbury 3

4 - North Tisbury Mill - North Water St. Corporation - Oak Bluffs - Oak Bluffs Summer Institute Herald - Ocean Heights - Open Land Foundation - Osborn, Samuel - Osborn, Samuel Jr. - Osborn, Walter - Osborn, William - Palestine Material - Peaked Hill - Penikese - Pirates - Pouch A - Prospect Hill - Rams Hill - Reindel, Edna - Rice, Edward - Scrubby Neck - Seamen s Friend Society - Seacord, Caroline Osborn - Seven Gates - Sheriff s Meadow - Sign Language - Smith, Nathan - Smith, Samuel - Spermaceti Whale Fishery - Splendid ship - Sweetened Water (Vineyard Open Land Foundation) - Tashmoo - Tea Lane - Thaxter, Joseph (Reverend) - That Lofty Sky - Thoreau, Henry David - Tisbury - Uncatena steamship 4

5 - Vineyard Gazette - Vineyard Haven - Vineyard Sound - Vinland Map - Vinson, John - Vytlacil, Vaclav - Wamsutta Mills - Watson, Amelia - Wasque - West Chop - West Tisbury - Whaling Curios Collector S - Whaling Ships - Woods Hole Series and Subseries Arrangement Series I: Personal Files Subseries A: Topics A-H Subseries B: Topics I-O Subseries C: Topics P-W Series II: Family Possessions Subseries A: Items from George A. Hough Subseries B: Photo Albums from Mother s Family Series III: Personal Items Subseries A: Scrapbooks Subseries B: Miscellaneous Biography/Historical Note: Henry Beetle Hough remains one of the prominent and most deserving figures of recent Vineyard history. Hough was editor of the Vineyard Gazette from , after winning a Pulitzer Prize in the area of Newspaper History in the preceding year. Henry Beetle Hough is also the founder of Sheriff s Meadow Foundation (Hough and his wife, Elizabeth Bowie, remained active conservationists throughout their lives) and author of numerous books and articles pertaining to Martha s Vineyard and advocating a healthy and wholesome living experience on the island. 5

6 Hough died in 1985 at the age of 88 on Martha s Vineyard, where he had established his permanent home. Scope and Content Note: The Henry Beetle Hough collection contains personal correspondence as well as newspaper clippings and small compilations of research on miscellaneous topics. Many correspondences and clippings relate to the Vineyard Gazette, of which Henry Beetle was the editor, and topics pertaining to conservation on and around Martha s Vineyard. The collection also contains many scrapbooks relating to the Hough family in general, George A. Hough (father of Henry Beetle), and Henry Beetle s personal scrapbooks. Many of his published works, both papers and articles, are also filed in this collection. Series Descriptions: Series I: Personal Files Subseries A: Topics A-H Box 1 of 6 Folder 1: Advertising/ Correspondence (mostly relating to the Vineyard Gazette, c. 1920s and 30s Folder 2: Agricultural Fair 1947 Folder 3: Alcott, James at Harper s magazine (correspondence c. 1980) Folder 4: All-Nations Press Exhibition (1932) Folder 5: Allen, Everett (regarding Martha s Vineyard: An Elegy ) Folder 6: Allen, Joseph Chase Folder 7: American Revolution (Vineyard-specific newspaper clippings) Folder 8: Application Letters for Summer Jobs at the Vineyard Gazette (Summer 1955) Folder 9: Assorted Vineyard Pamphlets Folder 10: Attwood, Bill of Newsday (correspondence c. 1971) Folder 11: Benton, Thomas (artist, 1986) Folder 12: Bicycling (Dukes County Historical Society correspondence, 1987) Folder 13: Chilmark Folder 14: Claghorn, Colonel George (regarding memorial tablet) Folder 15: Coffin Family ( The Life of Tristrom Coffyn of Nantucket ) 6

7 Folder 16: Cooke, Thomas (regarding estate) Folder 17: Cuttyhunk Historical Society Folder 18: De Lamar, Joseph R., Captain Folder 19: Dolby, George E. Folder 20: Dukes County Court Records (1793) Folder 21: Dukes County Historical Society Folder 22: Duplex Printing Press Company (correspondence c. 1920s and 30s) Folder 23: Edgartown Customs House Folder 24: Edgartown First Celebration of July 4 th (1777) Folder 25: Edgartown Letters Folder 26: Edgartown Reading Room Folder 27: Edgartown Yacht Club Folder 28: Eel Pond Study ( ) Folder 29: Elizabeth Islands (clippings) Folder 30: Emma, Jane Schooner (1886) Folder 31: Environmental Protection Harbor View Hotel (court documents) Folder 32: Environmental Protection Harbor View Hotel (court documents) Folder 33: Environmental Protection Harbor View Hotel (court documents) Folder 34: Eustis, George D. Folder 35: Farm Neck (correspondence) Folder 36: Felix Neck Folder 37: First/Third Lunch Club (1984) Folder 38: Gay Head Folder 39: Gazette clippings Folder 40: Genealogical Notes Folder 41: Geology, Cape Cod Folder 42: Georges Bank Folder 43: Gordon, Ruth Folder 44: Gosnold, Bartholomew Folder 45: Gulf Stream (1971) Folder 46: HBH COLUMBIA SPECTATOR article Folder 47: HBH Letters regarding his Books and Articles Folder 48: HBH List of Material Donated by Edith Blake 7

8 Folder 49: HBH Notes in Connection with Book Whaling Wives ( ) Folder 50: HBH Copies of Quotations from Thoreau Folder 51: HBH Ecology and Survival Folder 52: HBH Appraisals on Property Folder 53: HBH Royalties Statements Folder 54: HBH Trust (1966) Folder 55: HBH Will (1976) Folder 56: HBH and EBH Legal papers, Wills, Agreements Folder 57: Hough, Elizabeth Bowie newspaper article Folder 58: Hough, Elizabeth Bowie recipes and letters Subseries B: Topics I-O Box 2 of 6 Folder 59: Indian Hill (Sherriff s Meadow Foundation) Folder 60: Indian Hill Road - Grant of Easement (Sherriff s Meadow Foundation) Folder 61: Indian Sickness Folder 62: Island Boats Folder 63: Katama Folder 64: Lagoon Development, Pollution Folder 65: Listings of Small Local Newspapers (1) Folder 66: Listings of Small Local Newspapers (2) Folder 67: Lamberts Cove Cranberry Acres, James Pond Folder 68: Letters Miscellaneous (1929, 1936, 1984) Folder 69: License, Vehicle License for Chaise owned by Samuel Smith, 1782 Folder 70: Long Island Folder 71: Luce, Nancy Folder 72: Lucy Vincent Beach Folder 73: Makoniky Booklet and Pamphlet Folder 74: Maps Folder 75: Martha s Vineyard (1) Various articles and clippings Folder 76: Martha s Vineyard (2) HBH articles Folder 77: Martha s Vineyard Shellfish Group Folder 78: Martha s Vineyard Times Jan 15, 1987 Folder 79: Martha s Vineyard Commission 8

9 Folder 80: Mattakesett Folder 81: Mayhew, Matthew Folder 82: Melville, Herman Folder 83: Menemsha Menemsha Neck Folder 84: Mills (of Dr. Daniel Fisher North Tisbury Mill, Crocker Mill) Folder 85: Monterey Steam Schooner Folder 86: Mohu (correspondence) Folder 87: Morgan, Charles W. Folder 88: Nantucket Folder 89: Nantucket Conservation Folder 90: Nashawena Folder 91: Nathan Mayhew Seminars Folder 92: Naushon Folder 93: New Bedford Folder 94: New England Fishermen They Know Their Way Afloat by HBH Folder 95: Newspaper Clippings (HBH) Folder 96: Newspaper Clippings Reviews of HBH ( Martha s Vineyard Summer Resort and That Lofty Sky ) Folder 97: Newspaper Clippings Book Reviews for Martha s Vineyard Summer Resort and That Lofty Sky ) Folder 98: Nobska Point Folder 99: Nomans Land Folder 100: Nordhoff, Charles Savagery (1922) Folder 101: North Tisbury Folder 102: North Water St. Corporation Folder 103: Oak Bluffs Folder 104: Oak Bluffs Summer Institute Herald Folder 105: Ocean Heights Folder 106: Open Land Foundation (1) Folder 107: Open Land Foundation (2) Folder 108: Osborn, Samuel Whaling Folder 109: Osborn, Samuel Jr. (Obituary) Folder 110: Osborn, Walter Folder 111: Osborn, William Subseries C: Topics P-W 9

10 Box 3 of 6 Folder 112: Palestine Material Folder 113: Peaked Hill Folder 114: Pease, John Letter from John Dickson re. Discharging of cargo of English Schooner Dispatch (March 18, 1809) Folder 115: Penikese Agassiz Academy Folder 116: Penikese Folder 117: Penikese, Leper Colony Folder 118: Pirates Folder 119: Poem Handwritten re. Boating Party at the Bush Buoy Folder 120: Pouch A Folder 121: Prospect Hill Folder 122: Public Radio HBH s 11 Commentaries on Mornings Folder 123: Quotations Folder 124: Rams Hill Folder 125: Reindel, Edna (artist) Folder 126: Religions Methodists Folder 127: Rice, Edward Souvenir Program Nov 7, 1892 ( 1492 ) Folder 128: Sailing America s Cup Folder 129: Schools Folder 130: Scrubby Neck Folder 131: Seamen s Friend Society (articles in the Sea Breeze and the Vineyard Haven Bethel) Folder 132: Seacord, Caroline Osborn and the ship Splendid Folder 133: Seven Gates Folder 134: Sheriff s Meadow Folder 135: Sheriff s Meadow Foundation certificate naming HBH Sanctuary Folder 136: Sign Language Folder 137: Smith, Nathan (Captain) Bark Java 2 Folder 138: South Africa Trip by HBH and GAH (father) Folder 139: Steamships Uncatena Folder 140: Squibnocket Hornblower Property Folder 141: Sweetened Water Vineyard Open Land Foundation Folder 142: Tashmoo Folder 143: Tashmoo Butler Property Folder 144: Tashmoo vs. SMI development (1983) 10

11 Folder 145: Tea Lane Folder 146: Thaxter, Joseph (Reverend) Folder 147: Thoreau, Henry David (first day issue of Thoreau Stamp July 12, 1967) Folder 148: Tisbury and West Tisbury Land Plan Folder 149: Vineyard Gazette policy and style, poem by Seth Daggett Folder 150: Vineyard Haven Folder 151: Vineyard Sound Folder 152: Vinland Map article re. Question of authority Folder 153: Vinson, John letter to Abraham Lincoln from Justice Pease Folder 154: Vytlacil, Vaclav Folder 155: Wamsutta Mills, New Bedford (letter re. Presidents) Folder 156: Watson, Amelia (Intelligencer article by HBH) Folder 157: Wasque Folder 158: West Chop Folder 159: West Tisbury Folder 160: Whaling copy of 1835 clipping re. Spermaceti Whale Fishery, 1860 account of Captain Jernigan in George and Susan Folder 161: Whaling Cleveland, Captain - Whaling Curios Collector S Folder 162: Whaling Ships Bills of Sale, Claims for costs for rescuing 900 whalers in the Arctic Folder 163: Whaling Ships Court Document: Ambrose v. Osborn Folder 164: Woods Hole Folder 165: Wrecks Civil War Battleship Kearsarge Series II: Family Possessions Subseries A: Items from George A. Hough This subseries contains scrapbooks and ledgers constructed by George A. Hough, Henry Beetle s father, as well as a few additional items relating to the life of George A. Hough. Four scrapbooks and two ledgers are stored as loose items in the box and are labeled. Other documents/items are labeled in folders. There are also a number of religious books (3) and literature (9) that once belongs to George Hough and passed onto his son. Box 4 of 6 Folder 166: Various Publications Folder 167: Juvenilia 11

12 Folder 168: Obituary in Vineyard Gazette Folder 169: GAH s copy of The South Pacific Mail from 2/17/1927 Folder 170: Compilation of clippings about Henry Clay Barnabee Miscellaneous Books Subseries B: Photo Albums from Abby Louise Beetle s Family Two Photo Albums of HBH s mother are stored as loose items in Box 4 of the collection. Series III: Personal Items Subseries A: Scrapbooks Four scrapbooks of clippings (c.1900) are stored as loose items in Box 5. One contains articles written by Elizabeth Bowie Hough (Henry Beetle s wife). Scrapbooks are labeled. Box 5 of 6 Subseries B: Miscellaneous This subseries contains three autograph books and a variety of assorted documents and scrapbooks that belonged to H.B.H. Box 6 of 6 Folder 171: Massachusetts State Issued Certificates Folder 172: Negatives/home developed photos Folder 173: Autograph books (3) Folder 174: Scrapbook of Clippings Peter Fisher c Folder 175: Book of Stock Certificates for the Vineyard Gazette Folder 176: Unidentified scrapbook of a Vineyard summer Folder 177: Collection of engravings Folder 178: Copy of The Prodigal Son by Hall Caine 12