This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Research Library at the Nantucket Historical Association. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the internet.
Summary
This collection contains the secretary’s book of the Nantucket Relief Society, a mid-nineteenth-century charitable organization that provided financial assistance to Nantucket families.
Collection Details
- Collection Number:
- MS586
- Title:
- Relief Society Records
- Date(s):
- 1858–1872
- Creator:
- Relief Society of Nantucket (Nantucket, Mass.)
- Repository:
- Nantucket Historical Association
- Language:
- Material is in English.
Information for Users
Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use: No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation: [identification of item], in the Relief Society Records, Nantucket Historical Association.
Acquisitions Information:
Gift of Deborah Taylor in 2018 (Acc. RL2018.19).
Sensitive Materials Statement:Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual’s private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Nantucket Historical Association assumes no responsibility.
Related Collections
- MS71 Ladies' Howard Society Papers, 1836-1918, Nantucket Historical Association.
- MS72 Nantucket Relief Association Papers, 1873-1980, Nantucket Historical Association.
- MS77 Ladies' Aid Society Papers, 1913-1918, Nantucket Historical Association.
Subject Headings
- Charities.
- Women in charitable work.
- Women -- Societies and clubs.
Biographical Information
The Nantucket Relief Society was a mid-nineteenth-century charitable organization that provided financial assistance to Nantucket families.
Scope and Content
This collection contains the secretary’s book from the Nantucket Relief Society. The book includes meeting minutes, reports, and names of members. The bulk of the book is a record of Nantucketers’ deaths from 1819 to 1872 including names, family members, ages, and the cause of death for some.
Contents
Box 1 Folder 1 Secretary’s book, 1858–1872
Processing Information
Processed by Ashley Miller, March 2022.