Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the William Worth Pease Diaries, 1853-1888
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 317 |
Creator | Pease, William Worth, 1847-1922 |
Title | William Worth Pease diaries |
Date | 1853-1888 |
Extent | 1 box |
Language | The materials are in English. |
Abstract | The collection contains six diaries, 1853 to 1888, kept by William Worth Pease of Martha's Vineyard and New Bedford, Massachusetts which describe the weather, Pease's household accounts, employment information, social encounters and family events. |
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 317, William Worth Pease Diaries.
Acquisition Information
The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession are unknown.
Bibliography
Railton, Arthur R. "William Worth Pease (1847-1892): The Start of a Dynasty's Decline." In Dukes County Intelligencer 45:4 (May 2004): 199-204.
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 by Insley Julier in January 2013. Machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick April 2014.
Processing of this collection and creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the towns of Aquinnah, Chilmark, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, and West Tisbury through the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act. Machine-encoding of the finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Index Terms
Genre(s)
- Diaries
Geographic Name(s)
- Edgartown (Mass.)
- Fairhaven (Mass.)
- New Bedford (Mass.)--Social life and customs
Personal Name(s)
- Pease, William Cooke, 1819-1865
Subject(s)
- Daily life
- Revenue cutters
- Voyages and travel
- Weather
Biography/Historical Note
William G. Worth Pease was born on 1 October 1847 in Edgartown, Massachusetts, son of William Cooke Pease and Serena Pease. His father was an officer in the United States Revenue-Cutter Service, a forerunner to the United States Coast Guard. As a young man, William Worth Pease also served in the cutter service and he resided on Martha's Vineyard until the late 1860s. In 1870 Pease married Agnes (Aggie) M. Chivers of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Agnes had immigrated to the United States in 1860 from England. At the time of their marriage, William Worth Pease moved to New Bedford, where he made a living selling wood and coal. He also served on the police force in 1874 and later, in the 1880s was employed as a machinist. Agnes Pease and William Worth Pease had three children; William C. (Willie) Pease, Edith W. Pease and Cerena M. Pease, however all had died by the year 1900. William Worth Pease died in 1922.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of six diaries, 1866 to 1888, kept by William Worth Pease of Edgartown and New Bedford, Massachusetts. The 1874 diary, which was clearly re-used, also includes a few 1853 accounts kept by William Worth Pease's father, William Cooke Pease. The diaries contain brief daily entries detailing the weather, household and business accounts. Pease also records whether he worked each day and his hours, people he encountered in the city or guests to his home, family member's excursions, correspondence with his mother, activities such as, lobstering and fishing outings, visits to shops and occasionally, the arrival of new ships to the city wharf, the health of members of his family and other information.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Contents of Collection
Box | Folder | |||
Diary, 1853, 1874 | 1 | 1 | ||
Diary and Accounts, 1864-1871 | 1 | 2 | ||
Diary, 1870-1871 | 1 | 3 | ||
Diary, 1875 | 1 | 4 | ||
Diary, 1877 | 1 | 5 | ||
Diary, 1888 | 1 | 6 | ||