John H. Welch collection, 1860-1989 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Articles, including fiction and reminiscences, from many periodicals, relating to the history and life in Nantucket, Mass. Subjects include Nantucket houses and architecture, agriculture, artists, island history, natural history, historic preservation, ships, sailing, whaling, lighthouses and Nantucket Lightship, Jared Coffin House and other hotels, inns, and restaurants, Indians, needlework, geography, economy, immigration, Quakers, and tourism. Authors represented include Walter Beinecke, Jr., Nathaniel Benchley, Jim Canavan, Patricia Coffin, Harriet Crowley, Robert Kaldenbach, William H. Nicholas, and Edouard A. Stackpole