"Early Nantucket and its Whale Houses"
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the final draft and manuscript of Henry Chandlee Forman's "Early Nantucket and its Whale Houses." The manuscript describes the history of 17th and 18th century Nantucket, including the "pioneers" of Nantucket, the history of the town planning and building, and the early economy of Nantucket, which was dependent on fishing and sheep-shearing.
Dates
- Creation: 1966
Creator
- Forman, Henry Chandlee (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Henry Chandlee Forman (1904-1991) was born June 18, 1904, in New York, the son of Horace Baker Forman Jr. and Caroline L Forman. On September 28, 1929, Forman married Caroline Biddle Lippincott in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Forman died on March 18, 1991, in Easton, Maryland.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 volume, 2 folders)
Language
English
Overview
Henry Chandlee Forman's "Early Nantucket and its Whale Houses" describes the history of 17th and 18th century Nantucket, including the "pioneers" of Nantucket, the history of the town planning and building, and the early economy of Nantucket, which was dependent on fishing and sheep-shearing.
Acquisition
"Early Nantucket and its Whale Houses" by Henry Chandlee Forman was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1972 by Henry Chandlee Forman.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- "Early Nantucket and its Whale Houses," 1966
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- September, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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