Collection
Summary
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| Title |
Tangier’s Island (VA) Collection |
| Dates |
n.d. |
| Extent |
1 folder |
| Language |
Materials are in English. |
| Collection ID |
2010.080 |
| Abstract |
This collection contains a pamphlet entitled "History
of Tangier Island, Virginia" by Woodrow T. Wilson (the
28th U.S. President). The pamphlet contains a brief
history and geographical map on the last page, as well
as local cooking recipes, and various photographs of the
locales. |
| Repository |
Archives at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for
Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University |
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Historical
Note
Tangier's Island (VA) is located between the Chesapeake and
the Tangier Sound, boasting a population of approx. 1000
inhabitants. The island was discovered by John Smith on his
1607-1608 explorations, and the island was initially named
as part of the "Russell Isles" in dedication to Smith's
surgeon. Settlement on the island began in 1670, and the
buying and selling of the island gradually began to break up
into small household possessions by the early 19th century.
Tangier and other surrounding islands began to benefit
economically from the dramatic demand for seafood products
in the early 1900's. By the 1920's, overfishing in the
Chesapeake Watershed caused a slight depression, for which
the population on the island has roughly remained the same
since.
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Scope
and Content Note
This collection
contains a pamphlet entitled "History of Tangier Island,
Virginia" by Woodrow T. Wilson (the 28th U.S. President).
The pamphlet contains a brief history and geographical map
on the last page, as well as local cooking recipes, and
various photographs of the locales.
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Organization
and Arrangement
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for
research.
Use Restrictions
The collection is the physical
property of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture. Nabb Research Center holds literary rights only
for material created by Nabb Center personnel working on official
behalf of the Nabb Center, or for material which was given to the
Nabb Center with such rights specifically assigned. For all other
material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the
authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for
publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.
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Related
Material
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Index
Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in
the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and
Culture catalog. Researchers wishing to find
related materials should search the catalog under these index
terms.
Personal Names:
Woodrow T. Wilson
Corporate Names:
Geographic Subjects:
Tangier Island
Topic Subjects:
Pamphlets
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Administrative
Information
Acquisition
and Custody Information
Unknown, found in
archive.
Preferred
Citation
Tangier’s Island (VA) Collection, Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture, Salisbury University.
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1 | 1 Pamphlet
entitled "History of Tangier Island, Virginia" by Woodrow T.
Wilson
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