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Vaughan family research files

 Collection
Identifier: M293

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Scope and Content

Vaughan family research files compiled by the donor, George E. Pettengill, for over fifty years, beginning in 1946. Included is correspondence to and from Pettengill regarding the Vaughan family, bibliographical material, articles, transcriptions of original Vaughan family correspondence, handwritten notes, and a genealogical chart.

Dates

  • Creation: 1946 - 2002
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1946 - 1955

Creator

Access Restrictions

No Access Restrictions

Biographical/Historical Note

George E. Pettengill received his A.B. from Bowdoin in 1933, and was a librarian at several institutions, including the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802) of London was a West India merchant and planter. He married Sarah Hallowell, daughter of Benjamin Hallowell, a Boston merchant. Benjamin Vaughan (1751-1835), William Vaughan (1752-1850), John Vaughan (1756-1841), Charles Vaughan (1759-1839), and Samuel Vaughan, Jr. (1762-?) were sons of Samuel and Sarah Vaughan. The Vaughan brothers and extended Vaughan family were merchants, landowners, authors, and politicians, some with ties to Benjamin Franklin, the American Philosophical Society, and the Franklin Institute.

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Included is correspondence to and from George Pettengill regarding the Vaughan family, bibliographical material, articles, transcriptions of original Vaughan family correspondence, handwritten notes, and a genealogical chart.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by material type.

Realted Materials

For additional Vaughan family material see the Charles Vaughan Family Papers (M180).

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Vaughan Family Research Files
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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