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Vaughan Brown papers, 1920-1969

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Brown, Vaughan
Title
Vaughan Brown papers
Dates
1920-1969 (inclusive)
Quantity
38 linear feet
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS104vaughanbrownpapers (collection)
Summary
This collection documents the activies of Bellingham attorney and Washington State Senator Vaughan Brown. Materials include correspondence, political and legal files, financial records, books and publications.
Repository
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
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Content Description

This collection documents the activities of Bellingham attorney and Washington State Senator Vaughan Brown. Materials include correspondence, political and legal files, financial records, books and publications.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Vaughan Brown papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Vaughan Brown in 1974.

Related Materials

Materials of related interest may be found in the O.P. Brown papers, housed at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Description: Miscellaneous artifacts
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 1
  • Description: Miscellaneous notes
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 1
  • Description: Political materials
    Dates: circa 1930s-1970s
    Container: Box Box 1
  • Description: Income tax statements and other financial materials
    Dates: circa 1950s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 1
  • Description: College and law school materials (3 folders)
    Dates: circa 1910s
    Container: Box Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence, notes, blank forms, stationary, etc.
    Dates: circa 1930s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 1
  • Description: United States Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC) materials
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 1
  • Description: High school, college, and alumni material
    Dates: circa 1910s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 2
  • Description: "The State of Washington: A Review of the State's Natural Resources and Its Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Official Life"
    Dates: 1936
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Minute book
    Dates: 1920s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Ledger
    Dates: 1950s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Stock register
    Dates: 1920s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: 1930s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Photographs
    Dates: circa 1920s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Election materials
    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Membership and business cards
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Travel materials
    Dates: 1930s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Greeting cards and Christmas materials
    Dates: 1930s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation invoices
    Dates: 1911
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: Pearl Hecter Bay View materials
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box Box 3
  • Description: State of Washington Governor's Budget (4 volumes)
    Dates: 1940s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 4
  • Description: Income and expense records
    Dates: 1930s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Letters to the editor
    Dates: circa 1960s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Membership and business cards
    Dates: circa 1960s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Photographs
    Dates: circa 1910s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Satisfaction of Mortgage Corporate form
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Notes on issue and policy
    Dates: circa 1960s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Stock certificates
    Dates: 1920s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Charlotte E. Stonehouse estate and income tax materials
    Dates: 1959-1961
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Twentieth Century Club materials
    Dates: circa 1930s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: United States Coast Guard Reserve materials
    Dates: circa 1940s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: United State Army Ambulance Service Corps (USAAC) materials (2 folders)
    Dates: circa 1960s
    Container: Box Box 5
  • Description: Correspondence (5 folders)
    Dates: 1940s-1970s
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Library Board materials
    Dates: circa 1920s
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Publication efforts (Oliver and Vaughan Brown)
    Dates: circa 1930s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Mount Baker Club resolution
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Newspaper clippings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Oyster land investment materials
    Dates: 1930s
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Personality tests
    Dates: 1920s
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Household expenses
    Dates: 1920-1930
    Container: Box Box 6
  • Description: Personal correspondence
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: Correspondence related to gifts to archives
    Dates: circa 1970s
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: Bellingham Theatre Guild materials
    Dates: 1940s
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: Bellingham City Charter Revision Committee materials
    Dates: 1920s
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: Check registers
    Dates: circa 1920s-1970s
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: Correspondence regarding insurance investment
    Dates: circa 1930s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: Correspondence regarding stocks and investment materials
    Dates: circa 1930s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: Personal correspondence between Vaughan Brown and Regina Mohrmann, John P. Nexbit, Mary Lou Quackenbush, and Stan Quackenbush (5 folders)
    Dates: circa 1930s-1970s
    Container: Box Box 7
  • Description: American Red Cross (Whatcom County Chapter) materials
    Dates: circa 1930s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 8
  • Description: Notes and drawings
    Dates: circa 1940s
    Container: Box Box 8
  • Description: Bellingham museum proposal materials
    Dates: 1940
    Container: Box Box 8
  • Description: Bellingham Chamber of Commerce/Charter Amendment materials
    Dates: 1929
    Container: Box Box 8
  • Description: Personal correspondence (57 folders)
    Dates: circa 1910s-1973
    Container: Box Box 8
  • Description: United States Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC) material
    Dates: 1917-1919; ; 1960s
    Container: Box Box 9
  • Description: Political and campaign material
    Dates: circa 1930s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 9
  • Description: Vaughan Brown will and estate material
    Dates: 1975-1978
    Container: Box Box 9
  • Description: Career papers
    Dates: 1930s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 10
  • Description: Invitations
    Dates: undated; ; 1940s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 10
  • Description: Political and campaign material
    Dates: circa 1910s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 10
  • Description: Political correspondence and other material
    Dates: circa 1930s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 11
  • Description: Career papers (2 folders)
    Dates: 1932-1935
    Container: Box Box 11
  • Description: Political and campaign material
    Dates: circa 1920s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 12
  • Description: Political correspondence and other material
    Dates: 1944-1970s
    Container: Box Box 13
  • Description: Political speeches
    Dates: circa 1920s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Whatcom County Democratic Club
    Dates: circa 1920s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Whatcom County Good Government League membership cards
    Dates: 1937
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Work Progress Administration forms
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Application for Postmaster
    Dates: 1934
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Correspondence - Postmaster
    Dates: 1934-1940
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: National Association of Postmasters - correspondence
    Dates: 1933-1939
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: National Association of Postmasters - minutes and bylaws
    Dates: circa 1930s
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Treasurer's reports
    Dates: 1932-1934
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Miscellaneous correspondence and clippings
    Dates: circa 1900-1930s
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: National Federation of Post Office Clerks - correspondence
    Dates: 1921-1941
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Presidential Postmasters Association - correspondence
    Dates: 1933-1938
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Resignation from Post Office
    Dates: 1939
    Container: Box Box 14
  • Description: Legislative material - constituent correspondence
    Dates: 1951-1955
    Container: Box Box 15
  • Description: Legislative material - correspondence with other legislators
    Dates: 1950-1955
    Container: Box Box 15
  • Description: Legislative material - diaries of legislative events
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 15
  • Description: Legislative material - notes made during sessions
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 15
  • Description: Legislative material - proposed bills and amendments
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 15
  • Description: Legislative material - bills and amendments
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legislative material - blank stationary
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legislative material - House calendar
    Dates: 1949
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legislative material - Senate calendars
    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legislative material - certificate of election
    Dates: 1948-1950
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legislative material - committee assignments
    Dates: 1949-1953
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legislative material - constituent correspondence
    Dates: 1948-1950
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legal material - Hurley vs. Jones Piggly Wiggly Co. (Washington State Superior Court for King County No. 234715)
    Dates: 1931
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legal material - W. Williamson vs. E. Williamson (Washington State Superior Court for Whatcom County, No. 15771)
    Dates: 1924
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legal material - Washington Grocery Co. "Security Record"
    Dates: 1925
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Legal material - William York vs. Gaasland Co., Inc. (Washington State Superior Court No. 32221)
    Dates: 1952
    Container: Box Box 16
  • Description: Daily business accounts journal
    Dates: 1929-1931
    Container: Box Box 17
  • Description: Dissolution of partnership
    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box Box 17
  • Description: Various legal cases, including one between Edward Harris and Rogan Jones
    Dates: circa 1920s-1930s
    Container: Box Box 17
  • Description: Admission to practice as attorney in U.S. District Court
    Dates: 1926
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Affidavit regarding O. Algyer and G. Miller conversation
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Alpha index of files
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Miscellaneous correspondence
    Dates: circa 1930s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Various cases
    Dates: 1930s
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Bankruptcy referee material - cases
    Dates: circa 1930s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Bankruptcy referee material - correspondence
    Dates: 1923-1938
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Bankruptcy referee material - dockets
    Dates: 1917-1934
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Bankruptcy referee material - rules
    Dates: 1920s
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Blank stationary
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box Box 18
  • Description: Various legal cases
    Dates: 1920s-1930s
    Container: Box Box 19
  • Description: Notary Public certificates
    Dates: 1930s
    Container: Box Box 19
  • Description: Office correspondence
    Dates: 1930s1950s
    Container: Box Box 19
  • Description: Pension cases
    Dates: 1920s-1930s
    Container: Box Box 19
  • Description: Request for exemption from Bar Exam
    Dates: 1920
    Container: Box Box 19
  • Description: Various legal cases
    Dates: 1920s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 19
  • Description: Puget Sound Power & Light Co. vs. Public Utility District No. 1 of Whatcom County material
    Dates: circa 1938-1941
    Container: Box Boxes 20-22
  • Description: School materials
    Dates: circa 1919-1920
    Container: Box Box 22 (continued)
  • Description: Miscellaneous legislative materials
    Dates: circa 1930s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 23
  • Description: Miscellaneous campaign materials for Brown and other local and national candidates
    Dates: circa 1950s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 24
  • Description: Blotters
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 24
  • Description: Aftermath Club yearbooks
    Dates: 1931-1934; ; 1965-1966
    Container: Box Box 24
  • Description: Industrial Workers of the World items
    Dates: circa 1916
    Container: Box Box 24
  • Description: F.D. Roosevelt items (includes an invitation to FDR’s memorial service)
    Dates: circa 1930s-1940s
    Container: Box Box 24
  • Description: Marcus Whitman statue material
    Dates: 1953
    Container: Box Box 24
  • Description: Miscellaneous campaign material for Vaughan Brown and other local and national candidates
    Dates: circa 1950s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 25
  • Description: Abstracts of title for property in Pierce County, Washington
    Dates: 1889-1910
    Container: Box Box 26
  • Description: United States House of Representatives - bills manual
    Dates: 1955
    Container: Box Box 26
  • Description: Various legal cases
    Dates: circa 1920s
    Container: Box Box 27
  • Description: Sunset Life Insurance Co. materials for Vaughan Brown
    Dates: circa 1960s-1970s
    Container: Box Box 27
  • Description: Miscellaneous oversized clippings
    Dates: circa 1930s
    Container: Box Box 27
  • Description: Map of State Road No. 1 - Deming to Welcome Grange Hall
    Dates: 1931
    Container: Box Box 27
  • Description: Legislative journals, indices, etc.
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 28
  • Description: Books
    Dates: 1851-1954
    Container: Box Box 28
  • Description: Miscellaneous campaign material for other candidates
    Dates: circa 1950s-1960s
    Container: Box Box 29
  • Description: State of Washington House and Senate journals
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 30
  • Description: 35mm microfilms of first four volumes of Whatcom County Comm[issioners?] Reports
    Dates: 1951
    Container: Box Box 31
  • Description: Miscellaneous legislative material
    Dates: circa 1950s
    Container: Box Box 31
  • Description: Caucus Attorney material
    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box Box 31
  • Description: Maps, brochures, travel materials, postcards, and other personal items
    Dates: circa 1970s-1980s
    Container: Box Box 32
  • Description: Miscellaneous career material
    Dates: 1920s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 33
  • Description: Informational reference material
    Dates: circa 1920s-1970s
    Container: Box Box 34
  • Description: State of Washington House and Senate journals and bills
    Dates: circa 1940s-1950s
    Container: Box Box 35
  • Description: Government-published books
    Dates: circa 1940s
    Container: Box Box 36

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Subject Terms

  • Lawyers--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
  • Legislators--Washington (State)--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Brown, Vaughan --Archives

Corporate Names

  • Washington (State)--Legislature--Senate

Geographical Names

  • Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources
  • Washington (State)--History--Sources
  • Washington (State)--Politics and government--History--Sources

Finding aid prepared by CPNWS staff
2012

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