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Mangan and Woodcock Family papers, 1883-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Stubbs, Nancy Stuart
- Title
- Mangan and Woodcock Family papers
- Dates
- 1883-2009 (inclusive)19541968
- Quantity
- .3 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0297manganwoodcock (collection)
- Summary
- This collection contains a history and family tree of the Mangan and Woodcock families, who settled on Guemes Island in the 1870s. The material was written by Nancy Stuart Stubbs, a descendant of the families.
- Repository
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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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Mangan and Woodcock families settled on Guemes Island in the 1870s.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains a history of the Mangan and Woodcock families. It was written by Nancy Stuart Stubbs, a descendant of the families, for a family reunion on Guemes Island in 2009. The history recounts events from 1815 to 2009, including a discussion of the Civil War, the westward migration, Puget Sound regional commerce, relations with Native Americans, and smuggling. The collection includes a family tree, script for the presentation of the history, copies of newspaper coverage of the event, and photographs of the family.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Mangan and Woodcock family papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
About Harmful Language and ContentTo learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content
Acquisition Information
Donated by Nancy Stuart Stubbs, date unknown.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Guemes Island--History--Sources
- Pioneers--Washington (State)--Guemes Island--History--Sources
Family Names
- Mangan family
- Woodcock family
Geographical Names
- Guemes Island (Wash.)--History--Sources
Finding aid prepared by Laurie
Brion
2012
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
