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

Some restrictions may apply - contact repository for details.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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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Restrictions on Use

Some restrictions may apply - contact repository for details.

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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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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

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

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

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