Vaux, George, 1832-1915
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Vaux Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1217
Overview
The Vaux family was deeply involved with Quaker and Native American affairs throughout much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. George Vaux, Sr. was involved in Quaker activity through the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and other Quaker meetings throughout the world (including Antigua and London). Both George Vaux, Jr. and Mary Morris Vaux Walcott, his sister, served as commissioners for the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners. This organization was established by the United States Congress in...
Dates:
1708-1995; Majority of material found within 1912-1932
George Vaux Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-238
Overview
The Vaux family was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family active in a number of charitable concerns, particularly as relate to the education of African-Americans. This collection includes papers from three George Vauxes: 1832-1915, 1863-1927, and 1908-1996, spanning a little over a century from the 1890s to the 1990s. There are administrative documents from the Institute of Colored Youth (later known as the Richard Humphreys Foundation), FriendsÂ’ FreedmenÂ’s Association, and the Emlen...
Dates:
1885-1995
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- Quakers 1
- Quakers -- Barbados 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Tortola 1
- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Reports 1
- Society of Friends -- Education 1
- West (U.S.) 1
- clippings (information artifacts) 1
- correspondence 1
- financial records 1
- negatives (photographs) 1
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