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Vaux, George, III, 1909-1996

 Person

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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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  • Subject: Quakers X
  • Subject: African American universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania X