Dr. Charles E. Vaughan Collection
Collection
Identifier: CHC024
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, deeds, maps, leases, and other documents related to a property on 8 Garden Street and its sale by Dr. Charles E. Vaughan to Radcliffe College in 1896. Documents relate to previous owners of the property including Charles C. Foster of Cambridge and Louisa Higginson of Brattleboro, VT.
Dates
- ca. 1853-1896
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Access
Collection is available for research under the CHC rules of use.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question, unless otherwise designated.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives.
Historical Context and Biographical Note:
Born on August 24, 1835 in Maine, Charles Everett Vaughan moved to Cambridge with his family and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1863. Dr. Vaughan was the Officer of the Cambridge Dispensary for Old Cambridge and in 1881 he started the organization The Associated Charities of Cambridge. Dr. Vaughan lived in Cambridge for most of his life, and kept a practice at 8 Garden Street. In 1895, Dr. Vaughan retired to Santa Barbara, CA, and the following year he sold his property on Garden to Radcliffe College. Dr. Vaughan died on June 24, 1904 and is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Extent
1 folder
Physical Location
Collection is stored on-site
Provenance
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid by Meta Partenheimer, January 2018. Encoded by: Brittany Fox, December 2020.
- Title
- Inventory of the Dr. Charles E. Vaughan Collection, ca. 1853-1896
- Author
- Processing and finding aid by Meta Partenheimer, January 2018. Machine-readable finding aid by Brittany Fox, December 2020.
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Was Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives Repository
Contact:
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov