Throop-Vaughan family papers, 1838-1928.

  View full finding aid (PDF)
  • Creator Names Throop, Amos Gager, 1811-1894.
  • Title Throop-Vaughan family papers [manuscript], 1838-1928.
  • Physical description 3 linear ft. (8 boxes)
  • Collection summary Letters and other documents of the Throop, Waite, and Vaughan families, including diaries and other papers of Amos G. Throop of Chicago (Ill.) and Pasadena (Calif.); extensive letters and diaries of his son George Throop, a Civil War lieutenant with the Chicago Mercantile Battery; papers of Amos' daughter Martha Throop Vaughan and her husband, John Charles Vaughan, founder of the seed company; letters of Amos' cousin George Addison Throop; a typescript autobiography (23 p.) of A.G. Throop; a history of the second Universalist church in Chicago; and other writings by Martha Throop Vaughan.
  • Acquisition information Most of this collection was a gift of Mr. D. Throop Vaughan (M1982.0046 and 1989.0517). Mrs. Oliver Cole Smith donated the 1857 April 28 letter by A.G. Throop in 1934 (M1934.0017).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Roger Throop Vaughan papers, and portrait photographs of Throop and Vaughan family members. Chicago History Museum does not have a microfilm copy of related materials.
  • Finding Aids Note Draft finding aid available online.
  • Names
    • Throop, Amos Gager, 1811-1894 Archives.
    • Thorpe family.
    • Throop family.
    • Throop, George, 1840-1864.
    • Throop, George Addison, 1810-1849.
    • Vaughan family.
    • Vaughan, John Charles, 1851-1924.
    • Vaughan, Martha Throop, 1843-1928.
    • Waite family.
    • Second Universalist Church (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Vaughan's Seed Store (Chicago, Ill.)
    • United States. Army. Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery (1862-1865) George Throop letters
    • Throop, George, 1840-1864.
    • Throop, George Addison, 1810-1849.
    • Vaughan, John Charles, 1851-1924.
    • Vaughan, Martha Throop, 1843-1928.
  • Subjects
    • Abolitionists Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Families California 19th century.
    • Flowers Seeds.
    • Temperance Illinois Chicago.
    • Universalists Illinois Chicago.
    • Women Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs.
  • Geographic coverage
    • California Economic conditions 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) History Civil War, 1861-1865.
    • Chicago River (Ill.) Maps. 1857.
    • Pasadena (Calif.) Social conditions 19th century.
    • United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns. George Throop letters
  • Genre
    • Autobiographies. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Diaries. aat
    • Letterheads. aat A.G. Throop 1857 Apr. 28.
    • Maps. aat Letterhead A.G. Throop 1857 Apr. 28.
  • Geographic name
    • United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
    • United States California.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-T/ThroopV-inv.htm