Clan Maxwell Society Records

Collection — other: Box 1-3

Identifier: AppMs-0374

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Clan Maxwell Clan Records consist of photocopies of completed genealogy applications, family lineage charts, birth and death certificates, correspondence, photographs, and published family histories documenting the ancestry of the Maxwell Clan.

Dates

1968-1990

Creator

Clan Maxwell Society (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The records are open for research.

Extent

1.50 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The original records were arranged alphabetically into four notebooks: Book I, Maxwell Clan with Maxwell Surname; Book II, Maxwell Clan without Maxwell Surname, A-F; Book III, Maxwell Clan without Maxwell Surname, G-Z; and Book IV, General Genealogical Data. The photocopied records have been placed in acid-free folders and are arranged sequentially according to the original book numbers and then alphabetically by applicant's name.

Method of Acquisition

The Maxwell Clan Society Records were loaned to the Archives of Appalachia by Murvan Maxwell on July 9, 1990. The records were photocopied by the archives' staff in September 1990. The copies were accessioned on September 27, 1990 and opened to researchers on October 12, 1992.

Existence and Location of Originals

The records were photocopied by the archives' staff in September 1990, and the original documents were returned to Murvan Maxwell on October 8, 1990.

Processing Information

C. Lamb, J. Stinson and Scott Schwartz completed processing in 1992.

Subjects

Maxwell family
Maxwell-Johnstone Feud, 1608-1613 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scotland--Civilization Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Scotland--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Scottish Americans Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source