Vaughan Rue Truitt, class of 1907, reminiscences

Collection — Box: Multi 06, Folder: 01

Identifier: MS-0166

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Vaughan Rue Truitt, class of 1907, reminiscences

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Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains Vaughan Rue Truitt’s recollection of his freshman year at Washington College, 1903, written fifty years later. He talks about his arrival, the campus, and the secret postal system set up among the students, he describes the dorm rooms and uses many colloquialisms and nicknames for places.

Dates

Creation: 1903; 1957

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical Information

Vaughan Rue Truitt (1885-1961) was born on October 30th in Showell, Maryland, to Francis Columbus Truitt and Julia Rew Truitt. He graduated from Washington College in 1907. After graduation, he returned home to West Berlin, MD, and became a teacher in the Virginia public school system. Vaughan later earned his law degree from the University of Maryland, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Johns Hopkins. He married Adle Hunley, also of Showell. He passed away on October 29, 1961.