Clayton J. McGran, ex. class of 1926, varsity certificates and scrapbook pages
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains several varsity certificates, two for football, two for basketball, and one for baseball. There are also two felt varsity letters, both badly moth-eaten. There are also several scrapbook pages of McGran’s athletic career.
Dates
- Creation: 1923-1925; 1974
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
Clayton John McGran (1899-1988) was born on December 14th in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to John C. McGran and Jane McGran. He attended Washington College until his junior year. While at the college, he left his mark as a star athlete, even a decade later, The Elm places him on their all-star team along with Fred “Dutch” Dumschott. He would have graduated with the class of 1926, but that year he became a father to Clayton E. McGran, Jr. (1924-1999). His son would become part of the class of 1948. McGran returned to CT and had two more children with his wife Gladys Smith McGran (1904-1991). He passed away in 1988.
Full Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 os folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical and Technical Access Restrictions
None.
Separated Material
Several photographs of teams and McGran were placed in MS 0061, the Washington College photographic collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Clayton J. McGran, Ex. Class of 1926, Varsity Certificates and Scrapbook Pages
- Author
- L. Sheldon
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620