Hawken Family of Williamsport Collection

MSA SC 6117
Dates	1811-2008
Medium	papers, photographs, ephemera
Restrictions
Storage	00/07/02/09; 00/07/02/10; 00/07/02/11; 00/07/02/12; 00/07/02/14; 00/07/02/16; 00/46/11/Shelf1 [Series 5]
Description
Family records from the Hawken family of Williamsport, MD. The Hawken family were prominent in the town of Williamsport, MD (Washington County) from the 1800s well into the twentieth century. Members of the family were public servants, active in civic and business organizations, and figures within the religious community. This included the office of burgess, mayor, justice of the peace, and editor of a local newspaper. In addition to records of family life and of the impact of the family on the town of Williamsport, this collection also contains records that are of significance to the history of Williamsport, independent of the Hawken family. Mayors in the family: 1891-1893 James E. Hawken 1934-1953 Richard G. Hawken Justice of the Peace: James E. Hawken Newspaper Publisher: James A. Hawken Note: 2019 addition relates to a different branch of the family; added as a separate series named for the individual, Andrew S. McClain