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Hughes and Pusey Family collection

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

(1910 – 1988)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2007.106
Creator(s) Unknown
Acquisition

Donated by Betty Murrell, 2004.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Alec Staley, 2018.
Related Materials None
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Abstract

The Hughes and Pusey Family Collection contains one folder of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of members of the Hughes and Pusey family from 1952 to 1998. Included are wedding announcements and obituaries. There are also several photographs of Jane Hughes, two school pictures from an old one room schoolhouse and two class pictures from Wicomico High School.There is also a memorial program for Max P. Hughes. There are also three newspaper clippings from 1972 to 1999 about Captain Claude V. Hughes, captain of the R. E. Powell, the ship Chandlery of Vane Brothers and the book Time and the Tide that highlights the company. In addition, there is the 1910 Wicomico High School diploma of Mary Elizabeth Pusey, wife of V. V. Hughes.

Biographical History

Founded in 1932 on W. Isabella Street by Verner V. Hughes (1891-1976), V.V. Hughes & Sons was a farm supplier and produce broker. It served the farmers in the area with John Deere farm equipment since 1934 and has served the community with Nationwide Insurance, formerly Farm Bureau Insurance Company since 1930. Born at Siloam, Verner Hughes was the son of Charles Venables and Mary Fletcher Hughes. In 1914, he married Mary Elizabeth Pusey (1892-1981) and had three children, Charles Benjamin (1915-1996), Max P. (1917-1991) and Jane Elizabeth (Mrs Robert F. White) (b.1923).   

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Hughes Family
    • Pusey Family
  • Corporate Names
    • Wicomico High School
  • Personal Names
    • Hughes, Claude ( )
    • Hughes, Jane ( )
    • Pusey, Mary Elizabeth ( )

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