Gahan Family, 1930-2003

This series consists primarily of correspondence dealing with the establishment of the Gahan Scholarship Fund by James B. Gahan and Winifred Gahan in 1981. Ms. Gahan continued to play an active role in the scholarship and kept records relating to the administration of the fund and to the students who benefited. Winifred Gahan was very involved in the Berwyn Presbyterian Church, as well as local civic organizations and the University of Maryland. She received many awards and honors throughout her life for these activities, including "Prince Georgian of the Year" in 1993. Files relating to her nomination for this award are located in this series. James and Winifred's aunt, Winifred E. Gahan, was also very involved in the University of Maryland community. She worked for the Extension Service for thirty-four years, retiring in 1953. Upon her retirement, her colleagues assembled a book of letters from people with whom she had interacted during her long career, including Harry Clifton Byrd, Ronald Bamford, T. B. Symons, Charles E. White, J. Franklin Witter, and Calvin L. Skinner.

Arrangement is alphabetical by family member and then by topic.