File consists of maps compiled as part of a York University Geography course, 1984. Three sets of 2 maps (1 each of Vaughan and King Township per set); the first set delineates land use per 1000 acre blocks; the second indicates the names of landowners/tenants; the final set outlines the number of horses, oxen, cattle, sheep, and swine per 1000 acre block. All maps are based on the 1851 nominal and agricultural census returns.

File consists of two videocassettes. Items chronicle the history of one of Vaughan's founding families, the Bakers, who first settled in the area in 1800. The Bakers journeyed from Somerset County, Pennsylvania and lived in Vaughan until 1998. At that time, 3 generations of the Baker family returned to Pennsylvania due to the encroachment of development on their traditional way of life.

Item consists of an essay that chronicles history of White Pine in North America; includes information on forestry and lumbering in Vaughan Township.

Item consists of a map. Map delineating road beats in Vaughan Township, ca. 1879. Road beats were divisions of the Township delineated for the purpose of facilitating the administration and actual execution of road maintenance in compliance with local statutes of labour. The latter were in place in lieu of municipal taxation for the purposes of road maintenance, and involved obligations on the part of property owners to undertake road work, with the time requirements being directly proportional to the assessed value of a given property. The data utilised in the compilation of the map was gleaned from the Vaughan Township statute of labour returns.

Item consists of a survey of history of maple syrup industry in Vaughan Township up until 1969: chronicles development and evolution of methods of production and conservation practices; also offers commentary on future trends.

Item consists of delineation of land use in Vaughan Township in 1969. Categories include vacant or used as riding stables, rented farms, mining, estates, conservation areas and golf courses, residential and commercial, industrial, market gardening, "real" farms, and miscellaneous. Chronicles the inception of the transformation of the area from rural-agrarian to industrial-commercial; includes field notes constituted of concession maps indicating occupancy and land use.

Item consists of election returns. Map of Vaughan Township indicating freeholders and householders for each lot with assessed value of real property for which the foregoing were rated; relative location of property owners not shown. Map indicates the exact vote cast by each eiligible voter in the Township, and thus provides a cumulative portrait of the political leanings of the township during the time under examination. Data derived from Vaughan Township election returns and collectors' rolls for 1857.

Item consists of a map. Map of Vaughan Township indicating freeholders and householders for each lot with assessed value of real property for which the foregoing were rated; relative locaton of property owners not shown. Map indicates the exact vote cast by each eligible voter in the Township, and thus provides a cumulative portrait of the political leanings of municipality during time under examinatiion. Data derived from Vaughan Township election returns and assessment rolls; records for Ward #5 were incomplete, with the map reflecting this fact.