Scope and Contents The Dean Family Papers contains documents relating to the Benjamin and Alice (Lofthouse) Dean family of Clitheroe, England, Lowell, Mass., and Providence, R.I. The genealogical interests of Benjamin’s children and grandchildren are apparent throughout the collection; besides genealogical notes and charts, there is an 1867 letter by Benjamin’s brother Robert Dean of Manchester, England in which he provides genealogical information for his niece in America. The collection contains several...