Guide to the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, 1940-1985


John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Published in 2023

Collection Overview

Title: Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection
Date range: 1940-1985
Creator: Brown, Anne S. Kinsolving
Extent: 20 Linear Feet
Abstract: In 1981, Anne S. K. Brown (Mrs. John Nicholas Brown) donated her military collection to Brown University Library. With the collection cames Mrs. Brown's papers and other documents relating to the collection although her private correspondence did not come to the library until after her death in 1985. This material provides a documentary history of the collection and her military interests and pursuits.
Language of materials: English
Repository: John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number: ASKB.Military

Scope & content

The Anne S. K. Brown Papers (circa1940-1985) document the creation of the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, now a part of Special Collections of Brown University Library. There is no material relating to Mrs. Brown's life prior to 1940 nor of her life outside of her interest in the Military Collection. Information about other aspects of her life can be found in the Anne S. Kinsolving Brown papers (Ms.2007.013). The files are divided into four categories: correspondence, speeches and manuscripts; files relating to Mrs. Brown's major publications; book manuscripts and notes; and lastly, invoices of all the items acquired for the Military Collection.

Access Points

Subject Topics

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in four series:

  • Series 1. Correspondence Files
  • Series 2. Publication Files
  • Series 3. Manuscripts and Notes
  • Series 4. Invoices

Biographical note

Anne Seddon Kinsolving Brown (1905-1985) was an internationally acclaimed author and specialist in military uniforms. Born in Baltimore on March 25, 1905, the daughter of The Reverend Arthur B. and Sally (Bruce) Kinsolving, she graduated from Bryn Mawr School Baltimore in 1924. She married John Nicholas Brown of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1930 and had three children: Nicholas, John Carter, and Angela. She was a respected scholar of military history and besides writing numerous articles she authored two major works, "The Anatomy of Glory: The Story of Napoleon and His Guard", and co-authored with Howard R. Rice, "The American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army, 1780, 17881, 1782, 1783."

Access & Use

Access to the collection: There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials: Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the Brown University Library. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation: Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library.
Contact information: John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Accompanied the transfer of the Military Collection from the Nightingale-Brown House, Providence, to the John Hay Library, Brown University in 1981-82.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Joanne Tandy.
Encoding: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-09-22.
Descriptive rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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See also:Anne S. Kinsolving Brown papers (Ms.2007.013)

Inventory


Series 1. Correspondence Files, 1940-1985
Drawer 1, Folder 1-33

Container Description Date
Drawer 1, Folder 1 Bellepheron Books
21 items

Contents Note: Letters and messages between editor and ASKB about a book on caps and helmets of the American Revolution for which she wrote some short essays

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1976
Drawer 1, Folder 2 CMH (Company of Military Historians), History of, For the First 3 Years
9 pages

Contents Note: Typescript of speech given by ASKB at CMH meeting, Charlottesville, VA May 3, 1980

Genre: Speeches
1980 May 3
Drawer 1, Folder 3 Maryland Historical Society
1 item

Contents Note: Letter concerning theft of spurs dating from American Revolution from MHS

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1959
Drawer 1, Folder 4 ASKB Manuscripts re: Rhode Island
4 items

Contents Note: Drafts of article "Military Dress in Rhode Island 1745-1881" and "Rhode Island Uniforms in the Revolution"

Genre: Drafts (documents)
undated
Drawer 1, Folder 5 ASKB Manuscripts re: Collecting
3 items

Contents Note: 1. Confessions of a Collector -- 2. Confessions of a Collector -- 3. Bibliomania: Its cause and cure

Genre: Speeches
1968-1974
Drawer 1, Folder 6 ASKB Manuscripts re: Maryland
3 items

Contents Note: 1. The Old Maryland Militia -- 2. Speech on 200 years of Military Dress in Maryland -- 3. Photocopy of 1965 seminar at Univ. California, Davis on the Yorktown Campaign.

Genre: Typescript
undated
Drawer 1, Folder 7 ASKB Manuscripts, Miscellaneous
9 items

Contents Note: 1. Forward to CMH 25th Anniversary publication 1974 -- 2. Description of portrait in Varnum Armoury, East Greenwich, RI -- 3. Officers and Soldiers from the "Kriegsbuch" of Count Reinhart Solms and other warriors -- 4. Review of "Soldiers of the American Army 1778-1954" -- 5. Description of two Grenadier caps -- 6. Two commentaries on the Coronation of George VI -- 7. Lecture on fete books and Elizabeth II -- 8. Two memorandum on the military records of the Shaw-Safe Family 1774-1817 -- 9. Introduction to Corcoran Gallery Exhibition of ASKB printes 1959

Genre: Typescript
undated
Drawer 1, Folder 8 ASKB Manuscripts Vanity and Valor
9 items

Contents Note: Typescripts of lecture: Vanity and Valour in Books and Prints

Genre: Typescript
undated
Drawer 1, Folder 9 ASKB Manuscripts Yorktown Campaign
2 items

Contents Note: 1. The Yorktown Campaign by ASKB (1981) + 4 leters (1981) -- 2. Typescript of the Yorktown Campaign + correspondence; also copies of speech given to UC Davis, 1965 on The Yorktown Campaign

Genre: Typescript
undated
Drawer 1, Folder 10 ASKB Military Bessel
3 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between ASKB and A. Bessel

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1985
Drawer 1, Folder 11 ASKB Military Brunon
circa126 items

Contents Note: Correspondence (including pamphlets) between Jean Brunon and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1962-1985
Drawer 1, Folder 12 ASKB Military Crociani
29 items

Contents Note: Correspondence (including notes) between Pierre Crociani and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1972-1974
Box Drawer, Folder 13 ASKB Military Elting
21 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between Col. John Elting and ASKB

Genre: Letters correspondence
1969-1979
Drawer 1, Folder 14 ASKB Military Finke
10 items

Contents Note: Correspondence (including notes) between Detmar Fink and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1962-1974
Drawer 1, Folder 15 ASKB Military Forthoffer
circa82 items

Contents Note: Correspondence (including notes and offical documents) between Roger Forthoffer and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1968-1978
Drawer 1, Folder 16 ASKB Military Koch
circa49 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between Ulrich Koch and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1973-1975
Drawer 1, Folder 17 ASKB Military Lachouque
12 items and one photograph

Contents Note: Correspondence between Henri Lachouque and ASKB including one letter with phtograph written after death of Lachouque by Marcel Doher

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1962-1967, 1973
Drawer 1, Folder 18 ASKB Military Lord Cambridge
14 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between Lord Cambridge and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1968-1970
Drawer 1, Folder 19 ASKB Military Nebehay
20 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between Christian Nebehay and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1966-1984
Drawer 1, Folder 20 ASKB Military Misc.
107 items

Contents Note: General correspondecne (includes newspaper clippings, typescript articles and notes)

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1953-1965
Drawer 1, Folder 21 ASKB Military Misc.
circa144 items

Contents Note: General correspondence

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1966-1969
Drawer 1, Folder 22 ASKB Military Misc.
circa208 items

Contents Note: General correspondence

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1970-1974
Drawer 1, Folder 23 ASKB Military Misc.
circa168 items

Contents Note: General correspondence

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1975-1976
Drawer 1, Folder 24 ASKB Military Misc.
circa129 items

Contents Note: General correspondence

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1977-1985
Drawer 1, Folder 25 ASKB Military Ordonneau
11 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between Pierre Ordonneau and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1964-1970
Drawer 1, Folder 26 ASKB Military Schulz
15 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between Helmet Gerhard Schulz and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1971-1978
Drawer 1, Folder 28 ASKB Vinkhuizen Collection (ASKB's attributions)
Contents Note: Extensive listings of material in the Vinkhuizen Collection in the New York Public Library

Genre: Documents
undated
Drawer 1, Folder 28 ASKB Vinkhuizen Collection (Col. Todd's attributions)
Contents Note: Extensive listings of material in the Vinkhuizen Collection in the New York Public Library

Genre: Documents
undated
Drawer 1, Folder 29 ASKB Vinkhuizen Collection Correspondence
circa81 items

Contents Note: General correspondence

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1967-1983
Drawer 1, Folder 30 Todd Collection
43 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between Col. Frederick Todd and ASKB, and about Todd Collection which is now in ASKB Collection

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1969-1982
Drawer 1, Folder 31 Pokret basic (Yugoslavia Journal)
20 items

Contents Note: Correspondence and manuscript about Yugoslavia 1944 which ASKB donated to the U.S. Army Military History Institute

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1976-1979
Drawer 1, Folder 32 ASKB Military (First Corps of Cadets)
5 items

Contents Note: Material relating to fund raising for the First Corps of Cadets, Boston

Genre: Documents
1974
Drawer 1, Folder 33 ASKB Military (Lafayette Portrait)
19 items

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1950, 1975-1976

Series 2. Publication Files, circa 1940-1985
Drawer 2, Folder A-V

Container Description Date
Drawer 2, Folder A Gayda and Krijitsky The Russian Army under Tsar Alexander I
2 items

Contents Note: Translation by ASKB for Edition de la Sabretache 1955

Genre: Typescripts
1955
Drawer 2, Folder B Anatomy of Glory (Lund Humphries, Brown University Press)
circa130 items

Contents Note: Correpondence between ASKB and publishers including copies of invocies, statements of slaes, invitations, lists of adresses

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1961-1971
Drawer 2, Folder C Anatomy of Glory (Ben Hall Associates)
23 items

Contents Note: Correspondence between ASKB and Benn Hall Associates, a public relations company hired to promote The Anatomy of Glory

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1962-1963
Drawer 2, Folder D Anatomy of Glory (Correspondence)
circa182 items

Contents Note: Includes telegrams, estimates, flyers, invoices, negotiations for English copyright, plate samples, correspondence

Genre: Documents
1957-1964, 1972, 1984
Drawer 2, Folder E Anatomy of Glory (Paperback Reprints)
27 items

Contents Note: Includes letters, flyers, reviews, and letter discussing paperback edition published by Arms and Armour Press

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1972-1978
Drawer 2, Folder F Anatomy of Glory (Publicity)
90 items

Contents Note: Includes clippings, reviews, catalogues, journals, letters, photographs and invitations

Genre: Documents
1961
Drawer 2, Folder G Anatomy of Glory (Publicity)
40 items

Contents Note: Includes catalogues, letter, published reviews, clippings and invoices

Genre: Documents
1962-1969
Drawer 2, Folder H Anatomy of Glory Post Publication
Contents Note: Extensive file of letters of thanks and congratulations

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
undated
Drawer 2, Folder I Army Museums Ogilby Trust
50 items

Contents Note: Material relating to the publication "Index to British Military Costume Prints"

Genre: Documents
1970-1972, 1975, 1980
Drawer 2, Folder J Army Museums Ogilby Trust
85 items

Contents Note: Material relating to the publication "Index to British Military Costume Prints"

Genre: Documents
1969-1973
Drawer 2, Folder K American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Brown University Press
6 items

Contents Note: Correspondence

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1967, 1970, 1972
Drawer 2, Folder L American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Comments
72 items

Contents Note: Correspondence and photostat letters

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1972-1974, 1980
Drawer 2, Folder M American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Honors
59 items

Contents Note: Includes newspaper clippings, letters, photostats, reviews

Genre: Clippings (information artifacts)
1972-1974
Drawer 2, Folder N American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army ASKB Correspondence
74 items including 1 notebook of research in Europe

Contents Note: Correspondence mainly between Howard Rice and ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1965-1966
Drawer 2, Folder O American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army ASKB Correspondence
87 items

Contents Note: Includes correspondence, photostats and maps

Genre: Documents
1967-1970
Drawer 2, Folder P American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army ASKB Correspondence
34 items

Contents Note: Includes mainly correspondence, notes, and lists of acknowledgements

Genre: Documents
1971-1972
Drawer 2, Folder Q American Campaigs of Rochambeau's Army HCR Correspondence
45 items including 1 newspaper and portrait

Contents Note: Correspondence from Howard Rice, co-author and Assistant Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University to ASKB

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1965-1966
Drawer 2, Folder R American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army HCR Corresponodence
110 items

Contents Note: Includes mainly correspondence and some notes

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1967-1970
Drawer 2, Folder S American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army HCD Correspondence
26 items

Contents Note: Correspondence

Genre: Letters (correspondence)
1971-1972
Drawer 2, Folder T American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Princeton Univ. Corresp.
circa105 items

Contents Note: Includes reviews, catalogues, invoices, letters, notes, brochures, and publishing agreements

Genre: Documents
1965-1979
Drawer 2, Folder U American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Post-Publications
106 items

Contents Note: Includes letters, photostat clippings, postcards, newspapers

Genre: Documents
1972-1978
Drawer 2, Folder V American Campaigns of Rochambeaus Army Reviews
65 items in manila envelope

Genre: Documents

Series 3. Manuscripts and Notes, 1961-1972
Shelves 1-4

Container Description Date
Shelf 1 American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army
2 Linear Feet

Contents Note: 1. Eight black binders containing typescripts (including translations) of the journals of Jean-Francois-Louis, Comte De Clermont-Crevecoeru, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine De Verger, and Louis-Alexandre Berthier. 2. Six blue-grey binders being second copies of the above. 3. One blue binder being a descriptive list of maps and other plates in Volume II. 4. One black binder being a bibliography and check list of journals of French officers

Genre: Documents
1961-1972
Shelf 2 American Campaign's of Rochambeau's Army
3 Linear Feet

Contents Note: 1. Three grey archive (Hollinger) boxes labelled: i. Biographical sketches; related articles, etc. ii. Notes, itinerary, misc., etc. iii. Berthier notes, photocopies, etc. 2. One archive box containing: i. Photocopy of original Crevecoeur journal. ii. Photocopy of "A Bibliography of the Virginia Campaign and Siege of Yorktown, 1781" compiled by the Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, 1941. 3. Three non-archive boxes containing further typescripts, drafts, notes, note cards, and photocopies. 4. One non-archive box containing photocopied descriptions of the Bougainville manuscripts (14 p.), the Crubler D'Opeterre manuscripts (13 p.), and the Rochambeau manuscripts (including the Cartographic Archives of the Rochambeau Family) (365 p.). 5. One black binder containing a typescript copy of the Journal of M. Berthier, 10 May 1780 to 8 March 1781. 6. One orange portfolio containing photostats of early road maps, a booklet "New Jersey Road Maps of the 18th Century" and a typescript translation of Berthier's Itineraire des Marches que l'Armee a fait pour se rendre du camp de Phillipsburg...en Virginia...en 1781". 7. Two manila folders containing various typescripts relating to Berthier. 8. One unbound dummy proof on green paper of the "American Campaigns", in Princetown University Press package

Genre: Documents
1961-1972
Shelf 3 Anatomy of Glory
2 Linear Feet

Contents Note: 1. One small box containing the card file of the index. 2. One bound proof copy of "Tha Anatomy of Glory" containing numerous pencil marks and notes by ASKB. 3. Ten black binders containing typescripts of various chapters. 4. Three black binders containing plates for the book

Genre: Documents
1961-1972
Shelf 4 Anatomy of Glory
1 linear_foot

Contents Note: 1. Two non-archival boxes containing photographic prints of the plates, one being portraits, the other being scenes, events uniforms, etc. 2. One manila envelope containing loose plates (mainly in colour)

Genre: Documents
1961-1972
Shelf 4 Anatomy of Glory
1.6 Linear Feet

Contents Note: One brown portfolio labelled "Aemy Museums Ogilby Trust's Publication (1969) containing: i. One manila folder of a hand-written "Index to Book on Coats of Arms. ASKB orig. 7-20-70". ii. One manila folder containing typewritten lists of British music sheet covers for the "Index to British Military cosutme Prints". iii. Loose sheet of hand-written lists of prints

Genre: Documents
1961-1972
Shelf 4 Anatomy of Glory
Contents Note: One bound typescript of "Index to British Military Costume Prints".

Genre: Typescripts
1961-1972

Series 4. Invoices, circa 1940
Drawer 3

Container Description Date
Drawer 3 Invoices
2 Linear Feet

Contents Note: 52 folders arranged alphabetically from A-O

Genre: Invoices
circa 1940
Drawer 3 Invoices
2 Linear Feet

Contents Note: 44 folders arranged alphabetically from P-Y

Genre: Invoices
circa 1940

Series 5. Military Collection Guest Books, 1992-2018
Box [31236103934975] 1