Guide to the John Nicholas Brown family photographs, 1860-1980
(bulk 1920-1979)
John Hay Library
, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Manuscripts: email: hay@brown.edu;
University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2014
Collection Overview
Title: |
John Nicholas Brown family photographs |
Date range: |
1860-1980, (bulk 1920-1979) |
Creator: |
Brown family |
Extent: |
36 linear feet (estimated)
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Abstract: |
The collection contains photographs and other memorabilia from the life of John Nicholas Brown II and his family. Materials date from John's childhood to the last years of his life, and chronicle aspects of the lives of his children and grandchildren. Also included are photographs of John's wife, Anne Kinsolving, and her family. Film, sound recordings, postcards, newspaper clippings, portraits, photograph prints and slides comprise the bulk of the collection. |
Language of materials: |
English |
Repository: |
John Hay Library
, University Archives and Manuscripts
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Collection number: |
Ms.2010.049 |
Scope & content
The collection contains family photographs, film, sound recordings, postcards and newspaper clippings from the life of John Nicholas Brown II. The bulk of the collection ranges from 1920-1980 and features events such as the marriage of John and Anne, the birth and childhood and adulthood of their three children, and the family's extensive traveling. Travel sites included Europe, the Middle East, Asia (most notably Japan) and the United States. The Browns also took several cruises on board one of their many yachts. Featured most prominently in this collection is Bolero, which John launched in 1949 and raced with success for six seasons. The extensive family photos chronicle events such as family birthday parties, holidays, anniversaries and vacations. The homes that the Browns owned in Newport (Harbour Court) and on Fishers Island in New York appear in many of the photographs. Other properties and projects includes are Emmanuel Church, Rex Ranch, Beaulieu house and Nightingale-Brown house.
Many of John Nicholas Brown's public service projects are honored in photographs and newspaper clippings. His service as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air is most prominent, and his and Anne's commitment to the Red Cross during World War II is also presented. There are some artifacts from John's childhood, such as photos and projects he may have done in Sunday school. Pictures of his father and uncles are also present. Milestones in John Brown's life are documented, such as his 70th birthday and anniversaries with his wife. Images of the Kinsolvings, Dressers, maternal and paternal relatives are also included. Film in various forms includes family footage, interviews with John Nicholas Brown, FOX News, and aquarium footage. There are also sound recordings of organ and choir recitals. Several postcard albums are present, some dating back to 1900. Miscellaneous items include a painting of a Victorian child, and unidentified people and places in photos and negatives.
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Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following twelve series:
- Series 1. John Nicholas Brown II childhood
- Series 2. John Nicholas Brown II adulthood
- Series 3. Family
- Series 4. Travel
- Series 5. Yachts
- Series 6. Properties
- Series 7. Architecture
- Series 8. Film
- Series 9. Sound recording
- Series 10.Books
- Series 11.Clippings
- Series 12.Miscellaneous
Biographical
John Nicholas Brown II was born on February 21, 1900 in New York City to John Nicholas Brown I (1861-1900) and Natalie Bayard Dresser Brown (1869-1950). He was nephew to Harold Brown (1863-1900) and Sophia Brown Sherman, and grandson to Sophia Augusta Brown (1825-1909). His aunts also included Edith Dresser Vanderbilt Gerry. In 1900, John Nicholas Brown I and Harold Brown both died unexpectedly, leaving 3-month old John Nicholas Brown II sole heir to the vast family fortune. The baby gained instant public notoriety, and Natalie Bayard Brown took it upon herself to protect her son and manage his inheritance. John Nicholas Brown was very devoted to his mother, and he grew up mostly in the care of women. A sense of religiosity and social responsibility was instilled in him at a young age. He attended St. George's school in Newport, but chose to attend Harvard instead of Brown University, citing his desire to become his own man. Harvard provided scholarly mentors for John, and he founded the Medieval Academy of America in 1925 along with these mentors. John graduated in 1922 with a unique concentration in History and Literature of Classical Cultures. He also developed a life-long interest in architecture, and donated a chapel to St. George's school. This experience led to an interest in historic preservation, and in later years John would contribute greatly to preservation groups such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Preservation Society of Newport County.
Travel was an integral part of John Nicholas Brown's life, and after graduating from Harvard, he toured Europe, Japan and the Mediterranean with his mother. John also found inspiration for St. George's chapel from many of the sites he visited on this trip. In 1926, John decided to begin graduate study at Harvard in the fine arts. Two years later he graduated with a master's degree in historic architecture, Christian iconography and the history of painting. In 1930, John embarked on a new phase in his life when he met Anne Seddon Kinsolving. At the time, Anne was working as a reporter for the Baltimore News. They married in October of 1930 and honeymooned in Europe. Throughout the rest of their lives, the Browns would travel throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the United States.
John and Anne established their residence at 357 Benefit St. in Providence, and John began to assert more control over the family business. John and Anne were in many ways male and female counterparts. While Anne was at first put off by the societal matrons of Providence, she made the Brown home a lively place to entertain and live. The Browns built a vacation home on Fishers Island in New York, where Anne's family had historically spent their summer. The family also had a home in Newport called Harbour Court. In 1933, John became the head of the Rhode Island division of the Public Works Administration, which was succeeded by the Rhode Island State Planning Board with John serving as Chair. During World War II, John was the Chair of the Newport Council of Defense and the War Fund Campaign for the Rhode Island Red Cross. Anne also worked for the Red Cross in Newport managing the Red Cross Canteen.
Anne and John had three children together, Nicholas in 1932, John Carter (called Carter) in 1934, and Angela Bayard in 1938. Angela would go on to assume the married name of Fischer when she wed Dr. Edwin Garry Fischer. John and Anne had many grandchildren, including John Nicholas Brown III. John and Anne also had a passion for sailing and had several yachts, including Saraband and Bolero. In 1945, John served in Germany with the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Commission, returning art and other loot stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners. In 1946, John was appointed by President Truman to serve as the Assistant Secretary to the Navy for Air. 1946 also witnessed the launch of Bolero, which John raced for many seasons. He also acquired other yachts on which he embarked on cruises, notably Volta and Mazurka.
Anne maintained a strong passion for military history throughout her life, and in 1949 she became a founder of the Company of Military Historians. In 1961 she published The Anatomy of Glory, a translation of Henry Lachouque's history of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon. Anne also published a translation of French military diaries entitled The American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army. Anne donated her extensive collection of military books, prints and soldiers to Brown University in 1981. In 1983, she testified at the murder trial of Sonny von Bulow on behalf of the defendant, Claus von Bulow.
In 1954, John became Chair of the Harvard University Committee for the Visual Arts, which was tasked with evaluating the role of the fine arts within the university curriculum. The final report was published in 1956, and is still regarded as an important statement about the fine arts within a university curriculum. In 1957, John served on the President's Committee for the American Armed Forces Museum. From there, John was selected to Chair the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Commission and served on the Smithsonian's Board of Regents, two posts he would hold for the remainder of his life. After 1949, John focused his attentions on Rhode Island committees, and served on various public works and fine arts councils. The last years of John's life were plagued by chronic heart disease, though he still served on trusteeships, traveled, devoted attention to the fine arts and sailed. At Annapolis Maryland, on board his sailing yawl, John Nicholas Brown died on October 8, 1979. In 1985, Anne Kingsolving Brown died of cancer at Harbour Court in Newport.
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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: |
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
Preferred citation: |
Brown family photographs, Ms. 2010.049, 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
Manuscripts: email: hay@brown.edu;
University Archives: archives@brown.edu
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Administrative Information
ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
Acquisition: |
Transferred from John Nicholas Brown Center to the John Hay Library during February-March 2011. |
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ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Karen Hopkinson. |
Encoding: |
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
2014-02-07 |
Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Series 1. John Nicholas Brown Childhood, 1880-1920
Individual and group portraits of John Nicholas Brown during his childhood, including photographs of his father, John Nicholas Brown I and uncle, Harold Brown.
Box 81 |
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Framed photographs- JNB II and Harold Brown
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circa 1880, circa 1902 |
Box 79 |
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Individual and group portraits Contents Note: St. George's School
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1917-1918 |
Box 78 |
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Individual portraits Contents Note: With Cornelia Vanderbilt, 1906-1907
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1901-1915 |
Box 80 |
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Individual and group photos
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1900-1920 |
Box 55 |
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Lantern slides-Bible scenes
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Undated |
Series 2. John Nicholas Brown Adulthood, 1900-1979
Images of John Brown's life as an adult, including his wedding to Anne Kinsolving and his time as Assistant Secretary to the Navy for Air.
Life and travel, 1930-1979
Box 63 |
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1930 Wedding to Anne Kinsolving
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1930 |
Box 65 |
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JNB and ASKB in Tuscon, 1921 South Main St. staff
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1921, 1937 |
Box 69 |
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Individual and group portraits
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1921-1940 |
Box 68 |
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Portraits
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1920-1941 |
Box 62 |
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JNB + NBB, JNB Portraits, JNB casket,Harvard, 1959. Brown, 1940-1979. Smithsonian, 1960s, Rex Ranch, 1956. Arizona, 1937. Parris Island, Aug. 1948, Rome, guest of Bishop McVinney
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1900-1906, 1912-1918, 1947, 1979, 1937, 1940-1979, Aug 1948,1956, 1957, c. 1960,1963 |
Box 61 |
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JNB II and ASKB 35th anniversary, JNB II children
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1936-1966 |
Box 60 |
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JNB II 70th birthday party, JNB II children
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1930-1973 |
Box 66 |
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Potraits
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1944-1975 |
Box 67 |
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Formal portraits
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circa 1930, 1936, 1965, 1975 |
Box 64 |
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Miscellaneous photographs
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1902-1979 |
Box 70 |
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Portraits
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1941-1979 |
Box 71 |
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Harry Truman and Military generals photos, visit to Brown
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circa 1945, 1975 |
Box 72 |
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Group photographs
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circa 1941-circa 1979 |
Assistant Secretary to the Navy for Air, 1946-1949
Photographs from John Brown's service as the Assistant Secretary to the Navy for Air.
Box 62 |
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Assistant Sec. of Navy at Naval Training Center
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1946 |
Box 73 |
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JNB as Assistant Secretatary of the Navy for Air in Puerto Rico
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circa 1946 |
Box 106 |
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Navy tactical exercises
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1947 |
Box 74 |
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Official portraits
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1946-1949 |
Box 77 |
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Assistant Sec. of Navy for Air and Misc. Navy
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1947-1949 |
Box 75 |
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Naval Officers and Officials
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1947-1949 |
Box 73 |
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JNB as Assistant Secretatary of the Navy for Air and staff
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Undated |
Series 3. Family, 1823-1985
Family includes John Brown's children, grandchildren, maternal and paternal relatives, and extended family and friends. Also included are the Kinsolving family, John Nicholas Brown I, Harold Brown and Natalie Bayard Brown.
John Nicholas Brown II children, 1905-1959
Box 27 |
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Group photographs Contents Note: Nicholas Brown, J. Carter Brown, Angela B. Brown (Fischer)
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Undated |
Box 28 |
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Formal portrait of children, Yachts, Windshield glass plate, JNB II and Smithsonian Regents
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1905-1959 |
John Nicholas Brown II grandchildren, 1964-1972
Box 41 |
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Family photos, JNB III christening Contents Note: Birthday party at Harbour Ct, Aug 1972
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1964, 1972 |
Box 53 |
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Brown and Fischer grandchildren
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1969 |
Anne Seddon Kinsolving Brown, 1906-1985
Box 14 |
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Personal photos
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1906-1923 |
Box 14 |
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Portraits, Tuscon
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1933 |
Box 17 |
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Portraits
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1922-1933 |
Box 16 |
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Individual and group portraits
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1923-1944 |
Box 18 |
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Individual and group portraits
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1906-1985 |
Box 15 |
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ASKB Portaits, Kinsolvings, JNB II portraits
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circa 1943-1985 |
Nicholas Brown, 1932-1981
Box 24 |
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Photographs and formal portraits
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1932-circa 1950 |
Box 24 |
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Childhood photo
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1935 |
Box 25 |
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Nicholas, Diane Verne (wife) and children: Sylvia, James and JNB III Contents Note: Nicholas Brown military portraits, Nick and Diane's wedding, photos of children
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1956-1981 |
John Carter Brown, 1934-1979
Box 29 |
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JCB wedding-1971
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1971-1974 |
Box 23 |
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Candids and Portraits of Carter and family
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1934-1979 |
Angela Brown, 1963-1979
Box 19 |
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Angela's engagement and wedding
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1963 |
Box 50 |
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Angela's wedding
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1963 |
Box 20 |
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Angela Fischer, Edwin Garvin Fischer (husband) children: Olivia L. Z. Fischer, E.G. Fischer Jr., Chad Fischer
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circa 1963-1979 |
Box 105 |
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Angela Fischer arranged to have a historic farmhouse in danger of demolition moved from Chalkstone Ave to Benefit St. Family photos
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1981 |
Family Photos, 1879-1984
Box 32 |
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List of family photo albums Contents Note: List created by the family of all their photo albums including family events and travel.
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Box 32 |
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JNB I, JNB II 1921-30, NBB, Harold Brown, Sophia Brown Contents Note: Kinsolving-Brown wedding, JNB I, Harold and Sophia in Paris, 1879
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1879, 1900, 1921-1930 |
Box 31 |
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On boat, framed portraits, Scandinavia, NBB
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1892-1900 |
Box 34 |
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Assorted family photos Contents Note: 1962 Blizzard, children & grandchildren, Volta, Bolero, JNB 50th birthday
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1930-1961 |
Box 30 |
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Family photos, 1916-1941, 1969.
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1916-1941, 1969 |
Box 35 |
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Country Club Event, Family photos
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1962-1970 |
Box 41 |
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Christmas '82 and '84
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1982 December,1984 December |
Natalie Bayard Brown, 1836-1940
Box 12 |
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NBB and extended family Contents Note: LeRoy, Dresser, D'Osmoy, Vanderbilt, NBB wedding
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1836-1921 |
Box 13 |
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Dressers photo album
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c. 1870-c. 1920 |
Box 9 |
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Mediterranean Cruise, Iolanda
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1929 |
Box 10 |
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Dresser-Brown photo album
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c. 1870-c. 1930 |
Box 11 |
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Formal portraits and group photos
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1884 Jul, 1895-1940 |
John Nicholas Brown I, 1861-1900
Box 26 |
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JNB I portraits Contents Note: With Harold Brown at Niagra Falls, 1877
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1861-1900 |
Harold Brown, 1871-1875
Box 5 |
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Harold Brown portrait
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Undated |
Box 5 |
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Harold Brown and JNB I
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c. 1876 and c. 1870 |
Kinsolving, 1896-1965
Box 21 |
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Multiple generations of Kinsolving family
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1896-1965 |
Box 21 |
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Rev. Arthur B. Kinsolving Portrait,Maryland Churchman Bulletin Contents Note: Bulletin: 1936 and 1941
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1936, 1941 |
Box 21 |
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Kinsolving family
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1896-1912 |
Extended Family, 1823-1965
Box 22 |
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Edith Vanderbilt at Biltmore Station
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Undated |
Box 1 |
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Framed images- JNB II, ancestors
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Undated |
Box 2 |
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Framed paintings-Dressers and Browns Contents Note: Major George Dresser, Elizabeth Stuyvesant LeRoy Dresser, Sophia Augusta Brown, JNB II, Nicholas Brown (1792-1859)
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Undated |
Box 84 |
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John Carter Brown (1797-1874) travel diaries
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1823-1824 |
Box 104 |
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Biltmore-Asheville, NC; Newport-LeRoy Cottage (1880s)
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c. 1880 |
Box 7 |
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JNB I, Moses Brown, Sophia Augusta Brown, Chad Fischer, John Carter Brown I, JNB I and Pres. Faunce, 1905
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1905 |
Box 8 |
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JNB II and ASKB family and friends Contents Note: General Convention in Washington, DC 1928
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1928 |
Box 6 |
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Natalie Bayard Merrill Portrait, 1925. Nicholas Brown II Portrait and Letter, 1892
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1892, 1925 |
Box 22 |
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Vanderbilt
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1894-1930 |
Box 3 |
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Snapshots and portraits of friends and family Contents Note: Ralph Adams Cram, Kittredge family, Celebrity portraits, Sea Cloud cruise
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1884, 1888, 1922-1962 |
Box 4 |
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JNB II Maternal relatives Contents Note: Fish, LeRoy, Dresser, Merrill, D'Osmoy, Vanderbilt, McCagg
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1874-1963 |
Box 5 |
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JNB II Paternal relatives Contents Note: Brown, Sherman, Wetmore, Fitzgerald, Stonor, Carmays, Drexel, Safe, Herbert, Binnay
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1867-1900, 1920-1965 |
Series 4. Travel, 1911-1979
The Brown family traveled extensively to locations such as Europe, the USA, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Africa. Various cruises included stops in India and the Mediterranean. The family's vacation homes at Harbour Court in Newport and Fishers Island are also pictured.
Cruises, 1929-1973
The Brown family emarked on numerous cruises to locations such as the Medditerranean and India.
Box 46 |
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S. Y. Iolanda Cruise, Medditerranean
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1929 Apr-May |
Box 45 |
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Iolanda Cruise
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1929 May-Jul |
Box 44 |
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Slides-1957 Coronia Cruise
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1957 |
Box 47 |
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RMS Caronia, India
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1957 |
Box 53 |
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Cruises on Trelawney, Gitana IV and Mazurka
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1972-1973 |
Box 107, Folder 1-2 |
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Cruise in Greece on the Kormoran
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1968 Apr |
Box 107, Folder 27-28 |
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Caribbean Cruise on Ketch Ring Andersen - Album 106
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1970 Mar-Apr |
Box 47 |
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Gitana IV, Renaissance Cruise
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1973 Feb, 1975 Mar |
Europe, 1911-1973
The Browns traveled to many European countries including France, Spain, Italy, England, Swizerland and Portugal.
Box 39 |
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France, Spain, Italy, England, Sicily
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1922-1923 |
Box 101 |
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Autochromes and negatives, flipbooks, lantern slides-NBB Contents Note: Piazza Navona
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1924? |
Box 37 |
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Slides-Italy, Switzerland, France, Portugal, England, Spain
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1925, 1955 Jul-Sep, 1973 |
Box 36 |
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Picture slides-England, France, Houston, Caribbean, Bolero Contents Note: England slides contain pictures of Stonor children
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1951 |
Box 107, Folder 5 |
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Greece and Istanbul - Album 50
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1958 |
Box 107, Folder 6 |
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Rome (1958, 1960); The Cosma Family (1962); Switzerland (1962); Venice (1962); Florence (1963) - Album 51
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1958-1963 |
Box 107, Folder 7-8 |
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Sicily - Album 67
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1961 |
Box 107, Folder 12 |
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Sicily, Naples, Benevento, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Ischia - Album 68
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1961-1962 |
Box 107, Folder 9-10 |
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Mouton (1963, 1970); Bordeaux (1963); Italy (1970) - Album 67
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1963-1970 |
Box 107, Folder 13 |
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Portugal - Album 75
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1963 |
Box 107, Folder 14 |
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Ireland - Album 80
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1964 Mar |
Box 107, Folder 15-16 |
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Russia - Album 81-82
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1964 |
Box 107, Folder 17-19 |
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Mexico - Album 86-87
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1965 |
Box 107, Folder 20-21 |
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England, Iron Curtain, Alsace - Album 90
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1966 |
Box 107, Folder 3-4 |
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Greece
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1969 May |
Box 107, Folder 26 |
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Yugoslavia, Rome
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1969 May |
Box 107, Folder 29-30 |
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Save Venice - Album 109
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1971 May |
Family Travel, 1926-1979
Photos and slides of the Browns during their travels throughout Europe and the USA.
Box 32 |
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Photographic Log Contents Note: Photographic log kept by John Nicholas Brown in which he recorded the subject, exposure time, F-stop, lens, plate and filter that he used to take the photograph. Most of the photos logged in this volume are for travel in Havana and Europe but it includes notes for photos taken of the Biltmore mansion in North Carolina.
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circa 1926 |
Box 57 |
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George VI Coronation Contents Note: George VI Coronation, 1937
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1926-1937 |
Box 49 |
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Assorted Slides and prints Contents Note: Iowa, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Havana, Bermuda, Passport photos, children, Saraband, Yawgoo camp, Red Cross, Baden Baden
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1942-44, 1948-49 |
Box 82 |
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Slides:Bolero, Portugal, Spain, Italy,Turkey, Greece, Harbour Court, Newport, Fishers Island, Morocco, France, Gibraltar, N.Y. Contents Note: Bolero coronation 1953, Christmas 1952
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1952,1953, 1955 Feb-Mar |
Box 56 |
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Greece, Japan, Puerto Rico, Iowa, Rex Ranch, Volta, Harbour Ct Contents Note: 357 Benefit St., St. George's Chapel
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1957-1959 |
Box 54 |
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Slides and negatives, South Africa, Harbour Court and Windshield
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1954-1959 |
Box 55 |
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Slides- Travel, Yucatan Contents Note: 1956: Annapolis, Bermuda. 1957: USA. 1958: Boat races in FL. 1960: Western USA
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1955-1958, 1960 Oct |
Box 58 |
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Nassau, Minnesota, Rex Ranch, Germany, Misc. photos and negatives
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1940-1960 |
Box 50 |
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Photos and negatives-Sylvia Brown, Drexels, Fischers, 1963: Portugal (negatives), Berlin, Italy. 1964: Ireland, Sicily, USSR, 1962: Hawaii, Providence and Newport, Mexico, Jamaica
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1962-1965 |
Box 53 |
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Caserta, Palermo, Turkey, Lebanon, Eypt, Germany, Paris, Hawaii
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1960-1961, 1969 |
Box 51 |
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Fischers, Walkers, JNB III, Europe and USA Contents Note: Carribean, Jamaica, and Barbados, Venice. Italy, England, Providence, Newport, Hawaii, Nebraska, Iowa, Maine, California
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1967-1971 |
Box 59 |
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Newport, Rome, England, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, AZ, NY, NJ, Newport Contents Note: 1960s-1970s-friends, family, travels
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1906-c. 1970 |
Box 52 |
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Slides, travel photos Contents Note: Mt. Sinai 3/1960, France, Spain, Tintern, Biltmore-1924. Travel photos- 1974-1979
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1924, 1960, 1974-1979 |
Middle East and Asia, 1922-1960
Travels in Asia and the Middle East including Egypt, Japan, Taiwan, Jordan, Istanbul and Sinai.
Box 43 |
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Egypt (Jan-Mar 1923), Italy (Mar-Apr 1923), Palestine (Mar 1923)
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1922-1923 |
Box 40 |
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Japan, Taiwan, Jordan, Egypt and Istanbul
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1955, 1959, 1960 |
Box 41 |
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Japan,Taiwan and Sinai
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1959, 1960 |
Box 107, Folder 22-23 |
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Iran - Album 93
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1967 |
South America
Box 107, Folder 24-25 |
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Jamaica, Venezuela, Cartagena - Album 94
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1967 |
USA, 1951-1967
Box 36 |
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Slides Contents Note: MN, NY and Windshield
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1951 |
Box 48 |
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357 Benefit St. Interiors, Expo, Rex Ranch and Dowd Farm in Nebraska
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1967 |
Box 107, Folder 11 |
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Hawaii - Album 67
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1969 |
Box 104 |
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Maine, Arizona, South Carolina, France, Greece
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Undated |
Series 5. Yachts, 1929-1972
John Brown possessed a passion for boats and yachting, and his yachts Bolero, Annapolis and Sea Cloud were used for racing and for cruises.
Box 87 |
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Sea Cloud
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1948-1949 |
Box 85 |
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Bolero - Negatives and Prints
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1949-1951 |
Box 86 |
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Boats, Yachts and crews
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1929-1972 |
Series 6. Properties, 1900-1949
The Brown family owned several residences included in this collection: 357 Benefit St. and 50 South Main St. in Providence, Rex Ranch in Iowa, Harbourt Court in Newport, Nightingale-Brown House and Fishers Island.
Box 94 |
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Providence - 357 Benefit St and 50 S. Main St Contents Note: Interiors and Exteriors
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c. 1900, 1903, c.1940 |
Box 95 |
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Rex Ranch
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1900-1949 |
Box 104 |
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Providence, Fishers Island
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Undated |
Box 93 |
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Harbour Court, Nightingale-Brown house, 357 Benefit St. Contents Note: Interiors, Exteriors and Gardens
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c. 1890, 1906-1959 |
Series 7. Architecture, 1900-1949
John and Anne Brown were involved in numerous architectural projects. These include Emmanuel Church, St. George's Chapel, Beaulieu House and the Providence Public Library.
Box 96 |
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Beaulieu House photos Contents Note: Interiors and Exteriors
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c. 1920 |
Box 98 |
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St. George's Chapel Contents Note: Interior/Exterior, carvings, ground breaking, consecreation
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1924-1927 |
Box 97 |
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Emmanuel Church
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1903-1930 |
Box 97 |
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Properties scrapbook Contents Note: Providence Public library, Sophia Augusta Brown obituary, Emmanual Church
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1900-1946 |
Box 85 |
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Greece-lantern slides, Italian architecture
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1949 |
Series 8. Film, 1982-1999
The Browns acquired film of family footage, news clips, interviews with John Brown and Anne Kinsolving testifying at the trial of Claus von Bulow.
Reel 1 |
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F.W.M., Cambridge, Olympic, Foch Funeral
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c. 1928 |
Reel 3 |
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St Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Mis French, Nice, Iolanda, Segesta
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1930 April 14 |
Reel 4 |
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Gulf of Patras, Canal, Athens
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c. 1936 |
Reel 5 |
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Nauplia, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Bassae
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c. 1928 |
Reel 6 |
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Monemvasia, Mount Taygetos, Mistro, Mega Spelion, Delphi, Sunium
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c. 1936 |
Reel 7 |
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Sunium, Groups, Delos, Santorin, Knossos
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c. 1928 |
Reel 8 |
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Phaistos, Lindos, Rhodes, Cyprus
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c. 1936 |
Reel 9 |
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Symi, Patmos, Pest Samos, Lesbos, Fishing Dardanelles
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c. 1928 |
Reel 10 |
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Troy, Istanbul, Constantinople, Iolem
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c. 1936 |
Reel 11 |
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Crew Groups, Mount Athos, Arta
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c. 1936 |
Reel 12 |
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Cortu, Cattaro, Boat file dril
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c. 1936 |
Reel 13 |
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Venice, Rimini, Marseilles, Minorca, Southampton
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c. 1936 |
Reel 14 |
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Plessis, Clurry, Stonor, Colebrook or Coldbrook
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c. 1928 |
Reel 15 |
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Akropolis, Lido, Venice
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c. 1936 |
Box 88 |
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VHS tapes, 3/4 inch Contents Note: Assorted news coverage, AKB testimony at Von Bulow trial, USA Today spot on aquariums.
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1982 |
Box 89 |
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Film rolls, Interviews with JNB II, FOX News, family footage-3/4 inch
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1999 |
Box 90 |
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Family footage Contents Note: Film: Betacam SP and VHS
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Undated |
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Film rolls: Harbour Ct and Newport. This box of films was originally Box 91. All the films were rehoused into vented archival film cans and numbered Reels 1-15.
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Undated |
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Film rolls. This box of films was originally Box 92. All the films were rehoused into vented archival film cans and numbered Reels 1-15
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Undated |
Box 108, Disk 1 |
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DVD patron access copy of Reels 1-4
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Box 108, Disk 2 |
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DVD patron access copy of Reels 5-8
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Box 108, Disk 3 |
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DVD patron access copy of Reels 9-12
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Box 108, Disk 4 |
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DVD patron access copy of Reels 13-15
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Box 108, videotape 1-4 |
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Beta SP video cassette masters of Reels 1-15
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Series 9. Sound Recording, 1968-1971
Sound recordings of organ and choir recitals and the St. Dunstan's College Conference on Sacred Music.
Box 99 |
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Organ and choir recitals
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1968, 1970 |
Box 99 |
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St. Dunstan's College Conference on Sacred Music
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1968, 1970, 1971 |
Series 10. Books, 1833-1918
Various books including autograph book, decoy book, drawings and obituaries.
Box 100 |
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Autograph book, Decoy book with safe codes, Drawings of French location, Obituaries: Williams Goddard and Elizabeth Marris, Fountainbleu drawings
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1833-1850, 1899-1907, 1918 |
Series 11. Clippings, 1900-1963
The Browns collected postcards from traveling and documented events such as World War I and John Brown public service ventures in newspaper clippings.
Postcards, 1895-1926
Box 84 |
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Postcard booklets, Italy Contents Note: Postcards-St. Mary of the Angels church, Italy
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c. 1900, 1926 |
Box 73 |
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Assorted newspaper clippings- WWI, USS Newport
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1912, 1914, 1943-1944, 1956-1962 |
Box 83 |
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Newspaper clippings Contents Note: Red Cross, State planning board, Newport Civilian Defense Photos and Log, Committee on Visual Arts at Harvard, Harvard Arcade
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1934-1938, 1944-1963 |
Series 12. Miscellaneous, 1915-1967
Unidentified places, people and items and a Victorian painting.
Box 102 |
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Ivory painting of Victorian child in leather case
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Undated |
Box 103 |
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Unidentified people, places and items. Negatives
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1915-1923,1940,1949,c.1950,1967 |