Guide to the Marion North Brown photograph album, 1902-1904(?)
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu
Published in 2015
Collection Overview
| Title: | Marion North Brown photograph album |
| Date range: | 1902-1904(?) |
| Creator: | Brown, Marion North, 1881-1973 |
| Extent: | 1 photograph album |
| Abstract: | Marion North Brown compiled a photograph album documenting her trips to Europe with her family, 1902-1904(?). |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Rhode Island School of Design Archives |
| Collection number: | sp6.0 |
Scope & content
Marion North Brown compiled a photograph album documenting her trips to Europe with her family, 1902-1904(?). Many of the 10 x 8 cm black and white photographs have faded with time and include her captions for the 1902-1903 images. The first trip, 1902 June-September, depicts her voyages on the S.S. St. Paul and her travels throughout Europe including London, Oxford, Rotterdam, Brussels, Dresden, Cologne, Nuremberg, Venice, Florence, Milan, Switzerland, and Paris. The 1903 trip began on the R.M.S. Cedric August 14-23 and added Scotland to the itinerary. She returned to New York aboard the S.S. Kronprinz Wilhelm, which arrived 1903 October 1. People as well as places are identified in the 1903 photographs. The 1904(?) photographs are not identified. Marion Brown signed the inside front cover.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Names Subject Topics Document TypesArrangement
- One photograph album
Biographical note
Marion North Brown was born in Providence, RI 1881 July 28, the daughter of Harvey Martin (Col. H. Martin) and Annie Weed Brown. Her father served as president of the Industrial Trust Company located in Providence. She married Harvey Almy Baker (1881-1951), a lawyer, on 1908 September 30. They lived in Providence and were annual members of Rhode Island School of Design. Marion Baker died in Providence on 1973 July 27.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The use of certain documents and collections may be restricted. Please consult the Archives staff for further details. |
| Use of the materials: | Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be obtained in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of material and for conformity to all applicable laws, including copyright. |
| Preferred citation: | Marion North Brown photograph album, Rhode Island School of Design Archives. |
| Contact information: | Rhode Island School of Design Archives Rhode Island School of Design Archives Fleet Library at RISD 2 College Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401-709-5922 Fax: 401-709-5932 email: risdarchives@risd.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Transferred from the RISD Museum of Art. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Douglas Doe. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Douglas Doe 2015 October 09 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |