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Brown, John A., (John Albert), 1885-1944. Papers, 1897-1946 (bulk 1928-1944).

Title: Papers, 1897-1946 (bulk 1928-1944).

Collection contains correspondence (1928-1946); 2 scrapbooks (1930-1944); newsclippings (1930-1944); photographs and 2 photograph albums of Sumatra and Bali, Indonesia (1926-1928); photographs and a 9 page manuscript describing a wedding in Sumatra (1928); speeches (1929-1944); photographs and other materials relating to the launching of the oil tankers, including the John A. Brown, which was built and launched in Trieste, Italy (1935-1938); and photographs and other miscellaneous materials. The collection also contains materials relating to the Federal Hall Memorial Associates, which helped to establish Federal Hall, the nation's first capitol building, as a national historic site (1939-1940); a radio script and 2 78 rpm phonograph records from a tribute to Brown by broadcaster Raymond "Gram" Swing on radio station WMAL in Washington, D.C.; and 1 78 rpm phonograph record of a Christmas greeting to Brown.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft. (4 boxes) + phonograph records.

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