Brown, Nellie
Nellie Edythe Shepard Brown was born in 1891 and died at the age of 86 in 1978. She married John "Jack" Brown in 1912 and soon after their marriage they settled in Ship Creek. They were the first to permanently settle on the future site of Anchorage, Alaska. Nellie extensively traveled Alaska by train and went to World Fairs in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. She also visited several other states during her travels.
From the description of Nellie Brown collection, 1910-1956. (Anchorage Museum Atwood Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 761717604
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| creatorOf | Albrier, Frances Mary, 1898-1987,. [The Life and times of Rosie the Riveter videotape collection] [videorecording]. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Caroline Bond Day papers | Peabody Museum Archives, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter Videotapes, 1977-1979 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Brown, Nellie. Nellie Brown letters, 1856-1865. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Brown, Nellie. Nellie Brown collection, 1910-1956. | Anchorage Museum Atwood Resource Center, ANCHORAGE MUSEUM OF HIST & ART LI |
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| associatedWith | Brown, Benjamin Jones. | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, John Matthew, 1878-1972 | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, Nellie Shepard, 1891-1978. | person |
| correspondedWith | Brown, Polly | person |
| associatedWith | Caroline Bond Day | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, George L. | person |
| associatedWith | Laurence, Sydney, 1868-1940 | person |
| associatedWith | Wischemeyer, P. | person |
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| Healy River (Alaska) | |||
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| Ship Creek (Anchorage, Alaska) | |||
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| McKinley, Mount (Alaska) | |||
| Afognak Island (Alaska) |
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