William Compton Brown Papers 1830-1963

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William Compton Brown Papers 1830-1963

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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, certificates, photographs, pictures, clippings, memoranda, printed matter, manuscripts of Brown's writings for newspapers, books and pamphlets, and other papers. Correspondence chiefly concerns the annual Okanogan rodeo, Brown's historical research and the publication of his writings about the pioneer Pacific Northwest and the Indian wars of eastern Washington.

22 containers.; 10.5 linear feet of shelf space.; 279

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Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

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Brown, William Compton, 1869-1963

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William Compton Brown was born and raised in Minnesota. He received a law degree in 1891 from the University of Minnesota. His law practice began in Minnesota. Through a "freak fusion" of the local government, Brown was elected county attorney of Marshall County in 1893. He was 22 years old at the time of this appointment. Mr. Brown came out to the Pacific Coast in 1897, traveled extensively in the area, and after being granted the right to practice law in Washington he set up a practice in Repu...

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