Robert V. N. Brown Papers, 1958-1999

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Robert V. N. Brown Papers, 1958-1999

1958-1999

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/05312/

Robert V. N. Brown (1933-2006) was born in Belle Harbor, N.Y., and grew up in the Bronx, N.Y. In 1958, Brown moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., to study southern history at the University of North Carolina. In 1961, Brown began publishing the literary magazine. In 1963-1964, at the height of the local civil rights movement, Brown published, a newsletter of the Committee for Open Business. His role in the Chapel Hill civil rights movement is chronicled in John Ehle's book (1965). In 1966, Brown, along with writer Leon Rooke, began publishing the alternative newspaper, which ran until 1983, when Brown retired from publishing. Brown also operated a job printing studio called Buffalo Printing during the 1970s and 1980s to support his other activities. He died on 5 February 2006 in Hillsborough, N.C. Reflections from Chapel Hill The Chapel Hill Conscience The Free Men The North Carolina Anvil The collection consists of subject files, letters to the editor, business and financial records, and other materials that document Robert V. N. Brown's work in newspaper publishing, especially as the publisher of the alternative weekly newspaper . Subject files include correspondence, notes, writings, clippings, and other materials primarily relating to the operations of as well as notes and correspondence relating to the literary magazine published by Brown, 1961-1964. Letters to the editor consist of correspondence created and received by co-editors of, Brown and Joel Bulkley, 1967-1982. Among the correspondents are politicians, social activists, university professors, writers, fellow publishers, and many others. Correspondents include Mary Barnett Gilson, Bill Hicks, Joe Hackney, Daniel Okun, and Kemp Nye. Business and financial records consist of materials relating to the business operations of and Brown's other publications and projects. Also included are personal planners, pamphlets and other printed materials, copies of the items published by Brown, printing plates, digital scans of photographs of Brown with his publishing staff and other photographs, and other materials. The North Carolina Anvil The North Carolina Anvil Reflections from Chapel Hill The North Carolina Anvil The North Carolina Anvil

10.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 6,800 items)

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6625802

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Rooke, Leon

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Okun, Daniel Alexander

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Daniel Okun (1917-2007) worked in 89 countries over the course of his career. He began his career in the Army as a Sanitary Engineering Officer, and later switched to the private sector, working for Malcolm Pirnie. In 1957, he moved into academia at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (though he continued to consult), where he remained until his retirement. From the description of Daniel Alexander Okun papers, 1933-2007. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Worl...

Nye, Kemp Battle, 1916-

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Hackney, Joe.

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Gilson, Mary Barnett

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Mary Barnett Gilson was an economist at the University of Chicago, 1931-1942, and a specialist in industrial relations with various private companies and government agencies. She retired to Chapel Hill, N.C., in the 1940s. From the guide to the Mary Barnett Gilson Papers, ., 1909-1959, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Economist at the University of Chicago, 1931-1942, and specialist in industrial relations with various p...

Committee for Open Business (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

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Bulkley, Joel.

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Hicks, Bill, 1961-1994

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Brown, Robert V. N.

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Robert V. N. Brown (1933-2006) was born in Belle Harbor, N.Y., and grew up in the Bronx, N.Y. In 1958, Brown moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., to study southern history at the University of North Carolina. In 1961, Brown began publishing the literary magazine "Reflections from Chapel Hill." In 1963-1964, at the height of the local civil rights movement, Brown published "The Chapel Hill Conscience," a newsletter of the Committee for Open Business. His role in the Chapel Hill civil rights movement is ch...