Papers, 1925-1975.

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Papers, 1925-1975.

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Includes correspondence relating to his activities as a collector; asa naturalist and a benefactor of Brown University; and as an active participant in the Rare Books and Manuscripts section of the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association, and in the Friends of the Library of Brown University. Also includes related notes, articles, working files; journals, record books, and photographs; personal documents, memorabilia, and scrapbooks; dealers' catalogs and exhibition catalogs; bookplates and related material; clippings and a few books. Consists in part of manuscripts and ephemera removed from printed volumes in the Lownes Collection of Significant Books in the History of Science.

Approximately 25 linear feet.

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6717056

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Lownes, Albert Edgar, 1899-1978

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Brown class of 1920. Book collector, textile executive, naturalist. From the description of Manuscript Collection, 1549-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429908 Brown University class of 1920; honorary M.A., 1940; honorary doctorate, 1970. At different times President and then Chairman of the Board of American Silk Spinning Company of Providence; collector of books and manuscripts; Lecturer in History of Science at Brown for thirty years; interests included astronomy, ...

Brown university. Library

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Brown University Library periodically mounts exhibitions highlighting various materials in its collections. These exhibits range from small scale displays to large exhibitions accompanied by events and catalogues. From the guide to the Brown University Library Exhibition Labels, 1945-1986, (John Hay Library Special Collections) Records of the Library of Brown University. From the description of Records of the Library, 1783-1958. (Brown University). WorldCat recor...