K. Brooke Anderson Papers, 1918-1957.

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K. Brooke Anderson Papers, 1918-1957.

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K. Brooke Anderson papers contain correspondence, daybooks, ledgers, journals, photographs, notes, speeches primarily related to his years at Brown as executive secretary of the Brown Christian Association. The collection is arranged into one series, Brown Christian Association. It is comprised of business and personal correspondence, daybooks, ledgers, journals, photographs, notes, speeches, and newpaper clippings detailing the history of the Association. The materials chronicle Mr. Anderson's years at Brown University as the executive secretary of Brown Christian Association, a religious organization, resembling the structure and purpose of the YMCA. There are 18 folders housing the collection, 8 of which are dairies, ledgers, and journals. The dairies and journals are primarily Mr. Anderson's daybooks of chiefly business entries covering years 1828-1947. There are several articles written by Mr. Anderson covering faith, anti-war, and arms-trafficing issues.

1 linear foot (1 records center box)

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Anderson, K. Brooke,

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K. Brooke Anderson (1892-1975), executive secretary of the Brown Christian Association, was born in Cardwell, Virginia, on August 31, 1892. During his southern childhood he had what he called a "hang-up" about "Yankees," but a shared camping trip with a northern boy when he was 11 convinced him, in the words of his daughter, "that all Yankees didn't have horns," and he went on to a life of serving all people. After graduation from the University of Richmond in 1916 and graduate work...

Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...