Papers, 1897-1946 (bulk 1928-1944).

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Papers, 1897-1946 (bulk 1928-1944).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34269416

Collection contains correspondence (1928-1946); 2 scrapbooks (1930-1944); newsclippings (1930-1944); photographs and 2 photograph albums of Sumatra and Bali, Indonesia (1926-1928); photographs and a 9 page manuscript describing a wedding in Sumatra (1928); speeches (1929-1944); photographs and other materials relating to the launching of the oil tankers, including the John A. Brown, which was built and launched in Trieste, Italy (1935-1938); and photographs and other miscellaneous materials. The collection also contains materials relating to the Federal Hall Memorial Associates, which helped to establish Federal Hall, the nation's first capitol building, as a national historic site (1939-1940); a radio script and 2 78 rpm phonograph records from a tribute to Brown by broadcaster Raymond "Gram" Swing on radio station WMAL in Washington, D.C.; and 1 78 rpm phonograph record of a Christmas greeting to Brown.

2 cubic ft. (4 boxes) + phonograph records.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7354848

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Federal Hall Memorial Associates

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Brown, John A., (John Albert), 1885-1944.

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Brown (1885-1944) graduated from Girard College in 1907 and worked for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey as their foreign production manager in Sumatra, Indonesia from 1917-1928. From 1928-1934 Brown served as president of General Petroleum Corporation and then became the president of Socony-Vacuum Oil Company from 1934 until his death in 1944. From the description of Papers, 1897-1946 (bulk 1928-1944). (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 34269416 ...

Swing, Raymond, 1887-1968

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Raymond Gram Swing (Mar. 25, 1887, Cortland, N.Y.-d. Dec. 22, 1968, Washington, D.C.), American print and broadcast journalist. From the description of Swing, Raymond Gram, 1887-1968 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 12012081 Epithet: US journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x00010c Journalist and radio commentator. Full name: Raymond Gram Swing. ...

Socony Mobil oil company

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WMAL (Radio station : Washington, D.C.)

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