William E. Brown papers, 1923-1972.

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William E. Brown papers, 1923-1972.

Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and miscellanea concerning the off-street system of parking, housing, the new city charter, the new Veterans Administration Hospital, attempts to build a new city hall, his politicial campaigns, and his support of Albert E. Cobo for governor of Michigan in 1956; also scrapbooks, 1945-1962, containing newspaper clippings and other materials relating to his mayoralty; records of his various Ann Arbor-based business firms, notably in real estate and automobile. Sales, and photographs.

11 linear ft. and 3 v.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7362637

Bentley Historical Library

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Republican Party (Mich.)

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Ann Arbor (Mich.). Mayor.

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Veterans Administration Hospital (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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Cobo, Albert E. (Albert Eugene), 1893-1957

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Brown, William Ellis, 1896-1970.

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William E. Brown, Jr. was a successful Ann Arbor Michigan businessman specializing in real estate and automobile sales. From 1945 to 1957, he also served as Republican mayor the city. From the guide to the William E. Brown papers, 1923-1972, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) Republican mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1945-1957. From the description of William E. Brown papers, 1923-1972. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422135 ...