Papers, 1853-1958.

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Papers, 1853-1958.

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The collection consists mainly of Brown's scrapbooks which include clippings of newspaper articles that he wrote as a correspondent in the Soviet Union in 1926. Other clippings concern WWI and the U.S. Army in Mexico (1916-1920). Brown's family and personal correspondence (1898-1953) includes letters from his sons in the U.S. Army during WWI. Other material includes papers relating to Butler University, the operations of the "Indianapolis News," and William Henry Smith's estate (1896-1898).

7 boxes and 1 folder.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Smith, Delevan, 1861-1922.

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Smith, William Henry, 1853-1896.

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Brown, Hilton U. (Hilton Ultimus), 1859-1958

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