Tomlin E. Brown papers, 1963-1983 (bulk July-August, 1970).

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Tomlin E. Brown papers, 1963-1983 (bulk July-August, 1970).

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The collection consists mainly of materials related to Mrs. Brown's actions in July of 1970. Newspaper, magazine and newsletter reports about her actions are filed in Series I. Series I also includes letters and postcards written to Mrs. Brown following her appearances on the CBS news and the Today show. Although the overwhelming majority are positive, the letters vary in the reactions expressed, ranging from congratulatory to outraged, and the writers include both private citizens and organizations. Many letters include brief notes added by Mrs. Brown. Series I also contains Mrs. Brown's personal accounts of the incident and includes notes for a speech about it, possibly delivered at the ACLU's annual Bill of Rights Dinner in 1970 where she was honored, along with the actress Jane Fonda, with the organization's annual civil liberties award. Materials related to Ms. Brown's earlier life, including a note of thanks for her service as secretary from Congressman Gillis W. Long and her qualifying exam results at Emory are in Series II. This series also includes a 1983 letter written to Mrs. Brown from Frances O' Brien of the Blue River Library in Oregon, acknowledging Mrs. Brown's letter of support written after seeing a television report about the Blue River Library.

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...

Brown, Tomlin E., 1914-1994.

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Tomlin E. Brown (later Coggan) was born April 9, 1914, in Fresno, California, the daughter of Hiram Wheeler Edwards, a physics professor at Berkeley, and his wife, Vena Marvella Tomlin Edwards. Mrs. Brown resided in Concord Massachusetts from 1953 to 1961, with her then-husband E. Cary Brown, an economics professor at MIT. They later divorced. She served on the school board committee in Concord from 1958 to 1961, holding the position of Secretary. She also served on the Concord-Carlisle Regional...