William Carey Brown papers, 1836-1938 (bulk 1873-1938)

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William Carey Brown papers, 1836-1938 (bulk 1873-1938)

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Personal and family materials, including correspondence, 68 diaries (1873-1938), and extensive genealogical research done for the Brown, Young, and Kemble families; military records, including correspondence with prominent individuals; historical files on the U.S. Army campaigns and frontier expeditions in the West, particularly the Bannock War of 1878 and Sheepeater Campaign in 1879; historical files and memorabilia concerning West Point and numerous military fraternal orders and organizations; material related to Brown's investigations in Australia on the purchase of horses for military use in the Philippines; items and topics of special military interest, including Brown's inventions and Walter M. Camp's manuscript notes concerning the Indian Wars (papers acquired by Brown in 1933); files on Congressional legislation efforts for retired veterans' benefits, particularly financial aid and promotions; printed materials, including government and military publications, journals newspapers, pamphlets, and books; travel memorabilia and information; special maps; and photographs.

145 linear ft. (58 boxes)

University of Colorado, Boulder

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SNAC Resource ID: 7971273

University of Colorado, Boulder

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University of Colorado Libraries. Archives Dept.

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Kimball family.

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Camp, Walter Mason, 1867-1925

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Born in 1867, Walter Mason Camp was a civil engineer who worked for the railroad and spent many summers traveling throughout the country interviewing various participants and survivors of the Indian wars. He died in 1925. From the guide to the Camp mss., 1873-1918, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)) Railway engineer; editor; and, (avocationally) a historian of the Indian Wars of the U.S. Plains, 1865-1890. He avidly researched the Indian wars from 1890 to 1925...

United States. Army

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Brown family.

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Young family.

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Brown, W. C. (William Carey), 1854-1939

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William Carey Brown (1854-1939) was a distinguished military officer, inventor, and historical researcher. His lifelong service in the U.S. Army took him to the American West and many countries around the world. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in 1877, he returned to West Point in 1885-90 as Adjutant. His notable military service after the American West was during the Spanish American War in Cuba, the Philippine Insurrection, the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, and World War I. After reti...