A Guide to the Papers of Kenneth Brown, ca. 1870-1942 Brown, Kenneth, Papers 9732-a

A Guide to the Papers of Kenneth Brown, ca. 1870-1942

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Accession Number 9732-a

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

9732-a

Title

Papers of Kenneth Brown ca. 1870-1942

Physical Characteristics

4 boxes.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Kenneth Brown, Accession #9732-a, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased by the Library in July 1971 from Jerry Showalter.

Biographical/Historical Information

The son of Franklin B. and Caroline Morrill Brown, Kenneth Brown (1868- ) was born in Chicago and lived in Europe as a youth. A University of Virginia alumnus and Harvard graduate, he worked on several newspapers including the Boston Journal and the New York Commercial Advertiser. In 1904 he married Demetra Vaka (1877-1946), a Byzantine Greek who had come to the United States at the age of 17. Together they went to Greece during World War I, interviewed King Constantine, Eleutherios Venizelos, and other leaders, and wrote about their observations. In 1921 the couple did a series of articles on Turkey. Mrs. Brown is known also for several novels and works of non-fiction, including Haremlik (1909), In the Shadow of Islam (1911), and In the Grasp of the Sultan (1916).

Scope and Content

This collection consists chiefly of scrapbooks of Kenneth, Francesca, and their mother Caroline Morrill Brown.

Contents List

Box 1

Scrapbook of Caroline Brown, containing clippings, re: Women's Clubs, woman suffrage, poems, etc. ca. 1870-ca. 1905

Box 1

Clippings from scrapbook of Caroline Brown ca. 1870-ca. 1905

Box 1

Scrapbook of Caroline Brown, containing chiefly concert programs ca. 1880-ca. 1890

Box 1

Concert programs from scrapbook of Caroline Brown ca. 1880-ca. 1890

Box 2

Scrapbook of Caroline Brown, chiefly of concert programs and newspaper clippings ca. 1871-ca. 1916

Box 2

Concert programs and clippings from scrapbook of Caroline Brown ca. 1871-ca. 1916

Box 3

Scrapbook of Kenneth Brown, containing clippings from The Magpie and newspapers that Kenneth Brown worked on, including a letter each from John Bannister Tabb and George Kennan 1893-1898

Box 3

Clippings from scrapbook of Kenneth Brown 1893-1898

Box 3

Scrapbook of Francesca Boone containing poems and quotations 1914

Box 3

Clippings from scrapbook of Francesca Boone 1914

Box 4

Scrapbook of Kenneth Brown, containing chiefly clippings from The Commercial Advertiser 1898-1899

Box 4

Letters and invitations to Caroline Brown, Francesca Boone, and [Kenneth Brown] 1876-1942

9 items

Box 4

Issues of "The Weary Pelican" by Kenneth Brown 1881-1883

12 items

Box 4

Issues of "Illinois Abroad" by Kenneth Brown and B.P. Bourland 1882-1883

12 items

Box 4

Issues of "L'Etourdi" by Kenneth Brown 1883

2 items

Box 4

Issues of "Le Mois Illustré," "L'Hirondelle," and "Mes Impressions" by Kenneth Brown; "What a Parisian Thinks of Some American Children," in French and in English 1883

6 items

Box 4

Miscellaneous items, including a lease of Caroline Brown and a certificate of citizenship of Caroline Brown 1881-1884

11 items