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Series 1: Biographical Documents, 1920s-2010, and undated, bulk: 1960s-2003

 Series

Scope and Contents

Holds Brown's identification cards, high school and college yearbooks, organizational affilations. A larger subseries contains photographs of Brown in various stages of his life, and of immediate family members and friends. Another subseries holds documents pertaining to Brown's maritime involvement with Outward Bound and as a tall ship crewman and captain. Correspondence holds brief personal messages of mostly greeting and postcards. Of Interest: Box 1 Folder 5, Kentucky State College documents holds a newspaper flyer/broadside (6x9 inches) of "Freedom March on Frankfort March 5th" with speakers: "Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Rev. Wyatt T. Walker and James Farmer." Issued by Allied Organizations for Civil Rights in Kentucky.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920s-2010, and undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1960s-2003

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 19.18 linear feet (46 legal size boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

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