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Juanita W. Brown papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1178
Abstract
Juanita Washington Brown (1937-2006), a Charleston, South Carolina native was an educator, business owner and philanthropist. After her husband, William Melvin Brown, Jr. passed in 1994, Juanita became the Chief Executive Officer of their company, American Development Corporation (ADCOR), a defense contractor in North Charleston.Brown's papers highlight her life as an educator, religious, civic, and social organizational leader, and philanthropist. A majority of the collection...
Dates:
1900-2011, and undated; Majority of material found in 1955-2005
W. Melvin Brown, Jr., papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1119
Abstract
William Melvin Brown, Jr., was born on February 19, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina, to William and Eva Taylor Brown. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and received a BS in Science from South Carolina State College. Brown later acquired a Master of Science from Atlanta University, a MBA from Webster College, and an Advanced Studies degree from Boston University. Brown married Juanita Washington, also a Charleston native and high school science teacher, on June 4, 1960....
Dates:
1951-2005