Series 2 - John Price Brown and Florence Jennings Price Brown

0.15m of textual records, photographic material, multiple media

This series contains files from Dr. John Price Brown and his second wife, Florence Jennings Price Brown. Included is correspondence, articles, and family and legal documents. Files from B2022-0008 contain more extensive documentation of John Price Brown’s family life, his novels, university records, property deeds and his will. A framed charcoal portrait of John Price Brown, drawn by Newton Harcourt Brown, is included. Florence Jennings Price Brown’s Birthday Book is included as well as Harcourt Brown’s research into Florence Jennings Price Brown, John Price Brown and their friend Dr. Shurley in Detroit with scans of their correspondence as well as Harcourt Brown’s research notes/correspondence.

Series includes three accessions with files organized chronologically within each accession listed.

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Items in each folder that are dated from 1983 to 1987 are the research notes written by Harcourt Brown and scattered through most of John Price Brown’s files. In particular, Harcourt Brown mentions using the Birthday Book as a research tool in the Detroit research notes.