Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1892-1947 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.13m of textual records, artifact, and photographic material
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This series contains material documenting the life and work of Newton Harcourt Brown in addition to some records related specifically to his wife, Grace Amanda Young. Documents include early handwritten correspondence with Brown’s aunts and brother, later handwritten/typewritten correspondence with his son Harcourt Brown (with a few letters for Quentin Brown (his other son) and poetry he wrote in 1893-1895. Legal, medical and estate records are also included. Brown’s professional life and career as a pharmacist is reflected in the business records for Newton Harcourt Brown Pharmaceutical Products. The series also includes an engraved plate.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Files are arranged in chronological order
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.