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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
George W. Brown Papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1527
- Creators:
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Brown, George W.
- Dates:
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1897-1935
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.25 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Papers relating to the work of civil engineer George Williams Brown including a logbook, photograph album, and correspondence.
Content Description
Content Description
Papers relate to the work of civil engineer George Williams Brown. Among the materials is a one hundred-and thirty-three-page logbook of his trip to Nicaragua dating from 1897-1898. There are also letters from Brown to his family primarily discussing his work, especially in Nicaragua and at the Dry Tortugas during 1897. In addition, there is a photograph album created by Brown dating from 1898 and his later description of it in 1935. The papers are arranged in chronological order.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in one series.
Administration
Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Mabel L. West, niece of George W. Brown, March 1963.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center form the Division of Work and Industry, February 2022.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
George W. Brown Papers, 1897-1935, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Related Materials
Related Materials
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject Categories: Canals, NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Canals
William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987
Nicaragua Canal Collection, NMAH.AC.1550
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Canals | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Civil engineering | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Maps -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nicaragua. | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Typescripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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