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National Museum of the American Indian
Corporal Harold E. Brown collection, 1952-1953
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.099
- Creators:
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Brown, Harold E., 1929-2012Malewotkuk, Florence Nupok
- Dates:
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1952-1953
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Linear foot
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials that were created and collected by Corporal Harold E. Brown circa 1952-1953 and relate to his service in the United States Army when he was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War (1950-1953). The materials include letters from Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) artist Florence Nupok Malewotkuk (1906-1971) to Cpl. Brown and an album containing photos that Cpl. Brown shot while stationed in Alaska.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The materials are organized in 2 boxes.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Relatively little is known about Corporal Harold E. Brown. Brown was born October 6, 1929 and lived in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He married Mary Helen (1938-2010) and they had at least one child Padraic Brown. Harold was a Corporal in the United States Army and served in the Korean War. He died on November 24, 2012.
Administration
Author
Emily Moazami
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anita and Padraic Brown, 2014.
Processing Information
Processed by Emily Moazami, Assistant Head Archivist in 2017.
Separated Materials
The archival materials in this collection are part of a larger collection donated to NMAI by Anita and Padraic Brown. The other collection items were made by Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) artist Florence Nupok Malewotkuk (1906-1971) and include 2 hide yo-yos (26/9291 and 26/9292); 1 pair of mukluks (26/9293); and 3 pairs of slippers with beadwork (26/9294, 26/9295, and 26/9296). These objects were either given to or purchased by Corporal Harold E. Brown when he was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Corporal Harold E. Brown collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Some images restricted: Cultural Sensitivity.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage (Alaska) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Letters (correspondence) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Siberian Yupik | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Military bases | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Korean War, 1950-1953 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nome (Alaska) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fairbanks (Alaska) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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