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Irving Frederic Brown papers

 Collection — Folder: Brown, Irving Frederic, DePauw Alumni Vertical File
Identifier: MSD-1914-007

Collection Statement

This collection includes letters and an obituary.

Dates

  • 1913-1983

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Biographical Sketch

Irving Frederic Brown was born in Greencastle, Indiana on November 19, 1893. He attended Purdue University but received his bachelor's degree from DePauw University. On June 19, 1920 he married Beatrice Bernice Herron. After serving in World War I, Brown started working for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr and Company in New York.

Brown is the author of Indiana Asbury University, DePauw University: A History published in 1914. The book is an early account of the university written by a student.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (1 file folder)

Language of Materials

English

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of Indiana Asbury, DePauw University: A History written by Irving Frederic Brown is available electronically in the DePauw Digital Library: https://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/archives/custom/depauw.

Title
Irving Frederic Brown papers
Status
Completed
Author
John Riggs; Bethany Fiechter
Date
10/26/2010; 01/09/2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository

Contact:
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States