Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
George Russell Brown Family Collection
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Brown, George Russell (1865-1932)
C1017
/repositories/5/resources/2371
1 box
0.2 linear feet
1865-1932
Consists primarily of documents and newspaper clippings about Civil War veteran George Russell Brown and college essays of his son, Princeton student George Russell Brown, Jr.
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English
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and digital media may not be read or played back in the
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Scope and Contents
The collection contains Civil War-related documents and newspaper obituaries of Brown and manuscript college reports by his son, George Russell Brown, Jr. (1893-1968, Princeton Class of 1914), on literature and economics, written while he was a student at Princeton University. A copy of Brown's official prisoner report details his nine-month Andersonville Prison experience in 1864.
Arrangement
Father and son material have been foldered separately.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
Custodial History
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
AM1995-38
Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
Preferred Citation
Citations should be as follows: George Russell Brown Family Collection, Box #, Folder #, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Processing Information
Finding aid written by James Flannery on January 18, 2006. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
Brown, George Russell (1865-1932)
Biographical / Historical
George Russell Brown, Sr., was an engraver, a designer, and a Civil War veteran, who survived the Confederate Andersonville Prison Camp.
Economics--Study and teaching--New Jersey--Princeton. -- 20th century
English literature--Study and teaching--New Jersey--Princeton. -- 20th century
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
Military records.
Andersonville Prison
Princeton University. Class of 1914.
Brown, George Russell (1865-1932)
Brown, George Russell (1865-1932)
Biographical / Historical
George Russell Brown, Sr., was an engraver, a designer, and a Civil War veteran, who survived the Confederate Andersonville Prison Camp.
Civil War Records, survivor of Andersonville Prison Camp/repositories/5/archival_objects/7842751 folder1865-193211Reports for English Literature courses from George Russell Brown Jr., Class of 1914, 76 pp./repositories/5/archival_objects/7842761 folder1913-191412Reports for Economics from George Russell Brown Jr., Class of 1914, 183 pp./repositories/5/archival_objects/7842771 folderundated13