Register of the Percy Brown papers
Finding aid prepared by Emilia Schrier
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Percy Brown papers
Date (inclusive): 1900-1967
Collection Number: 88033
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box.
(1.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Percy Brown papers consist of writings, newspaper articles, and photographs relating to Percy Brown, a photojournalist
and author who photographed scenes of World War I from the front lines on the Western front. Also included is information
on the Ruhleben prison camp in Germany where Brown was a POW for three years, and first-hand accounts of the rescue of the
icebound Soviet ship
Solovei in 1920.
Creator:
Brown, Percy, 1885-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1988.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Percy Brown papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
British journalist and photographer; German prisoner of war during World War I.
| 1885 March 9 |
Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| 1906-1908 |
Worked in San Francisco, California, U.S.A as a carpenter after the 1908 Earthquake |
| 1934-1938 |
Owned and managed Royal Hotel in Portishead, England |
| 1908-1914 |
Became a "professional rollerskating expert" at the Olympia Rollerskate Rink in London |
| 1914-1915 |
Photographed scenes of World War I in Belgium and France |
| 1915-1918 |
Captured by German counter-intelligence and sent to Ruhleben prisoner of war camp |
| 1922-1930 |
Worked as a photojournalist for
The Daily Sketch
|
| 1918-1919 |
Photographed the German Revolution in Berlin |
| 1920 |
Snuck aboard the icebreaker Svyatogor as correspondent for
The Daily Graphic en route to rescue the icebound
Solovei
|
| 1948 |
Left England for San Francisco, California; worked as a carpenter, doorman, photographer, and life insurance salesman. |
| 1938-1948 |
Owned and managed Castle Lodge in Ludlow, England |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Percy Brown papers consist of writings, newspaper articles, and photographs relating to Percy Brown, a photojournalist
and author who photographed scenes of World War I from the front lines on the Western front. Also included is information
on the Ruhleben prison camp in Germany where Brown was a prisoner of war for three years, and first-hand accounts of the rescue
of the icebound Soviet ship Solovei in 1920. Much of the material centers on his writings, including diary entries and unpublished
manuscripts, and on newspaper articles, both by Brown and others.
Arrangement Statement
The collection is organized into 6 series: Biographical Material; World War I; Solovei Rescue file; Writings; Newspaper Articles;
and Photographs
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Journalists
Prisoners of war
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
Ruhleben (Prison camp : Germany)
Solovĕi (Ship)
box 1, folder 1
Biographical Material
1925-1952
Newspaper Articles
1914-1945
box 1, folder 2
Written by Brown
1914-1945
box 1, folder 3
Written by others
1915-1928
box 1, folder 4
My Visit to Ruhleben by Bishop Bury
1917
box 1, folder 7
Passenger and crew list
1920
box 1, folder 12
Diary entries and notes
1920
box 1, folder 14
Roller-skating, Practical and Theoretical, Its Origin, Development and Possibilities
1953
box 2, folder 1
The Golden Gate is Always Open
1960
box 2, folder 2
Round the Corner
1934-1937
box 2, folder 3
Almost in Camera
1944-1945
box 2, folder 5
Correspondence from publishers
1943-1946
Newspaper Articles
1908-1967
Written by Brown
1918-1952
box 2, folder 6
Yugoslavian Royal Family
1933-1934
box 2, folder 7
Photojournalism
1944-1949
Written by others
1908-1967
box 2, folder 9
About Percy Brown
1933-1967
box 3, folder 1
Pre-World War I Miscellaneous Portraits
1900-1910
box 3, folder 2
London Olympia Rollerskate Rink
1908-1914
box 3, folder 3
Various France and Belgium
1914
box 3, folder 5
Front Lines and Trenches
1914-1918
box 3, folder 6-7
Ruhleben prisoner of war camp
1915-1918
box 3, folder 8
Rescue of the Solovei
1920
box 3, folder 9
Post World War I
1918-1933
