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Brown (Alger E.) Collection
SPC.2018.030
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
Title: Corporal Alger E. Brown Collection
creator:
Brown, Alger E., Corporal
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.030
Physical Description:
1 box
Physical Description:
.42 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): January 1944- March 1945
Abstract: This collection consits of approximately 60 letters, V-mail, and invitations from Corporal A. (Alger) E. Brown during his
time in World War Two to M. J.(Mary Jane) Fishbaugh.
Language of Material: Collection material is in English.
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Corporal Alger E. Brown was born in 1920 and lived in Michigan before enlisting in the army in October 1942. Brown was a Corporal
for the United States Navy and his letters from 1944 to 1945 state that he was in New Guinea, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia),
and the Moluccas Islands. His letters are addressed to M. J. (Mary Jane) Fishbaugh, who was born in Ohio in 1920. Following
the end of the war, Corporal Brown and Mary Jane got married in February 1946.
[title of item] Corporal Alger E. Brown Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University
Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
This collection was processed by Jennifer Hill in 2018.
The Corporal Alger E. Brown Collection (1944-1945) consists of one box of personal letters written by Corporal A. (Alger)
E. Brown. This collection, which dates from January 1944 to March 1945, includes letters, v-mail, and invitations generated
during World War Two. The collection is addressed to Mary Jane (M.J.) Fishbaugh, Brown's future wife following the conclusion
of the war.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945
Correspondence