Inventory of the Corporal Alger E. Brown Collection SPC.2018.030
Jennifer Hill
California State University Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
2018-07-13
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
archives@csudh.edu
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.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Preferred Citation
[title of item] Corporal Alger E. Brown Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University
Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jennifer Hill in 2018.
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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
box 1, Folder 1
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
January - April 1944
box 1, Folder 2
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
April 1944
box 1, folder 3
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
May 1944
box 1, folder 4
V-Mail letters to M.J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
May - June 1944
box 1, folder 5
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
June 1944
box 1, folder 6
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
July 1 - July 18, 1944
box 1, folder 7
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
July 22 - July 29, 1944
box 1, folder 8
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
August 1944
box 1, folder 9
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown and an invitation to a dance
September 1944
box 1, folder 10
V-mail and invitation to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
September - October 1944
box 1, folder 11
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
October 2 - October 12, 1944
box 1, folder 12
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
October 21 - October 30, 1944
box 1, Folder 13
Letter to Jane Fishbaugh from Jack Stephens
October 11, 1944
box 1, Folder 14
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
November 1 - November 11, 1944
box 1, Folder 15
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
November 22 - November 30, 1944
box 1, folder 16
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
December 1944
box 1, folder 17
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
January 1945
box 1, folder 18
Letters to M. J. Fishbaugh from Corporal A. E. Brown
March 1945
