Brown (Edwin J.) Papers, 1951-1962

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Summary

Title:
Edwin J. Brown Papers
Subtitle:
A guide to the papers at Santa Clara University
Dates:
1951-1962
Creators:
Brown, Edwin John
Abstract:
The Edwin J. Brown Papers document a portion of the career of professor Edwin J. Brown, founder and head of Santa Clara University's Department of Education from 1951-1962. The bulk of the collection documents Brown's career at Santa Clara University, as well as his involvement as a scout for the St. Louis Browns baseball team. The collection includes academic publications, correspondence, teaching materials and unpublished writings. This collection is arranged into six series: Series I. Biographical Materials; Series II: Professional Projects; Series III: Teaching Materials; Series IV: Collected Writings; Series V: Correspondence; and Series VI: Unpublished Works.
Extent:
1.67 Linear Feet 4 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Edwin J. Brown Papers, Collection Number: PP-BROWN, Santa Clara University Library, Department of Archives & Special Collections.

Background

Scope and content:

The Edwin J. Brown Papers document a portion of the career of professor Edwin J. Brown, founder and head of Santa Clara University's Department of Education from 1951-1962. The bulk of the collection documents Brown's career at Santa Clara University, as well as his involvement as a scout for the St. Louis Browns baseball team. The collection includes academic correspondence and publications, a draft of And Thine is the Glory (unpublished novel), his textbook Everyday Problems in Classroom Management (1933), correspondence, numerous articles (published and unpublished), personal correspondence, publishing correspondence, poetry, scouting information for various students, speeches, and teaching materials.

Biographical / historical:

Edwin John Brown was born in 1892, in Clifton, Kansas. He received his teaching credential at the age of eighteen and acted as principal of a grammar school in Agenda, Kansas while in his early twenties. In 1922, he graduated from Kansas State Teachers College with a B.S. degree and shortly afterwards attended Stanford University to earn his Ph.D. In 1928, he returned to Kansas and directed the Graduate School of Education at Kansas State Teachers College until 1944. In addition, he served as the Dean of St. Louis University from 1945-1951.

Brown was the founder and head of Santa Clara University's Department of Education from 1951-1962. Brown's personal and professional interests were varied: while at Santa Clara University, he was a member of numerous honor societies, a scout for the St. Louis Browns baseball team, and a teacher at the University of Colorado's summer session. He wrote four textbooks, the most well-known of which is Everyday Problems in Classroom Management (1933), and he published over 100 articles dealing with education, mental health, and contemporary youth. He also wrote poetry, as well as the novel And Thine the Glory, which was never published. In addition, he established the Edwin J. Brown Fellowship at Santa Clara University, which is awarded annually to a qualified graduate student enrolled in the Teacher Education program.

After his retirement in 1962, Brown was named emeritus chairman and Emeritus Chairman and Professor of Santa Clara University's Department of Education until his death in 1977 at the age of 85.

Santa Clara University was founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as Santa Clara College and is California's oldest operating institution of higher learning. It was established on the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asìs, the eighth of the original 21 California missions. The college originally operated as a preparatory school and did not offer courses of collegiate rank until 1853. The institution became known as the University of Santa Clara in 1912, when the schools of engineering and law were added. For 110 years, Santa Clara University was an all-male school. In 1961, women were accepted as undergraduates and Santa Clara University became the first coeducational Catholic university in California. The number of students and faculty tripled over the next decade and the university began the largest building program in school history with eight residence halls, a student union, and an athletic stadium. In the early 1970s, the Board of Trustees voted to limit the size of the undergraduate population, an action that was intended to preserve the character and ensure the quality of the university for generations to come. In 1985, the university adopted Santa Clara University as its official name. Bibliography: Santa Clara University. "About SCU – History." www.scu.edu/about/history.cfm (Accessed Nov. 23, 2010) McKevitt, Gerald, S.J. The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1979.

Processing information:

Original guide compiled by Dept. of Archives & Special Collections staff. Guide edited and revised by Erin M. Louthen in 2012. Guide encoded by Shannon Hartman in 2012.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into six series: Series I. Biographical Materials; Series II: Professional Projects; Series III: Teaching Materials; Series IV: Collected Writings; Series V: Correspondence; and Series VI: Unpublished Works.

Physical location:
This collection is located in Santa Clara University's Department of Archives & Special Collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-14 17:51:45 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Materials in the Department of Archives & Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Santa Clara University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Santa Clara University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

Preferred citation:

Edwin J. Brown Papers, Collection Number: PP-BROWN, Santa Clara University Library, Department of Archives & Special Collections.

Location of this collection:
Dept. of Archives & Special Collections, University Library,
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0500, US
Contact:
(408) 554-5530
specialcollections@scu.edu
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