Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biographical History
Related Material
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Subject Headings
Descriptive Summary
Title: Edwin J. Brown Papers
Dates: 1951-1962, inclusive
Collection Number: PP-BROWN
Creator: Edwin J. Brown
Collection Size:
2 boxes,
1.67 linear feet
Repository:
Santa Clara University, Department of Archives & Special Collections.
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053
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correspondence, teaching materials and unpublished writings.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and Series VI: Unpublished Works.
Physical Location: This collection is located in Santa Clara University’s Department of Archives & Special Collections.
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
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.
Biographical History
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 Professor of Santa Clara University’s Department of Education
until his death in 1977 at the age of 85.
Related Material
Brown, Edwin J.,
Everyday Problems in Classroom Management. 1933. Cambridge: Houghton Mifflan Co.
Brown, Edwin J.,
Secondary-School Administration. 1938. Houghton Mifflan Co.
Brown, Edwin J. and Phelps, Arthur T.,
Managing the Classroom. 1961. New York: The Ronald Press Co.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
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.
Subject Headings
Santa Clara College (Calif.) -- History
University of Santa Clara (Calif.) -- History
Santa Clara University (Calif.) -- History
Santa Clara University (Calif.) -- Faculty
Santa Clara University -- Dept. of Education –- History
Education, Higher -- California -- Santa Clara (Calif.)
St. Louis Browns (Baseball team)
Brown, Edwin John, 1891-1977