Brown (Timothy C.) papers, 1923-2020

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Summary

Title:
Timothy C. Brown papers
Dates:
1923-2020
Abstract:
The collection features interviews with former revolutionaries, largely from Central America, as well as notes, correspondence, and drafts relating to Timothy Brown's writings.
Extent:
98 manuscript boxes, 14 audiovisual boxes, 4 optical media boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 memorabilia box, 1 film reel, 2 videocassettes, 40 optical disks, 2 floppy disks (53.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Spanish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Timothy C. Brown papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection features recorded audio and video interviews with former revolutionaries, including Marxists, Contras, political activists, combatants, academics, ambassadors, and members of NATO and the UN. The interviewees come from a range of countries, such as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Cuba, the United States, Canada, France, Thailand, the Philippines, and the Netherlands. Most interviews are one-on-one conversations between Dr. Timothy Brown and various former revolutionary activists. Highlights include interviews with female combatants, Cuban and Mexican supporters of Honduran revolutionary movements, acquaintances of Fidel Castro, and a senior Nicaraguan Contra field commander who was assassinated in Managua. The collection also contains handwritten documents, computer printouts, correspondence with Central American Marxists, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, manifestos, and detailed national statistics on Central American communist movements from 1928 to the late 1930s.

Additionally, the collection includes notes, correspondence, and drafts relating to Brown's books and writings.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Timothy Brown (1938-2023) was a former United States Marine, diplomat and State Department foreign service officer, Thai and Spanish intelligence linguist, and author.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-08-14 15:35:15.754171

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes 98 and 118 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Timothy C. Brown papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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