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Brown, George F. (Second World War correspondence and photographs)
2022.182.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: George F. Brown Second World War correspondence and photographs
source:
Brown, Lucinda W.
Creator:
Brown, George Fulton, Lieutenant Commander, 1914-1998
Identifier/Call Number: 2022.182.w.r
Physical Description:
.05 Linear Feet
(6 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1942 - 1945
Abstract: This collection contains 70 letters written by LCDR George F. Brown, US Navy to his family during the Second World War. This
collection also contains two memos sent to Brown, 26 photographs, three postcards, and six ephemera items.
Language of Material:
English
, French
.
Container: WWII 33
Container: 1 - 6
Container: 10 - 15
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lucinda W. Brown.
This collection is arranged by material type, and chronological order.
- Series 1, Correspondence
- Series 2, Photographs
- Series 3, Ephemera and other materials
Lieutenant Commander George Fulton Brown, United States Navy (1914 - 1998) was born in Hague, Virginia to James Dall Brown,
and Lucy Wilmina Kellam Brown. His siblings include James Dall Brown, Jr., David Kellam Brown, Willoughby Randolph Brown,
and Richard Henry Lee Brown. Lt. Cdr. Brown married Janet H. [maiden name unknown] in August 31, 1941 and together they had
two children, Lucinda W. and Sarah Brown.
In 1941, Brown became Princeton University's Assistant Director of Athletics before serving in the US Navy during the Second
World War. First he was assigned as an Assistant Director of Athletics at the Pre-Flight School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
and was later assigned to Casablanca, Morocco where he was responsible for accommodating all Navy personnel. He retired from
military service October 1945 with the rank Lieutenant Commander.
After the Second World War, Brown returned to Princeton University where he worked on student housing before joining Street
and Smith Publications, Inc. in 1947 as Director of Personnel and Assistant to the President. After a long career in leadership
and management he retired in 1972.
Statement on Potentially Harmful Content
This collection may contain materials that are difficult to view, are potentially harmful, or use outdated and culturally
insensitive language. Chapman University preserves and makes these materials accessible to researchers to ensure long-term
accuracy of these historical records. This repository aims to not promote or otherwise celebrate this content, but to use
it for educational and research purposes.
Please see the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) "Statement on Potentially Harmful Content" for more information:
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[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], George F. Brown Second World War correspondence and photographs (2022.182.w.r),
Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains 70 letters written by Lt. George F. Brown to his wife and parents as well as two memorandum sent
to himn during the Second World War. This collection also contains 28 photographs, and other ephemeral materials.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945) -- North Africa
United States. -- Navy
Photographs
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945)
Postcards.
Brown, Lucinda W.