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A. Brown Co. records, 1880-1935
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Title: A. Brown Co. records
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0687
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
9.0 linear feet
(16 document boxes and 1 oversize carton)
Date (inclusive): 1880-1935
Abstract: Andrew Brown (1829-1909) was born in Ireland. In 1852, he sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco. He later went into the
mercantile business, purchased thousands of acres of land, built a flour mill and a lumber mill and became engaged extensively
in farming as well as raising cattle and horses. The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, receipts, bills,
and other papers connected with Andrew Brown's store in Kernville, California, his jobs as postmaster and agent for the Wells
Fargo and Company's Express, and his other business interests.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Brown, Andrew, 1829-1909
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are
retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], A. Brown Co. Records (Collection 687). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4230286
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. P. Sumner Brown and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Pallette, August 1935.
Processed by Lindsay Chaney in 2015 in the
Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.
Andrew Brown was one of the pioneers of Kernville. He was born in Ireland on September 15, 1829; came to Philadelphia as a
young man and in 1852 sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco; after a try at mining and farming, he went to Kernville and
operated the quartz mill of Joseph W. Sumner, whose daughter he married in 1873; later went into the mercantile business,
owning a very successful general store at Kernville and one at Weldon; was owner of thousands of acres of land, and became
engaged extensively in farming and raising cattle and horses; built a flour mill and a lumber mill; was known throughout Kern
County as a prominent and active citizen; retired in 1904 and moved to Los Angeles; he died on October 12, 1909.
Collection consists of correspondence, business papers, receipts, bills, and other papers connected with Andrew Brown's store
in Kernville, California, his jobs as postmaster and agent for the Wells Fargo and Company's Express, and his other business
interests.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
A. Brown Co.--Archives.
Brown, Andrew--Archives.
Pioneers--California--Kern County--Archives.