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Arrangement Statement
Title: Percy Brown papers
Date (inclusive): 1900-1967
Collection Number: 88033
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box.
(1.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Percy Brown papers consist of writings, newspaper articles, and photographs relating to Percy Brown, a photojournalist
and author who photographed scenes of World War I from the front lines on the Western front. Also included is information
on the Ruhleben prison camp in Germany where Brown was a POW for three years, and first-hand accounts of the rescue of the
icebound Soviet ship
Solovei in 1920.
Creator:
Brown, Percy, 1885-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1988.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Percy Brown papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
British journalist and photographer; German prisoner of war during World War I.
1885 March 9 |
Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
1906-1908 |
Worked in San Francisco, California, U.S.A as a carpenter after the 1908 Earthquake |
1934-1938 |
Owned and managed Royal Hotel in Portishead, England |
1908-1914 |
Became a "professional rollerskating expert" at the Olympia Rollerskate Rink in London |
1914-1915 |
Photographed scenes of World War I in Belgium and France |
1915-1918 |
Captured by German counter-intelligence and sent to Ruhleben prisoner of war camp |
1922-1930 |
Worked as a photojournalist for
The Daily Sketch
|
1918-1919 |
Photographed the German Revolution in Berlin |
1920 |
Snuck aboard the icebreaker Svyatogor as correspondent for
The Daily Graphic en route to rescue the icebound
Solovei
|
1948 |
Left England for San Francisco, California; worked as a carpenter, doorman, photographer, and life insurance salesman. |
1938-1948 |
Owned and managed Castle Lodge in Ludlow, England |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Percy Brown papers consist of writings, newspaper articles, and photographs relating to Percy Brown, a photojournalist
and author who photographed scenes of World War I from the front lines on the Western front. Also included is information
on the Ruhleben prison camp in Germany where Brown was a prisoner of war for three years, and first-hand accounts of the rescue
of the icebound Soviet ship Solovei in 1920. Much of the material centers on his writings, including diary entries and unpublished
manuscripts, and on newspaper articles, both by Brown and others.
Arrangement Statement
The collection is organized into 6 series: Biographical Material; World War I; Solovei Rescue file; Writings; Newspaper Articles;
and Photographs
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Journalists
Prisoners of war
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
Ruhleben (Prison camp : Germany)
Solovĕi (Ship)