The Resource Austin H. Brown papers
Austin H. Brown papers
Resource Information
The item Austin H. Brown papers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Austin H. Brown papers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- This collection contains Brown's personal and business correspondence, as well as documents of political appointments, indentures, checks, receipts, clippings, and compositions, programs and other ephemera from social and political activities such as membership to the Democratic Party and Masons organizations. The correspondence includes letters from his father, William J. Brown, his brother, George, and cousin, John Ferguson.Other correspondents include Thomas A. Hendricks, James Whitcomb, Richard Wigginton Thompson, and Jesse Bright. There are also letters to President Grover Cleveland recommending Brown for a federal appointment, a report on fraudulent claims in the Horse Claims division, and a scrapbook of theatrical programs and announcements for the Metropolitan Theater
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1.0 Cubic feet
- Note
- Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2007/03 by Barbara Hilderbrand. EAD finding aid created 2007/03 by Barbara Hilderbrand. Collection reprocessed and EAD finding aid revised 2015/10/16 by Brittany Kropf
- Label
- Austin H. Brown papers, 1830-1901
- Title
- Austin H. Brown papers
- Inclusive dates
- 1830-1901
- Subject
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- Annapolis (Md.)
- Bright, Jesse D., (Jesse David), 1812-1875
- Businesspeople -- Indiana
- Cincinnati (Ohio)
- Claims
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
- College students
- Conner, William, approximately 1773-1855
- Correspondence
- Cox, E. T., (Edward Travers), 1821-1907
- Davis, John Wesley, 1799-1859
- DePauw University
- Defrees, John D., (John Dougherty), 1810 or 1811-1882
- Democratic Party (Ind.)
- Education -- Indiana
- Elliott, Byron K., (Byron Kosciusko), 1835-1913
- Families
- Ferguson, John
- Fraternal organizations
- Freemasons -- Indiana
- Freemasons, Grand Lodge of Indiana
- Gorman, Arthur P., (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906
- Gray, Isaac P., (Isaac Pusey), 1828-1895
- Hendricks, Thomas A., (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885
- trueHorses -- United States
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Indianapolis (Ind.)
- Lafayette and Indianapolis Railroad
- Legislators -- United States
- Martinsville (Ind.)
- McDonald, Joseph E., (Joseph Ewing), 1819-1891
- Military education -- United States
- Milroy (Ind.)
- Mines and mineral resources -- Montana
- Mining corporations -- Montana
- Parker, George F., (George Frederick), 1847-1928
- Politicians -- Indiana
- Railroads
- Russell, Alexander W., (Alexander Wilson), 1796-1852
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.)
- Schools
- Secret societies -- Indiana
- Theaters -- Indiana
- United States -- Claims
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- Officials and employees
- United States Naval Academy
- Amity (Ind.)
- United States, Horse Claims Division
- United States, Navy
- Vilas, William F., (William Freeman), 1840-1908
- Walker, Robert J., (Robert John), 1801-1869
- Watson, William Stuart
- Whitcomb, James, 1795-1852
- United States, Congress | House
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- This collection contains Brown's personal and business correspondence, as well as documents of political appointments, indentures, checks, receipts, clippings, and compositions, programs and other ephemera from social and political activities such as membership to the Democratic Party and Masons organizations. The correspondence includes letters from his father, William J. Brown, his brother, George, and cousin, John Ferguson.Other correspondents include Thomas A. Hendricks, James Whitcomb, Richard Wigginton Thompson, and Jesse Bright. There are also letters to President Grover Cleveland recommending Brown for a federal appointment, a report on fraudulent claims in the Horse Claims division, and a scrapbook of theatrical programs and announcements for the Metropolitan Theater
- Biographical or historical data
- Austin H. Brown was born at Milroy, Rush County, Indiana on March 19, 1828. He was the son of Susan Tompkins Brown and William J. Brown, who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He moved to Indianapolis in 1837 and worked for a printer and was a carrier for the Indiana Democrat. In 1844, he entered Asbury University but left the following year to go to Washington, D.C. and work as a clerk in the office of the sixth auditor. He rose to become the assistant chief clerk and distributing officer and was the United States post office inspector.Brown married Margaret E. Russell in 1855 and together they had two children. He returned to Indianapolis and took over proprietorship of the State Sentinel. In 1855, he was elected auditor of Marion County. He was assistant adjutant general of Indiana during the Civil War. He became collector of internal revenue for Indianapolis in 1866. In 1874, he became clerk of Marion County and served as city councilman and on the school commission. He was a Member of the National Democratic Committee. Austin H. Brown died January 1, 1903. Sources: Items in the collection.Dunn, Jacob Piatt. Indiana and Indianans. Chicago: The America Historical Society, 1919.
- Cataloging source
- ISL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brown family
- Location of other archival material
- Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN: V443: Austin H. Brown scrapbook, 1844-1901
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1828-1903
- 1835-1913
- 1805-1857
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Brown, Austin H.
- Brown, George
- Brown, William J.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bright, Jesse D.
- Cleveland, Grover
- Conner, William
- Cox, E. T.
- Davis, John Wesley
- Defrees, John D.
- Elliott, Byron K.
- Ferguson, John
- Gorman, Arthur P.
- Gray, Isaac P.
- Hendricks, Thomas A.
- McDonald, Joseph E.
- Parker, George F.
- Russell, Alexander W.
- Vilas, William F.
- Walker, Robert J.
- Watson, William Stuart
- Whitcomb, James
- Democratic Party (Ind.)
- DePauw University
- Freemasons
- Lafayette and Indianapolis Railroad
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.)
- United States Naval Academy
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Freemasons
- Businesspeople
- College students
- Education
- Families
- Fraternal organizations
- Horses
- Legislators
- Military education
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining corporations
- Politicians
- Railroads
- Schools
- Secret societies
- Theaters
- Amity (Ind.)
- Annapolis (Md.)
- Cincinnati (Ohio)
- Indiana
- Indianapolis (Ind.)
- Martinsville (Ind.)
- Milroy (Ind.)
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Austin H. Brown papers
- Note
- Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2007/03 by Barbara Hilderbrand. EAD finding aid created 2007/03 by Barbara Hilderbrand. Collection reprocessed and EAD finding aid revised 2015/10/16 by Brittany Kropf
- Arrangement
- Arranged in the following series:Series 1: Correspondence, 1844-1901Series 2: Legal and financial papers, 1830-1901Series 3: Social and political papers, 1846-1901
- Carrier category
- unspecified
- Carrier category code
- zu
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 17554290
- Extent
- 1.0 Cubic feet
- Governing access note
- This collection is open for research
- Media category
- unspecified
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- z
- Ownership
- This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Gavin M. Brown on 1931/05/02; Austin H. Brown care of Eli Lilly Corporation on 1931/07/22, and Austin Brown on 1944/03/30.
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn935326421
- (OCoLC)935326421
- Terms governing use
- Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Type of unit
- 2 manuscript boxes, 1 volume
- Label
- Austin H. Brown papers
- Note
- Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2007/03 by Barbara Hilderbrand. EAD finding aid created 2007/03 by Barbara Hilderbrand. Collection reprocessed and EAD finding aid revised 2015/10/16 by Brittany Kropf
- Arrangement
- Arranged in the following series:Series 1: Correspondence, 1844-1901Series 2: Legal and financial papers, 1830-1901Series 3: Social and political papers, 1846-1901
- Carrier category
- unspecified
- Carrier category code
- zu
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 17554290
- Extent
- 1.0 Cubic feet
- Governing access note
- This collection is open for research
- Media category
- unspecified
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- z
- Ownership
- This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Gavin M. Brown on 1931/05/02; Austin H. Brown care of Eli Lilly Corporation on 1931/07/22, and Austin Brown on 1944/03/30.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn935326421
- (OCoLC)935326421
- Terms governing use
- Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Type of unit
- 2 manuscript boxes, 1 volume
Subject
- Annapolis (Md.)
- Bright, Jesse D., (Jesse David), 1812-1875
- Businesspeople -- Indiana
- Cincinnati (Ohio)
- Claims
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
- College students
- Conner, William, approximately 1773-1855
- Correspondence
- Cox, E. T., (Edward Travers), 1821-1907
- Davis, John Wesley, 1799-1859
- DePauw University
- Defrees, John D., (John Dougherty), 1810 or 1811-1882
- Democratic Party (Ind.)
- Education -- Indiana
- Elliott, Byron K., (Byron Kosciusko), 1835-1913
- Families
- Ferguson, John
- Fraternal organizations
- Freemasons -- Indiana
- Freemasons, Grand Lodge of Indiana
- Gorman, Arthur P., (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906
- Gray, Isaac P., (Isaac Pusey), 1828-1895
- Hendricks, Thomas A., (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885
- trueHorses -- United States
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Indianapolis (Ind.)
- Lafayette and Indianapolis Railroad
- Legislators -- United States
- Martinsville (Ind.)
- McDonald, Joseph E., (Joseph Ewing), 1819-1891
- Military education -- United States
- Milroy (Ind.)
- Mines and mineral resources -- Montana
- Mining corporations -- Montana
- Parker, George F., (George Frederick), 1847-1928
- Politicians -- Indiana
- Railroads
- Russell, Alexander W., (Alexander Wilson), 1796-1852
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.)
- Schools
- Secret societies -- Indiana
- Theaters -- Indiana
- United States -- Claims
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- Officials and employees
- United States Naval Academy
- Amity (Ind.)
- United States, Horse Claims Division
- United States, Navy
- Vilas, William F., (William Freeman), 1840-1908
- Walker, Robert J., (Robert John), 1801-1869
- Watson, William Stuart
- Whitcomb, James, 1795-1852
- United States, Congress | House
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