US-RPB-askbmilitary Guide to the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection1940-1985 Joanne Tandy. Brown University Library

2010 July 20

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Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection Brown, Anne S. Kinsolving ASKB.Military 20 Linear Feet 1940-1985 In 1981, Anne S. K. Brown (Mrs. John Nicholas Brown) donated her military collection to Brown University Library. With the collection cames Mrs. Brown's papers and other documents relating to the collection although her private correspondence did not come to the library until after her death in 1985. This material provides a documentary history of the collection and her military interests and pursuits. English . Brown (Anne S. K.) Military Collection Biographical note

Anne Seddon Kinsolving Brown (1905-1985) was an internationally acclaimed author and specialist in military uniforms. Born in Baltimore on March 25, 1905, the daughter of The Reverend Arthur B. and Sally (Bruce) Kinsolving, she graduated from Bryn Mawr School Baltimore in 1924. She married John Nicholas Brown of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1930 and had three children: Nicholas, John Carter, and Angela. She was a respected scholar of military history and besides writing numerous articles she authored two major works, "The Anatomy of Glory: The Story of Napoleon and His Guard", and co-authored with Howard R. Rice, "The American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army, 1780, 17881, 1782, 1783."

Correspondence Files Series 1 1940-1985 1 1-33 Bellepheron Books 21 items 1976 Letters (correspondence) 1 1 Scope and Contents note

Letters and messages between editor and ASKB about a book on caps and helmets of the American Revolution for which she wrote some short essays

CMH (Company of Military Historians), History of, For the First 3 Years 9 pages 1980 May 3 Speeches 1 2 Scope and Contents note

Typescript of speech given by ASKB at CMH meeting, Charlottesville, VA May 3, 1980

Maryland Historical Society 1 item 1959 Letters (correspondence) 1 3 Scope and Contents note

Letter concerning theft of spurs dating from American Revolution from MHS

ASKB Manuscripts re: Rhode Island 4 items undated Drafts (documents) 1 4 Scope and Contents note

Drafts of article "Military Dress in Rhode Island 1745-1881" and "Rhode Island Uniforms in the Revolution"

ASKB Manuscripts re: Collecting 3 items 1968-1974 Speeches 1 5 Scope and Contents note

1. Confessions of a Collector -- 2. Confessions of a Collector -- 3. Bibliomania: Its cause and cure

ASKB Manuscripts re: Maryland 3 items undated Typescript 1 6 Scope and Contents note

1. The Old Maryland Militia -- 2. Speech on 200 years of Military Dress in Maryland -- 3. Photocopy of 1965 seminar at Univ. California, Davis on the Yorktown Campaign.

ASKB Manuscripts, Miscellaneous 9 items undated Typescript 1 7 Scope and Contents note

1. Forward to CMH 25th Anniversary publication 1974 -- 2. Description of portrait in Varnum Armoury, East Greenwich, RI -- 3. Officers and Soldiers from the "Kriegsbuch" of Count Reinhart Solms and other warriors -- 4. Review of "Soldiers of the American Army 1778-1954" -- 5. Description of two Grenadier caps -- 6. Two commentaries on the Coronation of George VI -- 7. Lecture on fete books and Elizabeth II -- 8. Two memorandum on the military records of the Shaw-Safe Family 1774-1817 -- 9. Introduction to Corcoran Gallery Exhibition of ASKB printes 1959

ASKB Manuscripts Vanity and Valor 9 items undated Typescript 1 8 Scope and Contents note

Typescripts of lecture: Vanity and Valour in Books and Prints

ASKB Manuscripts Yorktown Campaign 2 items undated Typescript 1 9 Scope and Contents note

1. The Yorktown Campaign by ASKB (1981) + 4 leters (1981) -- 2. Typescript of the Yorktown Campaign + correspondence; also copies of speech given to UC Davis, 1965 on The Yorktown Campaign

ASKB Military Bessel 3 items 1985 Letters (correspondence) 1 10 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between ASKB and A. Bessel

ASKB Military Brunon 1962-1985 Letters (correspondence) circa126 items 1 11 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence (including pamphlets) between Jean Brunon and ASKB

ASKB Military Crociani 29 items 1972-1974 Letters (correspondence) 1 12 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence (including notes) between Pierre Crociani and ASKB

ASKB Military Elting 21 items 1969-1979 Letters correspondence Drawer 13 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Col. John Elting and ASKB

ASKB Military Finke 10 items 1962-1974 Letters (correspondence) 1 14 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence (including notes) between Detmar Fink and ASKB

ASKB Military Forthoffer 1968-1978 Letters (correspondence) circa82 items 1 15 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence (including notes and offical documents) between Roger Forthoffer and ASKB

ASKB Military Koch 1973-1975 Letters (correspondence) circa49 items 1 16 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Ulrich Koch and ASKB

ASKB Military Lachouque 1962-1967, 1973 Letters (correspondence) 12 items and one photograph 1 17 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Henri Lachouque and ASKB including one letter with phtograph written after death of Lachouque by Marcel Doher

ASKB Military Lord Cambridge 14 items 1968-1970 Letters (correspondence) 1 18 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Lord Cambridge and ASKB

ASKB Military Nebehay 20 items 1966-1984 Letters (correspondence) 1 19 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Christian Nebehay and ASKB

ASKB Military Misc. 107 items 1953-1965 Letters (correspondence) 1 20 Scope and Contents note

General correspondecne (includes newspaper clippings, typescript articles and notes)

ASKB Military Misc. 1966-1969 Letters (correspondence) circa144 items 1 21 Scope and Contents note

General correspondence

ASKB Military Misc. 1970-1974 Letters (correspondence) circa208 items 1 22 Scope and Contents note

General correspondence

ASKB Military Misc. 1975-1976 Letters (correspondence) circa168 items 1 23 Scope and Contents note

General correspondence

ASKB Military Misc. 1977-1985 Letters (correspondence) circa129 items 1 24 Scope and Contents note

General correspondence

ASKB Military Ordonneau 11 items 1964-1970 Letters (correspondence) 1 25 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Pierre Ordonneau and ASKB

ASKB Military Schulz 15 items 1971-1978 Letters (correspondence) 1 26 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Helmet Gerhard Schulz and ASKB

ASKB Vinkhuizen Collection (ASKB's attributions) undated Documents 1 28 Scope and Contents note

Extensive listings of material in the Vinkhuizen Collection in the New York Public Library

ASKB Vinkhuizen Collection (Col. Todd's attributions) undated Documents 1 28 Scope and Contents note

Extensive listings of material in the Vinkhuizen Collection in the New York Public Library

ASKB Vinkhuizen Collection Correspondence 1967-1983 Letters (correspondence) circa81 items 1 29 Scope and Contents note

General correspondence

Todd Collection 43 items 1969-1982 Letters (correspondence) 1 30 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Col. Frederick Todd and ASKB, and about Todd Collection which is now in ASKB Collection

Pokret basic (Yugoslavia Journal) 20 items 1976-1979 Letters (correspondence) 1 31 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and manuscript about Yugoslavia 1944 which ASKB donated to the U.S. Army Military History Institute

ASKB Military (First Corps of Cadets) 5 items 1974 Documents 1 32 Scope and Contents note

Material relating to fund raising for the First Corps of Cadets, Boston

ASKB Military (Lafayette Portrait) 19 items 1950, 1975-1976 Letters (correspondence) 1 33 Publication Files Series 2 circa 1940-1985 2 A-V Gayda and Krijitsky The Russian Army under Tsar Alexander I 2 items 1955 Typescripts 2 A Scope and Contents note

Translation by ASKB for Edition de la Sabretache 1955

Anatomy of Glory (Lund Humphries, Brown University Press) 1961-1971 Letters (correspondence) circa130 items 2 B Scope and Contents note

Correpondence between ASKB and publishers including copies of invocies, statements of slaes, invitations, lists of adresses

Anatomy of Glory (Ben Hall Associates) 23 items 1962-1963 Letters (correspondence) 2 C Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between ASKB and Benn Hall Associates, a public relations company hired to promote The Anatomy of Glory

Anatomy of Glory (Correspondence) 1957-1964, 1972, 1984 Documents circa182 items 2 D Scope and Contents note

Includes telegrams, estimates, flyers, invoices, negotiations for English copyright, plate samples, correspondence

Anatomy of Glory (Paperback Reprints) 27 items 1972-1978 Letters (correspondence) 2 E Scope and Contents note

Includes letters, flyers, reviews, and letter discussing paperback edition published by Arms and Armour Press

Anatomy of Glory (Publicity) 90 items 1961 Documents 2 F Scope and Contents note

Includes clippings, reviews, catalogues, journals, letters, photographs and invitations

Anatomy of Glory (Publicity) 40 items 1962-1969 Documents 2 G Scope and Contents note

Includes catalogues, letter, published reviews, clippings and invoices

Anatomy of Glory Post Publication undated Letters (correspondence) 2 H Scope and Contents note

Extensive file of letters of thanks and congratulations

Army Museums Ogilby Trust 50 items 1970-1972, 1975, 1980 Documents 2 I Scope and Contents note

Material relating to the publication "Index to British Military Costume Prints"

Army Museums Ogilby Trust 85 items 1969-1973 Documents 2 J Scope and Contents note

Material relating to the publication "Index to British Military Costume Prints"

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Brown University Press 6 items 1967, 1970, 1972 Letters (correspondence) 2 K Scope and Contents note

Correspondence

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Comments 72 items 1972-1974, 1980 Letters (correspondence) 2 L Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and photostat letters

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Honors 59 items 1972-1974 Clippings (information artifacts) 2 M Scope and Contents note

Includes newspaper clippings, letters, photostats, reviews

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army ASKB Correspondence 1965-1966 Letters (correspondence) 74 items including 1 notebook of research in Europe 2 N Scope and Contents note

Correspondence mainly between Howard Rice and ASKB

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army ASKB Correspondence 87 items 1967-1970 Documents 2 O Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence, photostats and maps

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army ASKB Correspondence 34 items 1971-1972 Documents 2 P Scope and Contents note

Includes mainly correspondence, notes, and lists of acknowledgements

American Campaigs of Rochambeau's Army HCR Correspondence 1965-1966 Letters (correspondence) 45 items including 1 newspaper and portrait 2 Q Scope and Contents note

Correspondence from Howard Rice, co-author and Assistant Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University to ASKB

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army HCR Corresponodence 110 items 1967-1970 Letters (correspondence) 2 R Scope and Contents note

Includes mainly correspondence and some notes

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army HCD Correspondence 26 items 1971-1972 Letters (correspondence) 2 S Scope and Contents note

Correspondence

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Princeton Univ. Corresp. 1965-1979 Documents circa105 items 2 T Scope and Contents note

Includes reviews, catalogues, invoices, letters, notes, brochures, and publishing agreements

American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army Post-Publications 106 items 1972-1978 Documents 2 U Scope and Contents note

Includes letters, photostat clippings, postcards, newspapers

American Campaigns of Rochambeaus Army Reviews Documents 65 items in manila envelope 2 V Manuscripts and Notes Series 3 1961-1972 1-4 American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army 2 Linear Feet 1961-1972 Documents 1 Scope and Contents note

1. Eight black binders containing typescripts (including translations) of the journals of Jean-Francois-Louis, Comte De Clermont-Crevecoeru, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine De Verger, and Louis-Alexandre Berthier. 2. Six blue-grey binders being second copies of the above. 3. One blue binder being a descriptive list of maps and other plates in Volume II. 4. One black binder being a bibliography and check list of journals of French officers

American Campaign's of Rochambeau's Army 3 Linear Feet 1961-1972 Documents 2 Scope and Contents note

1. Three grey archive (Hollinger) boxes labelled: i. Biographical sketches; related articles, etc. ii. Notes, itinerary, misc., etc. iii. Berthier notes, photocopies, etc. 2. One archive box containing: i. Photocopy of original Crevecoeur journal. ii. Photocopy of "A Bibliography of the Virginia Campaign and Siege of Yorktown, 1781" compiled by the Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, 1941. 3. Three non-archive boxes containing further typescripts, drafts, notes, note cards, and photocopies. 4. One non-archive box containing photocopied descriptions of the Bougainville manuscripts (14 p.), the Crubler D'Opeterre manuscripts (13 p.), and the Rochambeau manuscripts (including the Cartographic Archives of the Rochambeau Family) (365 p.). 5. One black binder containing a typescript copy of the Journal of M. Berthier, 10 May 1780 to 8 March 1781. 6. One orange portfolio containing photostats of early road maps, a booklet "New Jersey Road Maps of the 18th Century" and a typescript translation of Berthier's Itineraire des Marches que l'Armee a fait pour se rendre du camp de Phillipsburg...en Virginia...en 1781". 7. Two manila folders containing various typescripts relating to Berthier. 8. One unbound dummy proof on green paper of the "American Campaigns", in Princetown University Press package

Anatomy of Glory 2 Linear Feet 1961-1972 Documents 3 Scope and Contents note

1. One small box containing the card file of the index. 2. One bound proof copy of "Tha Anatomy of Glory" containing numerous pencil marks and notes by ASKB. 3. Ten black binders containing typescripts of various chapters. 4. Three black binders containing plates for the book

Anatomy of Glory 1 linear_foot 1961-1972 Documents 4 Scope and Contents note

1. Two non-archival boxes containing photographic prints of the plates, one being portraits, the other being scenes, events uniforms, etc. 2. One manila envelope containing loose plates (mainly in colour)

Anatomy of Glory 1.6 Linear Feet 1961-1972 Documents 4 Scope and Contents note

One brown portfolio labelled "Aemy Museums Ogilby Trust's Publication (1969) containing: i. One manila folder of a hand-written "Index to Book on Coats of Arms. ASKB orig. 7-20-70". ii. One manila folder containing typewritten lists of British music sheet covers for the "Index to British Military cosutme Prints". iii. Loose sheet of hand-written lists of prints

Anatomy of Glory 1961-1972 Typescripts 4 Scope and Contents note

One bound typescript of "Index to British Military Costume Prints".

Invoices Series 4 circa 1940 3 Invoices 2 Linear Feet circa 1940 Invoices 3 Scope and Contents note

52 folders arranged alphabetically from A-O

Invoices 2 Linear Feet circa 1940 Invoices 3 Scope and Contents note

44 folders arranged alphabetically from P-Y

Military Collection Guest Books Series 5 1992-2018 1 Collection information Scope and Contents note

The Anne S. K. Brown Papers (circa1940-1985) document the creation of the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, now a part of Special Collections of Brown University Library. There is no material relating to Mrs. Brown's life prior to 1940 nor of her life outside of her interest in the Military Collection. Information about other aspects of her life can be found in the Anne S. Kinsolving Brown papers (Ms.2007.013). The files are divided into four categories: correspondence, speeches and manuscripts; files relating to Mrs. Brown's major publications; book manuscripts and notes; and lastly, invoices of all the items acquired for the Military Collection.

Conditions Governing Use note

Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the Brown University Library. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.

Preferred Citation note

Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library.

Arrangement note

The collection is arranged in four series: Series 1. Correspondence Files Series 2. Publication Files Series 3. Manuscripts and Notes Series 4. Invoices

Conditions Governing Access note

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

Administrative information Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Accompanied the transfer of the Military Collection from the Nightingale-Brown House, Providence, to the John Hay Library, Brown University in 1981-82.

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