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.
The collection is arranged in one series:
Files are arranged alphabetically by donor, with separate folders for the Champlin Stamp Collection, the Haffenreffer Museum, the John Carter Brown Library, and the John Hay Library
The Non-Monetary Gift files is a collection of forms entitled "Report of Proposed Gift," recording gifts to Brown University such as furniture, art objects, books, manuscripts, scientific equipment, and trees. The collection dates from 1947 through 1972.
The files are organized in one series. Boxes 1 to 3 contain a miscellaneous inventory, with the folders arranged alphabetically by donor name. Box 4 includes gifts to the Champlin Stamp Collection, Haffenreffer Museum, John Carter Brown Library and the John Hay Library, the latter comprising twenty folders alphabetically arranged.
Folders are numbered chronologically from Box 1 through Box 4.
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Non-Monetary Gift Files, OF-1D-4, Brown University Archives.