John B. Price (1920-1998) graduated from Brown University in 1943. He entered the U.S. Army immediately after graduation and served with the 69th Infantry Division, which joined the Russian army at the Elbe River in May 1945. Price joined Brown University's business staff as an accountant in 1948 and became the University's Controller in 1954. In 1966 he became the Business Manager and Controller, with responsibilities for purchasing and special services, budgeting, and plant, housing, and food operations. When he retired in 1982, he was designated Business Manager Emeritus. He was a director of the Urban Housing Corporation and a member of the Providence Chamber of Commerce public safety committee, a treasurer and director of Fairview, Inc., the real estate subsidiary of Brown University; a board member of the Sophie Little Home, a home for unwed mothers, from 1967 to 1991; and the treasurer of the Class of 1943 from 1963 to 1993. He was a volunteer for the Arthritis Foundation and for Bradley Hospital, a children's psychiatric hospital in Rhode Island. His memberships included the Cranston Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Associations of College and University Business Officers, the University Club, the Rhode Island Historical Society, the Brown Club of Rhode Island, and the Providence Art Club, which awarded him its Club Medallion in 1986.
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 John B. Price papers have been organized into one series, General files.
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.
The John B. Price papers contain office files dated from circa 1968 to 1977, when Price was the Brown University Business Manager and Controller. They have been organized into one series:
Series I. General files includes materials related to the budget, class gifts, food services, insurance and housing. The first part of the files are arranged alphabetically by topic. The latter files are arranged chronologically from January 1975 through December 1977.
John B. Price papers, OF-1D-P1, Brown University Archives.