William Dearborn Brown journal
Scope and Contents
Journal by Brown writing about his ancestors, family history, and his own personal history. Materials also include a digital record of the journals. Entries date from around 1860.
Dates
- approximately 1860
Creator
- Brown, William Dearborn, 1813-1901 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the William Dearborn Brown journal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William Dearborn Brown (1813-1901) was an American carpenter.
William Dearborn Brown was born on February 27, 1813, in Gouverneur, New York. He married Harriett Frances Hatch on March 18, 1840, in Fowler, New York, and together they had ten children. He worked as a carpenter in Michigan and New York. His family converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and settled in Utah in the 1860s. He died in 1901, in Texas.
Extent
1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials are left in original order.
Custodial History
Donated by Venda Brown Bliss Castleberry.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Venda Brown Bliss Castleberry.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Documents the family and personal history of William Dearborn Brown.
General
Holograph.
General
Description: 51 p. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth Ballif, student manuscript processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2011.
- Title
- Register of the William Dearborn Brown journal
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Murphy, curator, and Elizabeth Ballif, student processor
- Date
- 2011 May 3
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States