Anthony Cave Brown, Circa 1994-2006
Scope and Contents
Materials related to published and unpublished works by British journalist and writer Anthony Cave Brown. The bulk of the collection consists of four partial typescripts of a proposal for a biography of policy advisor and foreign affairs officer Gus W. Weiss (d. 2003), called alternately “The Marked Man” and “The Man Behind President Ronald Reagan.” A partial interview transcript by Brown on Weiss and several loose typed pages from the work are also present. The pagination is not consistent between drafts. Also included is a promotional folder containing materials on Brown’s book Treason in the Blood (1994). Materials are undated but likely date to between 1994 and Cave’s death in 2006.
Dates
- Creation: Circa 1994-2006
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Anthony Cave Brown (1929-2006) was a British historian and author of a number of books about U.S. and British military intelligence. Born in Bath, England, he served in the Royal Air Force. He became a journalist for the Daily Mail in London. In 1962, Brown emigrated to Washington, D.C., where he had a career as a journalist. He was a prolific author, and his published works include Bodyguard of Lies (1975),Treason in the Blood: H. St. John Philby, Kim Philby and the Spy Case of the Century (1994), and Oil and Gold: The Story of Aramco and the Saudi Kings (1999). Anthony Cave Brown died on July 14, 2006 in Warrenton, Virginia.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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