Series 1 contains correspondence between John L. Brown and individuals. Correspondents include Huseyin Halit, Loren MacIver, Lloyd Frankenberg, Carson McCullers, Irene Rice Pereira, and Katherine Anne Porter. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
(Boxes 3 - 6) This series includes play scripts, primarily typed manuscripts with autograph notes in some instances. Included are early versions and titles of the plays eventually performed on Broadway.
The journal of James Percy Brown documents the life of a wealthy young American living in Paris from 1834-1835 during the reign of Louis Philippe.
Includes books and clippings of news articles.
The Individual Authors Series contains correspondence, manuscripts, questionnaires from the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors, photos, publications, and clippings relating to individual authors who were accepted or considered as members of the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors established by Sister Mary Joseph, S.L., in 1932. The series is arranged alphabetically by author. Boxes 1-66.
The Individual Authors Series contains correspondence, manuscripts, questionnaires from the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors, photos, publications, and clippings relating to individual authors who were accepted or considered as members of the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors established by Sister Mary Joseph, S.L., in 1932. The series is arranged alphabetically by author. Boxes 1-66.
The John L. Brown Papers 1, consist of 99 folders of correspondence from literary and artistic luminaries, including writers Sylvia Beach, John Dos Passos, Anne Fremantle, Katherine Anne Porter, Alice B. Toklas; philosopher Jacques Maritain; photographer Brassai; poets Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, and Giuseppe Ungaretti, and many more. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically.
Correspondence, reports and printed materials relating to CVHE's diplomatic service in Turkey and the Hague from 1915 to 1920. A second series with similar materials can be found at the end of the collection (donated at a later date than this set).
1 printed curfew notice (in French): "Avis Couvre-Feu." 1944.
A carte de visite featuring a photograph of American Catholic prelate James Augustine Healy, styled as “Rt. Rev. James A. Healey.” On the reverse is printed information about the publisher, T.P. McGowan of Portland, Maine. Undated.
