Brown Family Papers,
Scope and Content
The Brown Family Papers contain the papers of James Cartmill Brown (1828-1913), a landowner of a farm on the north fork of the Roanoke River in Montgomery County, Virginia. The materials consist of receipts, bills, Promissory notes, tax notes, letters, and other various papers created between 1825 and 1912, with the bulk of the collection from 1850 to 1894, by members of the Brown family, as they purchased services and goods from business people in their community. The collection includes receipts from the services of Dr. Harvey (Harvy) Black of Blacksburg, and genealogical material of the Brown lineage created in 1965.
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1912, 1965
Creator
- Brown family (Family)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Brown Family Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
James Cartmill Brown was born in 1828. Brown was a farmer in Montgomery County, Virginia. About 1851, he married Ann Elizabeth Thomas (b. abt. 1831). They had at least six children: Mellie (Mollie?) (b. abt. 1854), John C. (b. abt. 1857), D. Howe (b. abt. 1859), Florence E. (b. abt. 1864), Robert L. (b. abt. 1867), and James M. (b. abt. 1872). Brown died in 1913.
Thomas Brown was probably James Cartmill Brown's brother, but it is unclear if this is Thomas W. or Thomas M. (both are mentioned in the collection). A number of items relate to Annie E. Barnett, but her connection to the family is unknown.
Full Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of receipts, bills, Promissory notes, tax notes, letters, and other various papers created between 1825 and 1912 by members of the Brown, and other related families.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged folders by year. Documents are filed based on the year of creation, rather than payment, court, or other dates.
Acquisition Information
The Brown Family Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1990. Additional materials were donated in 1994.
General Physical Description note
1 box; 0.5 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Brown Family Papers commenced and was completed in May 1998.
- Title
- Brown Family Papers, 1825-1912, 1965 (Bulk 1850-1894)
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu