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Robert Sewall Browne and Alice Gray Browne correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-4422

Scope and Contents

Letters by or relating to Robert Sewall Browne and wife Alice Gray Browne, circa 1894-1908. Circa 170 letters document Robert Browne's efforts mining gold in Alaska and Yukon Territory--142 of these letters were exchanged between Robert Browne and Alice Gray Browne. 28 letters concern Robert Browne's death in Alaska. Included are 80 letters exchanged between members of the Browne family.

Dates

  • circa 1894-1951
  • Majority of material found within 1894-1908

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Robert Sewall Browne and Alice Gray Browne Correspondence is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Wayfarer’s Bookshop on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2018.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.brownecorre

Additional Description

Overview

Letters by or relating to Robert Sewall Browne and wife Alice Gray Browne, circa 1894-1908. Circa 170 letters document Robert Browne's efforts mining gold in Alaska and Yukon Territory--142 of these letters were exchanged between Robert Browne and Alice Gray Browne. 28 letters concern Robert Browne's death in Alaska. Included are 80 letters addressed to Alice Browne and son Carl Gray Browne.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Sewall Browne (1866-1904) was married to Alice Gray Browne (1869-1965). Robert Browne mined gold in Alaska and Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush while Alice Browne remained in Old Town, Maine. He drowned in the Tanana River, a tributary of the Yukon River, in 1904. The couple had a son, Carl Gray Browne (1891-1972).

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.

These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.

Letters have been retained in the groupings prepared by dealer.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Robert Sewall Browne and Alice Gray Browne Correspondence
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Lerner
Date
April 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

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