Vernon J. Brown Papers
c.00022

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Brown, Vernon J., (Vernon Jacobs), 1874-1964
Title
Vernon J. Brown papers
ID
c.00022
Date
1959
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 3 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

Vernon J. Brown was the owner and editor of the Ingham County News, and he held many posts in Ingham County and in Michigan state government, including Mayor of Mason, state legislator, Auditor General (1939-1944), and Lieutenant Governor (1945-1946).

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Scope and Contents note

The Vernon J. Brown papers consist of a typewritten manuscript, "70 years - 17 Governors" and a reprint of Brown's published reminiscences of pioneering history and farm life in the area of Ingham County, Michigan. The former document includes personal impressions of prominent men in Michigan government and education, including the seventeen governors with whom Brown worked and served, from Hazen Pingree to G. Mennen Williams. Brown, who was owner and editor of the Ingham County News, held many posts in Ingham County and in Michigan state government, including Mayor of Mason, state legislator, Auditor General (1939-1944), and Lieutenant Governor (1945-1946).

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections April 1969

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  February 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Vernon J. Brown, 1959-04-00, 1960-5-00. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • Ingham County (Mich.)
  • Ingham County (Mich.) -- History
  • Michigan -- Politics and government

Personal Name(s)

  • Brown, Vernon J., (Vernon Jacobs), 1874-1964

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture -- Michigan
  • Education -- Michigan
  • Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Reminiscences 1959 

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