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Richard J. Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1549

Scope and Content Note

This collection includes correspondence, reports, programs, itineraries, and other documents related to Brown’s tenure as executive director of the U.S. Commission for Cultural Exchange with Iran from 1965 to 1967; a United States Information Agency organized visit of Iranian college and university officials to Wisconsin State University in 1967; and a seven-week series of conferences in the Middle East and South Asia called the New University Project, of which Brown was a participant.

Dates

  • 1964-1970

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Access Restrictions Apply: Materials in folder 9 are restricted for 50 years from the death of the subject of each document due to personal health information.

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No use restrictions apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).)

Biographical Note

Dr. Richard John Brown (1922-2005) served as executive director of the U.S. Commission for Cultural Exchange between the United States and Iran from 1965-1967. He also served as University Vice President and Coordinator of Faculty Recruitment at Wisconsin State University in Whitewater, WI during the 1960s and 1970s.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Abstract

Correspondence, reports, programs, itineraries, and other documents, primarily related to Richard J. Brown’s tenure as executive director of the U.S. Commission for Cultural Exchange with Iran from 1965 to 1967.

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic in nine folders.

Acquisition Information

The Richard J. Brown Papers were donated to the Special Collections Department by the Dr. Richard J. Brown of Wisconsin in 1985.

Processing Information

Processed by Samuel Ownbey; completed in September 2019

Title
Richard J. Brown Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Samuel Ownbey
Date
September 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444