Kent Brown Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 475

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Content Note

The papers contain typewritten drafts of the book, page proofs, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Photographs in Box 3, folders 4-6 were not used in Brown's book, though they cover some of the same subject matter. Many are copies of images in the Special Collections Picture Collection, and references to these sources are provided.

Box 4 contains an additional 156 photographs, chiefly copies made during the preparation of Fayetteville: A Pictorial History.

Dates

1820-1983

Creator

Brown, Kent (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access 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

Kent Brown became a member of the faculty of the drama department at the University of Arkansas in 1974, and was declared emeritus professor in 1997. He compiled a book, Fayetteville: A Pictorial History (Norfolk, Va., Dunning Publishing Company, 1982) for Dunning's series Portraits of American Cities. A second printing in a paperbound edition was brought out by the North Arkansas Symphony. The McIlroy Bank of Fayetteville brought out a "limited edition of 2500" copies with a label signed by the author, in a hard cover bearing the title A Timeless Epoch ... in harmony with Ozark heritage. The book covers the period 1820-1982, and contains 360 photographs selected from public and private photo collections. The photographs depict the town, the surrounding countryside, and some of its residents. The contribution and influence of the University of Arkansas is an important element of the book.