Richard J. Brown Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1549

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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

Creation: 1964-1970

Creator

Brown, Richard John, 1922-2005 (Person)

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)

Additional Description

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.