Series 7: Professional and Personal Correspondence, 1959-1988
Scope and Contents
The series contains personal and professional correspondence Dr. Brown received and composed over the course of thirty years. Contact with noted public and private officials included correspondence with Harry S. Truman, Jimmy Carter, Elliot L. Richardson, Caspar Weinberger, Walter Mondale, Warren E. Burger, Edward I. Koch, Winfield Dunn, Ann Landers, Coretta Scott King, and Nelson Rockefeller. Of particular interest is his correspondence with Sasha Gubkin, Barbara Gullage, and Janet Travell. In the early 1970s, Dr. Brown helped his cousins, the Gubkins migrate from the USSR to Israel. Correspondence with White House Physician Janet Travell shows the development of Dr. Brown's professional and personal friendship with her over many years.
Although the series largely consists of correspondence, it also includes clippings, memoranda, and poetry. To maintain the integrity of the original order of the records, folders are first arranged alphabetically by the last name of correspondent and the remainder chronologically by year.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1988
Scope and Contents
The series contains personal and professional correspondence Dr. Brown received and composed over the course of thirty years. Contact with noted public and private officials included correspondence with Harry S. Truman, Jimmy Carter, Elliot L. Richardson, Caspar Weinberger, Walter Mondale, Warren E. Burger, Edward I. Koch, Winfield Dunn, Ann Landers, Coretta Scott King, and Nelson Rockefeller. Of particular interest is his correspondence with Sasha Gubkin, Barbara Gullage, and Janet Travell. In the early 1970s, Dr. Brown helped his cousins, the Gubkins migrate from the USSR to Israel. Correspondence with White House Physician Janet Travell shows the development of Dr. Brown's professional and personal friendship with her over many years.
Although the series largely consists of correspondence, it also includes clippings, memoranda, and poetry. To maintain the integrity of the original order of the records, folders are first arranged alphabetically by the last name of correspondent and the remainder chronologically by year.
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