Carey H. Brown Papers
Scope and Contents
Carey H. Brown was a former Chamber of Commerce committee chair and secretary of the Rochester Civic Improvement Association. Materials in this collection are related to city and industiral planning, largely in the context of the National Industrial Recovery Administration and the Public Works Administration during the New Deal era. They date from 1933 to 1935. They include memoranda, reports, and other administrative documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1933, 1935, n.d.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.
Biographical Note
Colonel Carey H. Brown was born in Ohio in 1886. He attended West Point, class of 1910, and served in the Army Corps of Engineers until 1930. He was noted for developing the zoning regulations of Washington, D.C. Upon retiring from the Army in 1930, Brown moved to Rochester to serve as the first director of the Rochester Civic Improvement Association. He also worked for Eastman Kodak from 1934 to 1954 as superintendent for construction, maintenance, shops, utilities, transportation and materials. He also served as chairman of the Civic Center Commission in the 1950s, resigning in August of 1958 as part of a major dispute regarding the use of outside consultants on the Civic Center project. In retirement, Brown operated a dairy farm in Scottsville before moving to Washingon, D. C in 1972. He passed away on August 3, 1984.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of 3 folders.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of this collection is unknown.
Bibliography
"Carey Brown Quits Civic Center Panel Over Cost Dispute." Democrat & Chronicle (newspaper), Rochester, New York. August 8, 1958, page 15.
"Col. Carey Brown, retired engineer." Democrat & Chronicle (newspaper), Rochester, New York. August 5, 1984, page 24.
"Major Brown to Speak to Realtors Tomorrow." Democrat & Chronicle (newspaper), Rochester, New York. June 13, 1930, page 20.
- Title
- A Guide to the Carey H. Brown Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Cheri Crist
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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