William N. Brown cadet account book

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

William N. Brown cadet account book, 1889-1893. MS 0028. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Brown, William N. (William Nelson), 1873-1959
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

William N. Brown cadet account book, 1889-1893. MS 0028. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of an account book owned by William N. Brown. The book contains a listing of school expenses incurred while he was a cadet at VMI from 1889 to 1893.

Biographical / historical:

William Nelson Brown was born on August 21, 1873 near Gainesville, Virginia to William Henry Brown and Mary Love Elliot. He entered VMI in 1889 and graduated in 1893. He married Caroline Cator Taylor of Bradshaw, Indiana on October 26, 1901 and the couple had two children, William Taylor and Mary Venable.

Brown spent his entire career as a civil engineer and became a leading national figure in the fields of surveying and mapping. He was one of the first in his profession to use aerial photography and he managed large mapping projects for both government agencies and private firms. One of his most significant assignments was the mapping of the Mississippi River in 1929 for use in a flood control project. Brown died in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 1959.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks