Will B. Brown World War II Photograph Album

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Will B. Brown World War II Photograph Album, 1943-1945, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
Creator:
Brown, William B.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Will B. Brown World War II Photograph Album, 1943-1945, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

This photo album, compiled by Sgt. Will B. Brown who served as a Military Police soldier in Europe at the end of World War II. The photos cover the years 1944 and 1945, and depict bases in America, bombed and destroyed towns in Germany, and the hanging of three German civilians who shot down a parachuting American soldier after the war ended. Brown participated in the execution, which took place in Rheinbach, and news articles and letters to the editor about the hanging are included along with the photos. A typewritten timeline of Brown's activities is also included with the photo album.

Physical description:
The photos are secured with aging, loose tape on paper that is cracked around the edges. A number of photos have come entirely loose from the album.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945
Names:
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