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Creator:
Browne, Lewis, 1897-1949
Title:
Browne mss., 1878-1949
Collection No.:
LMC 1846
Extent:
4,786 items
Language:
Materials are in English
Abstract:
The Browne mss., 1878-1949, consists of
the papers of Lewis Browne, 1897-1949, author, radio commentator, lecturer, and
world traveler.
This collection is open for research.
Lewis Browne, 1897-1949, was an author, radio commentator, lecturer, and world traveler.
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Diaries; III. Writings; IV. Articles; V. Illustrations; VI. Miscellaneous; and, VII. Printed matter.
The Browne mss., 1878-1949, consists of the papers of Lewis Browne, 1897-1949, author, radio commentator, lecturer, and world traveler.
The correspondence is with novelists, poets, dramatists, journalists, educators, scientists, politicians, diplomats, physicians, army officers, artists, actors, lawyers, businessmen, and clergymen. Among the subjects covered are the American Socialist Party allied occupation of Austria, California election of 1934, communism, emigration and immigration, Hebrew Union College, Industrial Workers of the World, migration and persecution of Jews, Jews in Cincinnati, Jews in Mexico, pacifism, and World War II. There is extensive correspondence between Browne and his parents from 1914 to 1948 as well as with his sister, Rebecca (Browne) Tarlow from 1929 to 1946. A few letters were written by Myna Eisner (Lissner) Browne to Browne's parents during 1933. Browne also provides a provocative commentary about the life he led and the education he received at the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio, during the early twentieth century as well as his impressions of the renown leader of American reform Judaism, Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise.
Signatures had been removed from a card by George Bernard Shaw dated March 21, 1918; and from letters by Joseph Conrad, March 27, 1918; by Israel Zangwill, April 3, 1918; by John Galsworthy, May 16, 1918; by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, June 1918; and by Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, December 13, 1918. Signatures of these men had been removed from other documents and clipped to the above-mentioned card and letters. These signatures have now been permanently attached to the card and the letters listed above.
The diaries, 1910-1946, vary both in size and content. A diary kept in 1914 contains excellent character descriptions of his parents, brothers, and sisters. Another diary, 1921, kept while he was at Waterbury, Connecticut, is of interest because of the comments about people and on conservative versus reform Judaism. Browne's European travel journal from May 22 to November 8, 1926, contains an excellent account of Jews in the countries he visited and the influence of Catholicism on French Jews in regard to services and dress. He remarks that there is no trace of discrimination against Jews in France. In the diary of a trip to Hawaii and Japan in 1932-1933 the comments about a concert by Hawaiian women beneath the palms, their singing, their dancing, and their wearing apparel as well as Japanese customs are amusing. The observations of the people, cities, and buildings on the trip to Russia and the Mediterranean in 1935 are entertaining. Seven pages of notes describing a lecture tour Browne made with Sinclair Lewis in November 1941 are significant because of an interesting character portrayal of Lewis made by Browne. Undated notes on the temples and priests in the Far East are interesting.
Writings include:
Among the short articles are:
Illustrations consist of pencil sketches and pen and ink drawings by Lewis Browne and his wife Myna Eisner (Lissner) Browne for Browne's writings.
Miscellaneous material deals with the twentieth century revolutionary figure, Lev Trotskii including notes by Lewis Browne about Trotskii and typescripts of an article about Natalia Ivanova (Sedova) Trotskii (Mrs. Lev Trotskii). There are two articles by Ludwig Lore, an American-Socialist-editor, about Trotskii's visit to the U.S. in March 1917. Of interest is also a leaf with possibly authentic signatures of Lev Trotskii and Alexandra Kollontai alongside a hen drawing. There are also a few short articles by lesser known writers. Also included: a small notebook entitled Fiction Notes--Tour Notes which contains an outline for a novel, radio broadcasts, speeches, teaching material, school notes, book reviews by Browne, and reviews of his books.
Newspaper clippings, other printed material about Browne or his writings, etc. and galley proofs with corrections for All Things are Possible, Blessed Spinoza, How Odd of God, Oh Say Can You See, See what I Mean, Something Went Wrong, Stranger than Fiction, That Man Heine, The Wisdom of Israel, and The World's Great Scriptures complete the collection.
Manuscripts index in the Lilly Library contains entries at item level.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in IUCAT , the IU Libraries' online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog using these terms.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase, 1969.
Usage Restrictions:
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Item], Browne mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
| Box 1 |
Series: Correspondence
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1878-1948
(39 folders)
Arranged chronologically
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Undated
(4 folders)
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent
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| Box 2 |
Series: Diaries
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1910, Apr.
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1914
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1921
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1922, Jan.
1-Apr. 1
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1926,
May 22-Nov. 8. European trip.
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1929
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1932-1933. Trip to Hawaii-Japan.
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1934
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1935
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1935. Russian trip.
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1935. Mediterranean
trip.
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1936
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1937
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1939
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1941
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1941, Nov. Lecture tour with
Sinclair Lewis.
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1942
(2 diaries)
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1943
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1945
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1946
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Undated. Notes on Far East.
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Arranged alphabetically by title.
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| Box 2 |
All Things Are Possible
(31 folders; one bound volume)
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| Box 4 |
Blessed Spinoza
(13 folders)
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Bolton Scragg
(2 folders)
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The Devil is Wiser
(19 folders)
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Godly Mischief
(2 folders)
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Golus
(7 folders)
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| Box 5 |
Golus
(5 folders)
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The Graphic Bible
(6 folders)
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How Odd of God
(8 folders)
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Oh, Say Can You See
(13 folders)
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| Box 6 |
Oh, Say Can You See
(3 folders)
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The Road to Nowadays
(2 folders)
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See What I Mean?
(19 folders)
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The Gilded Ghetto.
1923, July.
(Bound volume)
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Godly Mischief.
1922-1923.
(Bound volume)
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| Box 7 |
See What I Mean?
(8 folders)
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Since Calvary
(22 folders)
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| Box 8 |
Since Calvary
(12 folders)
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Something Went Wrong
(12 folders)
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Stranger Than Fiction
(11 folders)
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| Box 9 |
That Man Heine
(9 folders)
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This Believing World
(7 folders)
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Wild Tongues
(3 folders)
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Wisdom of Israel
(15 folders)
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Arranged alphabetically by title.
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| Box 9 |
Around the World
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Around the World with a Portable
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Autobiography
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Beware of the Brawn-trusters
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The Case of Miss Hope O'Keefe
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By Jingo
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Chapters from the Life of Elijah
Elman
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Charles Garland's Experiment
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A Conversation
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Cross Winds
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The Devotee of Democracy
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Even in Tahiti
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Excerpts from a Rabbi's Diary
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Experiments in Russia
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Hot Shots from Rowanis
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If Jesus Were Here Today
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It's a Small World After All
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The Jew
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The Jew Goes to Russia
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Jonah
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The Making of a Radical Rabbi
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The Mother of
Boh-Boh Mike
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Must We Wipe Out the German?
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Old Sarah
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On the Contrary
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On American Judaism
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The Plight of the Liberal Synagogue
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A Primer for Moderns
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The Rabbi
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Rotary of the Booster's Club
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Soldiers can Forget to Cough
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Teitelbaums of Tahiti
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Those Hot-aryans
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The Tresca Case
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Twelve Great Jews of Tomorrow
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The Undying Book
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What Can the Jews Do About It
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What is the Heritage of the Jews?
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What's Wrong with the Jew?
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Why are the Jews Like That?
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You Think Jews are Clever
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| Box 9 |
Character Sketches
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Notebooks
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Stranger Than Fiction
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Sketches
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Maps
(3 folders)
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Sketches
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This Believing World
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| Box 9 |
Der Eintritt Amerika's in den Krieg
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Tapley, R. Review of Browne's
All Things
Are Possible
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Photograph of Lewis Browne and Myna Eisner
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(Lissner) Browne
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Book Reviews by Browne
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Mrs. Leon Trotsky
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Notes
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Radio Broadcasts
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Speeches
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Trotsky notes. Undated
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Ginzburg, A. Review of Browne's
Stranger
Than Fiction
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Jackson, Frederick J.F. Review of
Stranger
Than Fiction
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Lore, Ludwig. That Trotsky Legend. Undated
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Lore, Ludwig. When Trotsky Lived in New York. Undated
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Maloney, Gertrude. A letter to Jane
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Rosenwald, Doris. Lewis Browne on Heinrich, Heine
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Sinclair, Upton Beall. A Lost Leader. Undated
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Trotskii, Lev. Photograph and Hen Drawing. Undated
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Trotskii, Natalia Ivanova (Sedova). Notes for
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Biography. Undated
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Browne, Lewis
(3 folders)
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Browne, Lewis. Teaching Materials
(9 folders)
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| Box 11 |
Notebooks (3 folders)
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Notes (2 boxes of index cards)
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| Box 11 |
Series: Printed Materials
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Newspaper Clippings
(3 folders)
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Newspaper Clippings.
Stranger Than
Fiction
(3 folders)
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Newspaper Clippings
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Printed Material
(5 folders)
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Newspaper Clippings
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Printed Material
(4 folders)
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| Box 13 |
Printed Galley Proofs
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Oh, Say Can You See!
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See What I Mean?
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Stranger Than Fiction
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That Man Heine
(2 folders)
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Wisdom of Israel
(2 folders)
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The World's Greatest Scriptures
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| Box 14 |
All Things Possible
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How Odd of God
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Blessed Spinoza
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See What I Mean
(2 folders)
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Something Went Wrong
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