Series VIII: Retirement, 1932-1935, inclusive
Scope and Contents note
These files include announcements of Brown's retirement from the chancellorship of New York University, reactions and responses from friends and colleagues, material relating to a retirement dinner held in his honor on May 3, 1933, correspondence concerning his illness, the establishment of the Brown House for English studies on the University Heights campus of NYU, and papers relating to his European trip taken shortly before his death in 1934.
Newspaper Clippings, 1932 April-October
Box: 24, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Response from Friends, Colleagues, and Organizations includes reaction to selection of Harry W. Chase as EEB's successor), 1932-1933, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
NYU Council-Minute of Appreciation, 1933 May 22
Box: 24, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Language of Materials
English.
Retirement Dinner, May 3, 1933: Programs, Speeches, Clippings, 1933 January-July
Box: 25, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Retirement Dinner, May 3, 1933: Testimonial Book with Signatures, 1933
Box: 25, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Retirement Dinner, May 3, 1933: Correspondence, 1933 April-May
Box: 25, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Retirement Dinner, May 3, 1933: Correspondence, 1933 May
Box: 25, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence, including references to final illness, 1933 May-December
Box: 26, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence, including references to final illness, 1934-1935, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Award of the Legion d'honneur, August 12, 1933, 1933-1935, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Brown House for English Studies: Letter to Finley J. Shephard and Newspaper Clipping, 1933-1934, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
European Trip, January 21 to April 3, 1934, 1933-1934, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Browning, Edward W.: Will re: Browning Prize, 1934 October
Box: 26, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)