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)