Steven W. Brown collection on Brooklyn history and the brownstone revival movement
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Collections contains items which were collected by Steven W. Brown (also known as Rogen S. Brown), dating from 1974 to around 1990. Most items relate to the history of Brooklyn, or to the brownstone revival movement of the 1960s to the 1980s. The Brooklyn neighborhoods of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are especially well represented in the collection.
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Collections contains items which were collected by Steven W. Brown (also known as Rogen S. Brown), dating from 1974 to around 1990. Most items relate to the history of Brooklyn, or to the brownstone revival movement of the 1960s to the 1980s. The Brooklyn neighborhoods of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are especially well represented in the collection.
The collection contains Back to the City conference programs (1974-1978), 1983 Brooklyn Bridge centennial memorabilia (Washington Roebling poster, a pennant, commemorative book, and ephemera), Clinton Hill house tour tickets (1983), Fulton Street Mall opening memorabilia (1982), "Weeksville: Then & Now" booklet (1983), "The Hill" newsletters (1983-1989), Fort Greene/Clinton Hill chronology of neighborhood development (1984), Brooklyn Historical Society "Another Side of Brooklyn's Renaissance" exhibition booklet (1986), and The Lefferts Laidlaw House report (circa 1990).
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status of the items in this collection has not been established.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Steven W. Brown collection on Brooklyn history and the brownstone revival movement, 1993.007, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of Steven W. Brown, 1995.
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Minimally processed to the collection level.
