John Brown papers
Abstract
John Brown was a bus driver for the Greyhound bus company. He was first hired by Augustana College in 1942 to drive the Augustana Choir on their annual tour. He drove the choir on their tour for 33 years, until his retirement in 1975. The choir nicknamed him “Brownie,” and would request him as their driver every year. Materials in this collection include scrapbooks and news clippings.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1952-1975
Creator
- Brown, John (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Choir (Organization)
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
639 38th Street
Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
specialcollections@augustana.edu