Individuals and groups that have memorabilia of thThe Brown University Archives
inner door of the Brown University Archives The Brown University Archives contain the official records of the University, along with the papers of many of the University's faculty, students, administrators, and affiliated groups. A number of interesting alumni have deposited their papers at Brown, including Lynn Crost (Pembroke '38), a war correspondent for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin who publicized the bravery of Asian American troops in World War II, and John Brown Watson (Brown 1904), a teacher who was one of Brown's earliest African American alumni. Records of student life include the papers of student organizations, copies of the Brown Daily Herald, accounts of student protests, and yearbooks. In some ways, the heart of the collection are the papers of the Corporation of Brown University, the records of its administrators and trustees. Through these one can trace Brown's growth from a regional college to a university with a national reputation for excellence.