Browne Family Collection, 1832-1995

Collection number: MC 222
Size: (14 boxes) (13 cubic feet cu.ft.)

About the Browne Family, 1840-1995

George Browne, 1840-1912

Born in Boston, Massachusetts to George and Joanna Browne, George Browne spent much of his adult life taking risks and exploring unfamiliar lands. He served in the Civil War, rising to the rank of first lieutenant, for the 6th Independent Battery of Artillery in the New York State National Guard. Then in 1873, he married Ella (Nellie) Haskell. The couple bore three children, George, John (Jack), and Belmore.

As a broker, importer, and member of the New York Stock Exchange through the 1870s, Browne earned a significant fortune that gave him the means to pursue his interests. In 1883, he and his family relocated to Europe, and while George studied painting and architecture, the Brownes traveled around France, Italy, and Switzerland. They returned to the United States some five years later and settled in the Pacific Northwest. George used his investments to help found the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, where he also served as secretary and treasurer.

Belmore Browne, 1880-1954

Over the course of his life, Belmore Browne, the youngest son of George and Nellie Browne, claimed many achievements as a mountaineer, artist, and author. He married Agnes Evelyn Sibley in 1913, and the couple had three children, Belmore, Evelyn and George (Belmore died in infancy).

At a young age, Belmore combined his passion for nature with his artwork. While his parents settled around Tacoma, Washington, Belmore and his brothers attended boarding schools in New England, and explored the Pacific Northwest in the summers. At age eighteen, he decided to pursue art as a career. He received formal training at the New York School of Art and the Académie Julian in Paris. He eventually won national competitions, and museums purchased his works, and hired Browne to paint dioramas for their collections.

A skilled outdoor adventurer, Browne joined several expeditions in the unexplored areas of the Pacific Northwest. He climbed Mount Olympus, in Washington State, and made three attempts to ascend Mount McKinley, in 1906, 1910, and 1912, which he recorded in The Conquest of Mount McKinley (first published in 1913). Browne came within 300 yards from reaching the summit until snowstorms forced him to retreat. He put his enthusiasm and expertise of nature into his writings, penning and illustrating Guns and Gunning (1905), a guidebook on hunting and camping; a trilogy of boys’ adventure books; and numerous articles in publications such as Harper’s, Scribner’s, Collier’s, Recreation, and Outing.

In the mid-1920s, Belmore, Agnes, and their two children moved from New York City to Banff, Alberta, Canada. They purchased a log cabin in the middle of the natural landscape, where Belmore immersed himself in his art. By the early 1930s, the Brownes alternated between Alberta in the summers, and the San Francisco Bay area in the winters.

Agnes Evelyn Sibley Browne, 1882-1976

Agnes Evelyn Sibley was born in 1882 to parents Francis and Anna Sibley. She married Belmore Browne in 1913 and had three children, including Evelyn Browne (1915-1994) and George Browne (1918-1958). After her husband's death in 1954, Agnes supported his legacy as an outdoorsman and an artist. She corresponded with Jacqueline Kennedy requesting that one of Belmore's paintings be hung at the White House. Agnes had strong political ties to the Republican party, and received correspondence from Richard and Patricia Nixon. In her later years, she moved to Durham, NH to be close to Evelyn, where she lived until she passed away at 94 years old.

Evelyn Browne, 1915-1994

The oldest offspring of Belmore and Agnes Browne, Evelyn Browne inherited a love for nature that carried over into her career in outdoor education. As a child, she spent the school year studying in Santa Barbara, California, and the summer months camping, hunting, and exploring the Canadian Rockies with her family on horseback and pack mules.

In 1943, after earning a master’s degree in physical education at Columbia University, Browne became an instructor in women’s physical education at the University of New Hampshire. Amongst her many contributions to the university, she established the riding program, coached riflery and basketball, and taught the first courses in outdoor education. She also continued her education, and earned a second master’s degree in history. After she retired in 1981, Browne donated six acres of land on Durham Point and set out to create an outdoor education center for the university. Now known as the Browne Center for Innovative Learning, the facility offers a host of programs and activities on its 103-acre wooded sanctuary.

Barbara King Newman, 1919-1970

Born in New Jersey in 1919, Barbara King Newman came to the University of New Hampshire as professor in as the Department of Physical Education. After her death in 1970, a scholarship was created in her name and is to be given yearly to a Kinesiology student with demonstrated scholarship and service to physical education. Barbara King Newman was a very close personal friend with Evelyn Browne.

George Browne, 1918-1958

From an early age, George Browne, the youngest child of Belmore and Agnes Browne, embraced his father’s interests as his own. He developed a passion for nature, grew into a skilled outdoorsman, and before his untimely death, began to emerge in the art world as a gifted painter particularly for his portrayals of waterfowl and upland game birds. He married Isabel (Tibby) McGregor in 1948, and the couple had two children, Isabel (Busy) and Belmore.

Art served as a vital outlet in George’s education and self-expression. On summer camping excursions with his family, and during winter days in northern California, George spent much of his time sketching. At age fifteen, with the support of his parents, he quit school, began an apprenticeship under his father, and then enrolled in the California School of Fine Arts.

George also inherited from his father an attraction for exploration. In the summer of 1947, after his discharge from the army, he joined an expedition with long-time friend Bradford Washburn and completed what his father failed to achieve – reach the summit of Mount McKinley. One year later, after courting San Francisco-native Tibby, the couple married and moved to Seebe, Alberta.

In the mid-1950s, as George gained a following for his paintings, the couple took their children and moved to Norfolk, Connecticut to live near the hub of the sporting art industry. Browne had sold a handful of paintings before marrying Tibby, but his reputation as an artist began to progress after a New York City art gallery agreed in 1947 to exhibit his work. Through the 1950s, he boasted several one-man shows and sold a couple hundred paintings at art galleries in North America and Canada.

But without warning, on March 14, 1958, George’s life came to a tragic end. At a weekend gathering in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, an acquaintance unfamiliar with firearms accidentally discharged a bullet from his gun, which hit George in the neck. Within an hour, the forty-year-old had passed away. After a period of bereavement, Tibby remarried to Hugh Robinson. Nevertheless, she and the children remained in close contact with Agnes and Evelyn Browne.

Isabel "Busy" Browne Driscoll, 1951-2017

Isabel "Busy" Browne was the daughter of George and Isabel "Tibby" Browne. After her father's death in 1958 and her mother's remarriage to Hugh Robinson in 1960, "Busy" remained close to her aunt Evelyn and Grandmother Agnes. She married Peter Driscoll in 1973 and they had three children. She died in a car accident at age 66.

Belmore Browne, 1953-2021

Belmore Browne was the son of George and Isabel "Tibby" Browne. After his father's death in 1958 and his mother's remarriage to Hugh Robinson in 1960, Belmore remained close to his Browne family relatives. He married and had one daughter. Belmore passed away from illness in 2021.

References and Further Readings:

John T. Ordeman and Michael M. Schreiber, Artists of the North American Wilderness: George & Belmore Browne (Toronto, Ontario: Warwick Publishing, 2004).

Robert H. Bates, Mountain Man: The Story of Belmore Browne, Hunter, Explorer, Artist, Naturalist, and Preserver of our Northern Wilderness (Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1988).

Belmore Browne, The Conquest of Mount McKinley, 2d ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1956).

About the Browne Family Collection, 1840-1995

The Browne Family Collection consist of vital records, correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, documents, and photographs of the family. The contents were acquired from family members and from the University of New Hampshire. The bulk of the collection is Evelyn Browne's personal correspondence, scholarship, and photographs, her contributions to the University of New Hampshire, and to the town of Durham, NH. The previous collection, UA 17/18 Evelyn Browne papers, 1961-1965, has been integrated with this collection.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection has restrictions: Box 4, folder 37 is restricted until 2034 because it contains sensitive medical information.

Copyright Notice

Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [Folder number], [Box number], Browne Family Collection, 1840-1995, MC 222, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

This collection contains two prior collections (MC 222 and UA 17/18) as well as acquisitions from surviving family members (UA 2023.05)

Related Material

Browne Center Files Collection (Milne Special Collections and Archives, UA 17/28)

Separated Material

Duplicate materials were removed. Materials with social security numbers and GPAs were also removed.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is arranged semi-chronologically within 11 series: Series 1: George Browne (1840-1912), Series 2: Belmore Browne (1881-1954), Series 3: Agnes Evelyn Sibley Browne (1882-1976), Series 4: Evelyn Browne (1915-1994), Series 5: Evelyn Browne’s work at the University of New Hampshire (1943-1993), Series 6: Evelyn Browne's Community Involvement (1966-1990), Series 7: Barbara King Newman (1919-1970), Series 8: George Browne (1918-1958), Series 9: Isabel “Busy” Browne Robinson Driscoll (1951- 2017), Series 10: Belmore Browne (1953-2021) and Series 11: Browne Family Newspaper Clippings (1860-1988).

Collection Contents

Series 1: George Browne, 1840-1912

(1.0 cubic foot)

Born in Boston, Massachusetts to George and Joanna Browne, George Browne served as a lieutenant in the Civil War. In 1873, he married Ella (Nellie) Haskell and had three children, George, John (Jack), and Belmore. Browne worked as a broker and an artist.

This series is arranged chronologically by topic. Topics include vital records, correspondence, military and war records, Civil War newpaper, records and artifacts, and artwork.

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1		Browne Family Genealogy, 1635-1972 Various family genealogy papers dating back the early 1600s. Includes information about the Rice and Haskell families (Agnes Browne).
Box 1, Folder 2		Vital Records and Genealogy, 1801-1873 Marriage certificates between James Browne and Lydia Vincent. Salem, Massachusetts, January 3, 1801, and George Browne and Nellie Haskell. Gloucester, Massachusetts, August 6, 1873. Includes letter from parents to George and Joanna Browne on their wedding day.
Box 1, Folder 3		Vital Records and Genealogy, miscellaneous, 1841-1912 Includes biographical information compiled by George Browne, dated November 3, 1904 (on letterhead of St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company), Resolutions on Death of the Late George Browne, July 19, 1912, miscellaneous wills and genealogical information and Pedigree Forms.
Box 1, Folder 4		Envelope and dividers that held the Civil War letters and records of George Browne, 1857
Box 1, Folder 5-22		Letters of George Browne, 1850-1906
Box 1, Folder 23		Military and Work Records: Certificate of Membership in New York National Guard, 1862-1868
Box 1, Folder 24		Military and Work Records: Civil War handwritten orders, 1862-1863 and undated
Box 1, Folder 25		Military and Work Records: Civil War General Orders, from the U.S. War Department, June 1863-September 1863
Box 1, Folder 26		Military and Work Records: Leave of absence papers, 1861-1863
Box 1, Folder 27		Military and Work Records: Ledgers, 1862-1864 and undated
Box 1, Folder 28		Military and Work Records: Discharge papers, 1864
Box 1, Folder 29		Military and Work Records: Contract for a loan of $20,000, September 27, 1865
Box 1, Folder 30		Military and Work Records: Certificate of Transfer, Tacoma, Washington, October 1, 1896
Box 1, Folder 31		Military and Work Records: Pension papers, 1903-1928
Box 1, Folder 32		US Treasury notes, 1775-1778 Two Shillings, 1775 and Seven Dollars, 1778.
Box 1, Folder 33		Civil War Confederate notes, 1861-1864 15 cents, 20 dollars, 100 dollars, 500 dollars; postage stamps 5 cents and ten cents.
Box 1, Folder 34		Civil War Confederate bonds, 1861-1864 and undated 50 cents, 1 dollar, 5 dollars and ten dollars
Box 1, Folder 35		Civil War Confederate bonds, 1861-1864 City of Charleston, 5 cents, Bank of Virginia, 25 cents, Republic of Mexico, 50 dollars, Town of Staunton, one dollar, 10, 50 and one hundred dollars
Box 1, Folder 36		Civil War Confederate bonds, 1861-1864 10, 20 and one hundred dollars
Box 1, Folder 37		Civil War records: Hand drawn and printed maps, undated
Box 1, Folder 38		Civil War records: “God Save the South” music and lyrics, 1861
Box 1, Folder 39		Civil War records: “Company K” poem, undated
Box 1, Folder 40		Civil War records: Handwritten poem, “Angel of Patience” by John Greenleaf Whittier, undated
Box 1, Folder 41		Civil War records: “1st Brigade Horse Artillery, Army of Potomac, Varieties,” March 26, 1864
Box 1, Folder 42		Civil War records: Cabinet Cards and various, undated
Box 1, Folder 43		Civil War records: Business card, Complimentary to Capt. Joseph W. Martin, from Delmonico’s, 1864
Box 1, Folder 44-45		Miscellaneous handwritten notes, 1863
Box 1, Folder 46-48		Civil War records: Miscellaneous handwritten notes, undated
Box 1, Folder 49		Civil War pins, undated
Box 1, Folder 50		Drawings by George Browne: “Camp at Americus No. 4,” May 1, 1869
Box 1, Folder 51		Drawings by George Browne, ca. 1880 Notebook of sketches, drawings (some with watercolor), notes, and clippings from European trip
Box 1, Folder 52		Miscellaneous, undated Includes pamphlets and prints of the Haskell House, West Gloucester, Massachusetts
Oversize Box 3
		George Browne miscellaneous documents, 1861-1865 and undated The New York Herald, April 15, 1865. Headline describes the assassination of President Lincoln. George Browne's Commission as Second Lieutenant in the 6th Independent Battery of Artillery, New York State Volunteers, June 1861 George Browne's Commission as First Lieutenant in the 6th Independent Battery of Artillery, New York State, January 1862 Unknown sketch of military encampment, undated "Our Success on Morris Island" drawing, subtitled "The Batteries, Parallels and Saps of General Gilmore, which destroyed Fort Sumter and Captured Fort Wagner and Gregg," undated

Series 2: Belmore Browne, 1881-1954

(1.25 cubic feet)

Over the course of his life, Belmore Browne, the youngest son of George and Nellie Browne, claimed many achievements as a mountaineer, artist, and author. He married Agnes Evelyn Sibley in 1913, and the couple had three children, Belmore, Evelyn and George.

This series is arranged chronologically by topic. Topics include vital records, correspondence, articles, condolence letters regarding his death, artwork and photographs.

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 53		Vital Records and Genealogy, 1913 Marriage Announcement of Agnes Evelyn Sibley to Belmore Browne, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 1913.
Box 1, Folder 54		Letters of Belmore Browne, September 9, 1907 Includes letter from Henry Collins Walsh, Secretary, Explorers Club, congratulating members Herschel C. Parker, Walter G. Clark, and Bellmore [sic] H. Browne on their climb up Mount Olympus, Washington.
Box 1, Folder 55-68		Letters of Belmore Browne, 1915-1954 and undated
Box 1, Folder 69		Letters of Belmore Browne, Envelopes, postmarked, 1890-1930
Box 1, Folder 70		Letters of Belmore Browne, Envelopes with handwritten notes, undated
Box 1, Folder 71		Letters from Belmore Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1936-1941 Includes photos from 1937 and sketches
Box 1, Folder 72		Letters from Belmore and Agnes Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1952
Box 1, Folder 73		Biographical notes on Belmore Browne, 1950
Box 1, Folder 74		Constitution of the Buckskin Men of America, Companions of Dan Beard (3 versions), undated
Box 1, Folder 75		Bandana, Boy Scouts of America, undated
Box 1, Folder 76		Address, “Valley Forge,” by Daniel C. Beard, February 22, 1952
Box 1, Folder 77		Postcards, undated
Box 1, Folder 78		Explorers Club Announcement, undated Talk by Professor H.C. Parker and Belmore Browne, on their attempts to climb Mount McKinley, at the Explorers Club, in New York City, on February 4
Box 1, Folder 79		Wallet, undated
Box 1, Folder 80		Membership cards of Belmore Browne, undated
Box 1, Folder 81		Papers by Belmore Browne, 1912-1916
Box 1, Folder 82		Papers by Belmore Browne, 1918 Printed on the back of photographs of Mount Rainier National Park
Box 1, Folder 83		Belmore Browne Bunny Tails, 1918 Illustrated stories of the Browne family as bunnies.
Box 1, Folder 84		Belmore Browne Sketchbook Art – Stefansson Collection, 1903 and undated Includes sketches and letter
Box 1, Folder 85		Belmore Browne Sketchbook Art negatives, undated
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 1		Belmore Browne article in Natural History magazine,“Let’s build a snow house,” 1946
Box 1
Box 1, Folder 86		“The Snow house” in Women’s Sport Official Guide, 1949-1951
Box 1, Folder 87-90		Condolence letters after the death of Belmore Browne, May 1-3, 1954
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1-14		Condolence letters after the death of Belmore Browne, May 4-June 29, 1954
Box 2, Folder 15		Condolence letters to Evelyn Browne regarding Belmore Browne’s death, May-June 1954 Includes receipts from funeral expenses and sale of Belmore Browne paintings
Box 2, Folder 16		Correspondence regarding Belmore Browne Estate, 1954-1958
Box 2, Folder 17		Documents and correspondence related to Belmore Browne artwork, 1955-1963
Box 2, Folder 18		Book reissue announcements and reviews of The Conquest of Mount McKinley, by Belmore Browne, February 1956-August 1956
Box 2, Folder 19		Correspondence to Evelyn Browne regarding Belmore Browne Survival Notes, 1960-1972 Includes photos from Alan Innes-Taylor and Laura Riley Van der Slice
Box 2, Folder 20		Dartmouth College Stefansson Memorial, 1962
Box 2, Folder 21		Correspondence regarding Belmore Browne paintings, 1968-1980
Box 2, Folder 22		Belmore Browne survival story, 1969-1979
Box 2, Folder 23		Chiefs Canoe and correspondence regarding placement in US government offices, 1970-1981
Box 2, Folder 24		Whyte Foundation correspondence, 1964-1981
Box 2, Folder 25		Belmore Browne paintings at Whyte Museum, undated
Box 2, Folder 26		American Natural History backgrounds, 1965 and 2011 and undated Incomplete document and newspaper clippings
Box 2, Folder 27		Belmore Browne Peak, 1991-1993
Box 2, Folder 28		Belmore Browne McKinley expedition, 1909 and 2008 Various newspaper clippings, 1909 and New York Times article, 2008
Box 2, Folder 29-33		Photographs, 1884-1954 and undated Includes slides from funeral and spreading of ashes and photos of artwork
Box 2, Folder 34		Diarams, undated
Box 2, Folder 35-39		Belmore Browne photographs, undated In studio, painting and with family. Includes photographs of Mt. McKinley.
Box 2, Folder 40		Miscellaneous copyright information from the Library of Congress, undated
Box 2, Folder 41		Contributions to the American Cancer Society in memory of Belmore Browne, undated Contributions from the Camp Fire Club of America and Ethel D. Nichols
Box 2, Folder 42		Miscellaneous Papers, undated
Box 2, Folder 43		Miscellaneous handwritten and typed notes, undated

Series 3: Agnes Evelyn Sibley Browne, 1882-1976

(1 cubic foot)

Agnes Evelyn Sibley was born in 1882 to Francis and Anna Sibley. She married Belmore Browne in 1913 and the couple had three children, Belmore, Evelyn and George. Agnes was active in maintaining her husband's legacy after he passed away.

This series is arranged chronologically by topic. Topics include vital records, correspondence, diaries and photographs.

Box 2
Box 2, Folder 44		Letters from Agnes Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1937-1941
Box 2, Folder 45-60		Letters from Agnes Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1954-September 1961
Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1-8		Letters from Agnes Browne to Evelyn Browne, October 1961-1975
Box 3, Folder 9		Letter from Agnes Browne to Evelyn Brown, undated
Box 3, Folder 10		Letters from Agnes Browne, 1966-1968 and undated
Box 3, Folder 11-12		Letters from Isabel “Tibby” Browne Robinson to Agnes Browne, 1955-1975
Box 3, Folder 13		Letters from Hugh Robinson to Agnes Browne, 1971-1973
Box 3, Folder 14-16		Letters to Agnes Browne, 1954-1961
Box 3, Folder 17		Letters from Billie Simpson to Agnes Browne, 1960-1968
Box 3, Folder 18		Letters from Annabel Eshleman to Agnes Browne, 1961-1963
Box 3, Folder 19		Letters to Agnes Browne, 1962-1973
Box 3, Folder 20		Agnes Browne Presidential correspondence, 1970-1975 Includes drafts of a letter to Jacqueline Kennedy regarding a potential gift of a Belmore Browne painting for the White House, drafts of letters to Patricia Nixon, signed cards and birthday greetings from President Richard Nixon, and a signed letter from Patricia Nixon
Box 3, Folder 21		Agnes Browne diaries, 1943-1954
Box 3, Folder 22		Agnes Browne tape transcripts, undated
Box 3, Folder 23		Black Point testimony, 1958 Agnes Browne presence at, related to Haskell family property
Box 3, Folder 24		Letters of condolence on death of Agnes Browne, 1976
Box 3, Folder 25		Agnes Browne funeral, 1976
Box 3, Folder 26		Agnes Browne photographs, ca. 1910 and 1950s-1970s and some undated Includes photographs of 90th birthday celebration
Box 3, Folder 27		Agnes Browne, miscellaneous, 1958 and 1975 and undated

Series 4: Evelyn Browne, 1915-1994

(5.75 cubic feet)

Evelyn Browne was born in 1915 to parents Belmore Browne (1881-1954) and Agnes Browne (1882-1976). She worked as an instructor and professor in the Department of Physical Education at the University of New Hampshire from 1943-1981. Browne was an active member in her town of Durham, NH, loved to travel and cared deeply for her family and friends.

The series is arranged chronologically by topic. Topics include vital records, correspondence, diaries and travel logs, photographs, schoolwork, published articles, professional accomplishments, work related to Reformation John Adams and Adams Point, her home "Salty" and her Yurt.

Box 3
Box 3, Folder 28		Evelyn Browne Vital Records, 1915-1951 Includes copy of birth certificate, baptismal certificate, certificate of confirmation and certificate of becoming a godparent to Isabel “Busy” Browne.
Box 3, Folder 29		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Belmore Browne (father), 1947-1948
Box 3, Folder 30		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Agnes Browne, 1952
Box 3, Folder 31-32		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Agnes Browne, 1954-1957
Box 3, Folder 33-35		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Agnes Browne, 1959-1973
Box 3, Folder 36		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Agnes Browne, Greece, 1973
Box 3, Folder 37		Letters from Evelyn Browne to George Browne, 1947-1958
Box 3, Folder 38-39		Letters from Evelyn Browne to “Family,” 1948-1962 and undated
Box 3, Folder 40		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Isabel “Busy” Browne Robinson Driscoll, 1963-1988
Box 3, Folder 41		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Belmore Browne (nephew), 1965-1988
Box 3, Folder 42		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Isabel “Tibby” Browne Robinson, 1959-1980
Box 4
Box 4, Folder 1		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Hugh Robinson, 1962-1969
Box 4, Folder 2		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Barbara Newman, 1951-1961
Box 4, Folder 3		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Marion Beckwith, 1952-1956
Box 4, Folder 4		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Marion Beckwith, 1962-1967
Box 4, Folder 5		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Myra “Mypie” Stowe, 1951-1962
Box 4, Folder 6		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Phil and Serena Paine, 1961-1964
Box 4, Folder 7		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Phil Marston, 1961
Box 4, Folder 8		Letters from Evelyn Browne to Judy Painter, 1964-1968
Box 4, Folder 9		Letters from Evelyn Browne, 1922-1967 Includes letter from Evelyn Browne written at age 6
Box 4, Folder 10		Letters from Evelyn Browne, 1988-1991
Box 4, Folder 11		Letters and photos from Isabel “Tibby” Browne Robinson to Evelyn Browne, 1956-1970
Box 4, Folder 12		Letters from Hugh Robinson to Evelyn Browne, 1960-1973
Box 4, Folder 13		Letters from Charlotte Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1954-1958 and undated
Box 4, Folder 14		Letters from Jennifer Van Pelt to Evelyn Browne, 1964-1965
Box 4, Folder 15		Letters and photos from Sally Ryan to Evelyn Browne, 1936-1941
Box 4, Folder 16		Letters from “Abe” (full name unknown) to Evelyn Browne, 1937-1938
Box 4, Folder 17		Letters from Tilda Hammond to Evelyn Browne, 1937
Box 4, Folder 18		Christmas book from Tilda Hammond for Evelyn Browne, 1937
Box 4, Folder 19		Letters and photos from Tilda Hammond to Evelyn Browne, 1938-1939
Box 4, Folder 20		Letters from Tilda Hammond to Evelyn Browne, 1940
Box 4, Folder 21		Letters from Tilda Hammond to Evelyn Browne, Ghost River Ranch, 1939-1951
Box 4, Folder 22		Letters from Sam and Roberta Evans to Evelyn Browne, 1937-1938
Box 4, Folder 23		Letters from Roger “Rec” Chapman to Evelyn Browne, 1941
Box 4, Folder 24		Letters from Juliana/Judy Painter to Evelyn Browne, 1937-1967 Includes article “My name is Judy” by Juliana Painter
Box 4, Folder 25		Letters from Bob Bates to Evelyn Browne, 1947-1951
Box 4, Folder 26		Letters from Phil Marston to Evelyn Browne, 1961
Box 4, Folder 27		Letters to Evelyn Browne, 1937-1938
Box 4, Folder 28-29		Letters to Evelyn Browne, 1941-1971
Box 4, Folder 30		Letters from Phil and Serena Paine to Evelyn Browne, 1961-1965
Box 4, Folder 31		Letters to Evelyn Browne from Jean Morrison, 1965
Box 4, Folder 32		Letters to Evelyn Browne, 1973-1993
Box 4, Folder 33		Letters to Evelyn Browne from Cindy Garthwaite, 1979-1981
Box 4, Folder 34		Letters to Evelyn Browne, undated
Box 4, Folder 35		Evelyn Browne White House correspondence, 1957-1990 Includes drafts of a letter written to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a letter to President Richard Nixon to request a birthday greeting for Agnes Browne, a signed letter from George Bush thanking her for the inscribed copy of “Mountain Man” and a 1972 photo of David Eisenhower II, Commander Peterson and President Richard Nixon, signed “Thanks for a wonderful evening, Dick.”
Box 4, Folder 36		Evelyn Browne diaries, 1934-1935
Box 4, Folder 37		Evelyn Browne diary [restricted until 2034 due to health information], July 1971
Box 4, Folder 38		Miscellaneous notes, 1959-1965 and undated
Box 4, Folder 39		Folbot trip slides, photos and negatives, 1951
Box 4, Folder 40-41		Folbot trip, 1951-1955
Box 5
Box 5, Folder 1		Evelyn Browne travel logs, 1951-1956 Includes road trips from Durham, NH to the Canadian Rockies (1951), Seebe (1952 and 1953) and Alaska (1956).
Box 5, Folder 2		Travel to Europe, 1952 Includes momentos and miscellaneous correspondence.
Box 5, Folder 3		Story: Countess of Banff, 1952 A story describing a train ride leaving Austria (likely written by Evelyn Browne).
Box 5, Folder 4		Travel to Europe, 1952 Contains slides from the following locations: Davos, Paris, Zurs, Pompeii, Sorento, Capri, Rome, St. Anton, Heenie.
Box 5, Folder 5		Olympics, 1952 Includes slides and photographs of Norway and Zurs.
Box 5, Folder 6		Various postcards of Europe, ca. 1952
Box 5, Folder 7		Travel to Seebe, 1953-1954
Box 5, Folder 8		Travel to Alaska, 1956 Includes photos and newspaper clippings.
Box 5, Folder 9		Travel to Alaska, 1956 Includes slides.
Box 5, Folder 10		Camp Denali, 1957
Box 5, Folder 11		Travel Logs, 1960-1967 Includes 1962 photos of Switzerland trip.
Box 5, Folder 12		Canadian Rockies and Mt. Assiniboine, 1967 Includes slides.
Box 5, Folder 13		Mt. Assiniboine, 1968
Box 5, Folder 14		Mt. Assiniboine, 1968 Includes photos.
Box 5, Folder 15		Travel to Grenada, 1972 Includes photos.
Box 5, Folder 16		Travel, 1973 Includes slides of Moscow, Turkey, Bucharest, Patmos, Hellespont, Sparta, Istanbul, and Tbilisi.
Box 5, Folder 17		Travel, 1973 Includes slides of Turkey and Greece.
Box 5, Folder 18		Travel to Puerto Rico and El Salvador, 1973-1974
Box 5, Folder 19		Travel to El Salvador, 1975
Box 5, Folder 20		Travel to Jerusalem and Galilee, 1975 Includes photos.
Box 5, Folder 21		Travel to Asilomar, 1976 Includes photos.
Box 5, Folder 22		Travel to the Nile and Victoria Falls, 1977 Includes slides.
Box 5, Folder 23		Travel to Mexico City, January 1978 Includes photos.
Box 5, Folder 24		Travel to Seattle, 1978 Includes slides.
Box 5, Folder 25		Travel to Alaska, summer 1978 Includes slides of Skagway, Glacier Bay and Vancouver.
Box 5, Folder 26		Travel to Alaska, summer 1978 Includes slides of Sitka, Pribilof, Katmai and Ajax.
Box 5, Folder 27		Travel to Assiniboine, 1983 Includes photos and slides.
Box 5, Folder 28		Travel log, 1980 Includes Montague Island and Mt. McKinley.
Box 5, Folder 29		Travel log, 1985-1986 Includes North Pacific Passage (1985) and Canadian Rockies (1986).
Box 5, Folder 30		Pacific Cruise, ca. 1985 Includes photos.
Box 5, Folder 31		Travel to Alaska, 1985 Includes slides.
Box 5, Folder 32		Travel to Japan, 1985 Includes slides of Nagasaki and Hokkaido.
Box 5, Folder 33		Travel to China, 1985 Includes slides of Dalian, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing.
Box 5, Folder 34		Travel to the Canadian Rockies, 1986 Includes photos and slides.
Box 5, Folder 35		Travel to the Canadian Rockies, 1986 Includes photos and negatives.
Box 6
Box 6, Folder 1-4		Travel to Canada, 1988 Includes photos of Bow Valley, Belmore’s Peak, Elbow Lake and a helicopter ride.
Box 6, Folder 5		Donner Pass and Lake Tahoe, undated
Box 6, Folder 6		Evelyn Browne photos, ca. 1915 to 1980s and undated includes small frame of a woman with newborn baby (who may be Evelyn Browne).
Box 6, Folder 7		Photos, 1935-1937 Includes photos of skiing and a ranch.
Box 6, Folder 8		Photos, ca. 1930s and 1940s
Box 6, Folder 9		Photos and slides, 1950-1954 Includes family photos and hurricane damage (1954) negatives.
Box 6, Folder 10		Photos and slides, 1955 Includes Deerfield Horse Show and Christmas.
Box 6, Folder 11		Photos, 1956 Includes Christmas Party and Isabel “Busy” Browne’s Birthday Party.
Box 6, Folder 12		Photos, 1957 Includes Popham Beach, “Salty,” and summer with Isabel and Belmore.
Box 6, Folder 13		Photos, 1958-1959 Includes winter and Isles of Shoals 1959 (negatives).
Box 6, Folder 14		Photos, ca. 1950s and undated Includes family, wedding (bride and groom unknown), and Gundalow.
Box 6, Folder 15		Slides, ca. 1950s and undated
Box 6, Folder 16		Photos, 1960-1961 Includes Christmas 1960, Winter Storm 1961, MJ Hall Annual Cocktail Party.
Box 6, Folder 17		Photos, 1961-1964 Includes summer, Barbara K. Newman’s house, Newman Coat of Arms.
Box 6, Folder 18		Christmas Photos, 1960-1974
Box 6, Folder 19		Photos, 1962 Includes Corner cottage and New Years.
Box 6, Folder 20		Photos and slides, 1963 Includes Marty Blair’s Ski Hill, Corner cottage and Lost River Conservation Camp.
Box 6, Folder 21		Photos and slides, 1964 Includes Long Marsh Rd (slides), The Painters, family and Christmas.
Box 6, Folder 22		Photos and slides, 1964 Includes MacIntosh Island, Ogunquit and puppies.
Box 6, Folder 23		Photos and slides, 1964 Includes WRA Picnic, Punch and Judy (dogs) and stores of Newmarket.
Box 6, Folder 24		Photos, 1965 Includes Martha’s Vineyard.
Box 6, Folder 25		Photos, 1966 Includes Phil Johnson’s House, Russians, “The Pen,” and Fall.
Box 6, Folder 26		Photos and slides, 1966 Includes Martha’s Vineyard, Goat Island, and winter.
Box 6, Folder 27		Photos and slides, 1967 Includes photos of Rogers family.
Box 6, Folder 28		Photos, 1967-1968 Includes Illahee and the old barn, David and Paula, Halloween party, MacIntosh Island, ski races and Christmas.
Box 6, Folder 29		Photos, 1969 Includes Isabel “Busy” Browne’s graduation, winter and puppies.
Box 6, Folder 30		Photos, 1969 Includes seasonal photos.
Box 6, Folder 31		Photos, ca. 1950s and 1960s and undated
Box 6, Folder 32		Photos, 1970-1972 Includes Pemaquid, Monhegan Island, sailing, Alice and Barbara K. Newman’s grove, summer 1972.
Box 6, Folder 33		Photos, 1972 Includes Stone House Pond.
Box 6, Folder 34		Photos, 1973 Includes Ann and family and sailing with Lubberland Yacht Club.
Box 6, Folder 35		Photos, 1974 Includes the Gellar family.
Box 6, Folder 36		Photos, 1974 Includes Boat House, Yurt and Lilacs, Todd and Truck.
Box 7
Box 7, Folder 1		Photos, 1975 Includes Oil slick, Marty’s Boat, Barbara’s Grove, spring and summer.
Box 7, Folder 2		Photos, 1975
Box 7, Folder 3		Photos, 1976-1977 Includes sailing and the Geller family.
Box 7, Folder 4		Photos, 1978 Includes Florida trailer, “Ajax”, Colony Cove and puppies.
Box 7, Folder 5		Photos, 1979-1980 Includes Belmore Browne and Meredith, Profile, dogs, photos of artwork, museum display and Westfield.
Box 7, Folder 6		Photos, ca. 1970s and undated Includes The Grove, sledding, wedding, miscellaneous photos of boating and fishing.
Box 7, Folder 7		Photos, 1980 Includes "Denny" and Portsmouth.
Box 7, Folder 8		Photos, 1981-1983 Includes spring 1981, Lubberland Yacht Club “LYC,” Colony Cove, Judy and Ogunquit.
Box 7, Folder 9		Photos, 1985-1986 Includes wildlife, nature and a turtle.
Box 7, Folder 10		Photos, 1987 Includes photos of object in the sky over bay.
Box 7, Folder 11		Photos, ca. 1980s and undated Includes Paine wedding, Russians, sailing, winter scenes and dogs.
Box 7, Folder 12		Photos, 1990 Includes Buffie and the Fourth of July.
Box 7, Folder 13		Photos, undated
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 2		Evelyn Browne scrapbook, undated
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 3		Children’s Drawing book, undated Book possibly belonged to Evelyn Browne.
Box 7
Box 7, Folder 14		Evelyn Browne school work, undated Includes British History, Hitler and science notebook.
Box 7, Folder 15		Evelyn Browne school work - “Glaciers,” undated
Box 7, Folder 16		Evelyn Browne school work, 1931 and undated Includes English (1931) and “The Drug Menace”.
Box 7, Folder 17		Santa Barbara Girls School, photos and awards, 1932
Box 7, Folder 18		Santa Barbara Girls School and Katharine Branson School correspondence, 1937-1938
Box 7, Folder 19		Katharine Branson School Yosemite trip, 1940 Includes itinerary, expenses and correspondence
Box 7, Folder 20		Katharine Branson School riding club, 1937-1940 Includes notes from meets and administrative documents
Box 7, Folder 21		Columbia Teaching College, 1942-1945 Includes letters regarding registration and completion of degree requirements
Box 7, Folder 22		University of California, Berkeley, coursework, undated
Box 7, Folder 23		Accounting book, 1939
Box 7, Folder 24		University of California, Berkeley, coursework, 1939-1940
Box 7, Folder 25		University of California, Berkeley, course registration and correspondence1939-1941
Box 7, Folder 26		University of California, Berkeley, awards, course information, certificates 1941-1943
Box 7, Folder 27		University of California, Berkeley, Correspondence Course (English), 1943
Box 7, Folder 28		“Awkward Notes on Auctions,” Durham, NH, 1944 Written by Evelyn Browne and Marion Beckwith. Includes notes from various auctions near Durham, NH.
Box 7, Folder 29		Paper: "Isabelle D’Este," ca. 1955
Box 7, Folder 30		Paper: “The Unfortunate Ship,” 1956
Box 7, Folder 31		Paper: “Aspects in the Growth of Civil and Religious Liberty in the Massachusetts Bay Colony,” 1956
Box 7, Folder 32		Paper: “Crisis in the British Council,” 1958
Box 7, Folder 33		Paper: “Exile in Russia,” 1959
Box 7, Folder 34		Paper: “Day in Diplomatic History,” 1960
Box 7, Folder 35		“The Amity Enmity Complex,” undated
Box 7, Folder 36		"The Adamses of Adams Point," 1961
Box 7, Folder 37		Evelyn Browne and Barbara K. Newman time record of work on thesis and other articles, undated
Box 7, Folder 38		Master’s Thesis, UNH, 1962
Box 7, Folder 39		Graduation with master’s from UNH, 1962
Box 8
Box 8, Folder 1		Poetry, 1937
Box 8, Folder 2		Poetry, undated
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 4		Evelyn Browne article in The California Pelican: “MS. Written on a bat” 1941
Box 8
Box 8, Folder 3		Evelyn Browne publications, 1941-1972
Box 8, Folder 4		Evelyn Browne publications and articles, 1947-1957 and undated
Box 8, Folder 5		“Pickles” draft, 1948
Box 8, Folder 6		“Pickles” multiple versions, 1948
Box 8, Folder 7		“Pickles” draft revisions, 1948
Box 8, Folder 8		“Pickles” final negatives and slides, 1948
Box 8, Folder 9		“Casting and Angling in the Physical Education Program,” with Marion Beckwithundated
Box 8, Folder 10		“The Boulder,” 1955
Box 8, Folder 11		“Norman,” 1964 Article about Norman Langlois.
Box 8, Folder 12		Article in Quest Magazine, “African Genesis,” 1965
Box 8, Folder 13		“An Ethological Theory of Play,” 1968
Box 8, Folder 14		“Mysterious Map of the Piscataway River,” 1973
Box 8, Folder 15		“Hurricane Honkers,” undated
Box 8, Folder 16		“Durham Farms,” drafts, 1985
Box 8, Folder 17		“Chief Joseph’s Robe,” draft, 1985
Box 8, Folder 18		“The Little Boy Freddie Who Could Find Things,” draft, undated
Box 8, Folder 19		Evelyn Browne resume, 1943
Box 8, Folder 20		Evelyn Browne UNH and College Jobs, 1943
Box 8, Folder 21		Evelyn Browne summary vita and tribute to Belmore Browne, undated
Box 8, Folder 22		Evelyn resume/vita and professional accomplishments, through 1982 Includes letters of recommendation for International Women’s Year Award.
Box 8, Folder 23		Hosted parties, 1950s-1960s
Box 8, Folder 24		Christmas lists and cards, 1959-1962
Box 8, Folder 25		Christmas Letter, 1986-1987
Box 8, Folder 26		Correspondence and outline of a Boat Tour History of Piscataqua Basin, October 1981
Box 8, Folder 27		Paper about Coffin Farm, author unknown, undated
Box 8, Folder 28		Dover Quadrangle map, undated
Box 8, Folder 29		Evelyn Browne miscellaneous, 1956and undated Includes War Savings Bonds, photograph in an unidentified magazine article, Browne Coat of Arms and various news articles, including Evelyn Browne’s debut into society
Box 8, Folder 30		“Life on Adams Point,” by Edward Cass Adams, 1956
Box 8, Folder 31		Genealogical record for Mr. and Mrs. Cass Adams, Adams Point, Durham, NH, undated Includes a copy of Dimond Library’s index of Adams Collection, photo and slides of Cass Adams Funeral, and photo of Cass Adams painting
Box 8, Folder 32		Enoch George Adams research and letters, undated
Box 8, Folder 33		Adams Family of Adams Point, 1961
Box 8, Folder 34		Adams Point and UNH, 1966-1967 Includes articles, files, letters and photos.
Box 8, Folder 35		Analesa MacLeod (Adams), 1966-1970
Box 8, Folder 36		Slides and photographs of the demolition of Adams Point, 1967
Box 8, Folder 37		Adams collection transfer to MacLeod, 1975
Box 8, Folder 38		Adams collection index, 1982
Box 8, Folder 39		"Enoch George Adams: Durham Hero", by Evelyn Browne, 1982
Box 8, Folder 40		Adams Point, 1984-1985
Box 8, Folder 41		Letter to the Department of Fish and Game concerning Adams Point, September 1990
Box 8, Folder 42		Sale of Balboni Land, “The Pen,” 1962-1967
Box 8, Folder 43		Corner Cottage Plans, 1963-1964
Box 8, Folder 44		"Salty," 1964
Box 8, Folder 45		Letter concerning Crommets Creek fill, August 1974
Box 8, Folder 46		American Tree Farm System Maps and Forest Management Plan for Browne/Beckwith Property, 1984
Box 8, Folder 47		Conservation Easement miscellaneous correspondence, October 1984 – November 1987
Box 8, Folder 48		Appraisal Report and photos of Conservation Easement and Correspondence with Ashton R. Hallett, 1985
Box 8, Folder 49		American Tree Farm System Forest Management Plan and Timber Sale Correspondence with Michael Burke, January 1985 - April 1987
Box 8, Folder 50		Boundary Dispute Evelyn Browne vs. George and Thomas Walker, June 1985 – January 1988
Box 9
Box 9, Folder 1		Durham Planning Board Correspondence on Land Subdivisions, October 1985 – August 1987
Box 9, Folder 2		American Tree Farm System Certification correspondence and news article, October 1986 – May 1987
Box 9, Folder 3		Surveying and Driveway Easement – Evelyn Browne and Seacoast Engineering Associates correspondence, April 1986 – June 1988
Box 9, Folder 4		Strafford County Conservation Plan Progress and Maps of Browne/Beckwith property, May 1987
Box 9, Folder 5		Title opinion, easement, deeds and correspondence with Richard P. Marsh, Attorney, October 1987 – April 1988
Box 9, Folder 6		“Salty” slides, 1955
Box 9, Folder 7		“Salty” photographs, 1957-1964
Box 9, Folder 8		"Salty" property photos, undated
Box 9, Folder 9		Yurt trips logbook, 1975-1978
Box 9, Folder 10		Yurt thank you letters to Evelyn Browne, undated
Box 9, Folder 11		History of Greenleaf Yurt, letter and photo, December 1981
Box 9, Folder 12		Yurt trip logbook, 1984-1986
Box 9, Folder 13		Letter from Evelyn Browne concerning Yurt vandalism, November 29, 1990
Box 9, Folder 14		Yurt photographs, 1973-1974
Box 9, Folder 15		Memoriam: Evelyn Browne secures a place in Durham’s History, summer 1994
Box 9, Folder 16		Article: "A Vision for the Bay: The Legacy of Evelyn Browne," spring 1995
Box 9, Folder 17		New Hampshire House of Representatives declaration memorializing Evelyn Browne of Durham, undated

Series 5: Evelyn Browne’s work at the University of New Hampshire, 1943-1993

(1.0 cubic foot)

Evelyn Browne joined the UNH faculty as an instructor in women's physical education, establishing the University's riding program as well as coaching riflery and basketball. Outdoor education was a lifetime passion, and in 1955, Browne began teaching the first outdoor education courses at UNH. After Browne retired from UNH in 1981, she donated land to the university to be used for the foundation of a UNH center for outdoor education, now known as the Browne Center.

This series is arranged chronologically.

Box 9
Box 9, Folder 18		Report on the Department of Physical Education for Women, 1943-1944
Box 9, Folder 19		Motor Ability Test Reports, 1944-1945
Box 9, Folder 20		Rating Committee membership, 1944-1947
Box 9, Folder 21		Riding publicity, 1944-1951
Box 9, Folder 22		Riding statistics and records, 1945-1947
Box 9, Folder 23		Correspondence with Betty Ellis, riding instructor, 1946-1947
Box 9, Folder 24		UNH Riding Club “Whips,” correspondence, information and questionnaires, 1946
Box 9, Folder 25		Riding stable, 1947
Box 9, Folder 26		Frank Doyle, riding instructor, 1947-1948
Box 9, Folder 27		Riding agreement with Frank Doyle, 1947-1948
Box 9, Folder 28		Winners of Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Trophy, 1947-1950 Includes photographs.
Box 9, Folder 29		Department correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous, 1947-1973
Box 9, Folder 30		Riding information, 1948-1949
Box 9, Folder 31		Riding club photos, 1948-1949 Includes sleeve with multiple captions.
Box 9, Folder 32		Riding club, Martha Ann Albro, 1948-1949
Box 9, Folder 33		Study in student evaluations, 1949
Box 9, Folder 34		Riding club, S.J. Foulkrod, 1949-1950
Box 9, Folder 35-36		Riding club photos, 1949-1951 Includes sleeve with multiple captions.
Box 9, Folder 37		UNH Riding, “Libby” and “Toby,” photos, undated
Box 9, Folder 38		Riding club photos, undated
Box 9, Folder 39		Riding program, 1950-1951
Box 9, Folder 40		Riflery photos, ca. 1961
Box 9, Folder 41		Various poems by department members, 1951
Box 9, Folder 42		Gymkhana, 1951-1953
Box 9, Folder 43		Riding, financial problems and fees, 1952-1955
Box 9, Folder 44		Horse Show, May 16, 1954
Box 9, Folder 45		Riding classes and records, 1954-1957
Box 9, Folder 46		UNH Faculty photos, 1955
Box 9, Folder 47		Horse Show photos, 1955
Box 9, Folder 48		Riding Club publicity, 1955-1964
Box 9, Folder 49		Elizabeth "Libby" Strang, riding instructor, 1956
Box 9, Folder 50		Horse Show photos, 1956
Box 9, Folder 51		Riding: various problems, 1956-1957
Box 9, Folder 52		Morgan Horse Magazine, 1957
Box 9, Folder 53		Final riding report and inventory, 1957
Box 9, Folder 54		Riding program and discontinuance of, 1957
Box 9, Folder 55		Alumni letters 1-4, 1958-1963
Box 9, Folder 56		Department Christmas Party poem, 1959
Box 9, Folder 57		Women’s Recreation Association (WRA) syllabi, undated
Box 9, Folder 58		Skiing program, 1960
Box 9, Folder 59		Alumnae correspondence, 1960-1964
Box 9, Folder 60		Riding report, 1962
Box 9, Folder 61		Campus Values Committee, 1966-1967
Box 9, Folder 62		Education Policies Committee, 1967
Box 9, Folder 63		Department concerns, 1970
Box 9, Folder 64		Correspondence regarding Barbara K. Newman Scholarship, 1971
Box 10
Box 10, Folder 1		Spring semester, 1972
Box 10, Folder 2		UNH Physical Education Department photos, 1972-1975 Includes Outdoor Education and Skiing.
Box 10, Folder 3		Sidore reports and resignation, 1973-1974
Box 10, Folder 4		Oyster River Elementary School thank you notes, 1975
Box 10, Folder 5		Dedication of mini dorms, 1976
Box 10, Folder 6		Max Kaplan lecture, 1978
Box 10, Folder 7		Marion Beckwith’s retirement, 1979
Box 10, Folder 8		Evelyn Browne's retirement, 1980-1981
Box 10, Folder 9		Physical Education 500, Semester 1, 1980-1981
Box 10, Folder 10		Outdoor Education Center Steering Committee correspondence, September 1984 - July 1987
Box 10, Folder 11		Outdoor Education Center: letters from Evelyn Browne, July 1984 - September 1990
Box 10, Folder 12		Outdoor Education Center proposal: Physical Education Department meeting, November 1984
Box 10, Folder 13		Outdoor Education Center Steering Committee Interim Report, January 1986
Box 10, Folder 14		Outdoor Education Center correspondence, May 1986 – December 1989
Box 10, Folder 15		Outdoor Education center land donation news article and press release, 1987
Box 10, Folder 16		Outdoor Education Trip and rescue in Mexico, March 1987
Box 10, Folder 17		Donated land specifications given to UNH and news article, September – December 1987
Box 10, Folder 18		Browne Center, 1987-1994
Box 10, Folder 19		Acquisition of land gift Board of Trustees involvement: correspondence, report and minutes, December 1987 – June 1988
Box 10, Folder 20		Outdoor Education Center funding from the Class of 1939, 50th reunion project, September 1987 – August 1990
Box 10, Folder 21		Women’s athletics crisis correspondence, May – June 1988
Box 10, Folder 22		Outdoor Education Center designs and site plans, 1989
Box 10, Folder 23		About the Center for Excellence in Outdoor Education, 1989
Box 10, Folder 24		College of Life Science and Agriculture alumni conference award winner new photo, 1989
Box 10, Folder 25		Naming the Browne Center: correspondence with Marion Beckwith, March 1993
Box 10, Folder 26		Outdoor Education Center proposal and reports, undated
Box 10, Folder 27		Faculty award for International Women’s Year, nomination by Marion Beckwith, undated

Series 6: Evelyn Browne’s community involvement, 1966-1990

(1.5 cubic foot)

Evelyn Browne was an active participant in her community. In 1973, her love of the outdoors led her to become one of the leaders of Save Our Shores, an organization which stopped the plans proposed by shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, to build a massive oil refinery on Great Bay just outside of Durham, NH.

This series is arranged chronologically.

Box 10
Box 10, Folder 28		Evelyn Browne and New England telephone, 1966
Box 10, Folder 29		Durham Historic Association, 1966-1969
Box 10, Folder 30		Historical preservation, 1967
Box 10, Folder 31		Durham Historical Association, 1967-1973 Includes historical documents from the 1840s.
Box 10, Folder 32		Olympic/Onassis oil refinery newspaper articles, 1973-1974
Box 10, Folder 33-34		"Save our Shores" newspaper clippings, 1973-1974
Box 10
Box 10, Folder 35		Questions and Answers related to Olympic Refineries, February 1974 Includes letter to Durham town residents.
Box 10, Folder 36		Evelyn Browne "Save our Shores" legal and official correspondence, 1973-1974
Box 10, Folder 37		Evelyn Browne "Save Our Shores" personal correspondence, 1973-1974
Box 10, Folder 38		"Save Our Shores" information, 1973-1974
Box 10, Folder 39		"Save Our Shores" miscellaneous, 1973-1974
Box 10, Folder 40		Great Bay Estuarine System Conservation Trust: formation, members, Articles of Agreement and By-Laws, 1983
Box 10, Folder 41		Great Bay Estuary: Unique NH Resource discussion paper, March 1983
Box 10, Folder 42		Great Bay Estuarine System Conservation Trust agenda and minutes, September 1983 – October 1984
Box 10, Folder 43		Great Bay Estuarine System Conservation Trust correspondence, January 1983 – December 1990
Box 10, Folder 44		Great Bay Conservation Project and National Estuarine Sanctuary, July 1984
Box 10, Folder 45		New Hampshire Coastal Conference correspondence, November – December 1984
Box 10, Folder 46		Great Bay Conservation Project and National Estuarine Sanctuary Draft Management Plan, 1984
Box 10, Folder 47		Great Bay Reserve Preservation newspaper articles, June 1986 – October 1989
Box 10, Folder 48		Great Bay Research Reserve Work Group minutes and correspondence, January 1987 – August 1988
Box 10, Folder 49		Great Bay Research Reserve facilities, undated
Box 10, Folder 50		Great Bay Estuarine System Conservation Trust meeting notes, January 21, 1987
Box 10, Folder 51		Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Management Plan, April 1987
Box 10, Folder 52		National Estuarine Reserve Research System Status report, July 1987
Box 10, Folder 53		Great Bay Reserve Designation Day Program, Commendation Award, news articles and photos, October 1989
Box 10, Folder 54		Letter concerning Wagon Hill Farmhouse, November 3, 1989
Box 10, Folder 55		Great Bay Estuarine System Conservation Trust agenda and minutes, May – October 1990
Box 10, Folder 56		Letter concerning Pauper’s Cemetery, September 1990
Oversize Box 1
		Newspapers, 1973-1974 Washington Post, February 3, 1974 Campus Journal, December 5, 1973, February 27, 1974 and April 10, 1974 Fosters Daily Democrat, December 3, 13, 17, 19-20, 1973, February 15, 1974 and March 1, 1974 Union Leader, November 30, 1973, December 20, 1973, February 28, 1974, March 5 and March 10, 1974 Portsmouth Herald, November 17, 19-21, 27, 30, 1973, December 3, 6-7, 11-12, 14-15, 17-22, 24, 26 and 31, 1973, January 3-5, 7-9, 11-12, 15-16, 18-19, 21, 23-25 and 30, 1974, February 6, 12-13, 15, 16, 20 and 25-28, 1974, March 1, 7-8, 11, 13, 16, 19 and 26, 1974, April 19 and 24, 1974, May 6-8, 1974, June 29, 1974 and July 9, 1974 "No Seacoast Refinery" bumper stickers (2 copies)

Series 7: Barbara King Newman, 1919-1970

(0.25 cubic foot)

Barbara King Newman (1919-1970) was a close personal friend of Evelyn Browne and professor at the University of New Hampshire.

This series is organized chronologically by topic. Topics include family photographs, personal correspondence, travel logs and photos.

Box 10
Box 10, Folder 57-58		Newman family photos, undated Includes Barbara King Newman from early childhood.
Box 10, Folder 59		Newman family, 1925and undated Includes Marriage Service book from 1912 and letters and art work from Barbara Newman ca. 1925.
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 5		King Newman Scrapbook, undated
Box 10
Box 10, Folder 60		Letters from Barbara K. Newman to Evelyn Browne, 1951-1967
Box 10, Folder 61		Letters to Barbara K. Newman, 1969-1970
Box 10, Folder 62		Barbara K. Newman travel logs, 1956-1962 Includes road trip to Alaska (1956), ship log (1959) and Switzerland (1962).
Box 11
Box 11, Folder 1		King family ancestral anecdotes, undated
Box 11, Folder 2		Barbara King Newman photos, 1959-1970
Box 11, Folder 3		Barbara King Newman photos, undated

Series 8: George Browne, 1918-1958

(0.5 cubic foot)

Born in 1918, George Browne was the son of Belmore and Agnes Browne and brother to Evelyn Browne. Like his father, he was a skilled artist and outdoorsman. George’s life came to a tragic end in 1958 when he died in a hunting accident.

This series is arranged chronologically by topic. Topics include correspondence, articles about, condolence letters after his death and photographs.

Box 11
Box 11, Folder 4		Letters from George Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1936-1941
Box 11, Folder 5		Letters from George Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1954-1957
Box 11, Folder 6		George Browne, Dayton Journal and life raft, 1943
Box 11, Folder 7		George Browne and life raft, 1943
Box 11, Folder 8		George Browne press, 1950
Box 11, Folder 9		Letters after the death of George Browne, March 21-30, 1958
Box 11, Folder 10-12		Letters after the death of George Browne, April 2-28, 1958
Box 11, Folder 13		Letters after the death of George Browne, May 1-8, 1958
Box 11, Folder 14		Letters after the death of George Browne, May 12-28, 1958
Box 11, Folder 15-17		Letters after the death of George Browne, June 1 - July 9, 1958
Box 11, Folder 18		Letters after the death of George Browne, Jul 12- 24, 1958
Box 11, Folder 19-24		Letters after the death of George Browne, August - December, 1958
Box 11, Folder 25		George Browne memorial, 1958
Box 11, Folder 26		George Browne photos, undated Includes photos with son Belmore, ca. 1957.
Box 11, Folder 27		George Browne miscellaneous, undated Includes poem written for him by Victor Skill.
Box 11, Folder 28		Isabel “Tibby” Browne Robinson photos, ca. 1960 – 1975 Includes photos after marriage to Hugh Robinson and photos of their children, Jamie and MacGregor.

Series 9: Isabel “Busy” Browne Driscoll, 1951-2017

(0.25 cubic foot)

Isabel “Busy” Browne Driscoll was the daughter of George and Isabel "Tibby" Browne. "Busy" remained close to Agnes and Evelyn Browne after her father's death in 1958.

This series is arranged chronologically by topic. Topics include correspondence and photographs.

Box 11
Box 11, Folder 29		Letters and drawings by Isabel "Busy" Browne, 1957-1961
Box 11, Folder 30		Letters from Isabel “Busy” Browne to Agnes Browne, 1960-1966
Box 11, Folder 31		Letters from Isabel “Busy” Browne to Agnes Browne, 1969-1975
Box 11, Folder 32		Letters from Isabel “Busy” Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1959-1993
Box 11, Folder 33		Letters from Isabel “Busy” Browne, 1961-1974
Box 11, Folder 34		Letters to Isabel “Busy” Browne, 1954-1973
Box 11, Folder 35		Isabel “Busy” Browne schoolwork, 1961-1962
Box 11, Folder 36		Isabel “Busy” Browne photos and miscellaneous, ca. 1951
Box 11, Folder 37		Letters and drawings from Isabel “Busy” Browne Driscoll’s children to Evelyn Browne, ca. 1980-1990
Box 11, Folder 38		Isabel “Busy” Browne Driscoll’s children’s photos, 1975-1990 Includes Sibley (1975) and visits with Evelyn Browne 1988-1990.

Series 10: Belmore Browne, 1953-2021

(0.25 cubic foot)

Belmore Browne was the son of George and Isabel "Tibby" Browne. He remained close with Agnes and Evelyn Browne after his father's death in 1958. He and his sister "Busy" made frequent visits to Evelyn Browne's home in New Hampshire.

This series is arranged chronologically by topic. Topics include correspondence and photographs.

Box 11
Box 11, Folder 39		Letters from Belmore Browne to Agnes Browne, 1962-1975
Box 11, Folder 40		Letters and drawings from Belmore Browne, 1956-1961
Box 11, Folder 41		Letters from Belmore Browne to Evelyn Browne, 1961-1974
Box 11, Folder 42		Letters from Belmore Browne, 1962-1966 and undated
Box 11, Folder 43		Belmore Browne photos, 1953-1966
Box 11, Folder 44		Photos of Belmore Browne and Isabel “Busy” Browne, 1962-1964 Includes photos of Christmas 1964.

Series 11: Browne Family news clippings, 1860-1988

(0.25 cubic foot)

This series is arranged chronologically an contains news clippings about several Browne family members.

Box 11
Box 11, Folder 45		Clippings, 1860-1865
Box 11, Folder 46		Clippings, 1889-1911
Box 11, Folder 47		Clippings, ca. 19th century
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 6		Expeditions: “Cook Controversy,” 1906-1913
Box 11
Box 11, Folder 48-49		Clippings, 1912-1917
Box 11, Folder 50		Clippings, 1947-1955
Box 11, Folder 51-52		Clippings, ca. 20th century
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 7		Article in Saturday Evening Post, “Who climbed Mt. McKinley?,” 1950 References Belmore Browne attempts to climb Mt. McKinley.
Box 11
Box 11, Folder 53		Union Leader article, comments by Evelyn Browne on US Skiing, 1952
Box 11, Folder 54		Evelyn Browne riding trophy, 1959
Box 11, Folder 55		Archery Golf newspaper article, November 14, 1965
Box 11, Folder 56		"At home in Durham: Profile of Evelyn Browne," December 1980
Box 11, Folder 57		Evelyn Browne: World Explorer and Dedicated Teacher, Profile news article, May 1981
Box 11, Folder 58		Foster’s Daily Democrat, “Down Memory Lane: Evelyn Browne,” May 1983
Box 11, Folder 59		Alumni Profile: Evelyn Browne, spring 1988