http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf3k4002v7 No online items Register of the Elizabeth Churchill Brown papers Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Mead Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 1999 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the Elizabeth 84010 1 Churchill Brown papers Title: Elizabeth Churchill Brown papers Date (inclusive): 1943-1984 Collection Number: 84010 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 41 manuscript boxes, 2 envelopes, 1 oversize folder(17.0 Linear Feet) Abstract: Memoirs, other writings, correspondence, and printed matter relating to American politics, especially during the 1950s; Senator Joseph McCarthy; and American communism. Includes some papers, including memoirs, of Constantine Brown, journalist and husband of E. C. Brown. Also includes some letters and writings of Earl Browder. Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Elizabeth Churchill Brown papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Biographical Note Elizabeth Brown and her husband, Constantine Brown, were active journalists in Washington, D.C. and abroad for many years. As a result, they established contacts with key political and diplomatic figures both nationally and internationally. After obtaining a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Berlin (c. 1912), Constantine Brown was in Cambridge, England doing post-graduate work when World War I began. He covered the war on the Russian front for the London Times, was in Russia when the Revolution began, and was one of the first American newspapermen to interview Lenin. He subsequently became Bureau Chief for the Chicago Daily News in Turkey, Paris and London, and moved to the Washington Evening Star as Foreign Affairs Editor in 1932. In 1942, he began writing a column syndicated by the Bell-McClure organization. His memoirs, entitled The Coming of the Whirlwind, were published in 1964. Disturbed by the defeat of Richard Nixon in 1960 and the liberal emphasis of the Kennedy administration, the Browns decided to move to Europe, living in Rome from 1961 to early 1965. After returning to Washington, Constantine Brown died on Feb. 24, 1966. Elizabeth Brown, who was born in 1908, worked as a society reporter, first for the New York Evening Journal, then for Town and Country magazine and the Washington Post. She married Constantine Brown in 1949. Impressed by his analyses, she became interested in issues of American foreign and domestic policy, and began writing more substantive materials. Living in Washington during the early 1950s, the Browns were friendly with Joseph R. and Jean McCarthy, as well as a number of other prominent conservatives. In 1956 she published a book, entitled The Enemy at His Back, about Communist influence on post-World War II American foreign policy. She also wrote another book, more specifically about the McCarthy era. This was tentatively entitled Joe McCarthy and Other Anti-Communists: A Memoir of Conservative Politics in the Washington of the Early Nineteen Fifties, but was never published. Mrs. Brown continued to write after Mr. Brown's death, including a long series for William Loeb and the Manchester Union Leader. Subjects and Indexing Terms Communism -- United States Journalists United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989 Internal security -- United States McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1946-1973 Scope and Contents Biographical sketches, business cards, correspondence, clippings, lecture notices, memoranda, miscellany, printed article, printed hearing transcript, travel guides, arranged by subject. box 1 General 1946-1973 box 1, folder 1 Constantine Brown 1946-1973 Register of the Elizabeth 84010 2 Churchill Brown papers BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1946-1973 Biographical sketches n.d. Career as a journalist 1946-1973 General. Commendations, correspondence, printed article, an entry pass for an interview with Francisco Franco, and miscellany 1946-1973 Clippings 1957-1962 Transcript of testimony before House Un-American Activities Committee 1957 Oct. 21 box 1, folder 2-3 Elizabeth Churchill Brown. Certificates, clippings and lecture notices 1958-1960 box 1, folder 4 Miscellany. Clippings, correspondence, invitations, memoranda, and sketch of Constantine Brown 1952-1965 box 1, folder 5-6 World travels. Business cards, clippings, correspondence, guest lists, flyers, invitations, and pamphlets 1946-1958 CORRESPONDENCE 1943-1978 Scope and Contents Significant correspondence of Constantine and Elizabeth Brown, arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Includes a few letters neither to nor from the Browns. box 1 General 1950-1967 General 1956-1967 box 1, folder 7 General. Miscellaneous alphabetical 1956-1967 box 1, folder 8 Unidentified Dated, 1960-1965 Undated box 1, folder 9 Personal. Correspondence between Elizabeth and Constantine Brown 1950-1964 box 1, folder 10 Areilza, Jose de (Count of Montrico) 1960-1965 box 1, folder 11 Barrett, Frank A. (Senator) 1957-1958 box 1, folder 12 Bible, Alan (Senator) 1958 box 1, folder 13 Bridges, Styles (Senator) 1959 box 1, folder 14 Browder, Earl and Raissa, SEE ALSO: SUBJECT FILE/Communism/ Internal security/Individuals/Browder, Earl and Raissa 1954-1965. box 1, folder 15 Byrd, Robert C. (Senator) 1959 box 1, folder 16 Cartwright, John K. (Monsignor) 1963 box 1, folder 17 Chiang, Kai-shek and Madame Chiang (Mayling Soong) 1956-1975 box 1, folder 18 Christenberry, C.W. (General) 1956 Clarke, Carter (General) box 1, folder 19 1950-1951 May box 1, folder 20 1951 June-1958 box 1, folder 21 Corso, P.J. 1963 box 1, folder 22 Cunningham, James (Father) 1963-1965 box 1, folder 23 Derwinski, Ed 1963 box 1, folder 24 Dixon, Jeane 1964-1967 box 1, folder 25 Dodd, Thomas (Senator) 1961-1963 box 1, folder 26 Dooman, Eugene 1958 box 1, folder 27 Eastland, James (Senator) 1959-1962 box 1, folder 28 Fleeson, Doris 1954 box 2, folder 1 Fluegel, Edna R. (includes other family members) 1961-1964 box 2, folder 2 Ford, Gerald R. 1963 box 2, folder 3 Gannon, Frank and Clover 1976 box 2, folder 4 Goldwater, Barry (Senator) 1957-1966 box 2, folder 5 Hanighen, Frank 1959-1963 box 2, folder 6 Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (Senator) 1951 box 2, folder 7 Hillenkoetter, R.H. (Admiral) 1951 box 2, folder 8 Hillman, Alex L. 1961 box 2, folder 9 Hoover, Herbert 1954 box 2, folder 10 Hoover, J. Edgar 1959-1970 box 2, folder 11 Howard, Roy W. 1950-1959 box 2, folder 12 Jackson, Henry M. (Senator) 1969 box 2, folder 13 Johansen, August E. 1962 Register of the Elizabeth 84010 3 Churchill Brown papers CORRESPONDENCE 1943-1978 box 2, folder 14 Kirk, Russell 1963-1964 box 2, folder 15 Klein, Herbert G. 1971 box 2, folder 16 Knebel, Fletcher 1960 box 2, folder 17 Knight, Frances (Mrs. Wayne Parrish) 1955-1975 box 2, folder 18 Knowland, William F. (Senator) 1959-1963 box 2, folder 19 Koch, Fred C. 1961-1962 box 2, folder 20 Kohlberg, Alfred 1954-1962 box 2, folder 21 Lalley, Joseph M. 1963 box 2, folder 22 Leetch, Madalen 1962 box 2, folder 23 Lequerica, Jose Felix de 1960 box 2, folder 24 Loeb, William 1958-1975 box 2, folder 25 Lyons, Florence Fowler 1960-1962 box 2, folder 26 Mansfield, Mike (Senator) 1957 box 2, folder 27 McGrath, W.L. 1955 box 2, folder 28 McIntire, Carl (Reverend) 1964 box 2, folder 29 Mundt, Karl (Senator) 1954-1964 box 2, folder 30 Munson, Lyle 1960-1972 box 2, folder 31 Nichols, Louis B. 1959-1964 box 2, folder 32 O'Conor, Herbert R. 1956 box 2, folder 33 Pell, Robert 1962-1965 box 2, folder 34 Powell, Lewis 1962 box 2, folder 35 Radford, Arthur W. (Admiral) 1953 box 2, folder 36 Rayburn, Sam 1960 box 2, folder 37 Regnery, Henry 1954-1963 box 3 Rhee, Syngman and Francesca Correspondence with the Browns box 3, folder 1 1956-1957 box 3, folder 2 1958 1959 box 3, folder 3 Jan.-April box 3, folder 4 May-July box 3, folder 5 Sept.-Dec. 1960 box 3, folder 6 Jan.-July box 3, folder 7 Aug.-Dec. box 3, folder 8 1961-1962 box 3, folder 9 1963-1966 box 3, folder 10 Official correspondence (copies obtained by Browns) General 1957 Dulles, John Foster 1957 Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1957-1958 Kim, Chung Yul (Korean Minister of Defense) 1957 box 3, folder 11 Rooney, John J. 1958 box 3, folder 12 Sanchez Bella, Alfred de 1965 box 3, folder 13 Schaefer, J. Earl 1955 box 3, folder 14 Smith, Truman c. 1960 box 3, folder 15 Sourwine, Jay n.d. box 3, folder 16 Lo Specchio 1965-1967 box 3, folder 17 Stahlman, James G. 1963 box 3, folder 18 Starr, Charlotte 1953-c. 1969 box 3, folder 19 Stassen, Harold E. 1951 box 3, folder 20 Thorin, Duane 1960-1964 box 3, folder 21 Thurmond, Strom (Senator) 1961-1964 box 3, folder 22 Tower, John G. (Senator) 1962-1964 box 4, folder 1 Trudeau, Arthur G. (General) c. 1954-1978 box 4, folder 2 Utt, James B. 1962 box 4, folder 3 The Wanderer (Walter and Joseph Matt, Editors) 1961-1964 box 4, folder 4 War Information, Office of (Elmer Davis, Director) 1943 Register of the Elizabeth 84010 4 Churchill Brown papers CORRESPONDENCE 1943-1978 box 4, folder 5 Wedemeyer, A.C. (General) 1964-1978 box 4, folder 6 Welch, Joseph N. 1954 box 4, folder 7 Welch, Robert (John Birch Society) 1956-1959 box 4, folder 8 Wyman, Louis C. 1963 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS 1951-1977 Scope and Contents Drafts and printed copies of speeches and writings with related correspondence, notes, and other material, arranged by form, and thereunder chronologically.