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Show moreContracted by Charles F. Brush, Jr.’s, widow, Dorothy Brush Walmsley, Margaret Richardson attempted to write a proper biography of Charles F. Brush, Sr. Due to health reasons, Richardson was unable to finish the biography and sold her notes, chapter drafts, copies of Brush materials, and other files, all contained here, to Charles Baldwin Sawyer in 1954. One subseries is organized by chapter, these files document Margaret Richardson’s efforts to write a biography of Charles F. Brush, Sr. Within each folder are contained a wide variety of materials, including chapter drafts, notes, copies of materials in the Brush papers, news clippings, and background information. Miscellaneous files are organized in two folders of correspondence, arranged by author. Especially important is the correspondence between Richardson and Dorothy Brush , widow of Charles F. Brush, Jr., regarding Richardson’s efforts to write a Charles F. Brush, Sr., biography. Research files include Richardson research files related to her Brush biography. Filed alphabetically, these records contain newspaper clippings, hand and typed written copies of materials in the Brush papers, and background information. Also included here are Richardson’s handwritten notecards, divided by bibliography, chronology, and topical subject.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
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Show moreThis series includes portraits of Brush, Brush with his scientific contemporaries, his home including basement laboratory, the “Walnut Hills” homestead where he grew up, equipment and machines, and backyard windmill, as well as photographs and glass plate negatives dated ca. 1909 used for his experiments on his theory of gravitation. 4x5 negatives are filed with the image that it is a copy of, while glass plate negatives are filed separately and may have photographic prints filed elsewhere in this series.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
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