ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title Sanford J. Brown Collection
Collection Number Collection 364
OCLC Number 1035555297
Creator Various
Provenance Donated by Sanford J. Brown in April 2002.
Extent,Scope, and Content Note The collection is comprised of 5 linear inches of correspondence between Sanford J.
Brown and United States politicians between 1964 and 1968, and an interview conducted with Brown about his life and career.
Arrangement and Processing Note Processing and finding aid by Kristen J. Nyitray in 2002. Updated April 2020.
Language English
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.
Citation [Item], Sanford J. Brown Collection, Special Collections and University Libraries,
Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note Dr. Sanford (Sandy) J. Brown was Stony Brook undergraduate student from 1964 through
1968. The materials in this collection pertain to the 1968 issue of the Stony Brook
University literary annual Soundings, of which Dr. Brown was that year's editor. It was an anti-Vietnam War issue and
on his own Dr. Brown sent copies to every U.S. Senator, President Lyndon B. Johnson,
and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Brown received replies from 23 senators (including
Jacob K. Javits), Vice President Humphrey, and the President's personal secretary,
Juanita Roberts.
In an effort to contextualize these 25 letters, Noyo Hill House, a nonprofit public
benefit 501(c)(3) corporation for the preservation of perishable historical materials,
located in Fort Bragg, CA, conducted a recorded interview with Dr. Brown about his
personal background, his time at Stony Brook, the 1968 issue of Soundings and his correspondence with senators and the White House. They also interviewed him
regarding his medical school experiences and subsequent career as a physician. A transcript
of this interview accompanies the letters.
Subjects Letters. Politicians -- Correspondence.
INVENTORY
Box 1
Folder 1: 1) Juanita D. Roberts, personal secretary to the president (U.S.) 2) Hubert H. Humphrey, vice president (U.S.)
Folder 2: 3) Martin A. Dyer, legislative assistant to Senator E.L. Bartlett (AK) 4) Senator Everett Mckinley Dirksen (IL)
Folder 3: 5) Senator Peter H. Dominick (CO) 6) John Forsythe, General Counsel for the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
on Behalf of Senator Lister Hill (AL)
Folder 4: 7) Hoyt H. Purvis, assistant to Senator J. William Fulbright (AR) 8) Senator Vance Hartke (IN)
Folder 5: 9) Senator Mark O. Hatfield (OR) 10) Senator Jacob K. Javits (NY)
Folder 6: 11) William M. Cochrane, administrative assistant to Senator B. Everett Jordan (NC) 12) Angelique Woustelas, personal secretary to Senator Edward M. Kennedy (MA)
Folder 7: 13) Senator Frank J. Lausche (OH) 14) Senator Edward V. Long (MO)
Folder 8: 15) Gertrude S. Cleary, secretary to Senator Eugene J. Mcarthy (MN) 16) Senator Wayne Morse (OR)
Folder 9: 17) Senator Frank E. Moss (UT) 18) Senator Edmund S. Muskie (ME)
Folder 10: 19) Senator Gaylord Nelson (WI) 20) Senator Charles H. Percy (IL)
Folder 11: 21) Senator William Proxmire (WI) 22) Senator George A. Smathers (FL)
Folder 12: 23) Senator John Sparkman (AL) 24) Senator Strom Thurmond (SC)
Folder 13: 25) Senator Joseph D. Tydings (MD)
Folder 14: Transcript of interview with Dr. Sanford J. Brown (pp.11)
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