{"id":1740,"date":"2019-06-04T21:13:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T16:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/info\/?page_id=1740"},"modified":"2023-05-31T10:11:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:11:22","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/collections\/askb\/index\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/askb_homepage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/askb_homepage.jpg\" alt=\"A soldier of the Royal Irish Artillery\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/askb_homepage.jpg 297w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/askb_homepage-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/askb_homepage-100x152.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/askb_homepage-150x227.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/askb_homepage-200x303.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection<\/strong> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/intro.php\">foremost American collection<\/a> of material devoted to the history and iconography of soldiers and soldiering, and is one of the world&#8217;s largest collections devoted to the study of military and naval uniforms. It was formed over a period of forty years by Mrs. Anne S.K. Brown (1906-1985) of Providence and is still growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/intro.php\">Introduction to the Collection<\/a><br>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/collection.php\">The Collection<\/a><br>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/cds\/askb\/index.html\">Digital Archive<\/a><br>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/staff.php\">Staff<\/a><br>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/exhibits.php\">Exhibitions<\/a><br>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/swords.php\">Mazansky Sword Collection<\/a><br>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/related.php\">Other military collections<\/a><br>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/mrsBrown.php\">Mrs. Anne S.K. Brown Biography<\/a><br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit our collection weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some Military Collection material has been transferred to the Library Collections Annex and may take up to two business days to retrieve. For further information on the collection, specific questions, or gifts and donations, contact hay@brown.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20 Prospect Street<br>Box A, Brown University,<br>Providence, Rhode Island<br>02912-0001, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(401) 863-2414 [tel],<br>(401) 863-2093 [fax]\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection is accessible through the John Hay Library. <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/collections\/askb\/index\/\">See more information about visiting John Hay Library.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collection Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/index.php\">Back to the main page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/collections\/askb\/introduction\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/collection.php\">The Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/collections\/askb\/exhibits\/\">Exhibitions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/collections\/askb\/swords\/\">Mazansky Sword Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collections\/askb\/related.php\">Other military collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/collections\/askb\/mrsbrown\/\">Mrs. Anne S.K. Brown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection is the foremost American collection of material devoted to the history and iconography of soldiers and soldiering, and is one of the world&#8217;s largest collections devoted to the study of military and naval uniforms. It was formed over a period of forty years by Mrs. Anne S.K. Brown (1906-1985) <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/collections\/askb\/index\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  The Anne S.K. 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