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This series, dating from 1917-1942, consist of Brown's editorials and "Experience" columns, chiefly as published in eight books and collected in twenty-two scrapbooks labeled "Editorials." Early writings consist of two clippings from the "Pittsburgh Dispatch" in 1917. The articles concern theater and the arts. Brown's "Experience" columns consist of letters written to Brown, usually asking for advice about marital problems, financial worries, unemployment, coping with grief, death, and other matters. Readers from all over the world also submitted their life stories. Brown's columns were known for their sincerity, and she wanted to help her readers improve their lives. She encouraged her readers to familiarize themselves with modern art and to visit the Detroit Institute of Arts. Some of Brown's editorials were about Mount Holyoke College. One article, entitled "Mt. Holyoke," from May, 1921, describes the school and its need for money. One series of articles, dating from January 24-29, 1924, describes a visit by Brown to Mount Holyoke. These articles describe physical changes on the campus as well as continuing traditions such as morning chapel. Another series of articles, dating from October 1-13, 1928, describes a train trip Brown took through Minneapolis, Minnesota, and North Dakota, Canada, and the Pacific coast. The series includes an article, dated October 6, 1928, describing the political climate in California with regard to the U.S. presidential election.

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This series consists of newspaper and magazine articles concerning the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon, dating from 1934 to 1941. The series also includes a brochure and a postcard depicting the Carillon. The material begins with an article, dated June 18, 1934, describing Brown's "Experience" column's first annual sunrise service at Belle Isle, a park in Detroit, Michigan. The material then documents the fundraising drive and final construction of the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon. The project was funded by contributions from Brown's readers. Later articles describe the dedication of the tower at the seventh annual sunrise service on June 17, 1940. The last articles describe the eighth annual sunrise service in 1941 and the clearance of debt associated with the tower's construction.

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The correspondence contains a letter, dated June 2, 1937, from the Queen of Great Britain's Treasurer acknowledging a clipping from the "Detroit News." The other letter, written on a Christmas card in 1945, is addressed to Brown's Mount Holyoke College classmate, Sarah French Lee. The letter describes Brown's retirement activities.

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This series consists of a biographical note, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and a "Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly" article. The newspaper clippings include information about the "Experience" column's party at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1930 and Brown's retirement in 1942. One obituary, dated August 7, 1917, is for Brown's husband, James E. Leslie. There are several obituaries for Brown after her death on October 7, 1948. The "Alumnae Quarterly" article, from January, 1929, is a biography of Brown by her Mount Holyoke roommate, Bertha E. Blakely.

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This series contains ten photographs dating from circa 1892 to 1942. The first photograph is Brown's senior portrait from Mount Holyoke College, circa 1892. There is also another formal portrait of Brown when she was older. There is a photograph of Brown breaking ground for the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon, October 30, 1939, and six photographs of the tower. One of these photographs is of the plaque dedicating the tower to Brown. The last photograph is of Brown at her fiftieth class reunion at Mount Holyoke College in 1942.