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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Brown, John Carter, 1797-
Merchant; born in Providence, R. I., Aug. 28, 1797; second son of Nicholas Brown, 2d, the patron of Brown University, at which he was graduated in 1816.
He engaged largely in the business of manufactures and merchandise.
He travelled much in the United States, and resided in Europe, at different times, for several years.
In 1828 he was chosen a trustee, and in 1842 a fellow, of Brown University, and so remained until his death in Providence, June 10, 1874, besto aided him. He aimed to gather early, rare, and valuable books, which, by proper classification.
would show the methods of American colonization and subsequent development of its civilization.
For fully forty years before his death he pursued this object with zeal, and left one of the rarest collections of the kind ever made.
It comprised about 10,000 volumes; and it gave to John Carter Brown a foremost place among the distinguished historical collectors of the world.
See Brown University.