Edward A. Ross Papers, 1859-1969

Container Title
M78-421
Part 2 (M78-421, Audio 1491A): Additions, 1846-1880, 1898-1973
Physical Description: 22.2 cubic feet (20 records center cartons, 2 archives boxes, 4 flat boxes, and 1 tube) and 1 disc recording 
Scope and Content Note: Papers related to several members of the Brown and Coxon families, containing correspondence, diaries, college class records, photographs, financial records, and artwork. Typed transcriptions of Brown's World War I diaries are located in the Wis Mss GO portion of this collection.
Box   1
Folder   1
Eleanor B. Hayden trust estate, 1944-1948
Box   1
Folder   2
Fred Brown trust estate, 1944-1948
Box   1
Folder   3-4
Personal income tax returns, 1935-1948
Box   1
Folder   5
Frank G. Brown ledger, 1900-1920
Box   1
Folder   6
Ledger, 1947-1949
Box   1
Folder   7
Home Insurance Company expiration book
Box   1
Folder   8
Ledger, 1909-1915
Box   1
Folder   9
Stocks ledger, 1949-1951
Box   2
Folder   1-4
Trial balance ledger books, 1921-1950
Box   2
Folder   5-6
Cash journal in account with Eleanor Brown Hayden estate, 1928-1941
Box   2
Folder   7
Cash journal in account with Timothy Brown, 1938-1952
Box   2
Folder   8
Credit limit ledger, 1946-1948
Box   3
Folder   1-4
Eleanor B. Hayden trust estate
Box   3
Folder   5-6
Fred Brown trust estate
Box   3
Folder   7
Miscellaneous family financial documents
Box   3
Folder   8
Tax receipts, Fred Brown trust estate
Timothy Brown Jr.
Box   3
Folder   9
Guardianship
Box   3
Folder   10-11
Infantry school documents, 1942-1943
Box   4
Folder   1
Havana, Cuba trip, 1942
Box   4
Folder   2-5
University school work
Box   4
Folder   6
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation report, 1956
Box   4
Folder   7
Timothy Brown naval service stories
Note: Missing pages 1-99.
Box   4
Folder   8
Louise Coxon design notebook
Box   4
Folder   9
Conference of Chief Justices, 1963
Box   4
Folder   10
Family scrapbook, including poetry by Timothy Brown
Box   4
Folder   11
Robert Coxon mental health investigation
Box   4
Folder   12
Justice Rosenberry memorial, 1961
Box   5
Folder   1-4
Correspondence, 1933-1973
Box   5
Folder   5
Robert Coxon discharge papers
Box   5
Folder   6
Christmas parties
Box   5
Folder   7-9
Adaline Brown diaries, 1901-1903, undated
Box   5
Folder   10
Elizabeth Brown diary
Box   5
Folder   12
Timothy Brown diary, 1911
Box   5
Folder   13
Address book
Box   5
Folder   14
Timothy Brown yachting scrapbook
Box   6
Folder   1-2
Correspondence, 1899-1959
Madison Art Association
Box   6
Folder   3
Correspondence, 1955-1956
Box   6
Folder   4
Finances
Box   6
Folder   5
Collectors shows
Box   6
Folder   6
George Binet
Box   6
Folder   7
American Federation of Arts
Box   6
Folder   8
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Box   6
Folder   9
Films, slides, books, and periodicals
Box   6
Folder   10
Speakers
Box   6
Folder   11
Rentals and purchases
Box   6
Folder   12
Special materials
Box   6
Folder   13
Miscellaneous local items
Box   6
Folder   14
Miscellaneous sources
Box   6
Folder   15
Timothy Brown income and expenses, 1929-1934, 1949-1950
Box   6
Folder   16-17
Eleanor B. Hayden trust estate, 1932-1950
Box   6
Folder   18
Fred M. Brown trust estate, 1934-1943, 1949-1950
Box   6
Folder   19
Mortgages, bills of sale, and powers of attorney, 1898-1951
Box   7
Folder   1
Press editorials on Timothy Brown retirement, 1964
Box   7
Folder   2
Circuit Court opinions
Box   7
Folder   3-4
Reserve judge correspondence, 1964
Box   7
Folder   5
Judge Gordon campaign file, 1966
Box   7
Folder   6
Harvard law class of 1914 reunion, 1964
Box   7
Folder   7
Professional correspondence, 1950-1964
Box   7
Folder   8
Miscellaneous forms
Box   7
Folder   9
Articles, 1929-1930
Box   7
Folder   10
Paper for the Madison Literary Club
Box   7
Folder   11
Timothy Brown miscellaneous correspondence file, 1963
Box   7
Folder   12
Newspaper clippings, congratulations, and thank-you notes, 1949
Box   7
Folder   13
Retirement correspondence, social, 1964
Box   7
Folder   14
University of Wisconsin Alumni Association, 1966
Box   7
Folder   15
Pardon counsel file, 1947
Box   7
Folder   16
Justice Wilkie campaign, 1964
Box   7
Folder   17
Withholding statements, tax forms, 1949-1950
Box   7
Folder   18
St. Norbert College fundraising
Box   7
Folder   19
Professional correspondence, 1956-1963
Box   7
Folder   20
Appeal agent opinions, 1943
Box   8
Folder   1
Pardon applications and hearings, 1948
Box   8
Folder   2
Supreme Court Calendar
Box   8
Folder   3
Recollections and speeches about naval service
Box   8
Folder   4
Souvenir cards
Box   8
Folder   5
Scrapbook, 1908-1910
Box   8
Folder   6
Cash journal in account with Timothy Brown, 1911-1914
Box   8
Folder   7
Ledger pages, 1952
Box   8
Folder   8
Timothy Brown Jr. university school work
Box   8
Folder   9
Charitable donations
Box   8
Folder   10
William F. Vilas trust estate, 1961-1971
Box   8
Folder   11
Income tax documents
Box   8
Folder   12
Newspaper clippings, 1963
Box   8
Folder   13
Dane County Bar Association honors, 1965
Box   8
Folder   14
American Legion honors, 1964
Box   8
Folder   15
Wills and powers of attorney
Box   8
Folder   16
Notes and contracts
Box   9
Folder   1-2
Annie S. Brown financial records, 1922-1952
Box   9
Folder   3-7
Fred M. Brown trust estate, correspondence
Box   9
Folder   8
Insurance correspondence
Box   9
Folder   9
Service Star Legion, 1930-1940
Box   9
Folder   10
Thomas Coxon estate, 1944
Box   10
Folder   1
Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   10
Folder   2-3
Frank G. Brown ledger, cash journal, 1913-1929
Box   10
Folder   4-5
Timothy Brown cash journal, 1946-1953
Box   10
Folder   6
Cash receipts and disbursements, 1934-1935
Box   10
Folder   7
St. Norbert College commencement, 1965
Box   11
Folder   1
Madison Art Association correspondence, 1954
Box   11
Folder   2
Press clippings and correspondence regarding union discrimination case, 1957
Box   11
Folder   3-7
Correspondence, 1939-1970
Box   11
Folder   8
Timothy Brown Jr. school work
Box   11
Folder   9
Family newspaper clippings, 1950s
Box   11
Folder   10
Louise Coxon Brown “Mural Decoration” essay
Box   12
Folder   1-14
Income tax documents, 1951-1967
Box   12
Folder   15-16
Eleanor B. Hayden trust estate income tax return, 1958-1959
Box   12
Folder   17
Eleanor B. Hayden trust and Fred M. Brown trust income tax returns, 1949
Box   12
Folder   18
Audit reports, Timothy Brown estate and Frank G. Brown estate, 1922-1927
Box   12
Folder   19
Fred M. Brown trust estate, 1927
Box   12
Folder   20
Circuit court opinion, 1966
Box   13
Folder   1
Emma Coxon memorial service, 1960
Box   13
Folder   2
Special ROTC Manual of Infantry Basic, 1940
Box   13
Folder   3
Louise Coxon Brown school work, 1920
Box   13
Folder   4
Madison Civic Music Association, 1965-1966
Box   13
Folder   5
Veterans Administration correspondence regarding Robert Coxon
Box   13
Folder   6
Madison Art Association, 1952-1953
Box   13
Folder   7
Miscellaneous civic associations, 1966
Box   13
Folder   8-9
Correspondence, 1933-1936
Box   13
Folder   10
Service Star Legion correspondence, 1934-1940
Box   13
Folder   11
Service Star Legion minute book, 1922-1929
Box   13
Folder   12
Madison Art Association scrapbook, 1948-1951
Box   14
Folder   1
Household journal and ledger, 1924-1936
Box   14
Folder   2
Timothy Brown ledger and scrapbook, 1846-1880
Box   14
Folder   3-4
Land sale books, 1863-1907
Box   14
Folder   5-7
Timothy Brown ledgers, 1905-1949
Box   15
Folder   1-2
Credit limit ledger, 1927-1944
Box   15
Folder   3
Household ledgers, 1956-1958
Box   15
Folder   4
Cash journal in account with Timothy Brown, 1932-1938
Box   15
Folder   5
Mortgages book, 1928-1932
Box   15
Folder   6
Legal articles, opinions, and civic associations correspondence, 1964-1966
Box   16
Folder   1
Sailing correspondence, 1947-1967
Box   16
Folder   2
Sailing receipts, 1947-1967
Box   16
Folder   3-7
Guardianship account for Robert Coxon with First National Bank, 1935-1940
Box   16
Folder   8
Marriage ceremony writings
Box   16
Folder   9
Timothy Brown certificates and honors
Box   16
Folder   10
Selective Service Appeal Board, 1940-1948
Box   16
Folder   11
State of Wisconsin Senate Journal, 1964
Box   17
Folder   1
Address books
Box   17
Folder   2
Mailing permit
Box   17
Folder   3
Newspaper clippings, 1952-1953
Box   17
Folder   4
Reelection campaign materials, 1952
Box   17
Folder   5-6
Campaign file reports, 1952
Box   17
Folder   7-11
Thank you letters, 1952-1953
Box   17
Folder   12
Civic associations correspondence, 1939-1945
Box   17
Folder   13
Correspondence regarding Margaret T. Brown and other family members, 1929-1939
Box   17
Folder   14
Personal correspondence and newspaper clippings, 1949, 1965-1966
Box   17
Folder   15
Douglas Moore correspondence and memorial, 1963-1969
Box   18
Folder   1
Wisconsin Supreme Court documents, 1962
Box   18
Folder   2
Interest list of Fred M. Brown estate and Annie L. Brown Cooks estate, 1928-1947
Box   18
Folder   3-4
Timothy Brown ledgers, 1919-1945
Box   18
Folder   5
Fred M. Brown ledger, 1921-1927
Box   19
Folder   1
Sales records, 1934-1935
Box   19
Folder   2
Ledger, 1934-1935
Box   19
Folder   3
Timothy Brown diaries aboard the U.S.S. Reid, lieutenant junior grade shoulder marks, and dog tags, 1917-1918
Box   19
Folder   4-10
Timothy Brown wartime correspondence, 1917-1918
Box   19
Folder   11
Annie S. Brown travel diary, Japan, China, Philippines, Honolulu trip, 1915
Box   19
Folder   12
Timothy Brown correspondence and memorabilia, 1907-1960
Box   20
Folder   1
Cash journal in account with Brown and Totto Attorneys, 1946-1949
Box   20
Folder   2
Cash journal in account with Fred M. Brown estate, 1939-1951
Box   20
Folder   3-4
Trial balance books, 1906-1927
Box   21
Folder   1-2
Louise Coxon Brown Mothers' Day weekend pamphlet artwork, silhouettes, watercolors
Box   22
Folder   2
Navy Day scrapbook, 1944
Box   22
Folder   3
Louise Coxon Brown artwork for advertisements
Box   23
Folder   1
Timothy Brown diploma, certificates
Box   23
Folder   2
Louise Coxon Brown artwork, pastels, charcoals
Box   23
Folder   3
Timothy Brown appointment to Wisconsin Supreme Court certificate
Box   23
Folder   4
Wisconsin Supreme Court administrator's prayer
Photographs
Box   22
Folder   1
Sailing and naval photographs
Box   23
Folder   1
Timothy Brown Wisconsin bar association, Timothy Brown Jr. army
Box   24
Friends and family
Box   24
Graduation
Box   24
Navy
Box   24
Negatives
Box   24
Plat of Steenland, Wisconsin
Box   24
Sailing
Box   24
Timothy and Louise Brown
Box   24
Timothy Brown Jr.
Box   24
Unidentified individuals and groups
Box   24
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Box   24
Album of Lucien and Mary Hanks house, 1960
Box   24
Album of St. Norbert College commencement, 1965
Box   25
Framed photographs
Box   25
Coxon family albums
Box   25
Family
Box   26
Album unidentified
Tube   1
Blueprints for the Alpha Phi sorority house, University of Wisconsin
1491A/1
Audio recording, Browns' Christmas, 1955
Note: Disc 244A/1.