Kenneth E. Brigham Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Kenneth E. Brigham Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.20 Linear Feet
Creator:
Brigham, Kenneth E., 1921-1970
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Kenneth E. Brigham Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Kenneth E. Brigham (1921-1970) of Newport News, Virginia, consisting of correspondence, photographs and ephemera.

Printed material in the papers are both personal and professional in nature: resume, maps, class registration, press releases, etc.

Correspondence include business letters written to Brigham from various organizations and military leaders and sympathy letters written to his wife upon his death.

Photographs are from 1961-1970 and are mostly headshots. There are several photographs of unnamed locations and groups of unidentified military men.

Biographical / historical:

Kenneth E. Brigham was born 12 June 1921 and was a native of Massachusetts. He married Doris Aylward and had one son Michael. Before becoming a noted public relations executive for Newport News Shipyard and Dry Docks, Brigham served 3 years in the Army. Kenneth Brigham died 30 August 1970. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed in July 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist. This collection was further arranged and described by Ronunda Claiborne, SCRC Staff, in June-July 2011.