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Victoria Brown Travel Diary of Europe, 1935 0.01 Linear Feet

Brown, Victoria, 1921-

Handwritten travel diary by Victoria Brown (1921-2005), daughter of architect Arthur Brown, Jr. (1874-1957). The diary documents a trip to Europe taken when Victoria was a teenager from August to November 1935. The Brown family travelled across the United States from California to New York, then stayed in Paris before visiting Rome and several other cities in fascist Italy. The diary features a description of a fascist rally in Rome and dozens of sketches, some in color, of flags, uniforms, theater costumes, and street maps. The bulk of Victoria's diary consists of comments on the historic sites, museum collections, and neighborhoods she visited during her trip. Also included is an official document [in Italian and French] allowing Victoria access to an international architecture conference in Rome to which her father participated.

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