PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05420::A Guide to the Walter S. Brown journals, 1896-1903)//EN" "vi05420.xml" A Guide to the Walter S. Brown journals, 1896-1903 Brown, Walter S., Journals, 1896-1903. 53752 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia © Trenton Hizer By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Trenton Hizer, 1 May 2023 Description is in English A Guide to the Walter S. Brown journals, 1896-1903 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 53752

Library of Virginia Trenton Hizer Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Walter S. Brown journals, 1896-1903 53752 .175 cubic feet (1 box) English Walter S. Brown Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Walter S. Brown journals, 1896-1903. Accession 53752. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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Biographical Information

Walter Scott Brown was born 8 June 1874 in Sutton, New Hampshire, to Dexter E. Brown (1826-1911) and Lois Bailey Brown (1841-1924). Brown joined an organization called the Christian Crusaders 17 October 1896, and became an itinerant evangelist, first travelling in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and eventually moving to Virginia in 1899. In Virginia, Brown mainly travelled between Richmond and Nottoway County, although he spent time in Williamsburg, Newport News, and Portsmouth; as well as Dinwiddie, Halifax, and James City Counties. In 1902, Brown moved to Highland County, Virginia, preaching there and in Pendleton County, West Virginia. In 1903, Brown was licensed as a Methodist preacher, and eventually settled in Augusta County, Virginia. He married Ada Jane Mullenex (1879-1961) on 4 May 1904, and they had two children. Brown died in Augusta County 26 August 1955, and was buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton, Virginia.

Scope and Content

Journals, 1896-1903, of Walter S. Brown (1874-1955) of Highland County and Richmond, Virginia; and New Hampshire, detailing his life as a member of the Christian Crusaders and as an itinerant minister in Highland, Nottoway and other Virginia counties and Richmond; as well as Pendleton County, West Virginia, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Brown describes prayer meetings, revivals, and worship services; as well as his personal religious journey. Collection includes correspondence, broadsides, and related documents.

Contents List Journals--volume I, December 1896-November 1901 1 Journals--volume I: loose papers, December 1896-November 1901 2 Journals--volume II, December 1901-July 1902 3 Journals--volume II: loose papers, December 1901-July 1902 4 Journals--volume III, August 1902-July 1903 5 Journals--volume III: loose papers, August 1902-July 1903 6 Broadside, fliers, letter, license, poem, and recommendation, 1902-1903, undated 7