Christine Brown Penniman manuscript collection
Abstract
Letters from Christine Brown Penniman to her parents while she was a Red Cross volunteer during World War I.
Dates
- 1918 - 1920
Creator
- Penniman, Christine Brown, 1892-1967 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Christine Brown Penniman (1892-1967) was born in Springfield, Illinois to Stuart and Katherine Brown. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Christine was 26 years old in 1918 when she joined the Red Cross as a volunteer and was sent to France in the final days of World War I. She was in Paris when peace was signed, and witnessed the wild jubilation of a people who had been utterly devastated by the war.
While she was in France, Christine Brown met John Dushane Penniman, an American serving in the Army. After returning to the United States, they married in 1920 and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. Christine Brown Penniman remained an active volunteer in her community until her death.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically at the file level. Individual items within files were arranged by the donor, and that arrangement has been respected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Ann Clapp, April 2015.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters Christine Brown Penniman sent home to her parents while she was volunteering with the Red Cross in France during the final days of World War I. Two letters are also included to Christine from her father, Stuart Brown. Contents of the letters include description of travels and daily life, as well as various social engagements and notable meetings. Of particular note is Brown’s account of the peace signing in Paris, which marked an end to the hostilities.
Creator
- Penniman, Christine Brown, 1892-1967 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Christine Brown Penniman manuscript collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Mallory Herberger
- Date
- 2018-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020-09-24: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org