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John Carter Brown

John Carter Brown 1797-1874, American book collector and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I.; son of Nicholas Brown . In about 1840 he began collecting books printed before 1800 relating to America, and the result was a remarkable library of 5,600 volumes. These were cataloged by John Bartlett (4 vol., 1865-71). Several thousand volumes were added to the library before Brown's death. After his son, John N. Brown, died, the library was donated to Brown Univ. (named for Nicholas Brown) with funds and an endowment for a special building on the campus to house it. It is known as the John Carter Brown Library.

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John Carter Brown Library see Brown, John Carter .

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Wroth, L(awrence) C(ounselman)

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Wroth, L[awrence] C[ounselman] (1884–1970), librarian of the John Carter Brown Library (1923–57) and research professor of American history at Brown University, was the author of several bibliographical and historical works, including Parson Weems (1911), The Colonial Printer (1931), and An American Bookshelf, 1755 (1934).

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