Collection RA053 - Ronald Brown Second World War memorabilia collection

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Ronald Brown Second World War memorabilia collection

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  • Photographic material
  • Object
  • Graphic material

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CA VHEC RA053

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  • 1936–[194-] (Creation)

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Physical description

70 cigarette cards
12 photographs : prints, black and white
6 postcards

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Custodial history

Items in collection were owned by Robert Brown, then were in the possession of his son, Neil E. Brown, prior to their donation to the VHEC in 2011.

Scope and content

Collection is comprised of Nazi-era printed ephemera, photographs and a Hitler Youth dagger collected by Royal Canadian Engineer Robert Brown, who served in the Second World War. Postcards and cigarette cards document Nazi party activities and personnel, bombs, the German retreat from the Netherlands and other subjects.

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      Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

      Donor relinquished rights to materials in fonds upon their donation to the VHEC but the collection contains third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Researchers are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

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      No accruals are expected.

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      Final

      Level of detail

      Partial

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Described in 2021. Item-level descriptions created by Caitlin Donaldson in 2021.

      Language of description

      • English

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