Ray B. Browne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0107

Collection Organization

“The Satiric Use of ‘Popular’ Music in ‘Love’s Labours Lost’”, 1959

 File – Box 78, Folder: 5
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Creation: 1959

“Shakespeare in American Vaudeville and Negro Minstrelsy”, Fall 1960

 File – Box 78, Folder: 6
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Creation: Fall 1960

“Wellerisms in Negro Minstrelsy and Vaudeville”, July 1961

 File – Box 78, Folder: 7
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Creation: July 1961

“Popular and Folk Songs: Unifying Force in Garland’s Autobiographical Works”, September 1961

 File – Box 78, Folder: 8
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Creation: September 1961

“Superstitions Used as Propaganda in the American Revolution”, Fall 1961

 File – Box 78, Folder: 9
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Creation: Fall 1961

“Mark Twain and Captain Wakeman", November 1961

 File – Box 78, Folder: 10
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Creation: November 1961

“Billy Budd: Gospel of Democracy”, March 1963

 File – Box 78, Folder: 11
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Creation: March 1963

"The Indian Doctor" (parts 1 and 2), March-April 1964

 File – Box 78, Folder: 12
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Creation: March-April 1964

“The Uses of Popular Culture in the Teaching of American History”, January 1972

 File – Box 78, Folder: 13
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Creation: January 1972

“Black Popular Culture on the Stage”, July 1976

 File – Box 78, Folder: 14
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Creation: July 1976

“Popular Culture and the ‘New Humanities’”, January 1978

 File – Box 78, Folder: 15
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Creation: January 1978

“Popular Culture - Mirror of American Life”, February 1978

 File – Box 78, Folder: 16
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Creation: February 1978

“Popular Culture and the ‘New Humanities’”, May/June 1979

 File – Box 78, Folder: 17
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Creation: May/June 1979

“Directions and Dimensions in American Cultural Studies in the 1980s” (co-author: Ralph H. Wolfe), 1979

 File – Box 78, Folder: 18
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Creation: 1979

“The ASA and its Friends", 1979

 File – Box 78, Folder: 19
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Creation: 1979

“Democracy and the Novel: Two Points of View”, Summer 1980

 File – Box 78, Folder: 20
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Creation: Summer 1980

“Up from Elitism: The Aesthetics of Popular Fiction”, 1981

 File – Box 78, Folder: 21
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Creation: 1981

Book review, May 1983

 File – Box 78, Folder: 22
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Creation: May 1983

“The Heroic World of Judson Philips”, 1985

 File – Box 78, Folder: 23
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Creation: 1985

“Elite vs. Vernacular Commemorations”, October 1987

 File – Box 78, Folder: 24
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Creation: October 1987

“Ross Macdonald: Revolutionary Author and Critic…”, Winter 1990

 File – Box 78, Folder: 25
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Creation: Winter 1990

“The Voice of Popular Culture in History”, May/June 1997

 File – Box 78, Folder: 26
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Creation: May/June 1997

"The Arts and Cultures” - Proceedings of the Third Cultural Studies Seminar, 1999

 File – Box 78, Folder: 27
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Creation: 1999

Obituary for Marshall Fishwick and Russel B. Nye, 1993, 2006

 File – Box 78, Folder: 28
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Creation: 1993, 2006

Other articles, 1975-circa 2007

 File – Box 78, Folder: 29
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Creation: 1975-circa 2007

Miscellaneous, 1946-2009, undated

 Sub-Series – Box 79
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Creation: 1946-2009, undated

Teaching certification (miscellaneous), honorary discharge, business cards of R.B. Browne, 1946-1953

 File – Box 79, Folder: 1
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Creation: 1946-1953

Recognition awards, 1985-1992

 File – Box 79, Folder: 2
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Creation: 1985-1992

Bibliography of works and resumes, 1967-2005

 File – Box 79, Folder: 3
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Creation: 1967-2005

Reviews of Browne books, 1972-2009

 File – Box 79, Folder: 4
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Creation: 1972-2009

Interview with R. B. Browne and notes (videotape of 1-10-89 in Box 84-1), February 1986, January 10, 1989

 File – Box 79, Folder: 5
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Creation: February 1986, January 10, 1989

Browne speaking engagement programs and publicity, 1967-2007

 File – Box 79, Folder: 6
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Creation: 1967-2007

Flier for Directory of Popular Culture Collections, January 1989

 File – Box 79, Folder: 7
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Creation: January 1989

Caricature of R. B. Browne, 1992

 File – Box 79, Folder: 8
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Creation: 1992

Handmade birthday card for R.B. Browne, circa 1970

 File – Box 79, Folder: 9
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Creation: circa 1970

Mailing lists and contacts, circa 1980

 File – Box 79, Folder: 10
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Creation: circa 1980

Class review of R.B. Browne by Scott Korpowski, circa 1990

 File – Box 79, Folder: 11
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Creation: circa 1990

Business cards of colleagues of R.B. Browne, undated

 File – Box 79, Folder: 12
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Creation: undated

Photographic Material, 1940-2005, undated

 Series – Box 80
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Creation: 1940-2005, undated

R.B. Browne’s high school graduating class (1 photo), 1940

 File – Box 80, Folder: 1
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Creation: 1940

R.B. Browne, 1970-1988

 File – Box 80, Folder: 2
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Creation: 1970-1988

R.B. Browne with others, 1970-2005

 File – Box 80, Folder: 3
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Creation: 1970-2005

PCA and ACA conventions, 1987, 1997

 File – Box 80, Folder: 4
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Creation: 1987, 1997

PCA and ACA presidents past and present (includes some miscellaneous correspondence), May 1993

 File – Box 80, Folder: 5
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Creation: May 1993

Photos for Pioneers in Popular Culture (includes some miscellaneous correspondence), 1998

 File – Box 80, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1998

PCA and ACA conventions - miscellaneous performers’ publicity images (?), 1974, 1985

 File – Box 80, Folder: 7
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Creation: 1974, 1985

Images possibly for a publication (?), circa 1960

 File – Box 80, Folder: 8
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Creation: circa 1960

Images possibly for a publication (?), circa 1980

 File – Box 80, Folder: 9
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Creation: circa 1980

Albert Cornelis Baantjer, circa 1990

 File – Box 80, Folder: 10
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Creation: circa 1990

Miscellaneous photos sent to R.B. Browne, undated

 File – Box 80, Folder: 11
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Creation: undated

Audio Recordings, 1973-1997, undated

 Series – Multiple Containers
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Creation: 1973-1997, undated

Cassette - “Artistic License” - popular culture discussion, WBEZ 91.5 FM, May 29, 1997

 File – Box 81, Item: 1
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Creation: May 29, 1997

Cassettes - R.B. Browne childhood memories, October 1992, February 1994

 File – Box 81, Item: 2-9
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Creation: October 1992, February 1994

Cassette - Conversation with R.B. Browne on theoretic figures in America - USIS Office - M. Hillock, B. Harding, E. Holstein (sp?), July 7, 1986

 File – Box 81, Item: 10
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Creation: July 7, 1986

Cassette - M. Andreasen “Is This the ‘Light Decade?’” with R.B. Browne - WI Public Radio, August 21, 1986

 File – Box 81, Item: 11
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Creation: August 21, 1986

Cassette - Ralph McInerny - Crime, 1987

 File – Box 81, Item: 12
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Creation: 1987

Cassette - NPR program on Bill Randle, undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 13
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Creation: undated

Cassette - Harrison, undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 14
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Creation: undated

Cassette - PCA at MLA, Chicago - papers in honor of Ross Macdonald (J.G. Cawelti, G. Grell, S. Grogg, S. Sacs, R. Macdonald) - Tape 1, December 28, 1973

 File – Box 81, Item: 15
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Creation: December 28, 1973

Cassette - PCA at MLA, Chicago - papers in honor of Ross Macdonald (J.G. Cawelti, G. Grell, S. Grogg, S. Sacs, R. Macdonald) - Tape 2, December 28, 1973

 File – Box 81, Item: 16
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Creation: December 28, 1973

Cassette - Diane Golero (sp?), undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 17
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Creation: undated

Cassette - Translation of Bakkenhoven’s study of Baantjer by Dutch Smittenaar #1, January 1994

 File – Box 81, Item: 18
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Creation: January 1994

Cassette - John on Baantjer, undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 19
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Creation: undated

Cassette - Interview - John Bakkenhoven, undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 20
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Creation: undated

Cassette - PCA bibliography session, Toronto, March 9, 1990

 File – Box 81, Item: 21
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Creation: March 9, 1990

Cassette - Interview - Paul S. Newman, March 1994

 File – Box 81, Item: 22
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Creation: March 1994

Cassette - Tribute to Russ Nye - PCA convention, Chicago, 1994

 File – Box 81, Item: 23
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Creation: 1994

Cassette - The Five Dimensions - E.S.P., May 1993

 File – Box 81, Item: 24
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Creation: May 1993

Cassette - Detecting Their Needs - E.S.P., April 1993

 File – Box 81, Item: 25
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Creation: April 1993

Cassette - Holland, November 22, 1993

 File – Box 81, Item: 26
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Creation: November 22, 1993

Cassette - Songs, Chic Sale, undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 27
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Creation: undated

Cassettes - Chinese music (text is partially English and Chinese), undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 28-37
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Creation: undated

Cassettes - unidentified, undated

 File – Box 81, Item: 38-47
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - Alabama folk songs sung by Rosa Jenkins, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 1
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - #2 recorded, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 2
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - #7 recorded - old fashioned fiddle tunes of the South performed by Charles Stripling, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 3
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - #14 recorded, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 4
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - #15 recorded, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 5
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Reel to reel - #16 recorded, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 6
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Reel to reel - #17 recorded, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 7
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Reel to reel - #19(?) recorded, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 8
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Reel to reel - songster material - Brigham, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 9
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - songster bibliography, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 10
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - hants, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 11
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - history in song, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 12
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - American history in songs, undated

 File – Box 82, Item: 13
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - book manuscript #1, undated

 File – Box 83, Item: 1
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - book manuscript #2, undated

 File – Box 83, Item: 2
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - recorded from Leoch, undated

 File – Box 83, Item: 3-4
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Creation: undated

Reel to reel - unidentified, undated

 File – Box 83, Item: 5-9
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Creation: undated

Video Recordings, 1989, undated

 Series – Box 84
Dates
Creation: 1989, undated

The University Forum - WBGU TV Channel 27 - hosted by Michael Marsden with guest Dr. andrew Kerek interviewing Ray B. Browne (30 minutes), January 10, 1989

 File – Box 84, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: January 10, 1989

Department of Popular Culture - CBS local news from WTOL TV, Channel 11, undated

 File – Box 84, Item: 2
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Creation: undated

Computer Disks, 1996-2002, undated

 Series – Box 85
Dates
Creation: 1996-2002, undated

Hungiville article on Russ Nye, 1996

 File – Box 85, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: 1996

“Barbara Hambly” by D. B. Smith, September 2002

 File – Box 85, Item: 2
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Creation: September 2002

R.B. Browne bibliography, undated

 File – Box 85, Item: 3
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Creation: undated

Popular culture theory and methodology, undated

 File – Box 85, Item: 4
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Creation: undated

Paying Back revised, undated

 File – Box 85, Item: 5
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Creation: undated

American Civil War, undated

 File – Box 85, Item: 6-7
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Creation: undated

American Civil War and Reconstruction, undated

 File – Box 85, Item: 8-9
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Creation: undated

Unidentified, undated

 File – Box 85, Item: 10-11
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Creation: undated

Objects, 1953, undated

 Series – Box 86
Dates
Creation: 1953, undated

Microfilm (1 roll) - collection of 17th century pamphlets from the Huntington Library, April 1953

 File – Box 86, Item: 1
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Creation: April 1953

Medallion - Phi Beta Delta International Scholars, undated

 File – Box 86, Item: 2
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Creation: undated

Plastic document holder - Popular Culture - Mirror of American Life, undated

 File – Box 86, Item: 3
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Creation: undated

Office name plate - R.B. Browne, undated

 File – Box 86, Item: 4
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Creation: undated

T-shirt -PCA and ACA - R. Browne Jr., undated

 File – Box 86, Item: 5
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Creation: undated

Plastic shopping bag - Popular Press, undated

 File – Box 86, Item: 6
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Creation: undated

Oversize Materials, 1967-1989

 Series – Box 87
Dates
Creation: 1967-1989

Original artwork - logo for the Journal of Popular Culture and the Popular Press, 1967

 File – Box 87, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1967

Newspaper article - “Getting it Together at B.G.’s Pop Culture Storehouse” - The Blade, March 3, 1974

 File – Box 87, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: March 3, 1974

Article - “Roller Coaster 101” - Sunday Magazine, Enquirer, October 22, 1978

 File – Box 87, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: October 22, 1978

Article - “Ray Browne” - USA Today, December 22, 1986

 File – Box 87, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: December 22, 1986

Article - “In Search of Popular Culture” - N.Y. Times, January 8, 1989

 File – Box 87, Folder: Unknown number
Dates
Creation: January 8, 1989

Article - “That Tuition Check" - The Wall Street Journal, June 8, 1988

 File – Box 87, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: June 8, 1988

Article - “Pop Goes to College” - Rolling Stone, October 6, 1988

 File – Box 87, Folder: 6
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Creation: October 6, 1988