Biographical writings, ca.1868-1893. Digital
Includes handwritten biographical essay by unknown author, ca. 1868; letter written by Lucretia Effinger (Antioch College roommate), 1893.
Autobiographical writings, 1871, 1960. Digital
Includes essay, 1871; typescript An Autobiography, edited and completed by Gwendolen B. Willis, unpublished, 1960.
Elmira Water Cure Company, 1877, undated. Digital
Copies of journal Aquae Gloria (one with letter from Brown), 1877; circular, n.d.
Photographs, 1917, undated. Digital
Includes, Loyalty Parade, Racine, Wisconsin, postcard, 1917; three portraits, n.d. (in middle and late life).
Passport, 1925 Digital
Clippings collected by, or about, Brown, 1868-1915. Digital
Obituaries, tributes, 1926, 1956, 1963. Digital
Includes telegram from John J. Blaine, Governor of Wisconsin; Resolution, Maryland Branch, National Woman's Party; "A Tribute to Olympia Brown on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of her Graduation from St. Lawrence University." Supersize items from this folder were microfilmed at the end of Series I.
Antioch College, 1857-1912. Digital
Includes handwritten certification, signed by Horace Mann, president of Antioch, recommending Brown as a teacher, 1857; "Programme of Exercises at the Inauguration of the President and of Commencement," 1867; College Bulletin, "Reminiscences," 1911-1912.
Diplomas, 1860-1867. Digital
Includes Antioch College, B.A. (1860), M.A. (1867); St. Lawrence University Theological School, 1863; certificate, The Crescent Society of Antioch College, 1860; also includes suffrage broadsides removed from #143 (n.d.); note removed from #150 (n.d.).
St. Lawrence County [New York] Association of Universalists, 1861-1881. Digital
Includes handwritten certificate of Fellowship of the Association, 1862; Handwritten letter (1881) from John L. Lee, Standing Clerk, enclosing a handwritten copy of Brown's certificate of ordination (1863).
Church programs, 1864-1920. Digital
Includes installation of Brown, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1864; Brown's parishes, 1864-1884; Other parishes, 1867-1920; Also two church newsletters, 1881-1882. Supersize items from this folder were microfilmed at the end of Series I.
Circulars listing Brown lecture and sermon subjects, undated (after 1887) Digital
Certificate of appointment as Wisconsin delegate to National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1886; NWSA life membership card, 1889; election to the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1891 Digital
Wisconsin women's voting case, Brown respondent, 1887-1888. Digital
Includes clipping: "Election Day," The Daily Times, Racine, April 5, 1887; Wisconsin Supreme Court proceedings, including briefs, arguments, and typescript copy of decision (January 31, 1888); tract: open letter by Brown addressed to Judge J. Cassody, March 1888; reprint of Supreme Court decision, Northwestern Reporter, n.d.
Eight issues of "The Family Museum," ca.1849-1850. Digital
Newspaper by Brown, her sisters, brother, and cousins.
"The Sapling," volume 3, number 4, newspaper "edited and published" by Brown, 1853 Digital
Essay, "Aristocracy," Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1854 Digital
Antioch College: "Notes on Lectures," 1855-1856 Digital
Antioch College: Essays, examination paper, 1856 Digital
Antioch College: Essays, 1857-1858 Digital
Antioch College: Essays, 1859-1860 Digital
Essay, "The Female Character," December 1860 Digital
Essay, "The Responsibilities of the Scholar," St. Lawrence University, November 1861 Digital
Letter addressed "To the graduating members of the Crescent Society" at Antioch College, June 1862; Sermon, "If ye have faith...," Vermont, July 1862; Sermon, incomplete, ca. 1865 Digital
Address to the alumni of Antioch College, "Diversities of Gifts," June 1867. Digital
Drafts and notes.