Otis E. Brown Veterans Post No. 2 collection
Collection — Folder: S2342
Identifier: S2342
Scope and Contents
This collection includes nine items, including certificates, fliers, charters, forms and letters, from 1919-1930, regarding the 1919 chartering of the Otis E. Brown Post No. 2, by the National Council of World War Veterans.
Dates
- 1919-1930
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
Otis E. Brown Post No. 2 was chartered by the National Council of World War Veterans in 1919. The post was comprised of Indianapolis veterans and named for Indiana’s first 7th District soldier to fall in battle, Sergeant Otis E. Brown of the 150th Field Artillery.
Otis Brown was born October 6, 1895, son of William and Annie Brown. Otis entered the service on August 8, 1917. He was killed in action on July 15, 1918, in St. Hilaire, France, and was buried at the American Cemetery, Belleau Aisne, France (Grave 25, Sec. W, Plot 1).
Source:
Indiana Historical Commission. Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women Who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War, 1914-1918. (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921), 279. Accessed April 6, 2016. https://archive.org/details/goldstarhonorrol00indi.
Otis Brown was born October 6, 1895, son of William and Annie Brown. Otis entered the service on August 8, 1917. He was killed in action on July 15, 1918, in St. Hilaire, France, and was buried at the American Cemetery, Belleau Aisne, France (Grave 25, Sec. W, Plot 1).
Source:
Indiana Historical Commission. Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women Who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War, 1914-1918. (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921), 279. Accessed April 6, 2016. https://archive.org/details/goldstarhonorrol00indi.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records donation from H.B. Dykes.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/04/07 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/07 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid revised 2016/04/22 by Brittany Kropf, 2016/06/22 by Lauren Patton.
- Title
- Otis E. Brown Veterans Post No. 2 collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
