- unitid
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{"value"=>"743786", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1928 - 1953", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1928/1953"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Sub-series 3 - Soldiers and Sailors"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"3.5 boxes"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This series consists of correspondence between Chamberlain Brown and young servicemen and their families during World War II. In some instances, Brown appears to have found stories on these soldiers and sailors in newspapers or muscle magazines and wrote to them, sometimes asking for an autograph, sometimes with the promise of a theatrical career. Others worked in the theater or for the Brown agency before the war and their earlier correspondence is also filed here. His 1945 letterhead listed service men represented by Mr. Brown “for stage, screen and radio for which many have been placed.” Some servicemen continued to correspond with Brown after the war.</p> <p>Occasional references to more personal relationships between Chamberlain Brown and the men can be found in the correspondence. There are also a few gay serviceman writing to him, for example, one of his former employees. All of the letters provide a valuable window into the life of a serviceman during World War II.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical</p>"}
- date_start
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1928
- keydate
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1928
- date_end
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1953
- date_inclusive_start
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1928
- date_inclusive_end
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1953