Background
Brown, Richard Holbrook was born on September 25, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Richard and Sylvia (Cook) Brown.
historian library director researcher
Brown, Richard Holbrook was born on September 25, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Richard and Sylvia (Cook) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1949; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1955.
Instructor history, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1955-1959;
assistant professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1959-1962;
associate professor of history, Northern Illinois U., De Kalb, 1962-1964;
director, The Amherst Project, Amherst and Chicago, 1964-1972;
director research and education, Newberry Library, Chicago, 1972-1983;
academic vice president, Newberry Library, Chicago, 1983-1994;
senior research fellow, since 1994. Member Illinois Humanities Council., 1980-1986, chairman, 1982-1983. Consultant National Endowment Humanities, since 1977.
Board directors Chicago Metro History Fair, since 1977, president, 1984-1991. National advisory board Center Study of Southern Culture, U. Mississippi, since 1979. Visiting professor of history and education Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1971-1984.
Member of Organization American Historians, Social Science Education Consortium (president 1975-1977), American Antiquarian Society.