University of Wyoming
Brown earned a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1945. He was a sales manager for Mallinckrodt Chemical Works from 1931-1938, taught at the University of Chicago from 1939-1954, and worked in marketing research at Ford Motor Company from 1954-1969. Brown was director of the U.S. Bureau of the Census from 1969-1973 and secretary of the Conference Board from 1973-1981.
Collection contains correspondence; 5 scrapbooks of memorabilia; 4 photograph albums and photographs; 3 notebooks of speeches and articles pertaining to his tenure at the Census Bureau (1969-1973); biographical information; income tax returns (1943-1980); newspaper and magazine clippings; and miscellaneous other materials.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no known other archival collections created by George Hay Brown at the date of processing.
Finding aid available in repository.
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