Boxed Collection – Charles Emerson Brown Collection
The Charles Emerson Brown Collection contains the personal, civic, social, and family papers and photographs of Charles Emerson Brown, c. 1892-1996. The collection consists mostly of photographs of family and personal events, as well as professional. The collection was donated to the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society by Susan Kay Basinger, Charles Emerson Brown’s daughter, on February 27, 1998.
| Box | Folder | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ephemera, Lincoln Junior High School, n.d., 1934 |
| 1 | 2 | Photographs, Lincoln Junior High School Band, 1932 - 1934 |
| 1 | 3 | Ephemera, E. Emerson Brown & Pontiac H. S., 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1962, 1987 |
| 1 | 4 | Photographs, Mack's Drug Store & Oakland Theater, 1937 |
| 1 | 5 | Photographs, C. Emerson Brown & Oakland Park Tennis Courts, n.d., 1937 |
| 1 | 6 | Manuscript, Oakland Motor Co. & GMC Truck & Coach, n.d., 1920-21, 1922-23, 1940 |
| 1 | 7 | Photographs, Vehicles Made by GMC Truck & Coach Division, n.d., 1902-1952 |
| 1 | 8 | Photographs, C. Emerson Brown and GMC Truck & Coach, n.d., 1940 - 1965 |
| 1 | 9 | Ephemera & Clippings, GMC Truck & Coach Division, n.d., 1959 - 1987 |
| 1 | 10 | Newspaper, GMC Truck & Coach Division, Oct 1969 |
| 1 | 11 | Photographs, Oakland Park Methodist Chuch, n.d., 1939, 1946, 1961 |
| 1 | 12 | Ephemera & Clippings, Oakland Park Methodist Church, 1933, 1947-51, 1957, 1960 |
| 1 | 13 | Photographs & Clippings, North Side Skating & Hockey Club, 1939, 1953-57 |
| 1 | 14 | Photograph, Orchard Lake Church, 1955 |
| 1 | 15 | Photograph & Clipping, Holly Train Crash, 1947 |
| 1 | 16 | Photographs, Taken by C. Emerson Brown, n.d., 1947 |
| 1 | 17 | Photographs, Elks Club & Residential Homes, n.d., 1946, 1955 |
| 1 | 18 | Family Genealogy, Oliver Williams and C. Emerson Brown, 1956, 1987 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 8 | 1 Lantern Slide, Oakland Theater Fire, Aug 1958 |
| 2 | 9 | 2 Negatives, Pontiac Parade, n.d. |
| 2 | 10 | 20 Negatives, Mack's Drug Store, 1937 |
| 2 | 11 | 10 Negatives, Oakland Park Tennis Court, 1937 |
| 2 | 12 | 8 Negatives, Pontiac Airport, 1937 |
| 2 | 13 | 2 Slides, Oakland Park - Labor Day, 1948 |
| 2 | 14 | 3 Negatives, Northside Hockey Team, n.d. |
| 2 | 15 | 9 Negatives, Oakland Park Methodist Church - Church School Programs, n.d. |
| 2 | 16 | 6 Negatives, Oakland Park Methodist Church - Sunday School Classes, n.d. |
| 2 | 17 | 3 Negatives, Oakland Park Methodist Church - Membership Classes, n.d. |
| 2 | 18 | 3 Negatives, Oakland Park Methodist Church - Kitchen & Dinner in Basement, n.d. |
| 2 | 19 | 39 Negatives, Oakland Park Methodist Church - Corresponding Photos # 1-39, n.d. |
| 2 | 20 | 12 Negatives, Oakland Park Methodist Church - Corresponding Photos # 40-52, n.d. |
| 2 | 21 | 3 Negatives, Lincoln Junior High School, 1934 |
| 2 | 22 | 7 Negatives, Holly Train Crash, 1947 |
| 2 | 23 | 1 Negative, House on Pingree Street Pontiac, 1946 |
| 2 | 24 | 1 Negative, House on Nelson Street Pontiac, 1945 |
| 2 | 25 | 2 Negatives, House on Pingree Street Pontiac, 1946 |