Charles R. Brouse collection
Content Description
Materials created by or about Charles R. Brouse, including an extensive journal of his experience serving in Europe during World War I. Also includes photographs, news clippings, and the Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator of October 12, 1918.
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1942
Creator
- Brouse, Charles R. (Person)
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Portions of material in this collection are in the public domain. Other material copyrights held by Purdue University or original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Biographical Information
Charles Robert Brouse, son of Olin R. and Lillian Utter Brouse, was born on the 26th of April, 1892, in Rockford, Illinois. He was finishing his senior year in the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University when war was declared in May 1917. He was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant and served in the World War in Europe in the Coast Artillery Corps from May 1917 to January 1919. He was honorably discharged from military service on the 22nd of January 1919. He died in Greeley, Colorado.
Extent
0.182 Cubic Feet (one half-width letter-size manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Hurd Baruch on October 10, 2020
Condition Description
Newspaper is very fragile.
Processing Information
All materials have been housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Charles R. Brouse collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Siddhant Mehta
- Date
- 2022-01-25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu