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Chamberlain and Lyman Brown Papers
Box/Folder Description _
Co=National [sic] Plays, as well as schedules for stock productions kept by
Lyman Brown, as well as his extensive notes regarding negotiations and stars. Of
particular note are the box office statements (for a 1949 stock production of
Accent on Youth starring Paul Lukas) signed by Tom Ewell who was employed by
the Brown brothers.
Sub-series 3 – General, 1913 – 1954 and undated
3 boxes
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Included in this series are general administrative agency files such as casting files,
employee files, notes and memoranda, stationery, and a number of industry
publications. Papers for Actors’ Equity Association other than correspondence
are contained in this series.
Series VII: Fritzi Scheff Papers, 1905 – 1955 and undated
1.5 boxes
Arrangement: By Format
This series is comprised of extensive correspondence between Scheff and the Brown
brothers, from 1920 to 1955, manuscript drafts of a biography, programs, ephemera, and
clippings. There are also contracts, some financial papers, and a few publicity materials
for a 1930 vaudeville tour of Fritzi Scheff and Company, presented by Chamberlain
Brown.
Series VIII: Photographs, 1886 – 1956 and undated
3.75 boxes
This series contains both personal and family photos, as well as agency photos of
performers and of other theatrical subjects, and photos either sent to or purchased by the
Brown brothers. Some photos are autographed.
Sub-series 1 – Personal and Family
Sub-series 2 – Performers and Clients
Sub-series 3 – General
Sub-series 1 – Personal and Family, 1886 – 1952 and undated
1.5 boxes
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Included in this series are photos of each of the Brown brothers separately and
together, mostly as children, and also a photo of them probably with their
maternal grandfather, General Samuel Emery Chamberlain. There is also a
wedding portrait of Delorious T. Brown, their mother, as well as a photo of their
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