Peggy Ann Brown, Ph.D., Your Washington, D.C. Researcher

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 Peggy Ann Brown Resume

Educational Background

Ph.D. American Civilization, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.  Awarded distinction in all doctoral fields:

                        ∙  Americana at the Library of Congress

                        ∙  American Cultural History

                        ∙  American Religious History

                        ∙  English Social History

B.S. in News-Editorial Journalism, William Allen White School of Journalism, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Work Experienceork Experience

1993-Present  Independent Researcher. Conduct archival/library research for corporate, academic, and private clients; research and write articles; edit and proofread periodicals and books.  Articles have appeared in American Forests, Benjamin Moore Ensemble, Independent Gasoline Marketer, American Academy of Physicians Assistants Newsletter, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Secure Retirement, Digestive Health and Nutrition, Osteopathic Progress, Washington Home and Garden, New Physician.

                  Major recent/ongoing research projects (additional projects under                      Research Clients tab above):

                       ∙  Research on the history of I-395/Shirley Highway for Schnader

                       Harrison Attorneys for their work with Arlington County, Virginia.   

                       Designed and executed research project, successfully locating

                       details of 1942-1944 relocation trailer camp. Research conducted at

                       Library of Congress, Arlington Public Library Virginia Room,

                       National Archives, and George Mason University Trans-

                       portation Special Collection. (2010-ongoing)

                       ∙  Research for Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historical Site

                       at Library of Congress and National Archives in the records of  

                       the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Animal Industry

                       for exhibit on Percheron horses at the site in the 1920s (2010)

                       ∙  Research for University of Illinois Professor Inger Stole for

                       ∙  Research for historian Anthony Arthur in National Archives and

                       Library of Congress Manuscript Division for his upcoming book,

                       To Mexico and Back: The Epic Journey by Confederate General

                       Jo Shelby and His Men.  (2009)

                       ∙  Located correspondence and other records dealing with Herman

                       Matson and Hoboken [N.J.] Workers Defense League in    

                       unredacted ca. 1930s FBI files, Department of Justice documents,

                       and WPA-related materials at National Archives for historian

                       Holly Metz. (2009)

                       ∙  Photographed diary entries and correspondence in Library of        

                       Congress Manuscript Division for Lincoln Memorial University

                       Professor Earl Hess for his research on the Stones River, Ken-

                       nesaw Mountain, and Knoxville Campaign, ca. 1863 (2009, 2010)

                        ∙  Research on Triumph Industries (Triumph Explosives and

                       the "Triumph Girls"), a former fireworks factory in Elkton,

                       Maryland, which became an ordnance plant during World War

                       II, for University of Delaware Professor Guy Alchon. Research

                       conducted at National Archives I and II and Library of Congress.

                       (2008-2009)

                        ∙  Research on South Carolina Ku Klux Klan rallies in the 1960s

                       for writer John Lawson. Included research in period news-   

                       papers, FBI Counterintelligence Program records, and NAACP

                       manuscript collection and first-person interviews. (2008, 2009)

                        ∙  Research at National Archives on Jesse Mosely, African-

                        American physician active in Mexican Revolution, for historian

                        Jan Jones.  (2008)

                        ∙   Located U.S. State Department records on French North Africa

                        from 1949 to 1961 at National Archives for Theresa Romahn,  

                        Wilfrid Laurier University. (2008)

∙   Located U.S. immigration records of EakTai Ahn, composer of

the Korean national anthem, at National Archives for YoungHan Hur, Korea National University of Arts (2008)

·      Researcher for Seth Kaller, Inc. at National Archives, Library of Congress, and other Washington, D.C.sites.  Projects have researched the provenance of a circa 1820s copy of the Declaration of Independence engraved by William J. Stone and focused on a Civil War era suspension of a writ of habeas corpus; the Proclamation of the Ratification of the Definitive Articles of Peace and Friendship, 1784; and an 1861 Virginia Convention broadside, among other topics.(2006-ongoing)

·       Researched Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani’s 1910 U.S. Court of Claims Case; 1850 Hawaiian princes’ tour of the United States; 1976 takeover of Kaho’olawe at National Archives, Library of Congress, and Hawaii State Archives for books by Neil Thomas Proto, lawyer and Affiliated Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute.  (2006-2009)

·        Investigated War of 1812 privateer records and disappearance of Theodosia Burr Alston for Mercedes Bujans using sources at National Archives and Library of Congress (2006-2008)

·        Provided background from National Archives and Naval Historical Center Operational Archives Branch POW reports on American POWs who served with POW/Olympian Louis Sylvie Zamperini for forthcoming book by Laura Hillenbrand  (2005, 2007)

·     Located correspondence and government documents related to forthcoming book on Jefferson County, West Virginia in the papers of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1873, National Archives for Professor Paul Anderson, Clemson University     (2005-2006)

2005             Writer, North Star Games, Greenbelt, Md.  Researched and                                wrote trivia questions for new board game, Wits and Wagers. 

2005              Media Relations, North Star Games, Greenbelt, Md.
                     Coordinated media campaign for release of Wits and Wagers at
                     University of Maryland game festival. Received coverage in
                     Washington Post, community newspapers, and local television news.

2001-2005      Researcher for Irving R. Levine.  Provided research assistance to
                     former NBC news correspondent in his manuscript collection at the
                     Library of Congress and personal collections.  Conducted background
                     research on his forty years of reporting and wrote synopses of events
                     and broadcasts for possible autobiography.

2003, 2007     Abstractor, APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities, Alexandria,                       Va.  Abstracted more than 3,000 magazine articles, book chapters,                        and conference presentations for reference database on campus                       physical plant management for association website.

2003              Editor, The Preacher's Kid and Other Writings by Agnes Lola

                     Griffin Brown (Alexandria, Va.: Athena Pegasus Publishing, 2003).

Additional Work Experience

Writer/Researcher, Independent Gasoline Marketing,Stratton Publishing, Arlington, Va. 
                     

Editor, American Studies International and ASI Newsletter, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 

Director of Public Relations and Publications, Association of American Colleges, Washington, D.C.

Research Assistant, Vice Chancellor's Office for Research and

                     Graduate Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

                       her forthcoming book on the (War) Advertising Council during  

                       World War II, using National Archives records of the Office of

                       War Information; the Federal Trade Commission; and the

                       Temporary National Economic Committee, among other record

                       groups.  (2009)