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E. Parmly Brown Papers Finding Aid
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Wink, Tara
Wink, Tara
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2025-08-25
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E. [Eleazar] Parmly Brown Papers
Eleazar Parmly Brown Papers
E. Parmly Brown Collection
Eleazar Parmly Brown Papers
E. Parmly Brown Collection
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Abstract
The E. [Eleazar] Parmly Brown Papers contains materials relating to Brown’s work as a dentist, inventor of dental tools, and educator. The papers span from 1874 to 1929 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1876 to 1888. The collection includes two scrapbooks with patents and agreements relating to some of Brown’s many inventions and correspondence regarding the sales of Brown’s tools by the S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company. The collection also includes correspondence regarding Brown’s instruction at the Maryland Dental College (Baltimore), the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental Society meetings, and on teaching tours in Europe. The collection includes manuscripts of Brown’s publications, lectures, and speeches.
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The collection dates from 1874 to 1929, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1876 to 1888. The collection contains materials relating to Dr. E. Parmly Brown's career as a dentist, dental instructor, and inventor of dental equipment. This finding aid describes the contents of the collection and its organization. It is unclear how the HSHSL came to own the collection but its possible it was donated by Brown's son Lawrence Parmly Brown. To use the collection researchers must contact the historical collections librarian and arrange an appointment. The collection is open for research in the Historical Collections of the HSHSL.