Frances Forrester-Brown Papers

The Frances Forrester-Brown Papers consist of 3.5 linear feet. The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Writings, Published Materials, Personal Materials, and Photographs.

Correspondence is organized into two subseries: 1) By Year 2) By Person. Letters range from the years 1891 to 1937 with the bulk of the materials detailing Frances Forrester-Brown's business and societal dealings in Guatemala. Also included are many letters written to friends and family while she was living in Guatemala and later during her trips throughout the United States.

Writings includes three subseries which designate the type of writings: 1) Diaries 2) Scrapbooks 3) Other Writings. Of note are the detailed diaries that Frances Forrester-Brown kept between the years 1897-1930. Also of interest are a series of scrapbooks created while Forrester-Brown attended the Monticello Female Seminary in Godfrey, Illinois.

Published Materials contains two subseries: 1) By Frances Forrester-Brown 2) By Others. Forrester-Brown published several articles during her time in Guatemala including in Tropic Magazine and World Traveler Magazine. Other items include a series of articles by W. Livingston Larned published in Field & Stream and a biography of Frances Forrester-Brown's life Fearless and Free written by her great niece Sara Richardson.

Personal Materials mostly includes materials related to Forrester-Brown's estate.

Photographs covers the years 1906-1937. Many photographs are undated but many do include captions providing context to the scenes. The majority of the photographs are day-to-day scenes from Forrester-Brown's time in Guatemala, but also included are trips to Ireland, Mexico, New York, Kentucky, and other places in the United States.