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Pauline R. Brown Collection

Pauline R. Brown served as a home demonstration agent in Gregg County in the 1930s and eventually received a promotion to state supervisor for the entire home demonstration program in the 1950s. Born in 1904, she graduated from PVAMU with a BS in home economics in 1931. After graduation, she married a young man from Groveton, Trinity County, Texas, named Jesse Brown, who worked in various occupations as an automobile salesman and wardrobe cleaner in Longview. In 1940, the couple owned their own home worth $900 in Gregg County, and she worked as the county home demonstration agent, making almost twice the annual salary of her husband.Her husband enlisted in the military during World War II, and he gave his life to rid the world of fascism. As a widow, Pauline Brown had to support herself, and she focused her energy on helping rural African American families improve their quality of life. In 1949, she completed her master’s thesis, “Activities and Problems of County Demonstration Agents” and earned her master’s degree in home economics from PVAMU. In the 1950s, she served at the state supervisor for home demonstration activities. In 1961, she retired from her position and returned home to Gregg County, where she passed away on June 22, 1969. You can also visit the PVAMU Faculty & Administrators Finding Aid PV Panther Project website https://pvpantherproject.com/project/pauline-r-brown-papers/

Submissions from 1981 1981

Club Scout Spirit, Prairie View A&M University

Submissions from 1980 1980

Appreciation Libbie Brown - June 1980, Prairie View A&M University

Certificate Of Presentation - May 1980, Prairie View A&M University

Education Development Of Young People At Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View A&M University

The New York Times - October 1980, Prairie View A&M University

The leadership Foundation Certificate, The patriots leadership foundation

Submissions from 1977 1977

The San Jacinto Girl Scout Council - 1977, Prairie View A&M College

Submissions from 1975 1975

Certificate Of Award, Prairie View A&M College

Waller County Teachers Association 1975, Waller County Teachers Association

Submissions from 1970 1970

Certificate Of Life Memership, Blue Triangle Branch

Board of Education Little Rock Public Schools Department Of Instruction, Little Rock Public Schools

Submissions from 1968 1968

General S. Johnson Letter, Prairie View A&M College

Submissions from 1965 1965

Certificate Of Life Membership Beatrice F. Ford, Prairie View A&M College

The White House, The White House

Submissions from 1963 1963

Miss Hazel Tatum, Prairie View A&M College

Submissions from 1959 1959

Mary L. Jones Johnson Letter, Prairie View A&M College

Submissions from 1955 1955

Bulletins and Publication, Antioch Baptist Church

Houston Colleges For Negroes, The Houston Colored Junior College

Submissions from 1951 1951

W. Rutherford Banks, Emeritus, Prairie View A&M College

Submissions from 1947 1947

Gamma Epsilon And Gamma Epsilon Sigma Chapters, Prairie View A&M College

Submissions from 1946 1946

Trinity Baptist Church - June 1946, Prairie View A&M College

Submissions from 1943 1943

Graduate Class 1952, Crisis Magazine

Submissions from 1932 1932

The Class 1932 a School Flag, Prairie View College

Alic Hazel Catum, Prairie View State College

The Senior Class Of Prairie View State College, Prairie View State College

State College Prairie View, State College Prairie View

Submissions from 1931 1931

The Department of Music, Prairie View State College

Submissions from 1930 1930

Artyem Huckaby - May 1930, Prairie View State College

Prairie View State College Commencement Exercises 1930, Prairie View State College

Senior College Class Ernestine Jessie Covington, Prairie View State College

Submissions from 1929 1929

Appling for College, Prairie View College

Athletics Sport Sparks, Prairie View College

Edith Ferrell At The Piano, Prairie View College

Roby W. Hillard, Prairie View State College

Marian Anderson Contralto In Recital, Prairie View State Normal And Industrial College

The student school, Its Value in a Student Life, Prairie View State Normal And Industrial College