urn:taro:utexas.cah.01424 A Guide to the Keith L. Brown Papers, 1935-2007 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2010 Finding aid written in English. July 2010 Updated arrangement by Laurel Rozema. Descriptive Summary Brown, Keith L. Keith L. Brown Papers 1935-2007 Materials are written in English. 2009-277; 2009-309 15 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Keith L. Brown Papers, 1935-2007, contain correspondence, legal documents, printed materials, notes, schedules, and other documents, concerning his business career and political activities. Keith Lapham Brown (b. 1925) was a lawyer, businessman, and U.S. ambassador heavily involved in the Republican Party. Biographical Note

Keith Lapham Brown, lawyer, businessman, and ambassador, was born in Sterling, Illinois, on June 18, 1925, to lawyer Lloyd Heman and Marguerite Briggs Brown. After graduating from Sterling High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and spent three years training at the University of Illinois, the University of Texas, and Harvard University before serving in the Philippines. In 1949, Brown earned his LL.B. at the University of Texas Law School and started working for the law practice of Land, Byrd, Cross, & Ladon. After a short stint teaching law, he served as Vice President of Caulkins Oil Company, 1955-1970, and as president and chairman of the Brown Investment Corporation, 1970-present. Brown was appointed as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, 1982-1983, and as U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1989-1992. Brown has served as Director, Advisory Board member, Trustee, and Chairman to numerous organizations, including Vail Associates, Inc., which he co-founded in 1971. He has been an active member of the Republican Party for over forty years, including service as chairman of the Republican National Finance Committee and numerous campaign committees.

Brown married Carol Liebmann on October 1, 1949, and the couple had four children.

 Scope and Contents

The Keith L. Brown Papers, 1935-2007, contain correspondence, legal documents, printed materials, notes, schedules, and other documents, concerning his business career and political activities. These cover his service as U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho and Denmark, involvement in the Republican Eagle Club and for Republican National Conventions, partnership with Vail Associates, presidency and chairmanship of the Council of American Ambassadors, and relationship with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

 Access Restrictions

Social security numbers, financial material, and medical documents are restricted for privacy issues.

 Use Restrictions

A portion of these papers is stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Brown, Keith L., 1925- -- Archives. Brown, Carol Liebmann. Subjects (Organizations) Vail Corporation. Vail Associates, Ltd. Republican National Committee (U.S.) Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.) Council of American Ambassadors. Republican Party (U.S.: 1854- ) Republican National Convention. Subjects Ambassadors -- United States -- Archival resources. Politics, Practical -- United States. Places United States -- Foreign relations -- Denmark. Denmark -- Foreign relations -- United States. United States -- Foreign relations -- Lesotho. Lesotho -- Foreign relations -- United States. Arrangement:

The collection is divided into the following series:

I. Biographical and personal records II. Vail Development Project III. Colorado GOP IV. U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho V. U.S. Ambassador to Denmark VI. Council of American Ambassadors missions and meetings VII. Republican Eagle Club (Republican National Committee) events VIII. GOP Conventions IX. Center for Strategic and International Studies Advisory Board Preferred Citation

Keith L. Brown Papers, 1935-2007, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Laurel Rozema, April 2010, July 2010.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Offsite at LSF: 2009-277/8 Biographical and personal records: 2009-277/8 Life Summary: 2009-277/8 Biographical information 2009-277/8 Early Years [memoir] 2009-277/8 Genealogies: 2009-277/8 Moses Vail of Huntington, L.I…. by William Penn Vail, 1947 2009-277/8 Family Tree Charts for Descendants of Lloyd Heman Brown by James B. Brown, 1993 2009-277/8 Biographical History of the Browns of Morrison, IL by James B. Brown, 1993 2009-277/8 Ancestors and Descendants of Frank D. Briggs by William Briggs Galt, 1999 2009-277/8 Biographical History of the Laphams by James Briggs Brown and Kieth Lapham Brown 2009-277/8 The Browns of Carlisle, New York by Myron G. Brown, 1995 2009-277/8 Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection: An Interview with Ambassador Keith L. Brown, 2000 2009-277/8 North-End News, 1935-1938, 1972, 1997 [removed from binder] 2009-277/8 Inaugural anniversary dinner dance, February 2, 1988 2009-277/1 Personal correspondence, 1942-1948 2009-277/9 University of Texas [Law School] Alumni 2009-277/9 Vail Development Project, 1959-1969: Beginning Publicity Real Estate Minutes and Meetings Real estate development, 1960 [removed from binder] Original partner preliminary procedures/brochure, 1960 [removed from binder] Original partner documents and reports, 1959-1960 [removed from binder] Partnership agreements Vail stock Progress reports Forest service Financial correspondence General (book documents), 1963-1966, 1993-1996 Colorado GOP, 1975-1980 2009-277/1 U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho, 1982-1983: Going to Lesotho party and associated documents Correspondence leading up to appointment of Ambassador to Lesotho Reports on Lesotho Lesotho general file News clippings Miscellaneous documents and mementos Onsite at SRH: 2.325/N41c U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho: Calendar, 1983 Drawing inscribed “Welcome…Thank You” and “Pattaya”, undated Offsite at LSF: 2009-277/8 U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1988-1991: 2009-277/8 Ambassadorial seminar, January 1988: 2009-277/8 Folders and notebooks 2009-277/8 Ambassador’s spouse notebook 2009-277/2 Invitations and cards – Copenhaver in D.C., 1989 Appointments for Ambassador to make and calls and invites, 1989 Telefaxes, 1989 Personal, 1989 Amb. Brown arrival in CPH, January 9, 1989 Termination of SF-278’s (Exec. Personnel financial disclosure reports), 1989 Events, dinners, luncheons attended by Amb. Brown, 1989 Calls by Amb. Brown, 1989 Ambassador’s HHE and POV, 1989 Danish tax, 1989 Check-in Amb. And Mrs. Brown, 1989 Bornholm, 1989 Correspondence, 1989: Chron. – Amb. Chron. A-H Chron. I-P Chron. Q-Z Incoming correspondence Chron. Congressionals Business correspondence Chron. – Government officials Other Guest lists, 1989 Speech file, 1989 Ambassador Brown – State, 1989 Representation, 1989 Christmas card list, 1989 Speech file, 1990 Travel, 1990 Washington Consultation, January 22-30, 1990 Misc. Denmark, 1990 Telefaxes – Personal, 1990 Personal – Shooting, 1989-1990 Daily schedule and driver’s schedule, 1990 Special invitations/events, 1990 Chron. – Ambassador, 1990 Ambassador’s pheasant shoot, December 1990 Christmas cards, 1990 Commissary, 1990 Guests lists, 1990 Receipts, 1990 Representation, 1990 Personal – Automobile file Personal – General Confirmation information New York Consultations, 1/28-29/91 Visit: Republican Eagles Trade Mission, 10/24-25/91 GOP Eagle – Mission/Bio’s/Calendars/Appointment Book Personal [correspondence] A-M, 1991 Personal [correspondence] N-Z, 1991 2009-277/3 Daily schedule/driver’s schedule Ambassador Brown bio data Mrs. Brown bio Chief of Mission Role Management Christmas cards Financial Disclosure Statement Friends of HCAnderson Museum Guests lists Income Tax purposes Invitations ORE Receipts Representation General file (1) – Schedules General file (2) – Official/legal documents Danish pictures Events guestbook, 1989-1990 2009-277/4 General file (3) Personal documents Danish background studies – Personnel lists – Speeches Speech file General file (4) Speeches General file (5) Miscellaneous documents Accreditation – Amb. / Government Ret. State Dept. Queen’s visit, February 19-22, 1991 Queen’s visit – Maerak Award, February 19-22, 1991 To USA – Queen Margrethe’s official visit, 2/16-22/91 Ship christening/Gulf War/NAC/Atlanta Rebild – Keillor, July 4, 1991 State Inspection, August 1991 Amb.’s schedules/Greenland-Sonderstrom closing/COM Conference – Berlin Farewell events and letters Ambassador’s departure, 1/16/1992 2009-277/5 U.S. Ambassador to Denmark:

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 Travel vouchers, 1989 Travel orders, 1989 Danish bank account, 1989-1990 Travel vouchers, 1990 Travel orders, 1990 Personal, January-June 1990 Personal, June-December 1990 Medical, 1990 Miscellaneous, 1989-1991 Hospitalization Travel, 1991-: Miscellaneous trips, 1991 Southern Denmark, 5/24-27/91 To Berlin for COM meeting and personal, 11/11-20/91 Greenland/Iceland, 9/30-10/5/91 Summer vacation, 8/38-9/7/91 To Aalbord, 4/16-17/91 Personal trip to Naples, Italy, 3/27-4/1/91 To USA (official/personal), 12/22/90-1/30/91 To USA – Queen Margrethe’s official visit, 2/16-22/91 2009-309/1 Council of American Ambassadors missions and meetings: General file #1, 1999-2004 General file #2, 1994-2001 General, 2000 General, 2001 General, 2002 Travel – general, 2005-2006 Charities, 1993-2001 Washington, November 2001 Houston, April 2002 Washington, November 2002 20th Anniversary Gala, April 2003 Washington, April 2003 Florida, December 2003 Board of Directors election, April 25, 1994 U.S. Mission to the U.N., May 1, 1995 Board of Directors meeting, April 22, 1996 California meeting, April 2000 Denver regional, October 6, 2000 New York Conference, May 2, 2001 Mission to Poland and Romania, October 4-15, 2004 Spring Conference, 2004 NYC meeting, November 2004 NTC meeting, November 2005 Bermuda, November 2005 Dubai, March 2006 Washington meeting, April 2006 Mission to Venezuela, September 2006 NYC meeting, November 2006 Mission to Mexico, April 2007 San Antonio meeting, April 2007 2009-309/2 Board of Directors meetings, 1994-1999 Other organizations, 1999-2007: American Academy of Diplomacy Center for Strategic and International Studies U.S. Department of State Visitor Center and National Museum of American Diplomacy Assorted 2009-277/7 Republican Eagle Club (Republican National Committee) events: Presidential dinner, July-October 1985 Presidential inauguration of Reagan invitations, January 1985 Eagle meeting, Washington, D.C., April 2, 1985 RNC meeting in Washington, January 18, 1985 State Chairman’s Package, June 1985 Inaugural events and Eagle meeting, Washington, D.C., January 18-21, 1985 Eagles meeting in San Francisco, June 20-22, 1985 Eagles meeting, September 13, 1985 Executive Committee meeting, April 1, 1985 San Antonio Eagles meeting, April 13, 1985 RNC Atlanta, GA, June 27-28, 1985 Young Eagles, Dallas, TX, June 25, 1985 Lake Tahoe, August 1985 October meeting, 1985 Executive meeting, September 12, 1985 Corpus Christie [sic], November 1985 Young Eagles, Dallas, TX, November 25, 1985 Beverly Hills, December 4-6, 1985 Vice Chairman Luncheon, December 12, 1985 RNC meeting, Washington, D.C., January 23, 1986 Dinner Dance work file, January 21, 1986 Dinner Dance, February 21, 1986 Special Eagle meeting briefing and Luncheon, February 21, 1986 Eagles meeting, D.C., June 16-17, 1986 Eagles meeting, Lake Tahoe, June 13-14, 1986 Liberty Weekend, Statue of Liberty 100th Anniversary Patron Donor Program, July 3-6, 1986 RNC/White House briefing, August 28, 1986 Mission to Europe, September 1986 Eagles executive meeting, September 29, 30, 1986 Eagles meeting, Palm Springs, December 4-6, 1986 RNC meeting, January 1987 RNC meeting, February 1987 Various meetings plus George Schultz visit, February 20, 1987 Mission to Europe, April-May 1987 National Eagles Meeting I, April 22-23, 1987 RNC meeting, June 24-27, 1987 White House briefing for RNC activists, June 12, 1987 Eagles meeting, October 1987 Eagles meeting, November 1987 Board of Directors meeting, Decatur House with President Reagan and Howard Baker, November 4, 1987 IDD Motivational meeting, December 2, 1987 Eagle national meeting, Laguna Niguel, Ritz-Carlton, December 10-12, 1987 Pending, January 1988 IA Dinner Dance, February 3, 1986 White House invitations, 1971-1973, 1981-1993 2009-277/6 GOP Conventions: Alexander for President, 1995 RNC working file – patronage, 1985-1987 New Orleans, 1988 Dallas, 1984 Inaugural, 1981 Detroit binder, 1980 Detroit folder, 1980 National Convention in Kansas City, 1976: General file 2009-309/2 Arrangements Committee Housing Tickets Program Committee National Conventions prior to 1976, 1968-1972 Senator Gary Hart information and publicity, 1987 Center for Strategic and International Studies Advisory Board: September 9-10, 1985 National Leadership forum, June 9-11, 1986 25th Anniversary Board of Trustees and Advisory Board Dinner guest list, September 29-30, 1987