Brown Family History
This blog is a transcrition of a book of the History of the Brown family as written by Oral Carl Brown Sr. Born June 19th, 1884, Died in July 1967. Oral was a preacher from a long line of preachers. This book was written in 1962 at the age of 78 as a cronicle of family history and his lifes work for the "Oncoming younger Generation".
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Sunday, October 23, 2005
The Brown Family's History (Publishers Original Notes)
2005 Editor's Note: The following entry contains the notes from the original publisher Lester A. Michel., It is not actually part of the original publication, I found it as a single folded sheet, inserted into the book just before the picture pages. You should also note, that the statements Lester makes about availability of this book in printed form are no longer available. We need to remember this was written over 40 years ago, and since my research indicates that Lester was married on November 1st, 1942 to Marth L. Brown, then Lester is probably in his mid 80's if he is still alive today, October 2005. These notes were written as the book was finished, probably around 1965.
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This book is a copy of the original hadwritten book authored by O. C. Brown Sr. It is an exact copy in every detail except that not all of the pictures have been reproduced. The cost of reproduction of all pictures in the original book was simply too great. The choic of pictures was made largely by the author; a few were selected by me as the publisher. Any criticism of the organization of the picture pages should fall on me.
The duplication of the book was make by use of a spirit duplicator which gives clear, readable copy. On occasion, however, imperfect prints come through. the rather large task of assembling more than 50 copies of a book with 115 pages per copy was done by the Lester Michael family. if your copy contains imperfect, unreadable pages or if pages are missing, you may obtain replacement pages by writing me. It might be added that the ink used in this process is not waterproof and will run if the page becomes wet. i will replace damaged pages as long as they are available.
The responsibility for typing and proof-reading also falls on me. i apologize for errors which may have slipped in. if you note errors you might report them to O.C. Brown Sr., who can check them agains the original and pass them on to me. In the event that a second run of the book is ever made, such corrections could then be incorporated in the new printing.
A few extra copies of the Brown Family's History have been made and can be obtained from me at a price of $3.00 each.
This slight increase seems fair since the actual expense of producing the book exceeded income, even though several donations have been made by certain members of the family. This is the result of the inclusion of more picture pages than were planned originally and a somewhat larger cost for picture pages than was anticipated.
The cost of producing the book has been kept as low as possible by using a spirit duplicator method of reproduction for the printed matter so that lithography and commercial printing were required only for the eight picture pages and the family tree at the back of the book. The only wages or salary paid went to my secretary for the typing of the manuscript on the duplicator master sheets. I will be glad to furnish detailed information on the cost of the project to anyone who would like ot know more about it.
I have found the production of this book a rewarding and interesting experience and trust that you who have ordered books, paid in advance for your copies and waited patiently for the result, will not be disappointed.
Sincerely,
Lester A. Michel
309 Yucca Circle
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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This book is a copy of the original hadwritten book authored by O. C. Brown Sr. It is an exact copy in every detail except that not all of the pictures have been reproduced. The cost of reproduction of all pictures in the original book was simply too great. The choic of pictures was made largely by the author; a few were selected by me as the publisher. Any criticism of the organization of the picture pages should fall on me.
The duplication of the book was make by use of a spirit duplicator which gives clear, readable copy. On occasion, however, imperfect prints come through. the rather large task of assembling more than 50 copies of a book with 115 pages per copy was done by the Lester Michael family. if your copy contains imperfect, unreadable pages or if pages are missing, you may obtain replacement pages by writing me. It might be added that the ink used in this process is not waterproof and will run if the page becomes wet. i will replace damaged pages as long as they are available.
The responsibility for typing and proof-reading also falls on me. i apologize for errors which may have slipped in. if you note errors you might report them to O.C. Brown Sr., who can check them agains the original and pass them on to me. In the event that a second run of the book is ever made, such corrections could then be incorporated in the new printing.
A few extra copies of the Brown Family's History have been made and can be obtained from me at a price of $3.00 each.
This slight increase seems fair since the actual expense of producing the book exceeded income, even though several donations have been made by certain members of the family. This is the result of the inclusion of more picture pages than were planned originally and a somewhat larger cost for picture pages than was anticipated.
The cost of producing the book has been kept as low as possible by using a spirit duplicator method of reproduction for the printed matter so that lithography and commercial printing were required only for the eight picture pages and the family tree at the back of the book. The only wages or salary paid went to my secretary for the typing of the manuscript on the duplicator master sheets. I will be glad to furnish detailed information on the cost of the project to anyone who would like ot know more about it.
I have found the production of this book a rewarding and interesting experience and trust that you who have ordered books, paid in advance for your copies and waited patiently for the result, will not be disappointed.
Sincerely,
Lester A. Michel
309 Yucca Circle
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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