Preliminary Inventory of the Carol Osman Brown Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2003-03107

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists primarily of research files that Carol Osman Brown used to write articles for such publications as Arizona Highways, The Phoenix Gazette, Arizona Days & Ways, and Arizona Highroads on subjects like children's issues, horseback riding, medicine, education, the Phoenix area, politics, and divorce. Also included are copies of some of Brown's articles. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

Dates

Creation: 1960-1996

Creator

Brown, Carol Osman (Person)

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Tuesday through Thursday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Biographical Note

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Carol Gail Osman was born in Schenectady, New York in 1941. She lived in New York City as a child and moved to Phoenix, Arizona in about 1961. After finishing high school, she worked as a stringer for the Prescott Courier and the Arizona Republic in addition to working as a counselor at a Girl Scout camp in Groom Creek so that she could pursue her love of horseback riding. During her time as a counselor, she also met her future husband, James C. Bing Brown. The couple eventually married and had two sons, Jim and Bryan.

Brown earned her B.A. in Mass Communication at Arizona State University in 1963 while working as a feature writer, reporter, columnist, and photographer for the Phoenix Gazette (1961-1965). She went on to serve as a public relations account executive for John S. Turner & Associates (1965-1966) and Kenneth G. Patton Agency (1966-1968) before she began teaching journalism. During her career, she taught at Phoenix College (1974), Scottsdale Community College (1978), Rio Salado Community College (1984-), and Arizona State University (1988-2000). She also edited The Advertising Dentist (1983-1986), the Kleisley-Cole PR Report (1984-1986), Changing Homes Magazine (1986-1988), HealthLinks (1994-), and Phoenix Rising Magazine (1998); published Arizona Marketplace for Writers and Photographers (1990); and worked extensively as a freelance writer and photographer.