Well, well, well. Denison U has finally claimed Townsend as one of their own.

Long-time Townsend Brown inquirer Jan Lundquist – aka 'Rose' in The Before Times – has her own substantial archive to share with readers and visitors to this site. This forum is dedicated to the wealth of material she has compiled: her research, her findings, and her speculations.
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Well, well, well. Denison U has finally claimed Townsend as one of their own.

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At the time Paul and Linda visited Denison, the archivist there denied that Denison had any record of Townsend's attendance there, or of any association with Paul Biefeld. As Linda recounted the meeting to me, the woman implied that Townsend was a grifter, a fake, and a scammer, who hung with shady characters,

To see this entry on their website now brings such sweet satisfaction.
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Brown, Thomas Townsend (subject files)
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Thomas Townsend Brown (often referred to as T. Townsend Brown, or simply T. T. Brown) attended Doane Academy, a preparatory school in Granville associated with Denison University, from September 1921 until graduating June 11, 1923. There he assisted physics professor Richard H. Howe with the operation of Denison’s first radio station, WJD, from Barney Science Hall, with broadcasts reaching the Pacific coast.

From September 1924 until June 1925 he attended Denison University, giving a lecture “with experiments” to the Engineering Society on Particles of Energy and The Control of Gravitation, and assisting physics professor and astronomer Dr. Paul A. Biefeld with an experiment on Photographic Record of the Partial Solar Eclipse of January 24, 1925.

Requests have been made to Denison for information on Brown and Dr. Biefeld, specifically in regards to the "Biefeld-Brown effect" - Denison has no record of a paper on the “Biefeld-Brown effect” by either of the two.

Other references include: 1921/1922 Doane Academy Catalogue, 1922/1923 Doane Academy Catalogue, 1924/1925 DU Catalogue (Freshman Class List), 1922 Adytum (Doane Academy, Cicero Literary Society), 1923 Adytum (Doane Academy, senior class photo, Cicero Literary Society), Transcripts Doane Academy 1920's, Transcripts DU 1924-1925, P+B T. Townsend Brown, with newspaper clippings related to Brown and Denison, 2GD3 Brelsford Papers (Townsend Brown Foundation), 10LA Denison Alumni Bulletin, Sept. 1935 pp. 11-12, 12DPhy-90 Radio Station Equipment for photo of T. T. Brown with Radio Station Equipment, 12PH3 Howe, Richard H. Personal Correspondence for folder with letters from T. T. Brown, 12 PH3-90 Photographs: Envelope of photos sent to him by Townsend Brown, Granville Times Dec. 4, 1924.
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Well, well, well.... indeed!

That is quite a turn around from that afternoon we spent at the Denison library in 2004.

The account of that visit is in Chapter 11 - He Made Things Up. .

Jan, thanks the the text ... can you also share the link from the page where you found that?

And... how did it even show up on your radar?

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I have learned that new 'stuff' is always coming out, so I repeat old searches periodically.

I don't know why, but I am having difficulty pasting links.

This one came from www.denisonarchives.libraryhost.com

Maybe you can grab the whole thing.
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Jan Lundquist wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 9:00 pm Maybe you can grab the whole thing.
Apparently not:
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Hurray, C&P are working for me today.

http://denisonarchives.libraryhost.com/ ... tent&id=28
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Oh, good.

It's good to see how they've laid it out, complete with the "young scientist in his lab" photo.

What a huge surprise.

I wonder if somebody read the book and had a second thought.

Because this sure doesn't look or sound anything like what their story was 20 years ago!

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Paul, this would not have happened had not your work, and Linda's collaboration. Pat yourself on the back with both hands.!

Jan
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