PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS

Books:

Maureen Elgersman Lee and Nicole Brown, eds. The Williamsburg Bray School: A History Through Records, Reflections, and Rediscovery. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2024. To order, click on the following link.

Book Chapters:

Antonio T. Bly, Julie Richter, and Nicole Brown. “‘Reading, and, Possibly, Writing’: Revisiting the History of the Williamsburg Bray Schools in Eighteenth-Century Virginia.” In Exploring and Expanding Literacy Histories of the United States: A Spotlight on Under-Recognized Histories. Routledge, 2024. To order, click on the following link.

Research Reports:

Nicole Brown. “The Williamsburg Bray School: Preliminary Historical Research Report, Block 14 Building 41.” Research Report. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2024. For open access, please click here.

Encyclopedia Entries:

Brendan Wolfe and Nicole Brown. “Associates of Dr. Bray and the Bray Schools.” In Encyclopedia Virginia. Published December 20, 2020. Updated July 11, 2025. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/associates-of-dr-bray/.

Articles:

Nicole Brown, “Student Enrollment, The Associates of Dr. Bray and their Bray Schools (1759-1775),” The Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation 6 (3): 145–155. For open access, please click here.

Adam & Fanny’s World:

Nicole Brown and Mary Hannah Grier. “Adam & Fanny’s World.” The William & Mary Bray School Lab, Summer 2022. For open access, please click here.

Williamsburg Bray School Map:

Nicole Brown and Aaron Lovejoy. “Williamsburg Bray School Map.” The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Spring 2023. For open access, please click here.

(Re)Making the Past:

Nicole Brown and Rachel Hogue. “(Re)Making the Past: Back Girls, Sewing, and Education at the Williamsburg Bray School.” The William & Mary Bray School Lab, Spring 2024. For open access, please click here.

Standing in the Gap Timeline:

Nicole Brown and Daniel Pleasant. “Standing in the Gap Timeline.” The William & Mary Bray School Lab, Spring 2025. For open access, please click here.