Robert O. Bowen, 1920-
Papers, 1948-1967
18 Boxes; 9 linear feet
Ms. Group 13
Series 2: Correspondence 1949-1967
(7 boxes)
Box 12: Undated correspondence, 1949-1953
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Folder |
Dates |
Arrangement |
Notes |
| 1 | Undated | Letters by Bowen (drafts) | |
| 2 | Undated | Letters to Bowen | From: Cleo [Bordwell?]5; Brindel, Paul, 5; [Jerry] Cooper, 11; CKG [Charlotte Kelly Gafford, ca. 65] Hall, J. B., "Jim," 6. |
| 3 | Undated | Letters to Bowen (2) | From: 4; Michaelson, L.W., "Mike," ca. 40; Reeves(?) George, 8. |
| 4 | 1949-1950 | By date | |
| 5 | 1951-1952 | Chronological | Extensive correspondence with Alfred A. Knopf, inc. |
| 6 | 1953 | Letters by Bowen (Alphabetical) - Carbons | Recipients include: Gene Baro (5), CKG [Charlotte Kelly Gafford] (6); Alfred A. Knopf, inc., (5) |
| 7 | 1953 | Letters to Bowen, Jan. - Dec. | Gene Baro. |
Box 13: 1954 - 1955
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Folder |
Dates |
Coverage |
Notes |
| 1 | 1954 | Letters by Bowen (Surnames) | Aley, Ruth (3); Baro, Gene (7); Bourjaily, Vance; Butler, William, 9;Chambrun, Jacques, [Deal] Borden; Strauss, Harold (3); Strode, Hudson; Pick, John. |
| 2 | 1954 | Letters by Bowen (Unidentified) | Includes 18 letters to CKG [Charlotte Kelly Gafford] |
| 3 | 1954 | Letters to Bowen (Surnames A-B) | A.A. Knopf, inc. re Sidestreet (23); Aley, Ruth; Arthur, Ian (4); Baro, Gene (6); Bourjaily, Vance (2); Bowen, Mildred (3); Butler, William (23) |
| 4 | 1954 | Letters to Bowen(Surnames C-W), and first names | Chambrun, Jacques; Deal, Borden (2); Parry, Idris (11); Pick, John (2); Strode, Hudson (4) |
| 5 | 1955 | Alfred A. Knopf, inc. | Primarily re Practical Prose Studies |
| 6 | 1955 | Letters by Bowen | Ruth Aley; Gen Baro; Idris Parry; Hudson Strode; CKG [Charlotte Kelly Gafford] 5. |
| 7 | 1955 | Letters to Bowen | Aley, Ruth; Baro, Gene; Bowen, Mildred (3); Brown, Francis (2); Butler, William (7); Parry, Idris (5); West, Ray B. |
| 8 | 1956 | Correspondence with A.A. Knopf, inc., primarily re Practical Prose Studies (2) Letters by Bowen to R.G. Buechler, A.B. Guthie, Jr.,and Jim Hall. (3) Letter to Bowen, arranged by surname, and (4) Letters without surnames. | Aley, Ruth (2); Baro, Gene (3), [Bordwell]Cleo, with photo (2); Paul Engle (2); Leslie A. Fiedler; Hackett, William, Jr. (3); Hall, Jim; Lord, Sterling (7); May, James B. (2); Parry, Idris (2); Penn, Arthur (7); West, Ray B. (5); CKG (3). |
Box 14: 1956-1958
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Folder |
Dates |
Coverage |
Notes |
| 1 | 1957 | Letters by Bowen and replies; Correspondence re the proposed Beacon Annual |
Alfred A. Knopf, inc. (8); William Faulkner; Sterling Lord, agent, (18); Pick, John (9) |
| 2 | 1957 | Letters to Bowen, arranged by surnames. | Baro, Gene (3); Birney, Earle (2); Boardwell, Cleo (2); Hall, Jim (3); Howie, Dave (3); Parry, Idris (2); Richer, Ted (8); Thompson, John (16); West, Ray (3) |
| 3 | 1957 | Letters to Bowen, identified and arranged by first names | |
| 4 | 1958 | Re the Beacon Annual and (2) The Mountain Child. | |
| 5 | 1958 | Letters by Bowen and replies | Alfred A. Knopf, inc. (5); Sterling Lord agency, (ca. 45); Butler, Bill, KPFA, (78); Pick, John, Renascence (7); Hall, Jim B (6); Hackett, Bill , Rinehart (7); Cowley, Malcom; Robert Frost |
| 6 | 1958 | Letters to Bowen | [Bordwell] Cleo (5);Brasseur, Duane F.(5);CKG (Charlotte Kelly Gafford, 5); Michaelson, L. W. "Mike" (5); Parry, Idris (3); Strode, Hudson; Thompson, John (7) |
BOX 15: 1959-1960
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Folder |
Dates |
Arrangement |
Notes |
| 1 | 1959 | Correspondence re Bowen-Leslie A. Fiedler dispute at Montana State University | |
| 2 | 1959 | Correspondence with Rinehart, the contributors, Sterling Lord agency, and others re The New Professors. | |
| 3 | 1959 | Letters by Bowen and replies | Bill Butler, KPFA (19); Kozhevnikova, Trina, Soviet Woman; Strode, Hudson (3); Weigel, Gene (4) |
| 4 | 1959 | Letters to Bowen | Cleo [Bordwell] 11; CKG[Gafford, Charlotte Kelly] 3; Hall, Jim B. (6); Michaelson, L. W. "Mike" (121; Parry, Idris (2); |
| 5 | 1960 | Correspondence with Rinehart and others re The New Professors, and with agent Sterling Lord | |
| 6 | 1960 | Letters by Bowen and replies | Carpenter, Nan (3); George, Mario (8); Kozhevnikova, Irina (5); Rose, Jerry (12); West, Ray B. (3) |
| 7 | 1960 | Letters to Bowen | [Bordwell] Cleo (11); CKG (Charlotte Kelly Gafford, 6); Hall, Jim B (2); Michaelson, L. W. "Mike" (12); Parry, Idris (3); Rowan, Carl T. (2); Strode, Hudson (2); Watson, R.A. "Red" (5). |
BOX 16: 1961
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Folder |
Dates |
Arrangement |
Notes |
| 1 | 1961 | Letters by Bowen and replies | Brindel, Paul (10); Donald Demarest (5); DuMas, Frank (3); Goldwater, Barry (1); Hoover, J. Edgar; Kozhevnikova, Irene (3); Rose, Jerry (4); Strauss, Harold (2) |
| 2 | 1961 | Letters to Bowen, arranged by surname | [Bordwell] Cleo 9; Bowen, Mildred (18); Brasseur, D. F."Frenchy," (5); [Carpenter] Nan (10); Chikada, Ichiro (4); Cooper [Jerry] 7; CKG [Gafford, Charlotte Kelly] (3); Manning, Harvey (4); Michaelson, L. W. "Mike" (6); Parry, Idris (4); Stevens, A. Wilbur (4); Strode, Hudson (3) |
| 3 | 1961 | Letters to Bowen, unsorted | |
| 4 | 1961 | Correspondence with periodical editors and with agent. | Catholic Educational Review (1); Catholic World (6); Critic (5); National Review, William Buckley, Frank Meyer, etc. (20); Ramparts, Edward Keating (11), Sterling Lord (9) |
| 5 | 1961 | Employment letters with publishers and corporations. | |
| 6 | 1962 | Correspondence with Bradley Twitty and others regarding Colonial Press publications, especially The Truth about Communism. | |
| 7 | 1962 | Letters by Bowen and replies, mostly literary or professional. | National Review (4); Ramparts, Edward Keating (20); Sterling Lord (12); Root, E. Merrill (3); University of Alaska re employment (8); Way (9). |
Box 17: 1962 continued - 1963. Letters for 1963 are filed chronologically, including letters both by and to Bowen.
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Folder |
Dates |
Arrangement |
Notes |
| 1 | 1962 | Letters to Bowen, by surnames | [Bordwell] Cleo; Brindel, Paul (5); Brasseur, D. F."Frenchy," (7); CKG [Gafford, Charlotte Kelly] 13; Hall, Jim B (2); McCormack, John (4); Michaelson, L. W. "Mike" (4); Strode, Hudson (3) and photo; |
| 2 | 1962 | Letters to Bowen, first names | |
| 3 | 1963: January - May | Letters by Bowen and replies | Colonial Press (Brad Twitty)(12); Ramparts (Ed Keating) (3); Battin, James F.Letters by Bowen and replies(3); Strode, Hudson (2); CKG (3) |
| 4 | June 1963 | Letters by Bowen and replies | From Mildred Bowen (12). |
| 5 | July-August 1963 | Letters by Bowen and replies | Letters from Mildred Bowen and CKG |
| 6 | Sept.-October 1963 | Letters by Bowen and replies | |
| 7 | Nov.-Dec. 1963,and [n.d.] | Letters by Bowen and replies | Mike Malone re events surrounding JFK asassination; Earle Birney; Marion Montgomery; Al Shivers. |
BOX 18: 1964- 1967 March 6: Arrangement is chronological with letters both to and from Bowen.
| Folder | Dates | Notes |
| 1 | 1964: January- March | Alger, Bruce, M.C.; Birney, Earle; Kozhevnikova, Irina; Quinn, Sister Bernette, Stevens, Wilber |
| 2 | 1964: April-June | Birney, Earle; CKG Kozhevnikova, Irina; Lord, Sterling; Shivers, Al Numerous letters re 1964 Alaska earthquake. |
| 3 | 1964: July - September | |
| 4 | 1964: October- December | Fisher, Vardis; Lord, Sterling; Strode, Hudson; Swallow, Alan; Turco, Lewis; Wold Jo Anne |
| 5 | 1965: January-March | Birney, Earle; Bucco, Martin; Davis, Carol Beery; Glen, Emilie;Fisher, Vardis; Keim, Charles J. Kozhevnikova, Irina; Lord Sterling; Petersen, Lance; Whittemore, Reed |
| 6 | 1965: April-June | Birney, Earle; CKG; Crews, Judson; Lord, Birney; Lish, Gordon; |
| 7 | 1965: July-December | Brasseur, D. F."Frenchy," Lord, Sterling; Macauley, Robie |
| 8 | 1966 | Fisher, Vardis; Hall, James B.; Kozhevnikova, Irina; Lish, Gordon; Lord, Sterling |
| 9 | 1967: Jan.-March 6 | To: Arkansas Traveller; Kozhevnikova, Irina; Lord, Sterling From: Strode, Hudson, Kozhevnikova, Irina; Lord, Sterling |
18 November 2002
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