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Finding aid of the Elizabeth Robinson collection of Bowen and Van Allen family papers
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Title: Elizabeth Robinson collection of Bowen and Van Allen family papers
Collection number: 0014
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1823-1899
Abstract: Letters and manuscripts between and created by members of the Bowen and Van Allen families from the 1820s through the 1860s.
Correspondents and authors are: Rev. Charles Bowen; his wife Jane Wilson Bowen; her brother David Wilcox; Rev. Bowen's daughter
Martha Bowen Van Allen; her husband Martin Van Allen; Sarah Van Allen; Christina E. Ellis, student of Martha Bowen; and Lewis
Lyon. The Bowens lived in northern New York State; the letters of Martha Bowen contain inspirational verses and pious meditations.
Also included are three books on the general subject of religious life, owned by Martha Bowen Van Allen; manuscripts written
by Jane Bowen; and two documents for the Rev. F. Van Allen.
creator:
Bowen family
creator:
Van Allen family
[Box/folder# or item name], Elizabeth Robinson collection of Bowen and Van Allen family papers, Collection no. 0014, Special
Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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Letters and manuscripts between and created by members of the Bowen and Van Allen families from the 1820s through the 1860s.
Correspondents and authors are: Rev. Charles Bowen; his wife Jane Wilson Bowen; her brother David Wilcox; Rev. Bowen's daughter
Martha Bowen Van Allen; her husband Martin Van Allen; Sarah Van Allen; Christina E. Ellis, student of Martha Bowen; and Lewis
Lyon. The Bowens lived in northern New York State; the letters of Martha Bowen contain inspirational verses and pious meditations.
Also included are three books on the general subject of religious life, owned by Martha Bowen Van Allen; manuscripts written
by Jane Bowen; and two documents for the Rev. F. Van Allen.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bowen family -- Archives
Van Allen family -- Archives
Christian life--United States--19th century--Archival resources
Correspondence
Manuscripts
United States--History--19th century--Archival resources