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Title: Stephen Bowers Papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.532
Contributing Institution:
Autry National Center, Braun Research Library
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
(3 boxes)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1862-1916
Date (inclusive): 1862-1961
Abstract: Stephen Bowers (1832?-1907) was a geologist, archaeologist, journalist and Methodist minister, who maintained an interest
in southern California, including area fossils and artifacts. His geological and archaeological work was financed by the Smithsonian
Institution and the U.S. Department of the Interior. This collection consists of manuscripts, diaries and field notes, a scrapbook,
and published material created by Stephen Bowers. This collection also includes material about Bowers as well as correspondence
and newspaper clippings related to DeMoss Bowers, son of Stephen Bowers. The bulk of the material in this collection was created
from 1862-1916 and also includes a small amount of material created between 1952-1961.
creator:
Bowers, DeMoss
creator:
Bowers, Stephen, 1832-1907
creator:
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
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Preferred citation
Stephen Bowers Papers, 1862-1961, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry National Center, Los Angeles; MS.532; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Biographical note
Stephen Bowers (1832?-1907) was a geologist, archaeologist, journalist and Methodist minister, who maintained an interest
in southern California, including area fossils and artifacts. His geological and archaeological work was financed by the Smithsonian
Institution and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
He resided in the California cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura from 1894-1906. He was the editor of the
Ventura Observer newspaper and his archeological interests focused on the Native American tribes of the Santa Barbara region. In 1899 November
17, Bowers was appointed State Mine Examiner by California Governor Henry T. Gage.
Bowers died in Los Angeles, California January of 1907.
Source: Finding aid to Mss.B.B672, Stephen Bowers correspondence, 1860-1915, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Retrieved from http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B672-ead.xml 2013 September 26.
Related Archival Materials note
Mss.B.B672, Stephen Bowers correspondence, 1860-1915, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Scope and contents
This collection consists of manuscripts, diaries and field notes, a scrapbook, and published material created by Stephen Bowers.
This collection also includes material about Bowers as well as correspondence and newspaper clippings related to DeMoss Bowers,
son of Stephen Bowers.
The scrapbook, consisting of printed material created from 1859 to 1865, includes clippings from newspapers and journals,
sermons, essays on religious subjects, moral stories, and obituaries.
The bound diaries and field notes of Bowers predominantly include detailed geological information.
Processing history
Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Anna Liza Posas, 2013. Final processing of collection
and publication of finding aid made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry National Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Autry Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry National Center
as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956
Juana Marie, d. 1853
Cahuilla Indians
California -- Description and travel
Clippings
Coachella Valley (Calif.)
Correspondence
Diaries
Drawings
Essays
Field notes
Geology -- California, Southern
Indians of North America -- California -- Santa Barbara
Photographs
San Nicholas Island (Calif.)
Scrapbooks
United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865