Inventory of the Alfred Connor Bowman papers
1904 December 18 | Born in Detroit, Michigan |
1922-1924 | Attended Wayne State University, Michigan |
1926 | Received JD from University of Michigan |
1928 | Married Claribel Pressnall |
1931-1942 | Admitted to California Bar and practiced in Los Angeles, California |
1942 | Commander Major in US Army in World War II |
1943-1944 | Chief, Liaison Division, Allied Control Commission for Italy |
1944-1945 | Regional Commissioner and Military Governor of the Emilia-Ramagna Region, Italy |
1945-1947 | Senior Civil Affairs Officer of Venezia Giulia, Italy |
1953-1954 | Chief Negotiation Commander of Military Armistice Committee for United Nations Command in Panmunjon, Korea |
1955-1957 | Chief of the Army Claims Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General (OTJAG); appointed to investigate 1947 Texas City Disaster |
1963-1965 | Participant in "First World Conference : World Peace Through Law" |
1982 | Published memoir, Zones of Strain: A Memoir of the Early Cold War |
1982 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diaries 1944-1950
September 1944- June 1945
September 5, 1944-September 1, 1945
September 4, 1945-September 4, 1946
June 1946-June 1947
September 2, 1946-June 16, 1947
Diary excerpt October 1950
AMG biographical report, 1946
Press mentions 1946, 1957
Curriculum vitae circa 1961
Trip to England 1966
General correspondence, 1967-1978
Peace Through Law European Conferences and American Bar Association 1971-1972
Interview of Alfred Bowman by Victoria Billings, Daily Breeze, 1974
Fiftieth law school reunion 1979
Descriptions of medals received undated
Speeches 1945-1957
Farewell radio talk 1947
Speeches by others 1947
Civil Affairs and military government speeches 1948-1952
Speeches made as Chief of Army Claims Division 1955-1957
Speech given at the Pentagon undated
Research materials, news clippings and articles 1946-1977
Local Press, Radio Speech and Press Conference 1945-1976
Writings 1948-1951, undated
Research materials, news clippings, articles, and correspondence 1946-1977
Research materials, news clippings, articles, and correspondence 1946-1977
"Partisan Disarmament," in Time magazine May 10, 1948
"Venezia Giulia and Trieste: An address on the unique expression in Allied Military Government, delivered before Provisional Reserve Corps G-5 Section of the Military District of Washington," Military Government Journal June 1948
"The Military Government Training Program," in The Army, Navy, Airforce Journal April 1951
Manuscript undated
Allied Military Government File 1943-1977
Acknowledgement of letters sent to SCAO 1945-1947
No. 94 June-August 1945
No. 94D November 1945
No. 97A September 1945
No. 97B September-October 1945
No. 97C October 1945
No. 97F February 1947
Correspondence from Foreign Policy Advisors (POLAD) 1946
General correspondence December 1946- June 1947
Letters of farewell June 1947
Reports 1945-1947
Early History of Venezia Giulia undated
History of AMG Venezia Giulia by Functional Subject, Volume I, Agriculture to Military undated
"History of AMG Venezia Giulia by Functional Subject, Volume II, Partisans to Transportation," undated
"History of AMG Venezia Giulia by Functional Subject, Volume III, Miscellaneous," undated
"History of the Allied Military Government in Venezia Giulia," undated
Allied Forces reports and excerpts of agreements with Yugoslav Army circa 1945
"Reports on reaction to the Separatist Tendency and Yugoslav Army and Organization in Zone 'B,'" 1945
Reports of proceedings at SCAO weekly press conference 1945 November-1946 July
"Minutes of Meetings Held at Headquarters, AMG Venezia Giulia," 1946 July 8- 1947 June 9
"Minutes of Meetings Held at Headquarters, AMG Venezia Giulia," 1946 July 8- 1947 June 9
"'Res Futura' A Compiled Political History of Zone 'A' of Venezia Giulia under Allied Military Government," 1945-1947
"Labor Division Report: Historical Outline of Labor Division Activities from date of Allied Occupation (12 June 1945) to 'S' Day of the Italian Peace Treaty (10 February 1947)," circa 1947
General directives, Belgrade and Duino agreements 1945
"The History of Monfalcone and District Communes," part I and II 1945-1946
"Prelude to Decision," report on Venezia Giulia under AMG undated
"Outline of Economic Information on the Free Territory of Trieste," unofficial report circa 1947
Subject reports and notes on AMG in Venezia Giulia, 1947-1950
"Principal Personalities," 1946
AMG officers master lists circa 1947
Directories undated
"History of Sesana," 1947
"Venezia Giulia Criminal Investigation Division Report on the Attempted Murder of Major Cunder Stane Yugoslav Army," April 10, 1946
"Case of Maria Pasquinelli," 1947
Maria Pasquinelli pardon 1964,1977
Excerpt translation of "Sotto Due Bandiere," undated
Personal file circa 1947
End of active duty in Venezia Giulia file 1947
United States European Command (EUCOM) 1951
Printed matter 1945-1947
Military treaty booklets, programs, and ephemera 1943-1947
Amgothic Lines, and other outbursts of an uncivil affairs officer 1943, 1945
Poems, booklets, caricatures, and ephemera 1943-1947
Italian Allied Military Occupation Stamp Collection 1945-1947
German surrender announcements in Star and Stripes April-May 1945
The Emilia Way newsletters 1945
Press releases and news clippings 1945-1947
AMG Venezia Giulia proclamations and AMG Gazette circa 1946
No. 603-616 Daily Press Summaries- Pro-Yugoslav, Pro-Italian, and Independent Press 1947 July 11-26
Maps 1947
Korean War File 1950-1953
Far East Command (FECOM) diary and news clippings 1950
Orders and correspondence 1950
Proclamations and printed matter 1950
Souvenirs and news clippings 1950
Extract of Korean War Crimes case reports addressed to United Nations 1953
United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) agreements and negotiations 1953
Industrial College of the Armed Forces 1952-1967
Army Staff Judge Advocate office 1949-1970
Texas City Disaster investigation 1955-1959
San Marino, photographs 1945
Bologna, Riccione, and Emilia region, Allied occupation, 1945
Bowman's tour in Korea and honorary dinner at Stilwell Hall, Washington, D.C. 1950
Emilia region occupation and Bowman press conferences, scrapbook 1945
Bretto di Sopra, album 1946
Reconstruction of San Daniele Del Carso, album 1946-1947
Trieste, album circa 1947
The Officers and Men of 13 Corps, AMG, album circa 1947
Negatives, unidentified undated
Sound recordings
Motion picture film
"Trieste 1945-47: large roll: Rebuilding, ETC of Baetto del soppa, small roll: police review and various other village rebuilding + openings Cine-Film Rolls," 16mm film, 650 ft.