Louise Hadduck DeKoven Bowen collection

  • Creator Names Bowen, Louise de Koven, 1859-1953.
  • Title Louise Hadduck DeKoven Bowen collection [manuscript], 1864-1953.
  • Physical description
    • 1.5 linear ft. (4 v. ca. 600 leaves)
    • 4 items.
    • 2 microfilm reels : neg. ; 35 mm. (Camera negative).
    • 2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (Reader copy of scrapbooks).
  • Collection summary
    • Scrapbooks (4 v.; 13 1/2 x 16 in.) compiled in honor of Mrs. Bowen, a Chicago social reformer and philanthropist, containing correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and other printed materials, photographs, and other items relating to her views on the social evils of her time and her concern for social reform, especially her work with the Hull-House settlement house and the Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago. Collection includes other items that belonged to Bowen, including Our Marriage Vow, a volume containing a marriage certificate and autographs of witnesses, and a Book of Common Prayer (1867).
    • Includes letters or other items from Mary Margaret Bartelme, Grace Anna Coolidge, John Dewey, Warren G. Harding, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Edward J. Kelly, Theodore Roosevelt, Adlai E. Stevenson, Bernard Edward Sunny, and Graham Taylor.
    • Volumes are arranged in approximately chronological order: v. 1: 1864-1914; v. 2: 1914-1928; v. 3: 19 - ; v. 4: 19 - .
    • Microfilm copy organized: reel 1, Volumes 1-3; reel 2, Volume 4.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Louisa Hadduck DeKoven Bowen was Mrs. Joseph Tilton Bowen.
  • Acquisition information Most of the collection was the gift of William McCormick Blair, Jr. (M1969.0043).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note
    • Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include a set of sound recordings of Louise Hadduck DeKoven Bowen's 91st birthday speech, and other items by and about her cataloged separately.
    • The Nancy Cox-McCormack Cushman Collection at Smith College contains correspondence reminiscing about the compilation of the scrapbooks.
  • Names
    • Bowen, Louise de Koven, 1859-1953 Archives.
    • Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 Archives.
    • Bowen, Joseph Tilton, 1854-1911.
    • Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957. TLS 21 Aug 1923.
    • Dewey, John, 1859-1952. ALS 6 Nov 1949, TLS 27 Jan 1950.
    • Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923. TLS 24 Oct 1921; 3, 13 Apr 9 May 1922.
    • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. TLS 5 Jan 1909, 31 Jan 1913.
    • Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. ALS 26 Feb 1951; TLS 2, 7 Feb 1952.
    • Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago.
    • Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.
    • Bowen, Joseph Tilton, 1854-1911.
    • Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957. TLS 21 Aug 1923.
    • Dewey, John, 1859-1952. ALS 6 Nov 1949, TLS 27 Jan 1950.
    • Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923. TLS 24 Oct 1921; 3, 13 Apr 9 May 1922.
    • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. TLS 5 Jan 1909, 31 Jan 1913.
    • Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. ALS 26 Feb 1951; TLS 2, 7 Feb 1952.
    • Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Hull House Association.
    • Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago.
  • Subjects
    • Charities Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Charities Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Juvenile delinquency Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Marriage customs and rites Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Philanthropists Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Social service Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Social service Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Social settlements Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Social settlements Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women volunteers in social service Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Women volunteers in social service Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 19th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Certificates. aat
    • Pamphlets. aat
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Scrapbooks. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.