bower Preliminary Inventory of the Ernest Clyde Bower Papers, 1844-1930 Processed by: Allison Gluvna; machine-readable finding aid created by: Stephen Miller

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word Date of source: April 6, 1998 Processed by Allison Gluvna April 6, 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Stephen Miller, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 8, 1999 Description is in English. 07-14-2005 PUBLIC "-//Duke University::David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Ernest Clyde Bower Papers)//EN" "bower.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Ernest Clyde Bower Papers, 1844-1930 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185

Descriptive Summary Ernest Clyde Bower Papers, 1844-1930 Bower, Ernest Clyde 63 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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[Identification of item], Ernest Clyde Bower Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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Processed by Allison Gluvna

Completed April 6, 1998

Encoded by Stephen Miller

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Biographical Note

Ernest Clyde Bower was a railroad employee in New York, N.Y. and Cleveland, Ohio.

Collection Overview

Primarily the diaries of Mr. Bower, which date from 1883 to 1930 and concern his personal and business affairs. Entries refer to various organizations Bower worked for, including: the Pacific Fire Insurance Company of New York; the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad in New York; the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in Cleveland; and the New York Central Railroad Company in Cleveland. Other entries concern life in Middlefield, Ohio, where Bower was born; Ohio Business University in Cleveland; and Bower's ties to the Masons, the Presbyterian Church, and the Sons of Union Veterans. A memorandum book (1844-1849), written by an unidentified student, contains a section describing life in Columbia Seminary, a Presbyterian school. Other materials include: address and daybooks, clippings, and photographs. One clipping quoting Bowers' aunt identifies her father as abolitionist who assisted runaway slaves; another is an obituary of Enoch E. Kile, who was perhaps related to Bowers. Also includes a Bible given in 1861 to Bower's uncle, who served in the Civil War.

Subject Headings

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Kile, Enoch E. Ohio Business University--Cleveland (Ohio) Columbia Theological Seminary (Columbia, S.C.)--Students Pacific Fire Insurance Company--New York (N.Y.) Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War New York Central Railroad Company Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Company--New York (N.Y.) Presbyterian Church--Education Railroads--United States--Employees--Biography Middlefield (Ohio)--Social life and customs New York (N.Y.)--Description and travel Cleveland (Ohio)--Description and travel Contents of Collection 1 Diaries, 1883-1913 2 Diaries, 1914-1930 Miscellaneous Volumes, 1844- Clippings Photographs