Harold Gardiner Bowen
A Register of His Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation
Collection of the Library of Congress
Prepared by Karen Linn Femia
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008107
Title: Harold Gardiner Bowen
Papers
Span Dates: 1907-1977
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1940-1959)
ID No.: MSS31476
Creator:
Bowen, Harold Gardiner,
1883-1965
Extent: 1,000
items;
4 containers;
1.6 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Naval officer and
engineer. Correspondence, military orders, news clippings, writings, and other
papers relating to Bowen's activities with the Newcomen Society and the Thomas
Alva Edison Foundation and his various business interests. Some material
pertains to his duties as chief of the United States Navy Bureau of Engineering
and as director of the Naval Research Laboratory during World War
II.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Bowen,
Harold Gardiner, 1883-1965.
Nimitz,
Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966--Correspondence.
Stevenson,
Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965--Correspondence.
Strauss,
Lewis L.--Correspondence.
Organizations
Naval
Research Laboratory (U.S.)
Newcomen
Society in North Americirca
Thomas
Alva Edison Foundation.
United
States. Navy Dept.
Bureau of Engineering.
Subjects
Radar--Research.
Uranium.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval
operations, American.
Occupations
Marine
engineers.
Naval
officers.
Provenance: The papers of Harold Gardiner Bowen, naval officer and engineer, were
deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1970
and 1984. The deposit was converted to gift in 1998.
Processing History:The papers of Harold Gardiner Bowen were arranged and described in
1996. The finding aid was revised in 2008.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Harold Gardiner
Bowen is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Harold Gardiner Bowen Papers, Naval
Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
The papers of Harold Gardiner Bowen (1883-1965) span the years
1907-1977, with the bulk of the material dating between 1940 and 1959. The
papers consist primarily of correspondence, writings, news clippings, Navy
Department orders, and presidential executive orders for plant seizures during
World War II. Bowen was an engineer for the navy, and as chief of the Bureau of
Engineering from 1935 to 1939, he advocated and implemented the redesign of the
fleet using high pressure, high temperature steam. From 1939 to 1942 Bowen
served as director of the Naval Research Laboratory, which did pioneering work
on radar and the concentration of uranium 235 during his tenure. From 1942 to
1945 he served as special assistant to the under secretary and the secretary of
the navy. The majority of these papers, however, date from after his retirement
in 1947 and primarily relate to his various business interests and his work
with the Newcomen Society and the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation. Notable
correspondents include Chester W. Nimitz, Adlai E. Stevenson (1900-1965), and
Lewis L. Strauss.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
| Container |
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Biographical material,
1943
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Chamber of Commerce of the United
States,
1945-1947
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Commissioning of the
Bowen (frigate),
1971
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Distinguished service medal,
undated
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Financial material,
1948-1954
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General correspondence |
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"A" miscellaneous,
1941-1958
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Baekelund, George,
1951-1955
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Bailey, Herbert S.,
1948-1955
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Barchet, Stephen G.,
1947
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Bowen , Harold G., Jr.,
1942-1962
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Bowen, William M. P.,
1951-1954
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"B" miscellaneous,
1939-1964
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Committee on Plans for Mobilizing
Science,
1949
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"C" miscellaneous,
1936, 1947-1955
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Davis, B. Vincent,
1960
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"D" miscellaneous,
1947-1953
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Edison, Charles,
1937-1942, 1953, 1961
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"E" miscellaneous,
1948-1954
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Folsom, Frank M.,
1948-1950
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Furth, Frederick R.,
1952-1955
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"F" miscellaneous,
1950-1955
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Gibbs, William Francis,
1936, 1948-1955
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Gunn, Ross,
1948-1958
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"G" miscellaneous,
1946-1955
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Hensel, Struve,
1953-1955
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Herr, Donald L.,
1952-1954
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"H-L" miscellaneous,
1931-1971
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(3
folders)
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"M" miscellaneous,
1947-1955
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Nanus, Burt,
1959
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Nimitz, Chester W.,
1946-1959
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"N-O" miscellaneous,
1947-1954
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Princeton University Library,
Princeton, N.J.,
1955
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"P-R" miscellaneous,
1947-1958
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Scarff, James C.,
1948-1955
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Stevenson, Adlai E. (1900-1965),
1947-1955
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Strauss, Lewis L.,
1946-1959
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"S-U" miscellaneous,
1938-1955
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(2
folders)
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Veterans' Administration,
1948-1951
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"V" miscellaneous,
1948-1954
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Wakelin, James H.,
1953-1960
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Wallach, Sidney,
1953-1955
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"W-Z," unidentified,
miscellaneous,
1943-1958
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Miscellany,
1929-1960
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Navy Department |
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Correspondence,
1912-1919, 1936-1958, 1971
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Orders,
1915-1948
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Newcomen Society,
1951-1955
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(2
folders)
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News clippings,
1925-1955, 1977
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Photographs,
undated
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Plant seizures |
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Brewster Aeronautical Corp.,
1942
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Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Co.,
1941-1942
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General Cable Co.,
1942
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| BOX 3
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,
1945
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Howarth Pivoted Bearings Co.,
1943
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| BOX 3
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Jenkins Brothers, Inc.,
1944
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Lord Manufacturing Co.,
1944
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Los Angeles Shipbuilding and
Drydock Corp.,
1943
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Miscellaneous,
1944-1946
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Radio interview re radar,
1943
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Speech file,
1942-1967
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(2
folders)
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Thomas Alva Edison Foundation,
1907, 1947-1955
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| BOX 4
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United States Naval Base,
Bremerton, Wash.,
1945-1950
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Volunteer Naval Research Reserve,
Unit 4-2, Philadelphia, Pa.,
1949-1954
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Writings |
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The Edison Effect,
1951
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| BOX 4
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"England--Her Loss of Commercial
Supremacy: A Case History,"
undated
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| BOX 4
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"The Invention of the
Phonograph,"
circa 1952
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| BOX 4
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"One Hundred Years of Marine
Transportation,"
undated
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Miscellaneous,
1939-1949
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| BOX 4
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Ships, Machinery, and Mossbacks, jacket cover and
reviews,
1954-1956
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Speeches,
1938-1957
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