Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections
Series
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains the combination of World War II ephemera, photographs and publications collected by both Mowen and Polk.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945
- Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Creator
- Polk, Edwin W. (Edwin Weiss), 1916-2002 (Collector, Person)
- Mowen, Howard A. (Howard Alden), 1922-2009 (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Many of the newspapers are extremely brittle. For this reason, the Special Collections staff may prohibit the opening or handling of certain items. Some item have been digitized and are available for viewing online.
Extent
From the Collection: 156 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Multiple languages
General
Items in this record group that were donated by someone other than Howard Mowen have been labeled with the donor's name (e.g. donated by Edin W. Polk) otherwise everything else in this series was a gift of Prof. Mowen.
Source
- Polk, Edwin W. (Edwin Weiss), 1916-2002 (Donor, Person)
- Mowen, Howard A. (Howard Alden), 1922-2009 (Donor, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
lib_rbr@wmich.edu
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
lib_rbr@wmich.edu