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Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds
CA ETRC P006 · Fonds · [1752?]-[200-?]

The fonds contains source material mainly related to Minnie Hallowell Bowen's literary writings, community and political implicatons, and personal life at the turn of the 20th century. Many of her poems relate to local events, to the World Wars, and to Canadian and British politics. The fonds also provides information on the activities of Minnie's family members, including but not limited to: her husband Cecil H. Bowen, her son Lloyd H. Bowen, her daughter Rose Meredyth Bowen, Henry Bowen, Edward Bowen, Eleazar Clark, George Frederick Bowen, John Hallowell, William Bowen, Frank A. Bowen, Frederick Chamberlin Bowen, and Edward Hugh Bowen. The documents show their involvement mainly in the development of railways, in the mining industry, in the Armed Forces and Militia, in politics, in scouting, in church activities, and in social clubs and associations. Some documents are about the Fenian Raids, the Knights of Columbus, and the history of Sherbrooke.

The fonds consists of mainly manuscripts, correspondence, photocopies of press clippings, articles, publications, photographs, diaries, prospectuses, and drawings. It is comprised of the following series: Literary Works and Other Writings (1883-1941), Involvement in the Canadian Flag Issue ([1887?]-1946), Personal Life ([1863-1865]-1943), Lloyd H. Bowen (1865, 1902-1995), Cecil H. Bowen ([1866?]-1935, 1986), Other Family Members (1801-1940), and History of Sherbrooke ([1836?]-1967), Family History ([1752?-200-?]), Obituaries and Other Clippings (1836-1943, 1964-1997), Other Photographs and Graphic Material (1840-1956), Miscellaneous ([1835-1904?]).

Bowen, Minnie Hallowell, 1861-1942
CA ETRC P006-006-016-001 · Part · [1883?]
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The item is a portrait photograph of soldiers of the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment from around 1883. Pictured are: Staff Sergeant R.J. Spearing (standing, centre back), H.N. Robbins, T. Somers (middle row, left), Meredyth B. Hallowell (front row, centre), Ned Fraser.

Harry E. Grundy
CA ETRC P006-010-001-025 · Part · [192-?]
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The item is a photograph of Harry E. Grundy outside of Plymouth Congregational Church (presently Plymouth-Trinity United Church) in Sherbrooke from about the 1920s.

CA ETRC P006-010-001-009 · Part · [186-?]
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The item is a group portrait photograph of (left to right): Dr. F.J. Austin, John Hallowell, Tom Tuck (druggist), Stephen Edgell, Dr. E. Worthington, F.A. Bowen, Ned Clark, Albert Symmes, Ned Bowen, and E.P. Felton, taken in Sherbrooke around the 1860s.

CA ETRC P006-006-021 · File · [1917-1942?], [1962-1963], [1993-1996])
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The file contains primary source information on the life of Barbara Rose (Eardley Wilmot) Constable from around the years 1917 to 1942, 1962 to 1963, and 1993 to 1996. It consists of a memoir of a childhood Christmas, documents, including handwritten notes, pertaining to her father's life and his career in the Church, correspondence regarding her father's passing, a copy of "A Short History of the Diocese of Quebec. 1793-1993" by James T. Sweeny with Barbara's name written on it and some handwritten notes at the back, photographs of a Canada Day parade in Hatley and Hallowell Cottage in Sherbrooke, and a hand-drawn map of the houses in Sherbrooke which she visited as a child and some of their occupants.

Eardley-Wilmot, Barbara Rose (1915-2002)
CA ETRC P006-010-003-001 · Part · 1866
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The item is a photograph of Whitcher Rock and the St. Francis River in Sherbrooke. Albert Symmes is at the oar and also pictured at Jessie Bowen and women from the Hale family.

Landscapes and Buildings
CA ETRC P006-010-003 · File · 1840-[194-?]
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The file contains primary source information on landscapes and buildings, mostly in the Sherbrooke area, from 1840 to the 1940s. It consists of photographs, engravings, and one postcard of the following scenes: aerial views of Sherbrooke ([194-?]); the Magog River rapids; Hallowell cottage; Lennoxville's bridge over the Massawippi River ([191-?]); Whitcher Rock in the St. Francis River with Sherbrooke in the background (1866); views of the St. Francis River; the Long Pine; the Clark family home in Sherbrooke ([ca. 1900]); W.H. Bartlett engravings: Bridge at Sherbrooke, Copp's Ferry, Mills at Sherbrooke, View from the Capital of Quebec, Montmorency Falls, Owl's Head, Davis Clearing, view from R. Shirreff's house, and Quebec City; Hallowell train station which was located near Picton, Ontario; ice castle in Montreal; Hallowell Cottage, located on Queen Street in Sherbrooke; a view of the McGreer and Divinity House buildings at Bishop's University, Lennoxville; and the old mill dam in Fitch Bay.

Sports
CA ETRC P006-004-007 · File · [1920?]-[1925?]
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The file contains primary source information on the athletic activities of Lloyd H. Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC, from around 1920 to 1925. It consists of a programme for the Rugby Dinner of the Bishop's University Athletic Association on 21 November 1920 and photocopies of press clippings about Lloyd H. Bowen's participation in a canoe trip, a camp at Kenora, the Sherbrooke High School rugby team, and skiing competitions. The file also includes photographs from the camping trip, of Lloyd in his rugby equipment as well as the 1923 Sherbrooke High School rugby team.

C.M. Hyndman
CA ETRC P006-010-002-062 · Part · [186-?]
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The item is a photograph of C.M. Hyndman, crier in the St. Francis District court, taken in Sherbrooke in around the 1860s.

Honorable Justice Fletcher
CA ETRC P006-010-002-052 · Part · [reproduced 187-?]
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The item is a photograph of drawing or painting of Honorable Justice John Fletcher, judge of the St. Francis District, reproduced around the 1870s.