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Mowen, Howard A. (Howard Alden), 1922-2009

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 21 August 1922 - 18 January 2009

biographical statement

Dr. Howard A. Mowen, professor emeritus of history at Western Michigan University, was an accomplished scholar in Modern European and German history. Mowen joined the WMU faculty in 1949 and retired in 1982 after 32-1/2 years of service. Mowen served in Africa and Europe during WWII from 1942 to 1945, attached to the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. He earned numerous medals and commendations and fought in some of the biggest operations of the war, including at Anzio, Ardennes, Salerno, Sicily, Normandy and Rhineland.

Citation:
Author: Jeanne Baron, WMU University Relations
Citation:
Howard A. Mowen : Obituary. Feb. 5, 2009 http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2009/02/015.html

Occupations

Found in 671 Collections and/or Records:

Banque de France; Dix Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 5
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French. Size:8 cm x15 cm. Printed value: 10 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 5

Banque de France; Dix Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 6
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French. Size: 7.5cm x 11.5cm. Printed value: 10 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 6

Banque de France; Vingt Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 6
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French. Size: 8cm x 13cm. Printed value: 20 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 6

Banque D'État du Maroc: Cent Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in Arabic and French. Size: 11cm x 18cm. Printed value: 100 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 1

Banque D'État du Maroc: Cinq Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 1
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in Arabic and French. Size 8cm x 12.5. Printed value: 5 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 1

Baranowe, August 1941. Communication Center for the Artillery, 1941-08

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 21
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two German soldiers looking at a map. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 21

Barren Land Scape

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 165
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: The artillery position in a barren land scape in the snow. Size: 11cm x 8cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 165

Battery Ready to Fire

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 112
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Artillery gun in the snow. Size: 6.5cm x 5cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 112

Becker, Heinrich. Gewerkschaftler! Arbeiter! Angestellte und Beamte! Erwerbslose und Rentner! Plakatkunstdruck Eckert, Berlin: 1932

 File — Box 1: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866042], Folder: 47
Identifier: Folder 47
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains the combination of World War II ephemera, photographs and publications collected by both Mowen and Polk.

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections

Berliner Illustrierte Nachtausgabe, 1939-01-02/1945-02-12

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

31 boxes; incomplete series (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1939-01-02/1945-02-12
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Polk Mowen Publications

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