Skip to main content

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:

Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung, 1932-03-20/1944-12-28

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

20 boxes; incomplete series (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1932-03-20/1944-12-28
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Polk Mowen Publications

Berliner Zeitung. Berlin. Number 16, 1947-01-19

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 3, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

12 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1947-01-19
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 3

Berliner Zeitung. Berlin. Number 56, 1945-07-19

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 3, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1945-07-19
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 3

Bomb Damage

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 77
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two people walking past destroyed buildings. Size: 31.5cm x 26.5cm

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 77

Bomb Damage

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 78
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Rubble of bombed buildings. Size: 32cm x 27cm

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 78

Bomb Damage

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 79
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two people walking in the rubble of destroyed buildings. Size: 33cm x 27cm

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 79

Bomb Damage

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 80
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A street with buildings destroyed by war. Size: 32.5cm x 27cm

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 80

Bomb Damage

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 81
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A man with a crutch walking past destroyed buildings and a broken tree. Size: 32.5cm x 27cm

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 81

Bomb Damage

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 83
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bird's eye view of a bombed city. Size: 32.5cm x 27.5cm

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 83

Bomb Damage

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 84
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bird's eye view of a bombed city. Size: 31cm x 26.5cm

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 84

Staff Interface | Visit ArchivesSpace.org | v3.5.1 | Send Feedback or Report a Problem