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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:

Der Adler, 1944-07-25

 Item — Box 166: Series Series 5, Folder: 1, Object: 14
Identifier: Item 14
Scope and Contents

German air force serial: No. 15 (French language edition). Illustrated. 14 pages. 26cm x 33cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944-07-25
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Der Adler

Der Führer begrüßt seine Getreuen am Parteitag, Nürnberg 1927. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1927

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 13
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #81; The Frührer at the Party anniversary. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1927
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany)

Der Tag. Ubg. Hans Knirsch, Dux, July 1, 1933, 1933-07-01

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 25, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Newspaper: Daily newspaper from the Nazis. Illustrated: 8 pages. Size: 30cm x 45cm.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1933-07-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 25

Der Tag. Ubg. Hans Knirsch, Dux, July 2, 1933, 1933-07-02

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 25, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents From the File:

Newspaper: Daily newspaper from the Nazis. Illustrated: 8 pages. Size: 30cm x 45cm.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1933-07-02
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 25

Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, 1941-02-13/1945-04-22

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

21 boxes; incomplete series (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1941-02-13/1945-04-22
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Polk Mowen Publications

Deutsche Arbeiter Zeitung, September 8, 1934, 1934-09-08

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 10, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Not Illustrated: 8 pages Size: 19.5cm x 26cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934-09-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 10

Deutsche Arbeiter Zeitung, September 10, 1922, 1922-09-10

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 10, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Illustrated: 8 pages. Size: 31cm x 47cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1922-09-10
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 10

Deutsche Lodzer Zeitung. Berlin: January 5, 1916

 File — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16
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

Deutsche Panzerkampfwagen einsatzbereit. (German tanks prepared for action). P.K. Aufn Krgsber. Kindermann (Atl.)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 193
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German tanks preparing for attack. Size: 10cm x 7cm

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 193

Deutsches Geschütz feuerbereit. (German cannon prepared for action). P.K. Aufn Krgsber. Schnack (Atl.)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 194
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers at an artillery gun in a forest in winter. Size: 10cm x 7cm

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 194

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