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Descriptive Summary Elon University. Belk Library Archives and Special Collections Daniel J. Bowden D.J. Bowden Collection, 1942 - 1993 Mss.Coll.012 Material in English 1 2 The collection is located in Belk Library Archives Satellite Shelving at Elon University. Please contact the Archivist and Special Collections Librarian for further details about the location. This collection primarily contains Correspondence and Printed Materials that relate to WWII, Elon College during WWII, and the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity at Elon College. The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material into eight series, then chronologically within each series, where applicable. The series are: Correspondence; Financial Documents; Lists; Literary Productions; Maps; Photographs; Printed Material; Prints and Drawings. Specifically, much of the Correspondence was written to D.J. Bowden from former students at Elon College who were drafted (or chose) to serve in the military during WWII. Furthermore, since D.J. Bowden served as the faculty advisor for the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity at Elon College, many of the materials in this collection relate to the fraternity and its members. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], D.J. Bowden Collection, Belk Library Archives and Special Collections, Elon University, Elon, NC, USA.

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Processing Information

Processed by Katie Nash, March, 2006

Encoded by Kristin Shaffer, October, 2008

Biographical Note

Family: Parents: Josephine Barrett Bowden and Deacon Daniel J. Bowden * Married December 21, 1892 at the Antioch Church in the Isle of Wight County, VA * Rev. J. Pressley Barrett officiated * Rev. J. William Barrett assisted * Deacon Daniel J. Bowden was superintendent of the Sunday school at the Christian Church in Berkley, VA * Deacon Daniel J. Bowden died at home in September of 1952; he was 90 (born ca. 1862) * Deacon Daniel J. Bowden is buried at the Antioch Christian Church in VA Sisters * Lucile Bowden-in 1912 she was attending school at Farmville * Effie Bowden Wife: Charlotte Bowden Children * Bruce William Bowden-born May 13, 1945 at Sternberger Hospital in Greensboro, NC * Douglas Bowden-born ca. 1937 in Elon College, NC * Douglas received his M.D. degree from Stanford University in July of 1965 after studying at Harvard, Stanford School of Medicine, University of Moscow, Max Planck Institute (Munich), and doing an internship at Einstein Memorial Hospital (NYC) * In 1974 Douglas was an associate professor of psychiatry on the research faculty in the department of psychiatry at the University of Washington

Early Years: * Born in 1906 * When he was 5 years old (1911), he was critically ill for a week (possibly lockjaw due to convulsions)

Education: * In July of 1935, he graduated from Yale Divinity School * June 23, 1937, he received his Ph.D. from Yale

Career: * Faculty member of Elon College from 1935-1953 * In 1935, he joined the faculty of Elon College as associate professor in the department of Christian Education * May 1935, he was the head of the department of Religious Education at Elon College * In 1937, he was a professor of Philosophy and Religion at Elon College * August 1, 1944, he was appointed as the Dean of Elon College * In 1949, he was appointed as the Dean of Men at Elon College * In 1953, he resigned from Elon College and became the Director of Indiana University School of Religion (started September 1, 1953) * In October of 1957, he was the Administrative Director and member of the faculty of the School of Religion at the University of Indiana * August 22, 1965, he gave the summer graduation address at Elon College

Memberships/Organizations: * In April of 1949, he was the President of the North Carolina College Teachers of Religion

Later Years: * Died July 31, 1997 (not sure of the source for this date)

Biographical Sources: Newspapers: Christian Sun * August 6, 1891, Pg. 329 * January 5, 1893, Pg. 12 * March 29, 1911, Pg. 5 * April 10, 1912, Pg. 6 * October 14, 1914, Pg. 6 * April 11, 1917, Pg. 11 * July 25, 1935, Pg. 6 * August 8, 1935, Pg. 2 * June 24, 1937, Pg. 3 * July 24, 1941, Pg. 2 * August 10, 1944, cover page * September 4, 1952, Pg. 2 * July 16, 1953, Pg. 2 * July 30, 1953, Pg. 7 * October 8, 1953, Pg. 2 * July 13, 1965, Pg. 11 Daily Times News (Burlington, NC) * May 6, 1935, Pg. 12 * August 3, 1944, Pg. 12 * April 12, 1949, Pg. 2A, 5A * July 2, 1953, Pg. 5A * August 18, 1965, Pg. 1B * August 21, 1965, Pg. 1B Maroon and Gold * February 26, 1959, Pg. 2 Magazines: Elon Alumni News * October 1957, Pg. 16 * November 1964, Pg. 24 * October 1965, Pg. 1

Scope and Content Note

This collection primarily contains Correspondence and Printed Materials that relate to WWII, Elon College during WWII, and the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity of Elon College. The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material into eight series, then chronologically within each series, where applicable. The series are: Correspondence; Financial Documents; Lists; Literary Productions; Maps; Photographs; Printed Material; Prints and Drawings. Specifically, much of the Correspondence was written to D.J. Bowden from former students at Elon College who were drafted (or chose) to serve in the military during WWII (1:1-1:54). The letters document the life, experiences, training, and other personal ideas/thoughts of the servicemen that served in the military during WWII. Furthermore, since D.J. Bowden was the faculty advisor for the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity at Elon College, many of the materials in this collection relate to the fraternity and its members (1:4, 1:6, 1:9, 1:15, 1:16, 1:18, 1:19, 2:1, 3:1, 3:2, 7:5, 7:7, 7:8-7:10).

Moreover, this collection contains a few Photographs (primarily black and white) of D.J. Bowden and other servicemen that served during WWII. Many of the pictures of the servicemen were taken on the campus of Elon College during the early 1940's (6:1, 6:2).

In addition, the Printed Material series includes wedding announcements and invitations that D.J. Bowden received from servicemen that had been writing to him during WWII. Also, there are Sigma Phi Beta newsletters in which Bowden took pieces of information from the letters he had received, and composed a comprehensive newsletter that was sent out to servicemen and "brothers" in the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity (7:1-7:15).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material into eight series, then chronologically within each series, where applicable. The series are: Correspondence; Financial Documents; Lists; Literary Productions; Maps; Photographs; Printed Material; Prints and Drawings.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Bowden, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1906- World War, 1939-1945 Letters Sigma Phi Beta Fraternity Elon University -- Archival resources Related Material

Please consult with the Archivist and Special Collections Librarian for additional information about related materials to this collection.

Detailed Description of the Collection 1. Correspondence. 1972-1993. 54 Folders. ca. 300 Items.

The Correspondence series is the largest one in this collection. Primarily, it is comprised of handwritten greeting cards and letters from men who were members of the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity at Elon College while they were serving in WWII. Many of the service men wrote to D.J. ("Doc") Bowden about their experiences during the war, family life, training, and any other personal thoughts. D.J. Bowden served as the faculty advisor for Sigma Phi Beta fraternity from 1935-1944, so he knew many of the men personally. In addition, D.J. Bowden would write back to the men and many of those letters are represented in this series. For specific excerpts from various letters, see the report written by Scott Evans (2001) for the Elon: Past, Present, & Future class taught by Dr. James Earl Danieley of Elon University (4:1).

Folder 1. Greeting Cards. No Date. Folder 2. Greeting Cards. 1942. Folder 3. Greeting Cards. 1943. Folder 4. Letters. No Date. * Maness, W.H. (Bill) * Sigma Phi Beta * Jones, "Rusty" * Ferris, Jim * Whitaker, Joe * Smyth, Thomas * Berry, Curtis Folder 5. Letters. No Date. * Alamance Hotel-Burlington, NC * Saecker, W.M. * Berry, Curtis * Rawls, Charles * Brooks, Hall * Clayton, Bill Folder 6. Letters. No Date. * Saecker, W.M. * West, Lloyd E. * Reich, Bill * Palantonio, Bill * Black, Bertha Stinson * Sigma Phi Beta Folder 7. Letters. No Date. * Shaw, E.F. * Boyden, Curry Folder 9. Letters. 1941. * Atkinson, J.O. * Pritchett, Jimmy G. * Sigma Phi Beta Folder 10. Letters. February-March 1942. * Allison, M.L. * Comninaki, S.P. * McDade, J.P. * Wise, Henry B. * Mastro, Al Folder 11. Letters. April 1942. * Ferris, Jim * Thompson, A.G. * Krukin, Sidney * Tysor, Freddie * Israel, Archie Folder 12. Letters. May 1942. * Allison, Steve * Castura, Steve * Palantonio, William * Holland, Wesley * Thompson, A.G. * Krukin, Sidney * Collyer, Mrs. J.W. * Copp, S.A. * Wise, Henry B. * Gillespie, James W. Folder 13. Letters. June-July 1942. * Austin, H.M. * Mastro, Al * McDade, J.P. * Castura, Steve * Harris, Keith * Gillespie, James W. * Walker, W.T. * Lightbourne, James H. Jr. * Lyren, C.E. * Saecker, W.M. * Palantonio, William * Scott, A.J. Folder 14. Letters. August-September 1942. * Walker, W.J. * Krukin, Sidney * Maness, W.L. * Phillips, Amos Folder 15. Letters. October 1942 #1. * Turner, D.E. Jr. * Smyth, Thomas J.C. * Dennan, Kent * Sigma Phi Beta * Fogleman, Brown * Stephenson, A.C. * McFarland, L.W. * Lilley, Marion B. * West, Floyd E. * Palantonio, Bill Folder 15.1. Letters. October 1942 #2. * Sigma Phi Fraternity * Allison, Steve Folder 16. Letters. November-December 1942. * West, Floyd E. * Looney, William J. * Cobb, A.D. * Krukin, Sidney * Evans, Charlie * Smith, L.E. * Sigma Phi Beta * Ferris, Jim * Martin, Dwight D. Folder 17. Letters. 1943 (no month). * Pritchett, Jimmy G. Folder 18. Letters. January 1943. * Sigma Phi Beta * Corbitt, J.E. Jr. * Parker, Jim * Lilley, M.M. * Hoffman, Fred * Hamilton, S.G. * Looney, John Jr. * Dennan, Kent * Gorman, O.B. * Stevenson, Ben * Stoner, W.G. (Bill) Folder 19. Letters. February 1943. * Pritchett, Jimmy G. * Dennan, Kent * White, Henry E. * Looney, John Jr. * Troppoli, John * O'Connor, Bill * Reed, C.R. * Turner, D.E. Jr. * Sigma Phi Beta * Perry, L.J. * Garvey, Fred K. * Corbitt, Thomas Savage * Fogleman, Brown Folder 20. Letters. March 1943. * Bullock, W.B. * Gillespie, James W. Folder 21. Letters. April 1943. * Ferris, Jim * Pearce, John * Looney, John J. Jr. * War Department (USA) Folder 22. Letters. May 1943. * Krukin, Sidney Folder 23. Letters. June 1943. * Atkinson, Oscar * Walker, W.J. Folder 24. Letters. July 1943. * McFarland, L.W. * Troppoli, John * Pearce, John * Gillespie, James W. Folder 25. Letters. August 1943. * Saunders, Charlie * Ferris, Jim * Liverman, H.J. * Troppoli, John * Bryan, C.E. Folder 26. Letters. September 1943. * Beauduy, Hank L. * Reich, Bill Folder 27. Letters. October 1943. * Whitesell, John * Gillespie, James W. * McIver, Charles A. * Kidd, J.H. * Castura, Steve * Styphenson, A.C. Folder 28. Letters. November 1943. * Manzi, Lincoln * Clayton, Bill Folder 29. Letters. December 1943. * Looney, John Jr. * Gillespie, James W. * Beauduy, Hank L. * Pearce, John * Hoffman, Fred Folder 30. Letters. January 1944. * Cather, Roy A. * Cobb, A.D. * Stephenson, A.M. * Purcell, B.L. * Bullock, Benny * Castura, Steve * Ferris, James * Evans, Charlie * McFarland, L.W. * Palantonio, Bill Folder 31. Letters. February 1944. * Kernodle, G. Wallace * McFarland, Leighton Wilson * Whitaker, Jon Folder 32. Letters. March 1944. * Comninaki, S.P. * Pearce, John * McFarland, L.W. * Lowe, Fred * Turner, D.E. Jr. * Manzi, Lincoln Folder 33. Letters. April 1944. * Gillespie, James W. * Rountree, Hinton * Kernodle, Charles * Hamilton, Robert L. * Haynes, Andrew Folder 34. Letters. May 1944. * Gray, Marvin L. * Lilley, M.M. * Askew, Ernest E. * Cameron, John * Kernodle, J.R. * Hisey, H.C. Jr. * Simpson, James W. * Saunders, Charles E. * Waters, Norman "Muddy" * Whitaker, J.L. * Parker, Jean * Palantonio, Bill * Foster, James L. Jr. * White, Henry E. * Brooks, Hall * Hinton, W.R. Jr. * McIver, Charles A. * Braxton, Paul * Miller, Fred * Johnson, B.B. * Looney, John L. * Kimball, Bob * Boyd, Robert W. * Comninaki, E. * Allison, Steve * McFarland, L.W. * Dickson, Arthur W. * Sechriest, Earl E. * Steed, Don P. * Conner, Mary B. * Beauduy, H.L. * Martin, Dwight D. * Boone, D.L. * Rawls, Japeth * Johnson, Ryland * Parker, James * Chappell, J.T. Folder 35. Letters. June 1944. * Hutchinson, C.R. * Boyd, Luther C. Folder 36. Letters. 1979. * Stokes, Durward T. Folder 37. Letters. 1982. * Williams, Jo Watts Folder 38. Letters. 1983. * Williams, Jo Watts Folder 39. Letters. 1984. Folder 40. Letters. 1985. * Williams, Jo Watts Folder 41. Letters. 1986. * Williams, Jo Watts Folder 42. Letters. 1987. * Williams, Jo Watts Folder 43. Letters. 1988. * Williams, Jo Watts Folder 44. Letters. 1989. * Danieley, Verona * Danieley, James Earl Folder 45. Letters. 1990. * Danieley, James Earl Folder 46. Letters. 1991. * Danieley, James Earl Folder 47. Letters. 1992. * Danieley, James Earl Folder 48. Letters. 1993. * Danieley, James Earl Folder 49. Postcards. No Date. * Fort Pierce, FL * Topeka, KS Folder 50. Postcards. 1942. * York Beach, ME * Fort Bragg, NC * U.S.S. Ranger * Glasgow * Brown University-Providence, RI * Admiral Hotel-Cape May, NJ * Golden Gate Bridge-San Francisco, CA Folder 51. Postcards. 1943. * U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School-Athens, GA * Abbott Hall-Northwestern Univ.-Chicago, IL * Hotel Ruiz Galindo-Mexico * Asheville, NC * Town Hall and Place Foch-Oran, Algeria * Camp Upton-Long Island, NY * The Berkshire Hotel-Chicago, IL Folder 52. Postcards. 1944. * Flamingo Hotel-Miami Beach, FL * San Juan Islands, Puget Sound-Washington * Palmer House-Chicago, IL Folder 53. Postcards. Elon College. 1943. * Alamance Hall * Campus views * Aerial view Folder 54. Telegrams. No Date. * Pearce, John * Elon College, NC 2. Financial Documents. 1944-1947. 1 Folder. 1 Item.

One of the smallest series in the collection, Financial Documents, contains multiple pages that outline the deposits, withdrawals, and balances of the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity fund. Pieces of information that can be found within this document include dates, amounts, and names of individuals (2:1).

Folder 1. Notes. Sigma Phi Beta. 1944-1947. 3. Lists. 1943-1944. 2 Folders. 2 Items.

Within this series are complete Lists of the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity alumni members (3:1, 3:2). Each list includes the year the alumni graduated from Elon College, either the city they currently live in or where their hometown was located, and sometimes a street address is provided (3:1, 3:2).

Folder 1. Sigma Phi Beta Fraternity. 1943. Folder 2. Sigma Phi Beta Fraternity. 1944. 4. Literary Productions. 2001. 1 Folder. 1 Item.

Another small series in this collection, Literary Productions, contains a report written by Scott Evans for the class Elon: Past, Present, & Future taught by Dr. James Earl Danieley of Elon College (4:1). The report highlights the purpose of the Correspondence in this collection, and also includes specific excerpts from multiple letters from the collection. Furthermore, Evans presents some basic biographical information about D.J. Bowden and what Elon College was like during WWII when many of the male students left school to fight in the war.

Folder 1. Reports. 2001. * Danieley, James Earl * Evans, Scott 5. Maps. 1985. 1 Folder. 1 Item.

This series only contains one Map of the Indianola area in Washington state. It is hand drawn, highlighting only a handful of major roads and highways. It is a very basic map with not much detail of the area (5:1).

Folder 1. Indianola, Washington. 1985. 6. Photographs. 1940s. 2 Folders. ca. 16 Items.

The Photographs in this series are divided up into two different categories. One folder contains photographs primarily of D.J. Bowden when he was older (6:1). The other folder contains miscellaneous photographs, mostly of soldiers/servicemen during WWII. Many of the photographs are identified, but there are a few that are not. In particular, there are a few pictures that were taken on the campus of Elon College during the early 1940’s (6:2).

Folder 1. Bowden, D.J. * Noon, Martin * Elon College * Rippy, W.D. Folder 2. Miscellaneous. * Beauduy, Hank L. * Bullock, Benny * Elon College, NC * Hook, Jeanne * Sebo, Laurence * Gray, Dick * Klobetanz, Norman L. * Hendler, Edward R. 7. Printed Material. 1942-1944. 15 Folders. ca. 150 Items.

The Printed Material series contains a wide variety of items ranging from wedding announcements to newsletters. It is the second largest series, after the Correspondence series. There are a fair number of wedding announcements that relate to many of the servicemen that were in contact with D.J. Bowden during WWII (7:1-7:3). Some of the other announcements and invitations pertain to events sponsored by the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity of Elon College (7:1-7:6).

Of particular historical significance are the Sigma Phi Beta newsletters (7:8-7:10). D.J. Bowden took bits and pieces of information from each letter he received from various servicemen during WWII and composed a newsletter that was sent to other "brothers" of the Sigma Phi Beta fraternity. This was an excellent way to keep connections and ties strong among colleagues and "brothers" of the same fraternity.

Furthermore, this series has a small collection of postcards depicting multiple scenes and buildings on the campus of Elon College. All the postcards are blank, with no correspondences (7:14).

Folder 1. Announcements. 1942. * Gillespie, James Woodrow * Lee, Frances * Lee, Mr. and Mrs. William Herman * Albany, GA * Columbus Army Flying School-Columbus, MS * Saecker, Wellington M. * Rawls, Marcella Lee * Rawls, Mrs. Japeth Edward * Washington, DC * Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wesley * Kelley, Byrne Alison * Jones, Daniel Pinkney * U.S. Naval Reserve * Midshipmen's School-New York, NY Folder 2. Announcements. 1943. * Evans, Charles T. Jr. * Eagle Pass Army Air Field-Eagle Pass, TX * Culbreth, Howard Cranford * Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCollough * Ray, Helen Florine * Andalusia, AL * Byrd, Mary Hill * Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Oscar * Gearing, Philip James * Bristol, CT * Midshipmen's School-New York, NY * Yarbrough, Mr. and Mrs. Webb Chitman * Yarbrough, Rachel Ann * Thompson, Azariah Graves * Yanceyville, NC * Moore, William Charles * Moore, Addie Rawls * Fort Eustis, VA * Pittman, Charles Ernest * Amos, Joyce Geraldine * Amos, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Earl * Richmond, VA * Reid, Michael * Smith, Mary Elizabeth Folder 3. Announcements. 1944. * Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hadley * Hoyt, Elizabeth Mabel * O'Connor, William Joseph * Washington, DC * Henrickson, Shirley Alzada * Tysor, Freddy Nathan * Inwood, IA Folder 4. Invitations. No Date. * Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eatmon * Stratford, Mary Elizabeth * Fonville, Walter Oliver * Graham, NC * Cannon, Mrs. Helen Parkerson * Cannon, Jeanne Wilson * Cobb, Albert Dotson Folder 5. Invitations. 1943. * Sigma Phi Beta * Alamance Hotel * Burlington, NC Folder 6. Invitations. 1944. * Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas * Baxter, Mary Louise * Walters, Charles Manley Folder 7. Miscellaneous. 1942. * Sigma Phi Beta * Elon College * West, Lloyd E. * Lovett, C.E. Folder 8. Newsletter. 1946. * Elon College * Sigma Phi Beta Folder 9. Newsletter. Sigma Phi Beta. 1943. Folder 10. Newsletter. Sigma Phi Beta. 1944. Folder 11. Newspaper Clippings. No Date. Folder 12. Newspaper Clippings. 1943. Folder 13. Newspaper Clippings. 1944. Folder 14. Postcards. * Elon College-Aerial View * Alamance Hall * Edgewater Beach Hotel-Miami Beach, FL * Moffitt Hall * Staley Hall * Harper Center Folder 15. Program. * Camp McCain-Mississippi * 301st Infantry Chapel 8. Prints and Drawings. 1990. 1 Folder. ca. 2 Items.

This series contains only hand sketched prints of D.J. Bowden. The Prints and Drawings were drawn by someone named Chris McGehee (?) in November of 1990. One of the prints is on the front of a postcard, in which the back contains a short note written to Dr. James Earl Danieley’s family from D.J. Bowden in 1990. Both of the prints are original pieces (8:1).

Folder 1. Bowden, D.J. 1990. * Elon College