Mary Cornell Lowes letter
Collection — Folder: S0855
Identifier: S0855
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a seven-page letter from Mary Cornell Lowes in Mordecai Point, North Scituate, Massachusetts to Christopher B. Coleman in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging on August 4, 1942 regarding her father-in-law, A. B. Lowes and whether his military cap, haversack, sash, and old needle book from his service during the U.S. Civil War could be placed in a military museum or collection.
Dates
- 1942
Creator
- Lowes, Mary Cornell (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Mary Cornell Lowes was born in Madison, Indiana. She married John Livingston Lowes around 1897, and they had a son named John Wilber Lowes one year later while living in Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana. The family later lived in St. Louis, Missouri and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
John Livingston Lowes was born in Decatur, Indiana on December 20, 1867. He became an American scholar and critic of English literature. John Livingston Lowes worked as an English professer, teaching at Washington Univeristy in St. Louis, Missouri from 1909 to 1918, and later Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1918 to 1939. He died in Boston Massachusetts on August 15, 1945.
Abraham (Abram) B. Lowes was born in Ohio in 1836 and spent most of his life in Pennsylvania. A Presbyterian clergyman, Lowes was put out of the theological seminary when the U.S. Civil War began. He enlisted as a corporal in the 18th Indiana Regiment, Company F. By the end of the war, Lowes reached the rank of captain. He and his wife, Mary B. Lowes, had two children: John Livingston and Fanny E. They lived in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Abraham Lowes." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Abram B. Lowes." U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John L. Lowes." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
National Park Service. "Lowes, Abram B." Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm.
John Livingston Lowes was born in Decatur, Indiana on December 20, 1867. He became an American scholar and critic of English literature. John Livingston Lowes worked as an English professer, teaching at Washington Univeristy in St. Louis, Missouri from 1909 to 1918, and later Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1918 to 1939. He died in Boston Massachusetts on August 15, 1945.
Abraham (Abram) B. Lowes was born in Ohio in 1836 and spent most of his life in Pennsylvania. A Presbyterian clergyman, Lowes was put out of the theological seminary when the U.S. Civil War began. He enlisted as a corporal in the 18th Indiana Regiment, Company F. By the end of the war, Lowes reached the rank of captain. He and his wife, Mary B. Lowes, had two children: John Livingston and Fanny E. They lived in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Abraham Lowes." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Abram B. Lowes." U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Livingston Lowes." Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John L. Lowes." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
National Park Service. "Lowes, Abram B." Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database. Accessed January 14, 2016. http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2012/03 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2012/03 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2016/01/14 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Lowes, Mary Cornell (Person)
- Title
- Mary Cornell Lowes letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
