Alexander S. Dowling volume
Collection — Volume: V294
Identifier: V294
Scope and Contents
This collection includes bound carbon typescripts of three novels, two essays, and seven poems and is dated 1918 on the cover. However, an inscription on the inside cover is dated June 12, 1919, and the preface to "Under the Four" is dated December 28, 1919.
This bound collection contains three novels: "Auto-Biography of a Civil War Veteran", about a cadet in military academy who graduates to the Civil War; "Under the Four, or How a Scout Made Good, adventures with the Boy Scouts of America"; and "Chaucawama, a story of the Mohawk Indians". The collection also contains two essays: “B.S. of A.” about the Boy Scouts of America, and “Education.” The collection closes with seven poems: “Labor,” “The Red and the Rose,” The Memory of R__,” The Message of R__,” “Spring,” “Night,” and “The Gate of Life.”
This bound collection contains three novels: "Auto-Biography of a Civil War Veteran", about a cadet in military academy who graduates to the Civil War; "Under the Four, or How a Scout Made Good, adventures with the Boy Scouts of America"; and "Chaucawama, a story of the Mohawk Indians". The collection also contains two essays: “B.S. of A.” about the Boy Scouts of America, and “Education.” The collection closes with seven poems: “Labor,” “The Red and the Rose,” The Memory of R__,” The Message of R__,” “Spring,” “Night,” and “The Gate of Life.”
Dates
- 1918
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
Alexander Scott Dowling was the grandson of J.A. Scott, a captain in the Civil War, whose experiences inspired Auto-Biography of a Civil War Veteran, which is found in the collection. Dowling was student attending school at the time he wrote the works in the collection. He was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America, which is the subject of Under the Four, the third novel found in the collection.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection contains one item.
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 1998 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 1998 by Philip N. Williams.
- Title
- Alexander S. Dowling volume
- 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
