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Stanley Bowen fonds |
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Dates of Creation |
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1910-1942 |
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Physical Description |
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23 cm of textual records (including several postcards and 4 photographs) |
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Scope and Content |
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Fonds consists primarily of letters written by Stanley Bowen to his future wife, Mary McNair, during Bowen's service in the First World War. The letters document Bowen's experiences throughout the war and include descriptions of war training, living conditions at the front, the day-to-day labour and activities undertaken in the trenches, activities during leave in England, his feelings about the war and, most prominently, his love for and relationship with McNair. Along with the letters there are two photographs and several postcards sent by Bowen from destinations in Eastern Canada, England, and France. Also present are six letters written to Bowen from various friends and relations as well as two letters addressed to Mary McNair from an A. Woods. Fonds also consists of several unaddressed photographs and postcards sent by Bowen from Eastern Canada and Europe. The postcards document various city landmarks and landscapes in Canada, England, and France. The photographs depict Stanley Bowen along with various members of his regiment. These records were very likely sent with a number of Bowen's letters, but were separated before being donated to the Archives. Fonds also includes a number of combat training manuals, Bowens training notebook, various souvenirs collected at the front, several personnel documents issued to Bowen upon his enlistment, and a small panoramic photograph of troops marching through Winnipeg's Exchange district. |
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Administrative History or Biographical Sketch |
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Stanley Bowen (1894-1959) served in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles for much of the First World War. Click on the link(s) below for more information. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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There are no restrictions on access to these records. |
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Terms For Use and Reproduction |
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Researchers are responsible for observing copyright legislation. Permission may be required for any form of publication or exhibition where records are not in the public domain. |
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Custodial History |
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All records donated to the Archives of Manitoba by Stanley Bowen's daughter, Barbara Sarson, in 2015. |
These records must be consulted in Archives Research Room. Consult listings database for location codes. |
These records are not available for microfilm loan. |
View an online list of these records |