Dowell, Edwin E., 1916-1997.

Newspaperman and public relations expert Edwin Elmore Dowell was born January 3, 1916 in Canada. He attended the University of Washington studying journalism and political science. He began his journalism career with United Press International in 1938, serving as a bureau manager in the U.S. and Canada, and war correspondent with the Alaska Defense Command in Anchorage. Dowell entered the U.S. Army in 1942 and became editor of "Stars & Stripes, Germany Edition." After leaving the service, he worked for the European Editions of the New York Herald Tribune and Newsweek Magazine.

In 1958, Dowell joined Kennecott Copper Corp. as director of public relations for its Western Mining Divisions and later advanced to director of public relations for the entire corporation. Dowell also served as a Brookings Institution Fellow in Public Affairs with the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Dowell retired from Kennecott in 1981 following a stroke but held an advisory consultancy for five more years. He died January 5, 1997.

From the description of Edwin E. Dowell papers, 1934-1986. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 56123032

Newspaperman and public relations expert Edwin Elmore Dowell was born January 3, 1916, in Calgary, Canada. He attended the University of Washington in Seattle studying journalism and political science. He began his journalism career with United Press International in 1938, serving as a bureau manager and business representative in the U.S. and Canada and war correspondent with the Alaska Defense Command in Anchorage, Alaska.

Dowell entered the U.S. Army in 1942, serving in the North African and European Theaters of Operation. He became Officer-in-Charge and Executive Editor of the Army newspaper, Stars & Stripes, Germany Edition . After leaving the service, he worked for the European Edition of the New York Herald Tribune and was manager of the International Editions of Newsweek magazine. In 1951, Dowell was recalled to active duty in the Army and assigned to the Technical Publications Branch, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Between 1952 and 1958, Dowell worked for Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, and Reynolds Metals Company in public relations positions.

In 1958, Dowell joined Kennecott Copper Corporation as director of public relations for its Western Mining Divisions in Salt Lake City, Utah. He moved to New York in 1968 as director of public relations for the Metal Mining Division, was later advanced to corporate manager of public relations, and then became director of public relations for the entire corporation. He returned to Utah in 1979 to head public relations for the newly organized Kennecott Minerals Co. During his tenure at Kennecott, Dowell served as a Brookings Institution Fellow in Public Affairs with the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. He studied operations of the department as a special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall for 5½ months in 1962. Dowell retired from Kennecott in 1981 following a stroke but held an advisory consultancy for five more years.

While serving in the Army, Dowell married Suzanne Pons of Lyon, France. They had four daughters. Edwin E. Dowell died January 5, 1997.

From the guide to the Edwin E. Dowell papers, 1934-1986, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)