Bowen, Catherine Drinker, 1897-1973
Variant namesAuthor and biographer.
From the description of Catherine Drinker Bowen papers, 1793-1980 (bulk 1934-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062023
American writer.
From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Bryn Mawr, Pa., 9 November 1961, to Mr. [Joseph] Chouinard, 1961 Nov. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906443
Biographical Note
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1897, Jan. 1:
Born, Haverford, Pa. -
1915 -1917 :Attended Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Md. -
1919:
Married Ezra Bowen (divorced) Received teacher's certificate from the Institute of Musical Art, New York, N.Y. -
1937:
Published first of five Book-of-the-Month Club selections, "Beloved Friend." New York: Random House -
1939:
Married Thomas McKean Downs -
1944:
Published Yankee from Olympus. Boston: Little, Brown -
1950:
Published John Adams and the American Revolution. Boston: Little, Brown -
1957:
Published The Lion and the Throne; The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke. Boston: Little, Brown -
1958:
National Book Award winner -
1963:
Published Francis Bacon; The Temper of a Man. Boston: Little, Brown -
1965 -1973 :Member, National Institute of Arts and Letters -
1966:
Published Miracle at Philadelphia. Boston: Little, Brown -
1973, Nov. 1:
Died, Haverford, Pa.
From the guide to the Catherine Drinker Bowen Papers, 1793-1980, (bulk 1934-1972), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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associatedWith | Adams, John, 1735-1826. |
associatedWith | Adelman, Seymour, 1906- |
associatedWith | Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 |
associatedWith | Allen, Florence Ellinwood, 1884-1966. |
associatedWith | Altrocchi, Julia Cooley, 1893-1972. |
associatedWith | Atlantic (Firm : Boston, Mass.) |
associatedWith | Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. |
associatedWith | Baldwin, Amelia Muir, 1876-1960. |
associatedWith | Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
associatedWith | Barzun, Jacques, 1907- |
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Birth 1897-01-01
Death 1973-11-01
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