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McDowell family of Pluckemin, Bedminster and Newark, N.J. (Somerset and Essex Counties). Papers of Rev. William A. McDowell (1789-1851), Secretary of the Presbyterian Church Board of Missions; William A.'s son, Augustus W. McDowell (1820-1878), a Civil War surgeon; Augustus' wife, Anna Marie Osborne McDowell (1821-1897); their daughter, Pauline T. Atkins (b. 1874) and son, William O. McDowell (1848-1927), a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, financier and business magnate, and founder of numerous patriotic and international organizations. Also, William O.'s wife, Josephine T. McDowell (1850-1921), and their children, including Rachel Kollock McDowell (1880-1949), the religious news editor of the New York Times for 28 years. Also, papers of numerous children, siblings and in-laws.

From the description of Papers, 1792-1950. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 39333599

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Somerset County (N.J.)
Bedminster (N.J.)
New Jersey
Pluckemin (N.J.)
Newark (N.J.)
Essex County (N.J.)
Missouri
United States
Subject
Presbyterian Church
International cooperation
Journalism, Religious
Medicine
Nobel Prizes
Patriotic societies
Peace
Physicians
Presbyterian Church in the United States
Railroads
Smallpox
Temperance
Women journalists
Occupation
Physicians
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Family

Active 1792

Active 1950

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