Bowen, Robert Adger.

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Bowen was the son of O. A. and Clarissa Adger Bowen. Born in Charleston, his youth was spent at Rivoli and Ashtabula near Pendleton. He was an editor in New York City and served as a special agent for the FBI. After retirement, he lived in Greenville for 43 years, where he was a regular contributor to the editorial pages of the Greenville News. During this period he also produced hundreds of poems.

From the description of Robert Bowen Papers. 1865-1990. 1890-1970. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22846170

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creatorOf Bowen, Robert Adger. Robert Bowen Papers. 1865-1990. 1890-1970. Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
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associatedWith Adger family. family
associatedWith Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972. person
associatedWith Pollock, Channing, 1880-1946. person
associatedWith Purvis, Melvin. person
associatedWith Stevenson, Mary. person
associatedWith Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. person
associatedWith Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. person
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African American press
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Active 1990

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