George S. Bowen papers, 1856-1928.

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George S. Bowen papers, 1856-1928.

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Correspondence, diaries, financial records, promotional materials, and newspaper clippings related to George S. Bowen's career as an entrepreneur and civic leader in Chicago and Elgin (Ill.). Topics include manufacturing and trade in woolen textiles and pottery (1865-1875); Chicago and Pacific Railroad (1870s); Elgin Electric Company, national survey of electrical companies, electrical equipment companies (1880s); investments in Alabama and Georgia, Mexico, and Asian trade; National Greenback Party; Populist Party; free silver and anti-trust movements, political conferences and publishing (1890s); real estate; and Bowen family affairs. Family members represented include Chauncey T. Bowen, George Erwin Bowen, Ira Pardee Bowen, and James Harvey Bowen.

33 linear ft. (74 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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