Bowden Family papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1187
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1912-1990
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Russian
  • Physical Description
    • 47 ff., manuscript, typescript, printed, and photographs

Scope and Content

Comprises Russian First World War newspaper caricatures, Bowden family tree and photographs, postcard to W. Edward Bowden and an extract from his "Both feet on the ground", and compensation claim correspondence

Administrative / Biographical History

The Bowden family were members of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia, resident in Shlissel'burg

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of W. Edward Bowden, September 1991

Note

In English, Russian

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm

Family Names

Personal Names