Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Bureau of Archives and History
Pennsylvania State Archives
MG-392
JACK BOWLING PAPERS
Container Listings
{series #392m.1}
MG-392
Jack Bowling
Papers
Graphics
DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES, ca.1940s-1970s. (1 box, 5 oversized folders)
A-15, Cabinet 10, Drawer 9, oversized folder 1
Tissue Paper in Pencil
- 1c: Tracing of lamp post and grid on which Independence Hall (?) sketched
(9"x12")
- 1g: Sketch of people in pencil and ink (11"x8.5")
- 6b: Tracing for a (bible) book (missal) holder - two views from the front
and the side, study for drawing (24"x19")
- 7a: Base geometrically measured out birds-eye view, side view (24"x19")
- 7b: Precision sketch of base of chalice, geometrically done (19"x12")
- 8: Sketch of tops and bottoms with circular different diameters (8.5"x11")
- 14b: Large square grid (approximately 12/8" square) with chalice line
design superimposed in pencil and yellow pastel (9"x11.5")
- 14c: Chalice sketch on grid, smaller version of the yellow pastel and grid
chalice (9"x12")
- 20: Large chalice w/floral decoration, designs for missal rough sketch (2
sketches), corner cut out (24"x19")
- 21: Tracing of chalice: done decoration in the center of stem sketches of
decorations (4) for each side (12"x19")
- 22: Sketch for chalice with separate components marked off; notations of materials,
torn (11"x8.5")
- 34a: Sketch of tea set (tea pot, sugar bowl, pitcher and top view of the tea
pot) notation: the handle was made larger, torn in center (12"x9")
- 35: Wallace (?) Cup, sketch with dimensions, side and back view (12"x9")
- 36a: Sketch #1, pitcher, stained (12"x9")
- 36b: Sketch #2, pitcher, stained (12"x9")
- 36c: Sketch for pitcher, marked #3, corner cut off, stained (12"x9")
- 36d: Sketch for pitcher, marked #4, stained (12"x9")
- 37: Rough sketch, pitcher with dimension (8.5"x11")
- 38: Sugar bowl with dimensions (8.5"x11")
- 46a: Ruler drawing of candelabrum, sketchily done (approximately 11"x19")
- 46b: Sketch of candelabrum with three candle holders; ornate base, diamond
shaped stem (12"x19")
- 46c: Sketch of candleholder with 1/2 stem of diamond shapes and large base
with possible floral design (12"x19")
- 48: Precision line drawing done with ruler of candle holder (13 3/4"x17")
- 54a: Free-hand sketch of stylized leaf design, possibly for vase corner torn
(24"x19")
- 54b: Sketch of a tall vase with wrap around leaf design; on the right, detail
of design of te leaf, left shows dimensions (19"x24")
- 57: Sketch of (top) cross and (bottom) base of chalice, cross very detailed
as to decoration, corner cut off (19"x24")
- 57b: Sketch of 1/2 stem and base of cross - possible floral pattern on base,
shell motif on top 1/2 of base, torn (19"x24")
- 58: Precision drawing of round base with cross above (cross to be attached
to the base) (24"x19")
- 62: Precision sketch of cross - front and side views, corner torn off (16"x19")
A-15, Cabinet 10, Drawer 9, oversized folder 2
Brown Paper Sketches in Pencil (unless otherwise stated)
- 4: Top and side view of sterling tray with handles, marked: hand wrought
sterling tray designed for the vestry Holy Trinity Church for Edward L. Lee,
Associate Rector and Kathryn L. Fligg, his bride by Jack Bowling, Phila,
pastel and pencil (22.5"x13.75")
- 5: Shallow dish probably used in communion with bent rimtip and ridged piece
attached on opposite rim, pastel and pencil (22.5"x29.5")
- 6a: Side and front view of book (bible) stand in pastel and pencil, marked
on back Emmanuel Missal (18"x40")
- 11: Pastel sketch of free standing sculpture gulls in a setting (17"x26")
- 12: Front and side view of silver wall sconce with candle, pastel and pencil,
center piece (top) cut off (20"x24")
- 13: Pastel and pencil sketch of Willington Garden Day charm or medal, shows
front, side, back and bottom views, marked Willington Garden Club
on back (26"x16.5")
- 14d: Pastel, pencil, gold paint design of chalice with dogwood design on middle
of stem and on base, matted (11.5"x15")
- 15: Two different sized chalices with lids, pastel and pencil (for communion
ceremony) (22"x14.5")
- 16: Front and side view of bowl on stand, pastel and pencil, entirely
wrought of good weight sterling silver, to be fitted with suitable
liners to hold flowers in arrangement (23"x19.75")
- 17: Pastel and pencil long-stemmed chalice showing dimensions of each separate
component (10.5"x20")
- 18: Pastel and pencil chalice with ring on stem (20"x20")
- 19: Pencil precision drawing of chalice with numbers and prices (20"x24.5")
- 25: Three objects, left to right: tall (flower) vase with feet; cross and
holder; candle holder with candle, pastel and pencil (23.25"x26")
- 26: Left to right: pencil line drawing of pitcher without handle, geometrically
done; cross with base (stand); taller pitcher, base with stand; candle holder
with candle; last three in pastel and pencil (15"x24")
- 27a: Side view of cross and holder, also same holder shown with candle, pastel
and pencil (24"x33")
- 27b: Candle and holder, also cross and holder of same design, pastel and pencil,
marked Emmaneul 2nd Altar on back (33"x24")
- 29: Precision ruler - drawn line sketch of building (?) with dimensions, in
pencil (48"x40")
- 30: Geometric precision sketch for a building (?) (40"x48")
- 31: Geometric ruler precision drawing of triangle inscribed in circle, dimensions
included (18.5"x40")
- 32: Ruler drawing of square base marked This base to the memory of Merrill
A. Kercher 1898?-1961, also top view, also sketches of construction of
base (20"x24.5")
- 39: Side and top view of tea kettle, side view in pastel and pencil, top view
just pencil, stained (13"x25")
- 47: Tall candle stand and candle with dimensions, pastel and pencil (15.5"x16.5")
- 47a: Pastel sketch of candle and holder, holder has a floral motif, Emmenuel
on back (44"x18")
- 47d: Cross and holder, floral design (dogwood) on stem of holder, pastel and
pencil, Emmenuel written on back (18"x44")
- 54c: Pastel and pencil detail, leaf design (15"x24")
- 55: Brass concave cross with holder, pastel and pencil; Cross is hand-hammered,
highly polished brass, concave in cross-section improves reflective power,
reduces weight and increases strength, staff is hand-finished solid teak wood
- natural finish, weight of metal cross approximately two pounds, weight of
staff approximately two pounds Starington Calvary Cross
on back (23"x26")
- 56: Drawing of ivory cross and wooden holder in pastel (35.5"x18.5")
A-15, Cabinet 10, Drawer 9, oversized folder 3
White Paper/Matboard
- 1a: Ink drawing, cross hatch technique, lamp post with lantern, on Hamilton
Andorra drawing paper (6.25"x12.25")
- 1b: Pencil sketch of two views of lamp post with lantern (one sketch full
view), on Hamilton Andorra drawing paper (6"x12")
- 1d: Pencil sketch of Independence Hall (?), 3/4 front view with accompanying
buildings, heavy white drawing paper (7"x10")
- 1e: Pencil sketch of Independence Hall (?), full front view with accompanying
buildings and pedestrians, Hamilton Andorra drawing paper (6"x12")
- 1f: Pencil sketch of Independence Hall (?) with pedestrians (side view), heavy
white drawing paper (7"x10")
- 2: Pastel on brown paper design for alms basin, on both sides of paper (front
and back views), front inscribed with The Seal of the Diocese of Texas
1838-1849 and also words I am the vine/ye are the
branches, back inscribed To the Glory of God and in Grateful memory
of the Episcopate of the Right Reverend Alexander Gregg, D.D., first Bishop
of Texas, 1859-1893; the Right Reverend George Herbert Kingsolving,
D.D., second bishop of Texas, 1893-1928; the Right Reverend Clinton Simon Quin,
D.D., third bishop of Texas, 1928-1955, given by: the family of James Walker
Cain on the 128th anniversary of the establishment of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in Texas, December 12, 1963, artists marks
also appear on this side (30.25"x29.5") missing
- 3: Pastel/pencil on brown paper two views (top and side) of alms basin,
written alms basin commissioned by the Women of the Diocese of Pennsylvania
designed by and to be executed in hand wrought sterling silver by Jack Bowling,
on top view of basin is inscribed Seal of the Diocese of Pennsylvania
founded MDCCLXXV; around rim is written now thank we all our God
(31.25"x40") missing
- 9: Watercolour, pastel, pencil design of tall silver vase, narrow at bottom,
wide flared mouth, heavy matboard (11.25"x15.25")
- 10: Pencil line drawing of round astrological dial of some kind,
center axis is cross with zodiac signs between the 4 arms, on medium weight
drawing paper (14"x17")
- 14a: Pencil and color pencil finished drawing of chalice superimposed on 1/2"
square grid, chalice has dogwood motif, on white drawing paper (15"x19.75")
- 23: Pastel drawing for for communion dish with legs on round solid stand,
medium weight drawing paper (14"x17")
- 24: Watercolor/pencil design for chalice, marked design for hand wrought
sterling silver chalice, Saint Columba's Episcopal Church of Washington, D.C.,
by Jack Bowling, Phila., 1954, heavy weight watercolor paper (15.25"x16.75")
- 28: Watercolor, ink, pencil designs for chalice and paten showing top and
side view of paten. Marked design for chalice and paten for church of
the Good Shepherd, Swainboro, Georgia, The Reverend A.H. Munkan, Rector, to
be made by hand, of sterling silver, ebony and ivory, by the designer Jack
Bowling of Phila., 1963, on back written this drawing incorporates
certain changes suggested by the Reverend E.H.Munkan, it has not yet been
definitely commissioned but have every reason to believe it will be, they
want to dedicate it April 28, 1963, medium weight watercolor paper (18"x23")
- 33: Precision line drawings and plans for a booth lit by five
foot fluorescent bulbs. Shows many different views; constructing and finishing
aspects, list of required materials, in pencil on heavy paper, (19"x24")
- 40a: Ruler drawing of square structure with rounded top (in right hand corner)
and sketches of (left to right) sugar bowl, pitcher and teapot, in pencil, on
Whiting Mutual bond paper (8.5"x11")
- 40b: Pencil sketch of sugar bowl with two handles and lid, in pencil, on Whiting
Mutual (white) bond paper (8.5"x11")
- 40c: Pencil sketch of pitcher/creamer, pencil, on white paper (8.5"x11")
- 40d: Pencil sketch of teapot with lid, stained, in pencil, on Whiting Mutual
(white) bond paper (8.5"x11")
- 41: Pencil sketch showing top, side and rear view of creamer, also outline
of the shape of creamer, marked ebony handle and creamer
handle made for Kay, November 1960, Hamilton Andorra drawing paper (9.5"x12")
- 42: Line drawing in pencil of top and side view of spoon paper, stained with
watercolor pigments, corner torn, on Hamilton Andorra drawing paper (6"x12")
- 43: Watercolour, ink, pastel design of meat holder showing 3 views (left,
right and back) marked meat holder - hand wrought sterling silver, rough
twisted ebony handle, scale: full size; design by Rear Admiral Jack Bowling
1920 Ringgold Place, Phila. 46, PA, May 1960, All rights reserved, light
weight matboard (13.5"x18")
- 44: Pencil designs of punch bowl and base, top, front and end views, also
top view of base, scale: 10/24=1, overall size 24" long by 18" wide
by 9" high, see back side of this sketch for a note about the size and
accompanying sketch, base symbolic of splashing water (note: to be removable
for cleaning), five gallon punch bowl designed for Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Miller
of Oxon Hill, MD, original design by Jack Bowling... February 15, 1954,
also marks to be placed on finished pieces listed, heavy weight watercolor
paper (20"x26")
A-15, Cabinet 10, Drawer 9, oversized folder 4
- 45: Pastel on brown paper, design for large (gold) cross and (wood) staff;
at top of staff (attaching cross) is dogwood motif and four-sided shield with
white field with three red stars above two red stripes; design is for Valley
Forge Cross (24"x78.25") missing
- 47 b&c: Two cut-out photos mounted on matboard, show finished pieces approximately
life-size, two candle holders, both have dogwood motif on stem, candle and holder
22"
- 47e: Cut out photograph mounted on matboard, cross and base 27", logwood
motif on stem, black and white photograph approximately life-size
- 49: Ruler/freehand pencil sketch of candleholder, stained and soiled paper,
white spiral sketchbook paper (10"x14")
- 50: Ruler drawing in pencil of crude candleholder, white spiral sketchbook
paper (10"x14")
- 51: Pencil line drawing done with ruler of base and shaft of object, dimensions
included with artists notations, heavy white matboard (6"x20")
- 52: Pastel drawing of candle and candle holder (1/2 of it), heavy matboard
(6"x18")
- 53a-e: 5 cut-out patterns/designs for candle holders, done in watercolor,
two have dogwood motif at base, average size 15.5"
- 57c: black and white photograph of (ivory) cross in hand wrought (silver)
holder and base with floral design (16.5"x20")
- 59: Pencil sketch of Christ figure for crucifix, white lightweight mat board
(8.5"x11")
- 60: Ruler drawing in pencil of cross and stand, stained and soiled, white
spiral sketchbook paper (10"x14")
- 61: Pencil sketch of crucifix superimposed on 1" square grid, possibly
for a necklace, because of loop in top arm of cross, heavy white matboard (12.25"x15")
- 63a-i: Large white paper, pencil-line drawings on grid with approximately
7.25" in square blocks; drawings are sea gulls in various positions and
parts; preliminary drawings for seagull sculpture executed in bronze, nine
sheets in series, eight contain drawings (27.5"x34") missing
- 64: Sketchbook with various designs for: kitchen utensils, creamers, gravy
boats, meat folders, coffee or tea pot, ladles, candle snuffer, jewelry box,
chalices, Revere-type bowl, candle sconce, preliminary sketch
for chalice and paten for the Church of the Good Shepherd, wallace caps, etc.,
many marked during WWII - many dated post-WWII up to 1974, includes
preliminary sketches for commissions (13.75"x17")
BM-0432 box 1
Miscellaneous Drawings and Sketches
- Church and Religious Items (folder 1-1)
- Includes five pencil sketches on white paper, four concerning a book
holder, one a cross and candleholder set; seven sketches on graph paper,
most concerning a cross and candleholder set; two miscellaneous papers
with dimensions for subjects; 3 miscellaneous patterns; one tissue paper
sketch of a candleholder with artist notations (Oversized items
placed into oversized folder 5)
- Jack Bowling and Turtle Symbol Pattern (folder 1-2)
- Listing of Numbered Drawings and Sketches from Series 1, Undated (folder
1-3)
- Miscellaneous Drawings, Sketches and Biographical Data (folder 1-4)
- Includes numerous items, such as, but not inclusive: sketches of Independence
Hall in Philadelphia; sketches of candleholders; a biographical sketch
of Jack Bowling (ca. 1960); a sketch of and notes concerning Saint James
Church in Goose Creek, S.C.; exhibit price list from Bowling's Honolulu
linoleum block print exhibit (1935); miscellaneous other sketches
- Miscellaneous Items (folder 1-5)
- Includes the following: One cardboard cut-out of the name Jack
Bowling; one sketch of a shallow bowl on yellow lined paper (8"x5");
a quote from Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 1; color image on matboard of soldiers
raising the American flag (11.5"x7"); tissue paper sketch of
a Bowling family Christmas card that reads From our house-full,
A Heart-full of Best Wishes from the Bowlings, Merry Christmas!
- Miscellaneous Patterns and Sketches (folder 1-6)
- Includes thirteen sketches on paper of various items, including guns,
eating utensils, meat skewers, diamonds, teapots, etc.; one silver cup
pattern; five tissue paper drawings of various items (Oversized
items placed into oversized folder 5)
- Punch Ladle and Serving Bowl Drawings (folder 1-7)
- Pencil sketch on tissue paper of a silver bowl and base (Oversized
items placed into oversized folder 5)
- Scrap Book #2, Anatomy (folder 1-8)
- Sketch Book #3, Ships and Women (folder 1-9)
- The Aspirations of Youth Mural (folder 1-10)
- Sketches, patterns, and a program relative to a mural of seagulls which
was made for the Christ First Presbyterian Church in Hempstead, New York
by Bowling in 1973 (Oversized item placed into oversized
folder 5)
- Various Drawings, Patterns, Sketches (folder 1-11)
- Thirteen patterns of various types; two tissue paper sketches in pencil;
nine items related to an angel candleholder; thirteen pencil sketches
on paper; two pieces of correspondence and a newsclipping pertaining to
a talk Jack Bowling gave to the Woman's Club of Princeton, New Jersey
in 1968 (Oversized items placed into oversized folder 5)
- Wine Label for The Brotherhood Corporation, Sketches (folder
1-12)
- Includes fifteen pencil sketches on tissue paper and one label on brown
cardboard
A-15, Cabinet 10, Drawer 9, oversized folder 5
- Oversized items from folder 1-1: pencil sketch of the base of a
book holder on tissue paper (23.75"x19"); pencil sketch of the
side view of a book holder on tissue paper with notations (23.75"x19");
pencil sketch of the side view of a book holder on tissue paper without
notations (23.75"x19"); pencil sketch of the front view of a book
holder on tissue paper (23.75"x19")
- Oversized items from folder 1-5: pencil sketch of a pitcher and
pot on tissue paper (23.25"x19.5"); pencil sketch of meat skewers
on tissue paper, dated May and August 1960 (19"x23.75"); pencil
sketch of a cigarette case on tissue paper (13.75"x16.5"); pencil
sketch of a cup on tissue paper (13.75"x16.5"); pencil sketch
on tissue paper of two prongs and a knife (7.5"x20"); pencil sketch
on matboard of two prongs and a knife (8.75"x23")
- Oversized items from folder 1-6: pencil sketch of tissue paper
of a bowl and base (16.5"x13.75"); pastel and pencil sketch on
brown paper of a bowl and base, includes artist notations (14.75"x21");
pastel and pencil sketch on brown paper, note reads: sterling silver
punch ladle designed for the William Trent House, Trenton, New Jersey, by
Jack Bowling, Philadelphia, June 1974
- Oversized item from folder 1-9: pencil drawing on graph paper of
seagulls in flight, includes artist notations (24"x35.75")
- Oversized items from folder1-10: Pencil sketch of candleholder
(?), on white paper (13.88"x17"); pencil sketch of cross and staff,
with notations, on brown paper (12"x17.5"); two miscellaneous
patterns, one 25", the other 30"; pencil sketch of cross, on brown
paper (12.88"x20"); two pencil sketches of two different three
candle candleholders, both on tissue paper (13.75"x17"); pencil
sketch of a joint for two pieces of unidentified material, on white paper
(16.75"x14.25")
- Two patterns of a wing or fan design, on white paper, one cut out to the
form of the pattern (approximately 24"x18.5"), the other still
on a regular sheet of paper (25"x18.5")
A-15, Cabinet 10, Drawer 9, oversized folder 6
- Brown and White paper sketches and colored drawings from a tube originally located at 17-4503, found in early 2014
{series #392m.2}
MG-392
Jack Bowling
Papers
Graphics
NEGATIVES AND PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1940s-ca. 1970s. (6 boxes)
BM-0432 box 2
Negative File
- Negatives #1-9: Exhibits of Bowling Materials, these negatives all pertain
to the Yesterday's Crafts exhibit (see binder #4 in the photograph
file)
- Negatives #10-72h: Family and Personal Items from One Sleeve, Negatives
#10-20 show Bowling working on a large plate; Negatives #21-34 depict Bowling
family members and friends; Negatives #35-39 contain pictures of dogs; Negatives
#40-72h depict additional family members, friends and miscellaneous persons
presumably related in some way to Bowling
- Negatives #73-93: Family and Personal Items from Various Locations, Negatives
#73-80 deal with images of dogs; Negatives #81-85 deal with miscellaneous
negatives; Negatives #86-93 depict Bowling family members and friends (these
items [#86-93] are stored in box 3 due to their size)
- Negatives #94-104: Flower Arrangement, displayed with artwork Bowling completed
for the First Baptist Church of Bonham, Texas, includes positives (see
photograph binder #4)
- Negatives #105-123: Miscellaneous Items from One Sleeve labeled Parker,
Negatives #105-111 depict Bowling and another man assembling a cross; Negatives
#112-118 show medallions Bowling created; Negatives # 119-123 pertain to an
unidentified monument
- Negatives #124-172: Silverwork of Jack Bowling, Negatives #124-148 are contained
in box 2, with some positives present; Negatives #149-159 are larger negative
strips with positive contact prints of Bowling works (placed into box
3 due to size); Negatives #160-166 are 8"x10" negatives
of Bowling works, originally housed together in a folder (placed into
box 3 due to size); Negatives #167-172 are 8"x10" negatives
of Bowling works, originally housed together in a folder (placed into
box 3 due to size)
BM-0431 box 3
6x9 Cards with Negatives and Photographs
1. Sauce Ladle, Silver (believe lost) - Cards Only
2. Porringer Silver Key for Kay - Cards Only
3. Magnifying Glass, Silver and Ebony (8 ounces) - Cards Only
4. Special Box made with Antique Medal for Rhoda (location unknown) - Cards
Only
5. Baby Spoon, Silver (after a commercial design) - Cards Only
6. Meat Holder, Silver and Ebony (self) - Cards Only
7. Baby Mug Wallace Cup, Silver - Cards, 3 Negatives & 3 Photographs
8. Salt Spoon (After Old English), Silver (1.5 ounces) - Cards Only
9. Double Ended Candle Snuff, Silver, Inscription reads: My candle burns
at both ends, it will not last the night, but on my foes and on my friends
it gives a lovely light - Cards, Negatives and Photograph
10. Punch Ladle, Silver (8 ounces) - Cards Only
11. Coffee Pot (key), Silver with Ebony Handle - Cards Only
12. Porringer Silver, Commission by Mrs. W.A. Black - Cards Only
13. Gymbal Sconces Pewter - After lamps on Frigate Constitution (Kay) - Cards
Only
14. Patten on Stem for Chapel of the Holy Apostle Lutheran Church, Philadelphia
- Cards, 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
15. Candle Snuffer, Silver, Inscription reads: Snuff not the Flame of
Love - Cards, Negative & Photograph
16. Baby Cup, Silver with Twisted Wire Handle - Cards Only
17. Magnifying Glass, Silver (location unknown) - Cards Only
18. Chalice, Saint Columbus and Holy Trinity - Cards, Negative & Photograph
19. Porringer Silver for Ernest L. Smith - Cards Only
20. Silver Spoon for Jean O'Brien, Commissioned by M. Berger, 1962 - Cards,
Negative & Photograph
21. Silver Horseshoe Ashtray for R.H. Norton - Cards, 2 Negatives & 2
Photographs
22. Sugar Bowl, Silver - Cards Only
23. Cream Pot, Silver (4 ounces) - Cards Only
24. Coffee Pot, Silver (13 ounces) - Cards Only
25. Meat Holder, Silver - Cards Only
26. Sauce Boat, Silver (15 ounces) - Cards, 4 Negatives & 5 Photographs
27. Hot Milk Cup, Silver - Cards & Photograph
28. Punch Ladle, Silver - Cards Only
29. Salad Spoon - Ebony and Silver (7 ounces) - Cards Only
30. Salad Fork, Ebony and Silver (9 ounces) - Cards Only
31. Design for a Chalice (not used ebony stem) - Cards Only
32. Standing Cross made for Presentation to Lutheran Bishop of Iceland - Cards,
2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
33. Christ The King with Background Stripped Out for Making Halftone - Cards,
Negative
34. Model of Cross for Cain, not used - Have Cross Carved in Soap, no Base
- Cards, 3 Negatives & 3 Photographs
35. O Little Town of Bethlehem, Script and Staff of Music - Cards, 2 Negatives
& 2 Photographs
36. Patens, Holy Trinity - Cards, Negative & Photograph
37. Porringer, Van Slyke - Cards, Negative & Photograph
38. Chalice Number 2, Holy Trinity - 5 Negatives & 5 Photographs
39. Side Altar Cross, Emanuel - Cards Only
40. Silver Tumbler, Mint Julip - Negative & Photograph
41. Side Altar Candlestick, Emanuel - Cards & Negative
41. (Two Separate 41s) Side Altar Cross, Emanuel - Cards, Negative & Photograph
42. Flower Vases, Emanuel - Cards, 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
43. Silver Sconce (home) - Cards, 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
44. Ithica - Tall Aluminum Candlestick - Cards, 4 Negatives & 4 Photographs
45. Missal Stand, Emanuel - Cards, 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
46. Gulls on Wall, Copper, Fiberglass, Teak - Cards, 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
47. Base for Holy Trinity Cross - Cards, Negative & Photograph
48. Christ the King, Ivory (9 ounces) - Cards & 3 Negatives
49. Emanuel Altar Set (Side) - Cards, 3 Negatives & 4 Photographs
50. Emanuel Altar Set (Main) Silver, Ebony, Ivory & Gold - Cards, 3 Negatives
& 3 Photographs
51. Golden Murals, Bonham - Cards, 14 Negatives & 17 Photographs
52. No Materials
53. Table Candlesticks (Kay) - Cards, 6 Negatives & 1 Photograph
54. No Materials
55. No Materials
56. Brass Altar Candlesticks for Rose Garden Methodist Church - Cards &
3 Photographs
56 (color). Brass Altar Candlesticks for Rose Garden Methodist Church - Cards,
12 Negatives & 8 Photographs
57. Ice Cracker with $ - Cards, 1 Negative and 1 Photograph
58. Silver Tray with Signature of Vestrymen - Cards, 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
59. Flower Bowls, Holy Trinity, Silver - Cards, 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
60. Silver Copy of Tin Crucifix - 2 Negatives & 2 Photographs
61. Table Candlesticks (12 inches), Glen B. and Fletcher - Cards, 1 Negative
& 2 Photographs
62. Chalice, Saint Timothy, Silver, Ivory and Gold (Emerald set later) - Cards,
4 Negatives & 2 Photographs
63. Large Punch Ladle, Shooke Annapolis - Cards, 1 Rendering
64. Two Handled Oval Tray, Monogram Handles (Mesnor & Edward Lee) - Cards,
1 Rendering
65. Book on Chalice - Cards, 1 Rendering
66. Silver Head Walking Stick (Meanor) - Cards, 1 Rendering
67. Sword Hilt Meat Holder - Cards, 1 Rendering
68. Carving Knife and Fork, Ebony and Stainless - Cards, 1 Rendering
69. 6 Dinner or Serving Forks (Self) - Cards, 1 Rendering
70. Pistol Charm, Gold Wire and Ivory - Cards, 1 Rendering
71. Cigarette Case, King Size (Perkins) - Cards, 1 Rendering
72. Cigarette Case, Regular - Cards, 1 Rendering
73. Alms Basin, Diocese of Pennsylvania - Cards, 10 Negatives & 4 Photographs
74. Alms Basin, Diocese of Texas - Cards Only
75. Alms Basin, Saint James, Goose Creek - Cards, 3 Negatives & 1 Photograph
76. Processional Cross, Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge Park - Cards
& 3 Negatives
77. Main Altar Cross, Emanuel at Saint Louis - Cards & 1 Negative
78. Main Altar Candlestick - Cards
79. Main Altar Cross, Emanuel - Cards
80. Ebony Hanging Cross - Cards
81. Magnetic North - Cards
82. Ebony Cross - Card & 6 Negatives
83. Dallas Show - Card, 5 Negatives & 6 Photographs
Unnumbered. Copper Cross (42"), 1 Photograph and Label
**Also contained in this box are oversized negatives, see the negative
file listing above**
BM-0436 box 11
Photograph File, Binder 1 - Images of Birds (Magnetic North title of work), Candlesticks and
Dishes (most likely for communion), all works of Bowling's, are included in
this binder
Photograph File, Binder 2 - Images of Bowling in his workshop, Naval Academy images, and Miscellaneous
photographs are included in this binder
BM-0436 box 12
Photograph File, Binder 3 - Images of various crosses created by Bowling, including Christ the King
crosses, are included in this binder
Photograph File, Binder 4 - Images of Dr. Harry Longley with a chalice made by Bowling, First Baptist
Church of Bonham, Texas artwork, Yesterday's Crafts exhibit (including
Bowling works) and photos of additional exhibits and displays are included
in this binder
BM-0436 box 13
Photograph File, Binder 5 - Images of Bowling's silverwork are included in this binder
BM-0431 box 4
Oversized photographs, including: Four images of a tin crucifix, somewhat
mirroring the style of the Christ the King crosses (all 11"x14");
One photo of the U.S.S. Frederick C. Davis (11"x14"); One image
of a candlestick with a dogwood flower on it (11"x14"); and a portrait
of Bowling in his Navy uniform (9.25"x12")
{series #392m.3}
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Papers
Manuscripts
ARTWORK, CHURCH AND EXHIBIT FILES, 1935-1984. (2 boxes)
BM-0434 box 5
Articles, Correspondence and Newsclippings related to Artwork, 1945-1974 (folder
5-1)
Articles and Newsclippings related to Artwork, 1955-1972 (folder 5-2)
Articles and Newsclippings relative to Artwork and Exhibits, 1947-1972 (folder
5-3)
Artwork Files, 1947-1967 (folder 5-4)
Church Correspondence, 1959-1961 (folder 5-5)
Church Programs and Related Church Materials, 1957-1984 (folder 5-6)
Early American Arts and Crafts Fair, Middletown Area Historical Society, 1976
(folder 5-7)
Exhibition Catalogs, Woodmere Art Gallery and Others, 1942-1973 (folder 5-8)
BM-0434 box 6
Exhibits and Exhibitions Newsclippings, 1935-1976 (folder 6-1)
Honolulu One Man Show, 1935 (includes photographs) (folder 6-2)
Index of Prints by Jack Bowling, Undated (folder 6-3)
3"x5" numbered index cards from a small box
Miscellaneous Exhibit and Exhibition Files, 1941-1984 (includes photographs)
(folder 6-4)
Philadelphia Water Fountain and Submarine Exhibit, 1959-1965 (folder 6-5)
Print Exhibits, 1935-1937 (includes photographs) (folder 6-6)
Program for Dedication, Aspirations of Youth, 1970 (includes one
photograph) (folder 6-7)
Saint Timothy's Church (Roxborough) Centennial Canvas, 1959 (folder 6-8)
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Papers
Manuscripts
CORRESPONDENCE, 1938-1972. (1 box)
BM-0434 box 7
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1941 (folder 7-1)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1945, 1946 (folder 7-2)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1957-1959 (folder 7-3)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1959 (folder 7-4)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1960 (folders 7-5 & 6)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1961 (folder 7-7)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1962 (folder 7-8)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1967-1972 (includes 1 slide) (folder 7-9)
Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1970 (folder 7-10)
Correspondence with First Baptist Church, Bonham, Texas, 1959-1961 (folder
7-11)
Miscellaneous Personal Correspondence, 1945-1972 (includes photographs) (folder
7-12)
Miscellaneous Personal Correspondence, 1953-1963 (folder 7-13)
Personal Correspondence and Miscellaneous Files, 1948-1967 (folder 7-14)
Print-related Correspondence, 1938-1943 (folder 7-15)
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Papers
Manuscripts
NAVY MATERIALS, 1926-1972. (2 boxes)
BM-0433 box 8
Fitness Reports, 1943-1964 (folder 8-1)
Maud Elliot Correspondence, 1946-1950 (folder 8-2)
Miscellaneous Materials, 1929-1972 (folder 8-3)
Miscellaneous Naval Service Files, 1945-1969 (folder 8-4)
Navy Personal File, 1922-1947 (folders 8-5, 6 & 7)
Officer's File, 1945-1960 (folder 8-8)
BM-0433 box 9
Officer's Qualification Record Jacket, 1947 (folder 9-1)
Patents - Office of Naval Research, 1953, 1958 (folder 9-2)
Resume and Naval Academy Transcript, 1948, 1951 (folder 9-3)
Sinking of German Submarine, 1945, 1947 (folder 9-4)
The Log of the U.S. Navy, 1926, 1927 (folder 9-5)
The Trident, Christmas Number, 1924 (folder 9-6)
The United States Naval Academy... profile for a career, ca. 1970 (folder
9-7)
U.S.S. F.C. Davis File, 1942-1957 (includes photo of Davis) (folder 9-8)
U.S.S. Mississippi Home Coming Dinner Menu, 1930 (folder 9-9)
1952 Memorial Day Speech and other Speech Notes, 1945-1963 (folder 9-10)
{series #392m.6}
MG-392
Jack Bowling
Papers
Manuscripts
PERSONAL FILES, 1938-1980. (1 box)
BM-0436 box 10
Awards and Certificates, 1959-1980 (folder 10-1)
Bonham, Texas File, 1970 (folder 10-2)
Jack's Philosophy, Print Price Guide and Miscellaneous Materials, 1947-1956
& Undated (folder 10-3)
Lecture Notes, 1965-1972 (folder 10-4)
Miscellaneous Materials, 1957-1982 (folder 10-5)
Notebook, 1964, 1965 (folder 10-6)
Patents - Philco Corporation, 1953-1960 (folder 10-7)
PHMC Artist Information Update File, 1980 (folder 10-8)
Tax and Miscellaneous Financial Data, 1960-1979 (folder 10-9)
Tax and other Financial Data, 1938-1976 (folder 10-10)
Weekly Bookkeeping Records, 1969-1971 & 1972 Tax Return Data (folder 10-11)
1974 Trip Miscellaneous Files (folder 10-12)
**Three folders of moldy items were placed into a secure storage area
at the time of processing (June 2006), until they can be cleaned. Items in
the folders include: files relative to an exhibit at the Pennsylvania State
Museum in 1972, various art-related magazines from the 1930s and 1940s and
miscellaneous correspondence and personal materials.**