| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Michael Kowan Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kowan, Michael family | | | | Dates: | 1942-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Michael Kowan and his wife, Rachel Howitz Kowan, owned and operated Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Michael served in World War II and was in England, 1943-1945. The collection consists of family materials, including photograph albums and volumes of Michael's poetry; scrapbooks of Michael and Rachel's travels, particularly to New York City; letters, photographs and articles relating to Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket; and scrapbooks of souvenirs, photographs and letters relating to Michael's military service and London during World War II, including aerial shots taken in the skies of Great Britain during the war. | | | | Call #: | MS 4944 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Kowan, Michael. | Kowan, Rachel Howitz. | Howitz, Morris. | Kowan family. | Howitz family. | Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bookstores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | World War, 1939-1945 -- England. | World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London. | Voyages and travels. | Poetry. | Scrapbooks. | New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel. | London (England) -- Description and travel.
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