Title
George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings Collection, Biographical

Dates
1908-1982

Collection ID
SCRC 169A

Creator
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Quantity
4081 linear feet (3924 boxes)

Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

Language
Materials in English   

The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin was founded in 1847 and its final issue was published January 29, 1982. Shortly after the paper closed, Temple University acquired a majority of its newspaper clippings and photograph library. The library was used as an internal information source for reporters and editors seeking background knowledge on a particular person or topic. Both the clippings and photographs from the Bulletin are a valuable resource for research on the Philadelphia region.  

The bulk of the clippings in this collection are primarily from the Evening Bulletin with some articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Record, Public Ledger and North American as well as a few articles from New York papers. Clippings can include obituaries but not death notices and dates range from 1900 through January 1982 when the Bulletin closed.

Researchers may also want to request materials from the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Mounted Clippings Collection (SCRC 169C), the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings Microfiche (SCRC 169D), and the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Byline Clippings Collection (SCRC 169E).

The addition of “George D. McDowell” to the collection name in no way implies that he was the creator.  Rather he was one of scores of staff who worked in the library, and his family supplied a naming gift to honor him and support work on preservation of the collection.

Arranged alphabetically by name of individual people, then followed by oversized clippings.

Collection is open for research.

This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Special Collections Research Center in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research.

The George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings Collection is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The donor has assigned licensing rights to Temple University Libraries.  Other creators’ intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.   

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings Collection, Biographical, SCRC 169A, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings, Subjects, SCRC 169B, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Mounted Clippings Collection, SCRC 169C, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings Microfiche, SCRC 169D, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Byline Clippings Collection, SCRC 169E, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs, Biographical, SCRC 170A, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs, Philadelphia Subjects, SCRC 170B, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs, Suburban Subjects, SCRC 170C, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs, Non-Philadelphia People and Subjects, SCRC 170D, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs, General Subjects, SCRC 170E, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs, Negatives, SCRC 170F, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs, Color Transparencies, SCRC 170G, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Donated by the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1983.

Finding aid prepared in September 2019 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.          

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:

Corporate Names:
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Subjects:
Newspapers--Philadelphia

Places:
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)

Material Types: 
Clippings