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MG 427. Howe Family Papers, 1844-1934. 4.5 linear ft.
Papers, 1844-1934, of the Howe family of Passaic, N.J. (Passaic County), including Rev. John Moffat Howe (1806-1885) and his two sons. Rev. Howe was a dentist, physician, hospital chaplain, and a founder of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Passaic. George Rowland Howe (1847-1917), a jewelry manufacturing executive with Carter, Sloan & Co. (later, Carter, Howe & Co.) in New York and Newark, was active in Newark’s Y.M.C.A., the Board of Education, and the Methodist church in East Orange, N.J. (Essex County). Dr. Charles Moffat Howe (1851-1920), a dentist who established the first dental office in Passaic, was also active as mayor of Passaic for four terms, president of the Passaic National Bank, president of the Y.M.C.A, and other civic organizations.
Collection includes: diaries, photographs, land deeds, indentures, estate and tax papers, correspondence and business brochures. Of interest: the New York College of Dentistry valedictorian speech delivered by Dr. Charles M. Howe (1873); a religious journal (1844) kept by Dr. John M. Howe, including outlines of sermons heard while he studied medicine at Castleton Medical College (Vermont); and ledgers of the Howe Paper Tube Company (1895-1919).
Bulk of papers include genealogical materials collected by George R. Howe for John M. Reid’s Filial Tribute to the Memory of Rev. John Moffat Howe (n.p., 1889). Included are letters of instruction and other military papers of Major Bezaleel Howe (1750-1825), who served during the Revolution as George Washington’s bodyguard. Other family genealogies include: Jenkins, Bernard, Moffat, Barber, Rowland, Houghton, and Kip.
George R. Howe’s papers include diaries, appointment books, and a long correspondence with his son, Herbert Barber Howe (1882-1957), and his wife, Louisa Barber Howe (1854-1934). Also, business brochures including a catalog of silverware, jewelry and watches, and a photograph album based on the life of Louisa B. Howe.
Gift of Mrs. Nelson McGeary from the estate of Herbert Barber Howe.
CONTAINER LIST
Box Folder Title Dates
Charles M. Howe:
1 1 Land indentures 1876-1886
2 “ 1887-1896
3 “ 1897-1906
4 “ 1879-1922
5 Title abstracts 1883-1891
6 “ 1894-1914
7 Estate papers 1909-1917
8 Estate papers, Emeline B. Howe 1907
9 Tax notices 1886-1894
10 Legal documents 1853-1930
11 Stocks, mortgages, bonds 1897-1914
Charles M. Howe:
2 1 Income tax papers 1913-1915
2 “ 1917-1919
3 Howe Paper Tube Company, ledger 1895-1917
4 “ 1908-1913
5 Speech (Graduation, New York College of Dentistry,
1873) and miscellaneous 1873-1906
6 Newark Board of Trade, clippings and documents 1900-1910
7 Howard Savings Bank, National Newark Banking Co. 1903-1913
8 Y.M.C.A. 1893-1903
9 Newark Technical School, clipping 1902
10 Essex County Grand Jury 1893, 1900
11 Herbert B. Howe: notes re: “Geo. R. Howe,
“A Son’s Tribute” and misc. 1894-1906
12 Account book 1866-1906
13 “ “
3 1 Diaries/Appointment books 1860-1863
2 “ 1864-1869
3 “ 1870-1875
4 “ 1885-1887
5 “ 1895-1904
6 “ 1905-1908
Box Folder Title Dates
3 7 Diaries/Appointment books 1909-1911
8 Address book c. 1893
9 John Moffat Howe, religious journal Apr.-Sept. 1844
25th anniv. wedding poem 1871
Howe family history, correspondence and notes
compiled by H.B. Howe:
4 1 “The Descendants of Bezaleel Howe” Part 1
2 Belcher-Guron? Part 2
3 Halsted-Merritt Part 3
4 “ Part 4
5 Isherwood-North Part 5
6 Ray-Young Part 6
7 Bernard-Jenkins Vol. 1, Part A
8 “ Vol. 1, Part B
9 “ Vol. 2, Part A
10 “ Vol. 2, Part B
Scrapbook, compiled by H.B. and G.R. Howe:
5 1 Bezaleel Howe, from scrapbook Part 1
2 “ Part 2
3 “ Part 3
4 “ Part 4
5 Correspondence from his mother, Louisa B. Howe c.1919-1930s
6 Greeting cards from Louisa B. Howe
7 Correspondence re: death of Louisa B. Howe 1934
8 “ “
9 George Rowland Howe, from scrapbook
10 George R. Howe, gravestone blueprint c. 1917
6 1 George R. Howe, from scrapbook
2 “
3 “ 1863-1896
4 “ 1897-1917
5 “ (clubs, orgs, politics) (1 of 2) 1847-1917
6 “ (2 of 2) 1847-1917
7 “ (vacations, with photos) (1 of 3) 1874-1907
8 “ (2 of 3) “
9 “ (3 of 3) “
10 “ re: New Jersey Historical Society 1907-1921
7 1 Misc. documents, from scrapbook (Part 1)
2 “ (Part 2) “
Box Folder Title Dates
7 3 Misc. documents, from scrapbook (Part 3) c.1889-1920
4 “ (Part 4) “
5 George R. Howe, letters and writings 1856-1863
6 “ 1864-1884
Geo. R. Howe and Herbert B. Howe, correspondence:
7 Correspondence 1866-1895
8 “ 1896-1899
9 1900
10 (Folder 1 of 2) 1901
11 (Folder 2 of 2) “
12 “ 1902
8 1 “ (Folder 1 of 2) 1903
2 “ (Folder 1 of 2) “
3 “ (Folder 1 of 2) 1904
4 “ (Folder 2 of 2) “
5 “ 1905
6 “ 1906
7 “ (Folder 1 of 2) 1907
8 “ (Folder 2 of 2) “
9 “ Jan.-May, 1908
10 “ June, 1908
11 “ July, 1908
12 “ Aug., 1908
9 1 Correspondence Aug.-Sept., 1908
2 “ Oct.-Dec., 1908
3 “ 1909
4 “ 1910
5 “ 1911-1912
6 “A Book of Remembrance,” photo album based on
the life of Louisa Anna Barber, by her son, Herbert
B. Howe 1854-1934
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