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J.B. Howell, Jr. Collection, 1917-2004; bulk 1950s – 1980s

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Contents List

Series 1, Travel Literature

Box 1:

Folder 1. Alabama 1

Folder 2. Alabama II

Folder 3. Alaska

Folder 4. Arizona

Folder 5. Arkansas

Folder 6. California

Folder 7. Colorado

Box 2

Folder 8. Connecticut

Folder 9. Delaware

Folder 10. Delta Queen

Folder 11. Florida

Folder 12. Georgia I

Folder 13. Georgia II

Folder 14. Idaho

Folder 15. Illinois

Folder 16. Indiana

Box 3

Folder 17. Iowa

Folder 18. Kansas

Folder 19. Kentucky

Folder 20. Louisiana

Folder 21. Maine

Folder 22. Maryland

Folder 23. Massachusetts

Folder 24. Michigan

Folder 25. Minnesota

Box 4

Folder 26. Mississippi I

Folder 27. Mississippi II

Folder 28. Missouri

Folder 29. Montana

Folder 30. Nebraska

Folder 31. Nevada

Folder 32. New Hampshire

Folder 33. New Jersey

Folder 34. New Mexico         

Folder 35. New York

Box 5

Folder 36. North Carolina

Folder 37. North Dakota

Folder 38. Ohio

Folder 39. Oklahoma

Folder 40. Oregon

Folder 41. Pennsylvania

Folder 42. Rhode Island

Folder 43. South Carolina I

Folder 44. South Carolina II

Box 6

Folder 45. Tennessee

Folder 46. Texas

Folder 47. Utah

Folder 48. Vermont

Box 7

Folder 49. Washington, D.C.

Folder 50. West Virginia

Folder 51. Wisconsin

Folder 52. Wyoming

Folder 53. Argentina

Folder 54. Austria

Folder 55. Bahamas

Folder 56. Belgium

Folder 57. Brazil

Folder 58. British Isles I

Folder 59. British Isles II

Box 8

Folder 60. Canada

Folder 61. Caribbean

Folder 62. Chile

Folder 63. China

Folder 64. Colombia

Folder 65. Denmark

Folder 66. Egypt

Folder 67. England

Folder 68. Europe I

Folder 69. Europe II

Box 9

Folder 70. Germany

Folder 71. Greece

Folder 72. Ireland

Folder 73. Israel

Folder 74. Italy

Folder 75. Jamaica

Folder 76. Japan

Folder 77. Martinique

Folder 78. Mexico

Box 10

Folder 79. The Netherlands

Folder 80. Norway

Folder 81. Panama

Folder 82. Paraguay

Folder 83. Portugal

Folder 84. Puerto Rico

Folder 85. Scotland

Folder 86. Singapore

Folder 87. South America

Folder 88. Spain

Folder 89. Sweden

Folder 90. Thailand

Folder 91. Trinidad

Folder 92. Turkey

Folder 93. Venezuela

Folder 94. Virgin Islands

Folder 95. Maps

Folder 96. U.S. Maps (Including Regional Maps)

Folder 97. World Maps

Box 11 - Reference Files

Folder 98. England

Folder 99. Scotland

Series 2, Postcards

Box 12

Folder 1. Alabama

Folder 2. Alaska

Folder 3. Arizona

Folder 4. Arkansas

Folder 5. California

Folder 6. Colorado

Folder 7. Connecticut

Folder 8. Delaware

Folder 9. Florida

Folder 10. Georgia

Folder 11. Idaho

Folder 12. Illinois

Folder 13. Indiana

Folder 14. Iowa

Folder 15. Kansas

Folder 16. Kentucky

Folder 17. Louisiana

Folder 18. Maine

Folder 19. Maryland

Box 13

Folder 20. Massachusetts

Folder 21. Michigan

Folder 22. Minnesota

Folder 23. Mississippi

Folder 24. Missouri

Folder 25. Montana

Folder 26. Nebraska

Folder 27. Nevada

Folder 28. New Hampshire

Folder 29. New Jersey

Folder 30. New Mexico         

Folder 31. New York

Folder 32. North Carolina

Folder 33. North Dakota

Folder 34. Ohio

Folder 35. Oklahoma

Folder 36. Oregon

Folder 37. Pennsylvania

Folder 38. Rhode Island

Folder 39. South Carolina

Folder 40. Tennessee

Box 14

Folder 41. Texas

Folder 42. Utah

Folder 43. Vermont

Folder 44. Virginia

Folder 45. Washington, D.C.

Folder 46. West Virginia

Folder 47. Wisconsin

Folder 48. Wyoming

Folder 49. Argentina

Folder 50. Austria

Folder 51. Bahamas

Folder 52. Belgium

Folder 53. Brazil

Folder 54. British Isles

Folder 55. Canada

Folder 56. Caribbean

Folder 57. Chile

Folder 58. China

Folder 59. Colombia

Folder 60. Denmark

Folder 61. Egypt

Folder 62. England

Box 15

Folder 63. Europe

Folder 64. France

Folder 65. Germany

Folder 66. Greece

Folder 67. Ireland

Folder 68. Israel

Folder 69. Italy

Folder 70. Jamaica

Folder 71. Japan

Folder 72. Martinique

Folder 73. Mexico

Folder 74. Norway

Folder 75. Panama

Folder 76. Portugal

Folder 77. Puerto Rico

Folder 78. Scotland

Folder 79. Singapore

Folder 80. Spain

Folder 81. Sweden

Folder 82. Thailand

Folder 83. Trinidad

Folder 84. Turkey

Folder 85. Venezuela

Folder 86. Virgin Islands

Series 3, Photographs

Box 16

Folder 1. Alaska

Folder 2. Illinois

Folder 3. Michigan

Folder 4. Missouri

Folder 5. New York

Folder 6. Europe

Folder 7. Israel

Folder 8. Paraguay

Folder 9. Scotland

Folder 10. Spain

Series 4, Playbills and programs

Folder 11. Ballet

Folder 12. Bands, Operettas, Pops

Folder 13. Choral Groups

Folder 14. Instrumentalists

Folder 15. Opera – General

Box 17

Folder 16. Opera, Metropolitan I

Folder 17. Opera, Metropolitan II

Folder 18. Orchestras

Folder 19. Playbills – Broadway I

Folder 20. Playbills – Broadway II

Folder 21. Playbills – Other I

Folder 22. Playbills – Other II

Folder 23. Playbills – Other III

Folder 24. Playbills – Other IV

Folder 25. Playbills – Other V

Folder 26. Programs – Special

Folder 27. Sacred Music, Special Programs

Folder 28. Singers – Pictures

Folder 29. Singers – Programs

Folder 30. Church Programs

Series, Photographs and Personal Files

Box 18

Folder 1. Photographs:

  • - Greer High School Class of 1942, reunion, undated
  • - J. B. Howell, ca. 1942
  • - J.B. Howell & friend in front of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, undated
  • - J.B. Howell at a desk with a basket and scissors, undated

Folder 2. Correspondence, 1974, 1977

Folder 3. Death Certificate, J.B. Howell, Jr., 2003

Folder 4. Enlistment Record WWI, J.B. Howell [1894-1963]

Folder 5. Ephemera

Folder 6. Furman University graduation, 1945

Folder 7. Newsletter, South Carolina Librarian, S.C. Library Association, 1956-1958

Folder 8. Programs, Furman University, 1944-1945

Folder 9. Résumé, J.B. Howell

Box 19 - Oversize

  • Mississippi College yearbook, 1946
  • Emory yearbook, 1961
  • Tiny pill box from J.B. Howell estate sale, April 17, 2004
  • Book, The Southern Books Competition at Twenty-Five

Box 20 - Oversize

  • Photograph, J. B. Howell's mother, Alleyne
  • Diploma—John Bunyan Howell, Master of Science, University of Illinois
  • Diploma—John Bunyan Howell, Bachelor of Arts, Furman University 1945
  • Diploma—John Bunyan Howell Greer Public

Map Case:

  • American Map Company (New York, N.Y.). Colorprint Map of the United States: With Portions of Southern California and Northern Mexico. , No. 9549, undated [Indicates 21 stops made on a trip in the U.S.]