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1Title:  George and Margaret Knowles Papers     
 Creator:  Knowles, George and Margaret 
 Dates:  1870-1974 
 Abstract:  George Knowles was a Cleveland, Ohio, patent attorney who served as assistant executive in charge of patents in the Engineering Department of Materiel Command at Wright Field Air Corps Base (Dayton, Ohio) during World War II. Margaret Knowles was his wife. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, organizational materials, journals, and military files. The collection pertains primarily to George Knowles' military experience, involvement with patents, and organizational activities with the Cleveland Patent Law Association, Exchange Club of Euclid and the Wildwood Yacht Club. Included is a small amount of material relating to Knowles' wife, Margaret, and his nephew, Myles Knowles. 
 Call #:  MS 4447 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Knowles, George H. 1909-1965. | Knowles, Margaret Keal. | United States. Army Air Forces -- Diaries. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. | Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries. | Patents -- United States. | Evidence, Expert -- United States. | Patent and government-developed inventions -- United States.
 
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2Title:  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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