Russell Family Collection, Record Group D: Frances Marguerite Russell Bowden, 1800s-1900s

Summary

Date:
1800s-1900s
Extent:
4 box(es)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Frances Marguerite Russell Bowden Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains photographs of the Bowden family at the launch of the USS Savannah in 1937, and newspapers featuring stories about Russell Bowden's brother, Senator Richard B. Russell.

Biographical / historical:

Frances Marguerite Russell, known as Margo or Dixie, was born April 11, 1896. She was the third child of Ina Dillard and Richard Brevard Russell Sr., born a little over a year before her brother, Senator Richard B. Russell Jr.

She married James Harris Bowden on June 24, 1920. The Bowdens lived in Savannah, where Marguerite was a teacher. The couple had four children: Marguerite Russell Jr., Jane Mayo, James Harris Jr., and Richard Russell (Senator Russell's cousin).

Arrangement:

This collection is divided into two series: I. Photographs and II. Newspapers.

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred citation:

Frances Marguerite Russell Bowden Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.