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Bowman Technical School Records

Call Number: MG-392, Series 1 School Records

16 boxes 104 folders 8 cubic ft.

Repository: LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.)

Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 9

Description: Series 1 of the Bowman Technical School Records contains documents directly related to the school and its students, faculty, staff, classes, and administration. The majority of materials range from the early 1900s through 1992, but several items have somewhat earlier dates. Student roll books, student account books, lists of students, and a card file record dates of entry, attendance, grades, transfers, expenses, and dates of graduation. Many newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles provide coverage of the school, while others focus on the careers of individual students, graduates, or faculty. Placement books and letters detailing job offers showcase some of the opportunities available to graduates. Particularly detailed records on a handful of students survive, giving an in-depth look at several points of Bowman Technical School’s relationship with the many veterans who attended through government assistance.

This series contains many examples of Bowman Technical School’s correspondence. Of this, a significant portion is related to the school’s state licensing and authority to train veterans. Other correspondence includes recruiting letters, letters of recommendation, internal memoranda, and exchanges with graduates.

Instructional materials are similarly diverse. These documents include, among others, syllabi-like course sheets, engraving guides, diagrams of watch movements, and instructions for setting stones in rings. These items are of varying origins; some were drawn or written by Bowman instructors, while others were taken from books, trade journals, and even catalogs. A few complete books are also included. Several sets of these items are contained in their original binders as issued to students, rather than folders. The wide range of dates encompassed by these materials provides insight into the education offered at Bowman and enable tracking of changes over time. Tool kit lists are similarly useful, giving a window upon materials used by students and prices paid.

School catalogs are of particular value. Since they were frequently updated, they enable tracing of faculty, tuition rates, and courses offered. Moreover, the various formats and contents of catalogs demonstrate the varying manner in which the school presented itself to both potential students and the wider public. Several postcards and letters from schools and libraries across the country demonstrate wide-ranging recruiting efforts, while other documents attest to participation in various Pennsylvania career fairs and expositions. Other recruiting tools include entries in trade school directories and articles on prospective careers in watchmaking authored by Bowman instructors.

Much of the aforementioned correspondence with state officials, as well as surviving forms, give examples of licensing procedures and regulations for a school of Bowman’s nature. Many years of school licenses survive, including some of the earliest private trade school licenses issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction (now the Department of Education). Cards and certificates of membership in academic and horological bodies, such as the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators and the American Watchmakers Institute Research and Education Council, are also in this series. Other items of note include blank student identification cards, report cards, parking permits, and a binder detailing the circumstances of the school’s 1978-1979 move from the corner of Duke and Chestnut Streets to another building at 220 West King Street.Creator: LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.)

Creator: Bowman Technical School (Lancaster, Pa.)

Conditions for Access: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.

Language: English

Source of Acquisition: Gift of Mrs. Melanie L. Parkhurst, 1998-2012.

Historical Information

Box 1

Folder 1 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Ledger of charges in last several pages of book. Miscellaneous notes in front and rear cover. Instructor(s) unknown. Binding in poor condition. April 1915 to August 1920.

Insert 1 Names of Army Students

Attendance log of Army students taught by Bowman Technical School instructor(s). Single sheet. January to July 1920.

Notes interleaved with charges. 24 August 1920.

Folder 2 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Ledger of charges in last several pages of book. Miscellaneous notes in front and rear cover. Key to attendance notations—such as sick leave, tardy, and excused—in rear cover. Instructor(s) unknown. Poor condition. September 1920 to August 1924.

Folder 3 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Note in rear cover referring to Dulilier Animal Elimination. Instructor(s) unknown. September 1924 to December 1927.

Folder 4 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Miscellaneous notes in rear cover. Instructor(s) unknown. January 1928 to June 1931.

Insert 1 Price List and Information Relating to United States Medals. Interleaved with attendance log. Published by Government Printing Office for the Bureau of the Mint, United States Treasury Department. 29 April 1926.

Folder 5 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Instructors unknown. July 1931 to September 1937.

Folder 6 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Miscellaneous notes in front and rear covers. Instructors unknown. October 1937 to February 1942.

Folder 7 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Miscellaneous notes in front and rear covers. Key to attendance notations—such as sick leave, tardy, and excused—in rear cover. Instructors unknown. March 1942 to December 1946.

Box 2

Folder 8 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Key to attendance and grade notations in front cover and throughout book. Instructor unknown. January 1965 to April 1968.

Folder 9 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Key to attendance and grade notations in rear cover. Instructor unknown. January 1968 to August 1973.

Folder 10 Student Roll Book – Engraving and Jewelry Depts.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Engraving and Jewelry Departments. Short list of individual and business addresses on last page. Key to attendance notations—such as sick leave, tardy, and excused—in rear cover. Instructors unknown. May 1946 to June 1952.

Folder 11 Student Roll Book – Engraving and Jewelry Depts.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Engraving and Jewelry Departments. Note on purchase in front flyleaf. Key to attendance notations—such as sick leave, tardy, and excused—in rear cover. Instructors unknown. July 1952 to October 1958.

Folder 12 Student Roll Book – Engraving and Jewelry Depts.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Engraving and Jewelry Departments. List of charges for diamonds from 4 September 1966 to 28 March 1967 in rear of book. Short list of individual and business addresses on last page. Instructors unknown. November 1958 to December 1968.

Folder 13 Student Roll Book – Engraving and Jewelry Depts.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Engraving and Jewelry Departments. Instructor unknown. January 1969 to August 1973

Folder 14 Employment Placement Book

Record of employment offers and letters of inquiry seeking Bowman Technical School graduates. Includes individuals’ and business’s names, addresses, and telephone numbers. Business cards and notes attached throughout. March 1957 to April 1968.

Insert 1 Tiffany & Co. Business card. Taped, page 10. 2 February 1959.

Names of trade engravers in Cleveland. Copied from letter, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce to Tony Hrestak, 9 October 1956. Opposite side, apparently unfinished form letter for inquiry on employment. Single typewritten sheet. Interleaved, pages 22-23. Undated.

Note concerning Dennis Warner. Interleaved, pages 66-67. Undated.

Note concerning Dennis Dale. Interleaved, pages 98-99. 3 July 1969 to 21 October 1969.

Note. Interleaved, pages 98-99. 13 January 1970.

Box 3

Folder 15 Student Roll Books – Finishing Room

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Finishing Room. Miscellaneous notes on last page. W. H. Haeseler, instructor. September 1947 to November 1949.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Finishing Room. Miscellaneous notes and business cards in rear cover. W. H. Haeseler, instructor. Binding in poor condition. December 1949 to December 1951.

Insert 1 List of names. Small orange slip. Interleaved in rear of book. Undated.

List of names. Opposite side, table of constants for laying out a number of holes. Single sheet. Interleaved in rear of book. Undated.

Short essay. “Let’s Keep it Clean,” by W. H. Haeseler. Remarks on cleanliness among Bowman Technical School students. Single sheet. Interleaved with October 1950 attendance log. Undated.

Folder 16 Student Roll Book – Finishing Room

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Finishing Room. Instructor unknown. January 1952 to December 1953.

Folder 17 Student Roll Book – Finishing Room

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Finishing Room. Miscellaneous notes on rear flyleaf. Instructor unknown. January 1952 to February 1955.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Finishing Room. Miscellaneous notes in rear cover. Instructor unknown. Binding in poor condition. March 1955 to August 1959.

Insert 1 Examination on lever escapement. Small slip. Interleaved in front of book. 8 March 1955.

Final examination on level escapement. Small slip. Interleaved in front of book. 24 March 1955.

Folder 18 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking/Finishing Room

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Finishing Room. Miscellaneous notes in rear cover. Key to attendance and grade notations on first page. Walter Haeseler, instructor. September 1959 to May 1966.

Folder 19 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking/Finishing Room

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Finishing Room. Miscellaneous notes in front and rear covers. Key to attendance and grade notations on first page. Walter Haeseler, instructor. June 1966 to February 1973.

Folder 20 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Instructor unknown. January 1962 to December 1964.

Folder 21 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Miscellaneous notes on rear flyleaf and cover. Key to attendance and grade notations in rear cover. Instructor unknown. January 1947 to March 1952.

Box 4

Folder 22 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Key to attendance and grade notations on first page. Instructor unknown. May 1968 to June 1973.

Folder 23 Student Roll Book

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. John Allen, Ed Puchaty, Ralph Harry, Robert Sener, and James Williams, instructors. June 1973 to April 1976.

Folder 24 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Key to attendance and grade notations on first page. Robert Sener, instructor. March 1973 to April 1979.

Folder 25 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Key to attendance notation on first page. James Williams, Elizabeth A. Nichols, Floyd A. Vodvarka, instructors. September 1973 to May 1978.

Folder 26 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Note regarding pronunciation of “Benoit” on rear flyleaf. Ralph Harry, instructor. September 1973 to July 1980.

Folder 27 Student Roll Book

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. James D. Williams, Ed Puchaty, Ralph Harry, Robert J. Sener, Elizabeth A. Nichols, and Stanley Wall, instructors. September 1973 to July 1980.

Box 5

Folder 28 Student Roll Book

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Notes attached to front flyleaf and first page. Floyd A. Vodvarka, Ed Puchaty, Ralph Harry, Robert Sener, and Mr. Parkhurst, instructors. June 1979 to December 1980.

Folder 29 Student Roll Book

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener, Ralph Harry, Ed Puchaty, Elizabeth A. Nichols, and Floyd A. Vodvarka, instructors. December 1977 to May 1979.

Insert 1

List of students present on snow day. Instructor unknown. Interleaved in front of book. 19 February 1979.

List of students present on snow day. Ed Puchaty, instructor. Interleaved in front of book.19 February 1979.

List of students giving advanced notification of absence. Interleaved in front of book. 20 February 1979.

Folder 30 Student Roll Books

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener, Ed Puchaty, Ralph Harry, John Allen, and Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr., instructors. January to August 1981.

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Ralph Harry, Ed Puchaty, Robert Sener, and John Allen, instructors. August 1981 to September 1982.

Folder 31 Student Roll Books

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener and Mr. Parkhurst, instructors. August 1980 to February 1984.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Ralph Harry, instructor. March 1979 to April 1984.

Folder 32 Student Roll Books

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Miscellaneous notes in front cover. Robert Sener, instructor. May 1982 to January 1985.

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener, John Allen, and Ralph Harry, instructors. October 1982 to February 1984.

Folder 33 Student Roll Books

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener, John Allen, and Mr. Parkhurst, instructors. February 1984 to July 1985.

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Mr. Parkhurst, Robert Sener, John Allen, and Linda Werking, instructors. July 1985 to December 1986.

Folder 34 Student Roll Book

Master attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener and Linda Werking, instructors. January to May 1987.

Folder 35 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener, instructor. January 1990 to April 1992.

Box 6

Folder 36 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Instructor(s) unknown. Binding in poor condition. April 1907 to September 1910.

Folder 37 Student Roll Book – Watchmaking Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Watchmaking Department. Miscellaneous notes in front and rear cover. Ledger in last several pages of book. Instructor(s) unknown. Binding in poor condition. October 1910 to March 1915.

Folder 38 Student Roll Book – Engraving Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Engraving Department. Calculations in rear cover. Instructor(s) unknown. May 1904 to April 1907.

Folder 39 Student Roll Books – Engraving Dept.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Engraving Department. Notes and calculations in front and rear covers. Instructor(s) unknown. August 1916 to March 1920.

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School’s Engraving Department. Key to attendance notation in rear cover. Instructor(s) unknown. April 1920 to February 1922.

Folder 40 Employment Placement Book

Record of persons seeking employment and employers seeking workers. Even-numbered pages list job-seekers. Odd-numbered pages list available positions. Includes individuals’ and business’s names and addresses. December 1904 to January 1910.

Insert 1 List of names. Single sheet. 30 December 1905 to 26 July 1907.

List of names. Single sheet. 27 July 1907 to 17 November 1908.

List of names. Single sheet. 18 November 1908 to 16 November 1909.

Folder 41 Employment Placement Book

Record of persons seeking employment and employers seeking workers. Pages alternate between lists of job-seekers and lists of available positions. Includes individuals’ and business’s names and addresses. January 1910 to December 1915.

Record of students and graduates seeking employment and employers seeking workers. Pages alternate between lists of job-seekers and lists of available positions. Includes individuals’ and business’s names and addresses. December 1915 to November 1917.

Folder 42 Register of Visitors

Record of visitors to the Bowman Technical School. Information requested varies throughout but most frequent columns include date of visit, name, address, year left school, occupation, and special mention. “In the Army” Roll of Honor on page 96 lists several names and units. Numerous. sketches, calculations, notes, and signatures in front and rear covers. January 1917 to June 1926.

Box 7

Folder 43 Register of Visitors

Record of visitors to the Bowman Technical School. Columns for date of visit, name, address, date left school, and present address and occupation. Numerous. sketches, calculations, notes, and signatures in front and rear covers. June 1926 to January 1942.

Folder 44 Register of Visitors

Record of visitors to the Bowman Technical School. Columns for date of visit, name, address, date left school, and present address and occupation. Miscellaneous notes in last several pages. Binding in very poor condition. Several loose pages. January 1942 to October 1959.

Folder 45 Register of Visitors

Record of visitors to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons, Inc. Lists dates of visits, names, and addresses; phone numbers listed intermittently. Attendees of 16 September 1995 auction listed pages 17-19. Visits to Bowman Building until sale on 15 December 1998 recorded pages 21-29. December 1981 to December 1998.

Folder 46 Register of Visitors

Record of visitors to the Bowman Technical School. Lists dates of visits, names, and addresses. Binding in poor condition. February 1979 to April 1992.

Box 8

Book 47 Student Account Book

Record of student credits, charges, and tuitions. Large binder. [1950 to 1970].

Book 48 Student Account Book – A-F

Record of student credits, charges, and tuitions for surnames A through F. Large binder. [1970 to 1990].

Box 9

Book 49 Student Account Book – G-M

Record of student credits, charges, and tuitions for surnames G through M. Large binder. [1970 to 1990].

Book 50 Student Account Book – M through Sp

Record of student credits, charges, and tuitions for surnames M through Sp. Large binder. [1970 to 1990].

Book 51 Student Account Book – St through Z

Record of student credits, charges, and tuitions for surnames St through Z. Large binder. [1970 to 1990].

Box 10

Book 52 Student Charges

Record of student charges. Large Binder. March 1992.

Folder 53 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Instructors unknown. January 1955 to December 1955.

Folder 54 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Instructors unknown. January 1956 to September 1958.

Folder 55 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Note in back cover. Instructors unknown. October 1958 to December 1961.

Folder 56 Student Roll Book – Lecture Class Attendance

Attendance log of students at lectures in the Bowman Technical School. William McKnight, John Henkel, Ralph Harry, Ed Puchaty, instructors. No date. February 1969 to March 1972.

Folder 57 Student Roll Book

Attendance log of students in the Bowman Technical School. Robert Sener, instructor. Binding in poor condition. January to July 1990.

Folder 58 Record of Correspondence – Prospective Students

Record of correspondence between prospective students and the Bowman Technical School. Entries on pages 28-47 are marked to indicate whether will be attending school. List of sent letters, 183-186. Miscellaneous notes on front and flyleaves, including 11 July 1948 explanatory note by John J. Bowman. Occasional annotations by John J. Bowman calling attention to entries written by Ezra F. Bowman. Binding in very poor condition. June 1895 to September 1900.

Insert 1 Letter from Ezra F. Bowman to Paul Blocher of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Inquires after Blocher, a former student. Discusses improvements to Bowman Technical School’s program. Offers Blocher monetary rewards for sending or recommending students. Requests testimonial for publication from Blocher. Carbon copy. 5 March 1900.

Letter from Ezra F. Bowman to Professor W. D. Smiley of Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Comments on enclosed recruitment materials. Request for list of Prof. Smiley’s 1900 graduates. Carbon copy.13 April 1900.

Letter from John J. Bowman to Mr. George Rowley of Essex, Iowa. Follow-up to prospectus. mailed in response to Rowley’s 19 April 1901 letter. Inquires as to reason Rowley made no response. Requests response from Rowley clarifying whether he plans to attend, is still considering attending, or will not be attending. Typewritten carbon copy on Bowman Technical School letterhead. 13 August 1901.

Box 11

Student Card Index – A-K

Cards contain Bowman Technical School students’ names, addresses, phone numbers, courses taken, dates of entry, and dates of exit. Some cards also contain student numbers or grades. [1970 to 1992].

Box 12

Student Card Index – L-Z

Cards contain Bowman Technical School students’ names, addresses, phone numbers, courses taken, dates of entry, and dates of exit. Some cards also contain student numbers or grades. [1970 to 1992].

Box 13

Folder 59 State and Federal Government

Folder 59, Insert 1 Application for license to conduct a private trade school. PA Department of Public Instruction. PTS-1. Includes information on facilities, courses, instructors, and equipment, as well as list of references. 8 November 1945.

Certificate of approval to operate or conduct a private trade school or class in watchmaking and repairing, engraving, and jewelry work. PA Department of Public Instruction. PTS-5. 19 February 1946.

Certificate of approval to operate or conduct a private trade school or class in watchmaking and repairing, engraving, and jewelry work. PA Department of Public Instruction. PTS-5. 1 July 1946.

Certificate of approval to operate or conduct a private trade school or class in watchmaking and repairing, engraving, and jewelry work. PA Department of Public Instruction. PTS-5. 1 July 1947.

Certificate of approval to operate or conduct a private trade school or class in watchmaking and repairing, engraving, and jewelry work. PA Department of Public Instruction. PTS-5. 1 July 1948.

Certificate of approval to operate or conduct a private trade school or class in watchmaking and repairing, engraving, and jewelry work. PA Department of Public Instruction. PTS-5. 1 July 1949.

Folder 59, Insert 2 Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school or class in watchmaking and repairing and jewelry repairing and engraving. PA Department of Public Instruction. PIPTS-5-1M-6-49. 1 July 1950.

Seymour L. Wolfbein to John J. Bowman. Discusses enclosed tear sheets from U.S. Department of Labor’s 1951 Occupational Outlook Handbook, requested by John J. Bowman. 5 November 1951.

Tear sheets of article “Watch Repairman” in U.S. Department of Labor’s 1951 Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Tear sheets of article “Jewelers and Jewelry Repairmen” in U.S. Department of Labor’s 1951 Occupational Outlook Handbook.

John J. Bowman to Mrs. John Pucillo. Discusses application for approval of Edward J. Ganse as instructor. Clarifies that Kenneth Nestel no longer an instructor and inclusion on license renewal application was error. 20 May 1952.

Private School Instructor’s Qualifications. PTS-7. Qualifications and experience of Edward J. Ganse. 16 May 1952.

List of Edward J. Ganse’s qualifications and experience. Handwritten note. [May 1952]

Letter. Karl I. Zimmerman, Immigration and Naturalization Service, to Registrar, Bowman Technical School. Concerns James Tuna, an alien admitted to the United States as a student. Notification that Bowman Technical School not on Attorney General’s Approved List of schools to which aliens may attend. 12 March 1953.

Petition for Approval of School for Students. Form I-17. 12 March 1953.

Letter. J. W. Holland of Immigration and Naturalization Service to Registrar, Bowman Technical School. Informs school officials of rules and conditions by which alien students may be employed. Form I-24, Application by Alien Student for Permission to Accept Employment, enclosed. 15 April 1958.

Letter. PTS-7B. Rex E. Wright of Department of Public Instruction to Bowman Technical School. Approval of application permitting Ralph Harry to teach Watch Making and Repairing. 13 May 1955.

Aurora W. Pucillo, State Board of Private Trade Schools, to Walter H. Haeseler, Bowman Technical School. Approval of increase in monthly and hourly tuition rates. 14 November 1957.

Folder 59, Insert 3 Letters. Maurice J. Page, Immigration and Naturalization Service to Registrar, Bowman Technical School. Requests that, in school literature and letterheads, schools note INS approval for attendance of nonimmigrant students without using language suggestive of INS approval or endorsement of the quality of training offered. 30 August 1960.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis, Bureau of Private Schools and Veterans Education, to Charles E. Bowman. Supplemental approval for Watch Making and Repairing, Engraving, and Jewelry Repairing courses. This reinstates the previously-deleted Engraving and Jewelry Repairing courses. 19 October 1960.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Charles E. Bowman. Supplemental approval for Jewelry Store Technician, Watchmaking and Repairing, Engraving, and Jewelry Repairing courses. This reinstates the previously-deleted Engraving and Jewelry Repairing courses and supersedes the letter of 19 October 1960. 22 August 1960.

Letter. Immigration and Naturalization Service to all schools approved for attendance by nonimmigrant students. Details new and altered procedures regarding Forms I-20, I-21, I-358, and I-359. Provides suggestions regarding tests of proficiency in English. 15 January 1962.

Prothonotary’s certification of Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons filing of certificate to continue operating under the assumed or fictitious. name, style, or designation of Bowman Technical School. 16 October 1964.

Secretary of the Commonwealth’s certification of application permitting Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons to continue operating under the assumed or fictitious. name, style, or designation of Bowman Technical School. 20 October 1964.

Aurora W. Pucillo, State Board of Private Trade Schools, to Bowman Technical School and copy to George S. Miller. Approval of application permitting Miller to teach Watchmaking. 28 January 1965.

Aurora W. Pucillo to Bowman Technical School and copy to Victor Stoltz. Approval of application permitting Stoltz to teach Watchmaking. 28 January 1965.

Aurora W. Pucillo to Bowman Technical School and copy to J. Elliot Steinert. Approval of application permitting Steinert to teach Jewelry Repairing. 28 January 1965.

Letter. Higher Education Assistance Agency Subcommittee to licensed private business and trade schools. Notification of new criteria and application process by which business and trade schools and courses may be found eligible for HEAA loan privileges. 15 July 1965.

Folder 59, Insert 4

Aurora W. Pucillo to Walter Haeseler. Approval of request for supplemental course in Clockmaking and Repairing, as well as requests for changes in length of Watchmaking and Repairing and Jewelry Repairing courses. Informs that proposed Jewelry making course, to be offered on hobby basis, would not require licensure. 28 January 1965.

Aurora W. Pucillo to Walter Haeseler. Approval of revisions to Watchmaking and Repairing course. 2 February 1966.

Application for approval of institution and courses under Higher Education Assistance Agency Act. Includes course titles, length, weekly hours, tuition, registration fees, and other fees. 6 April 1966.

Carbon copy of application for approval of institution and courses under Higher Education Assistance Agency Act. Includes course titles, length, weekly hours, tuition, registration fees, and other fees. 6 April 1966.

Letter. PTS-105A. Aurora W. Pucillo to Bowman Technical School and copy to Edward Puchaty. Approval of application permitting Puchaty to teach Watchmaking, Clock, Jewelry, Repair and Engraving. 29 April 1966.

Letter. PTS-107. Aurora W. Pucillo to Bowman Technical School. Approval of Edward Puchaty as Assistant Director. 17 October 1966.

Letter. Aurora W. Pucillo to Bowman Technical School. Approval of increase in monthly and hourly tuition. Approval of proposed changes to catalog as outlined in 7 November 1966 letter. 21 November 1966.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Walter H. Haeseler. Approval for Jewelry Store Technician and Clockmaking and Repairing courses. 22 December 1966.

Letter. Form PIBE-110. Aurora W. Pucillo to Bowman Technical School and copy to Ralph W. Harry. Approval of application permitting Harry to teach Watchmaking & Repairing. 8 April 1968.

Folder 59, Insert 5 State Board of Private Trade Schools. Rules, Regulations and Standards of Instruction Governing Private Trade Schools, Classes, and Agents. Effective 13 April 1969. Amended 13 August 1969.

Folder 59, Insert 6 Letter. Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr., Bowman Technical School, to State Board of Private Trade Schools. Request for supply of Forms PTS-103 and PTS-105. 10 August 1970.

Letter. M. R. Z[eiders] to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Informs Parkhurst that forms have been revised and provides instructions for use. 11 August 1970.

Letter. James F. Noone, State Board of Private Trade Schools, to Bowman Technical School. Approval of J. Elliott Steinert as Director. 3 September 1970.

Letter. James F. Noone to Bowman Technical School and copy to Robert J. Sener. Approval of application permitting Sener to teach Watchmaking and Repairing, Jewelry Repairing, and Clockmaking and Repairing. 14 October 1970.

School catalog. Volume 15, 1 June 1971. Approved by Veterans Education, 1 June 1971.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to J. Elliot Steinert, Bowman Technical School. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of courses as described in catalog. 21 June 1971.

Listing of class schedules approved for Bowman Technical School. Form PDE 358-6. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Mr. Baker, Veterans’ Administration. 21 June 1971.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-600. 1 July 1971.

Folder 59, Insert 7 Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-600. 1 July 1972.

Current financial statement. DEBE-210. 31 October 1972.

School catalog. Based on Volume 16, 15 November 1971 but with extensive annotation concerning changes for coming Volume 17, 1 January 1973.

School catalog. Volume 17, 1 January 1973.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst, Bowman Technical School, to Veterans Education. Supplement to school catalog, volume 17, 1 January 1973. Advises of increase in tuition rates. 28 October 1974. Approved by Veterans Education, 1 November 1974.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk, State Board of Private Trade Schools, to school director. Notifies of pending expiration of school license. Lists associate fees and penalties. 15 April 1973.

Melanie L. Parkhurst to Joe Ebersole, Trout, Ebersole, & Groff. Informs of enclosed form to be completed and returned. Carbon copy. 9 May 1973.

Memorandum. Joe E. Ebersole to Bowman Technical School. Requests school staff sign enclosed original form and mail to PA Department of Education while retaining copy for records. [10 May 1973].

Application for renewal of license and annual report. DEBE-375. 10 May 1973.

Folder 59, Insert 8 Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-600. 1 July 1973.

Current financial statement. DEBE-210. 31 October 1973.

Folder 60 State and Federal Government

Folder 60, Insert 1 School catalog. Volume 18, 1 January 1975. Annotations and corrections throughout.

Memorandum. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Ed Puchaty, Robert Sener, Ralph Harry, and John Allen. Notes that, contrary to statement in catalog, instructors have not been conducting aptitude evaluations within first three months of students’ entry. Provides instructions for newly created evaluation forms. 27 January 1975.

Aptitude evaluation report. 15 January 1975.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of change in faculty and courses as described in catalog. 3 February 1975.

Proof of mailing for cancellation notice. Robert W. Brennan, American Casualty Company to Private Trade School Board. Notice of cancellation of suretyship on behalf of Bowman Technical School, effective 7 March 1975. 3 February 1975.

Proof of mailing for cancellation notice. Robert W. Brennan to Private Trade School Board. Notice of cancellation of suretyship on behalf of Bowman Technical School, effective 7 March 1975. Copy. 3 February 1975.

Letter. Norman Rachelson, State Board of Private Trade Schools, to American Casualty Company. Informs of receipt of cancellation notice. Objects to cancellation, due to date on subject bond in question. Requests submission of replacement bond. Carbon copy. 4 February 1973.

Letter. Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to Mr. Bell, Gingrich, Inc. Describes enclosed copies of correspondence between American Casualty Company and State Board of Private Trade schools regarding subject bond. Affirms that, if cancellation were to proceed, school’s position would be that company is in breach of contract. Requests resolution of matter. 5 February 1973.

Melanie L. Parkhurst to Norman Rachelson. Thanks Rachelson for informing school staff of bond issue. Promises to inform Rachelson of insurance company’s actions. 5 February 1973.

Letter. Warren Bell to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Notification of resolution of bond difficulties. 7 February 1973.

Folder 60, Insert 2 Supervisory report of educational institutions. Evaluates program of studies, records and finance, professional staff, and school plant and physical facilities. Evaluation conducted by Norman Rachelson. 25 February 1974.

Letter. Bureau of Instructional Support Services to all directors of specialized training intuitions. Requests information to assist in updating A Guide to Specialized Training Institutions in Pennsylvania. Carbon copy. 15 March 1974.

Example responses to request for information to assist in updating A Guide to Specialized Training Institutions in Pennsylvania. [15 March 1974].

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to school director. Notifies of pending expiration of school license. Lists associate fees and penalties. 15 April 1974.

Letter. DEBE-755. Approval of tuition increase, effective 15 July 1974. 16 July 1974.

Approval of programs. DEBE 540. Includes approved programs, tuition, original approval date, course length, maximum students per session, and student-teacher ratio. Signed by Andrew Hyduk. 16 July 1974.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of tuition change and courses as described in catalog. 30 October 1974.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Andrew Hyduk. Request for approval of tuition changes and enclosed new catalog. Carbon copy. 17 November 1974.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Joseph P. Gavenonis. Request for approval of tuition changes and enclosed new catalog. Carbon copy. 17 November 1974.

Notice to all students, parents and advisors. Informs of pending increase in tuition. 1 December 1974.

Joseph P. Gavenonis to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Discusses request to allow adjustment in student’s progress in a course. 30 December 1974.

Folder 60, Insert 3 Letter. John A. Hagan, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, to J. Elliot Steinert. Approval of increase in tuition and supply fees. 7 February 1975.

Letter. Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to K. H. Seidel, Veterans Education. Discussion of attendance and funding issues concerning James Billups, a student. 26 February 1975.

Notice to staff and employees. Statement of compliance with Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964. Lists staff and employees with space of signatures. Carbon copy. 10 March 1975.

Statement of compliance with Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964. Comments on open admission policy. Signed by Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. and Melanie L. Parkhurst. 10 March 1975.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to all licensed private trade schools. Clarification of certain rules and regulations regarding enrollment and refund policies. 16 April 1975.

Letter. John A. Hagan to J. Elliot Steinert. Notification that Bowman Technical School found to be in compliance with Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964. Informs of continued eligibility for federally funded programs. 11 June 1975.

Letter. DEBE-110. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to James D. Williams. Approval of application permitting Williams to teach Engraving and Jewelry Repair. 18 June 1975.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Joseph P. Gavenonis and Andrew Hyduk. Supplement to school catalog, volume 18, 1 January 1975. Notification that John L. Allen, formerly an instructor of Jewelry and Engraving, has resigned to go into business for himself and has been replaced by James D. Williams. 28 August 1975. Approved, stamped, and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis, 2 September 1975.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Veterans Education’s Approval of Jewelry Repairing, Engraving, Clockmaking and Repairing, and Watchmaking and Repairing courses. 23 November 1975.

Folder 60, Insert 4 Letter. Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to Joseph P. Gavenonis and Andrew Hyduk. Supplement to school catalog, volume 18, 1 January 1975. Notification that instructor Robert J. Sener has been named Assistant Director of school, replacing the resigned John L. Allen. 28 February 1976. Approved, stamped and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis, 3 March 1976.

Letter. PTS-107. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to Robert J. Sener. Approval of application naming Robert J. Sener as school’s Assistant Director. 2 March 1976.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-600. Signed by Michael E. Flanagan, Director of Office of Nonpublic Schools. July 1976.

Letter. DEBE-755. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School. Notifies of State Board of Private Trade Schools’ recording of Bowman’s tuition increases. 20 July 1976.

Folder 60, Insert 5 Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of courses as described in catalog. 11 April 1977.

Letter. John A. Hagan to J. Elliot Steinert. Approval of increase in tuition. 18 April 1977.

Proposed resolution on equal opportunity. Sylvia S. Corbin to the State Board of Private Trade Schools. Proposes further endorsements of and public support for equal opportunity. Stamped by Bowman Technical School, 30 July 1977.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-600. Signed by Michael E. Flanagan. 1 July 1977

Folder 60, Insert 6 Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to George Douglas Bachtel. Approval of application permitting Bachtel to teach Clockmaking, Engraving, and Jewelry Repair and Stonesetting as an assistant instructor. 23 February 1978.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to Leslie Ann Mineur. Approval of application permitting Mineur to teach Jewelry Repair and Stonesetting as an assistant instructor. 23 February 1978.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to George Brian Thomas O’Donnell. Approval of application permitting O’Donnell to teach Engraving and Jewelry Repair and Stonesetting as an assistant instructor. 23 February 1978.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Approval of application permitting Parkhurst to teach Jewelry Store Management. 13 March 1978.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Approval of application naming Parkhurst as Assistant Director of school. 10 March 1978.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to Kenneth Henry Schoenrock. Approval of application permitting Schoenrock to teach Watchmaking, Jewelry Repair, and Engraving. (photocopy) 28 April 1978.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Andrew Hyduk. Discusses Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr.’s application to teach Gear Cutting and Jewelry Store Management. Notes Parkhurst’s qualifications. Carbon copy. 25 May 1975.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Approval of application permitting Parkhurst to teach Clock Gear Cutting and Jewelry Store Management. 2 June 1978.

Letter. Andrew Hyduk to Bowman Technical School and copy to Floyd Arnold Vodvarka. Approval of application permitting Vodvarka to teach Jewelry Repair and Stonesetting and Engraving. 2 June 1978.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-600. Signed by Michael E. Flanagan. 1 July 1978.

Folder 60, Insert 7 Letter. DEBE-755. Norman Rachelson to Bowman Technical School. Notifies of State Board of Private Trade Schools’ recording of Bowman’s tuition increases. 18 July 1978.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-1821. Signed by George O. Sauers. 28 August 1979.

School catalog. Based on Volume 19, 1 January 1977 but annotated with tuition increase. Approved, stamped, and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis, 16 October 1978.

Certification statement. DEBE-642. Certifies that application and all supplementary data is true and correct. Signed by Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr., Melanie L. Parkhurst, and J. Elliot Steinert. 6 December 1978.

Designation of certifying officials. VA Form 22-8794. Designates Helen S. Glasmire and Melanie L. Parkhurst as certifying officials for school. Signed by Glasmire and Parkhurst. 6 December 1978.

Statement of assurance of compliance with Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964. VA Form 27-8206. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 6 December 1978.

Compliance report of proprietary institutions, apprenticeship programs, and on-the-job training programs. VA Form 27-4274. Information on applications, enrollment, placement, financial aid, housing, and staff. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 6 December 1978.

Folder 60, Insert 8 Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of tuition and courses as described in catalog. 8 December 1978.

Application to train veterans under Veterans Benefit Act of 1966. DEBE-639. Includes general information, evaluation of school catalog, supplementary data, and litigation history. Approved and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis with effective date of 16 October 1978. 8 December 1978.

Application for approval of a course under Veterans Benefit Act of 1966. DEBE-640. Seeks approval for Jewelry Store Technician course. Includes length of course, maximum students, student-teacher load, and enrollment. Approved and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis with effective date of 16 October 1978. 8 December 1978.

Application for approval of a course under Veterans Benefit Act of 1966. DEBE-640. Seeks approval for Watchmaking and Repair course. Includes length of course, maximum students, student-teacher load, and enrollment. Approved and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis with effective date of 16 October 1978. 8 December 1978.

Application for approval of a course under Veterans Benefit Act of 1966. DEBE-640. Seeks approval for Clockmaking and Repair course. Includes length of course, maximum students, student-teacher load, and enrollment. Approved and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis with effective date of 16 October 1978. 8 December 1978.

Application for approval of a course under Veterans Benefit Act of 1966. DEBE-640. Seeks approval for Jewelry Repair course. Includes length of course, maximum students, student-teacher load, and enrollment. Approved and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis with effective date of 16 October 1978. 8 December 1978.

Application for approval of a course under Veterans Benefit Act of 1966. DEBE-640. Seeks approval for Engraving course. Includes length of course, maximum students, student-teacher load, and enrollment. Approved and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis with effective date of 16 October 1978. 8 December 1978.

Class schedules. DEBE-641. Provides schedules for all classes. [8 December 1978].

Folder 60, Insert 9 Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of relocation from Duke and Chestnut Streets to 220 W. King Street with maximum of 120 students permitted. 30 April 1979.

Folder 61 State and Federal Government

Folder 61, Insert 1 Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to J. Elliot Steinert. Notice of due dates for Occupation Graduate Employment Reports. 17 April 1980.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-1821. Signed by George O. Sauers. 16 June 1981.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-1821. Signed by George O. Sauers. 4 June 1981.

Letter. Norman Rachelson to Bowman Technical School and copy to John L. Allen. Approval of application permitting Allen to teach Watchmaking, Clockmaking, Engraving, and Jewelry Repair. 22 June 1981.

Letter. Matthew J. Harris, Jr., State Board of Private Trade Schools, to J. Elliot Steinert. Notifies of State Board of Private Trade Schools’ recording of Bowman’s tuition increases. 10 September 1981.

Notice to all students, parents, and advisors. Informs of pending increase in tuition rates. Signed by Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. 30 September 1981.

Folder 61, Insert 2 Letter. Robert Hamilton to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Comment on material relating to agreement with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 7 October 1981.

Letter. Joanne P. Lovette, D.A., Chair of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Art & Art Education, to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Discussion of Bowman program and letter of agreement. 7 October 1981.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Joanne P. Lovette. Notes enclosure of signed letter of agreement. 21 October 1981.

Letter of Agreement. Permits Bowman students to apply for transfer to Indiana University of Pennsylvania after completion of course(s) at Bowman. Allows IUP students to enroll in pertinent Bowman courses upon recommendation of Indiana University of Pennsylvania faculty. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 14 October 1981.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to K. H. Seidel. Notes pending increase in tuition rate. 21 October 1981. Approved, stamped, and signed by Joseph P. Gavenonis, 1 December 1981.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Joseph P. Gavenonis and copy to K. H. Seidel. Requests exemption from requirement to submit recurring graduate reports in light of high percentage of employed graduates and low percentage of enrolled veterans. 18 January 1982.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to James Broidrick. Recommendation that Bowman Technical School be granted an exemption from requirement to submit recurring graduate reports. Carbon copy. 22 January 1982.

Letter. James G. Hobb, State Board of Private Trade Schools, to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Informs of Board’s 16 April 1982 approval of Clock Repairing and Clock Making and Repairing courses. 11 May 1982.

Approval of programs. DEBE-540. Lists approved programs, enrollment and graduation statistics, students per session, student-teacher ratio, fees and tuition, awards offered upon completion, and schedule. Signed by James G. Hobb. 11 May 1982.

Letter. James G. Hobbs to J. Elliot Steinert. Approval of application to renew trade school license. 28 June 1982.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. Signed by Robert G. Scanlon. 1 July 1981.

Folder 61, Insert 3 Approval of programs. DEBE-540. Lists approved programs, enrollment and graduation statistics, students per session, student-teacher ratio, fees and tuition, awards offered upon completion, and schedule. Originally dated 28 February 1983, but returned, corrected, and re-sent several times. Signed by Linda J. Benedetto, 20 June 1983. Final date given by stamp noting receipt by Division of Postsecondary Education Services on 30 June 1983.

Letter. Wallace Olewiler, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, to Brian Dreisbach. Notification of approval for training program in Jewelry Repair at Bowman Technical School. Notes conditions required for OVR financial aid. 19 April 1988.

Letter. Jane A. Stockdale, State Board of Private Licensed Schools, to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Notifies of extension in expiration date of private school license due to severe shortage in staff. 29 June 1988.

Letter. James G. Hobbs to Bowman Technical School and copy to Veterans Education. Notifies of State Board of Private Trade Schools’ recording of Bowman’s tuition increases. Provides instructions for recording future changes. 9 August 1988.

Programs approved. List of approved programs, enrollment and placement statistics, students per session, student-teacher ratios, tuition and fees, and schedule. (photocopy) 25 August 1988.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to George Kordek, Veterans Education. Notes enclosure of tuition change form. 19 September 1988. Approved, stamped, and signed by Dee Ann Koller, Veterans Education, 1 December 1988.

Letter. Dee Ann Koller to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of change in tuition. 18 October 1988.

Folder 61, Insert 4 Bowman Technical School enrollment agreement. Lists courses, average course lengths, costs of books and supplies, and average tuition. Provides terms of enrollment. 18 April 1900.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private licensed school. State Board of Private Licensed Schools. PDE-147. Signed by Donald M. Carroll, Jr. 1 July 1990.

Book. 1990 Directory of Private Licensed and Registered Schools. State Board of Private Licensed Schools. June 1990.

Memorandum. Jane A. Stockdale to CEOs/Directors of Licensed/Registered Private Schools. Clarification and guidelines with respect to regulations concerning student leaves of absence. 30 November 1990.

Folder 61, Insert 5 School catalog. Based on Volume 22, 1 January 1989 but with annotations and corrections throughout. Approved, stamped, and signed by Dee Ann Koller, 1 April 1991.

Letter. John J. Schimpf, Veterans Administration, to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Informs of discrepancy in records of Robert L. Desrocher. Advises that matter involving approval criteria has been sent to the State Approving Agency for action. 1 May 1991.

Letter. Dee Ann Koller to Melanie L. Parkhurst and copy to George Kordek. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of changes in tuition and curriculum. Approval of change in President from Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Approval of change in Director from Melanie L. Parkhurst to Robert J. Sener. 28 May 1991.

Letter. Jerilynn M. Millvan, State Board of Private Licensed Schools, to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Notes of receipt of letters dated 1 February and 4 February. Expresses regret that Bowman Technical School closing. Thanks Parkhurst for informing of closure. Informs of plans to visit school before closure to review records and requests student roster.

Folder 61, Insert 6 Report of Employment Following Training in Vocational Courses. Department of Veterans Benefits Circular 20-77-31. 11 April 1971.

Letter. Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to Graduates of Bowman Technical School. Informs graduates of Veterans Administration reevaluation and required survey of graduates. Requests graduates complete and return enclosed questionnaire. [1977].

Folder 61, Insert 7 Occupational graduate employment questionnaire for Jeannie M. Smith. VA Form 22-8722. Information requested includes name, address, course taken and completion date, current occupation and most important duties, employer’s name and address, additional remarks, and telephone number. 15 September 1977.

List of graduates, 1974-1977. Includes names, addresses, courses taken, and dates of graduation. Annotations throughout. Return address labels and certificate of mailing attached. Cancellation stamps by Lancaster, PA post office, 27 September 1977.

Occupational graduate employment questionnaire for Elizabeth A. Nichols. VA Form 22-8722. Information requested includes name, address, course taken and completion date, current occupation and most important duties, employer’s name and address, additional remarks, and telephone number. 5 October 1977.

Occupational graduate employment questionnaire for Gretchen L. Herr. VA Form 22-8722. Information requested includes name, address, course taken and completion date, current occupation and most important duties, employer’s name and address, additional remarks, and telephone number. Received at Bowman Technical School, 6 October 1977.

Occupational graduate employment questionnaire for Jack L. Smith. VA Form 22-8722. Information requested includes name, address, course taken and completion date, current occupation and most important duties, employer’s name and address, additional remarks, and telephone number. 29 September 1977.

Occupational graduate employment questionnaire for LeAnne Butz. VA Form 22-8722. Information requested includes name, address, course taken and completion date, current occupation and most important duties, employer’s name and address, additional remarks, and telephone number. 28 September 1977.

Occupational graduate employment questionnaire for Karin E. Boyer. VA Form 22-8722. Information requested includes name, address, course taken and completion date, current occupation and most important duties, employer’s name and address, additional remarks, and telephone number. 2 October 1977.

Letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to Andrew Hyduk. Notes enclosure of Occupational Graduate Employment Report due 1 November 1977.

Occupational graduate employment report for Watchmaking and Repairing from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. 26 October 1977.

Occupational graduate employment report for Engraving from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Handwritten corrections adjacent to typewritten columns. 26 October 1977.

Occupational graduate employment report for Engraving from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Completed by hand, reflecting corrections. 26 October 1977.

Occupational graduate employment report for Clockmaking and Repairing from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Handwritten corrections adjacent to typewritten columns. 26 October 1977.

Occupational graduate employment report for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977.VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. (photocopy) 26 October 1977.

Folder 61, Insert 8 List of graduates, 1 July 1977 to 30 July 1978. Includes names, courses taken, and dates of graduation. (photocopy) [December 1978].

List of graduates, 1 July 1978 to 28 February 1979. Includes names, courses taken, and dates of graduation. (photocopy) [1979].

Occupational graduate employment report for Clockmaking and Repairing from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Page apparently misaligned in typewriter. (photocopy) 12 December 1978.

Occupational graduate employment report for Clockmaking and Repairing from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst and K. H. Seidel. (photocopy) 12 December 1978.

Occupational graduate employment report for Engraving from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Page apparently misaligned in typewriter. (photocopy) 12 December 1978.

Occupational graduate employment report for Engraving from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst and K. H. Seidel. (photocopy) 12 December 1978.

Occupational graduate employment report for Watchmaking and Repairing from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Page apparently misaligned in typewriter. (photocopy) 12 December 1978.

Occupational graduate employment report for Watchmaking and Repairing from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst and K. H. Seidel. (photocopy) 12 December 1978.

Occupational graduate employment report for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting from 1 March 1975 to 28 February 1977. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst and K. H. Seidel. (photocopy) 12 December 1978.

Folder 61, Insert 9 List of graduates, 1 March 1977 to 28 February 1979. Includes names, courses taken, and dates of graduation. (photocopy) [1979-1980].

Occupational graduate employment report for Clockmaking, 1 March 1977 to 28 February 1979. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 5 May 1980.

Occupational graduate employment report for Watchmaking, 1 March 1977 to 28 February 1979. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 5 May 1980.

Occupational graduate employment report for Jewelry Repairing, 1 March 1977 to 28 February 1979. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 5 May 1980.

Occupational graduate employment report for Jewelry Store Technician, 1 March 1977 to 28 February 1979. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 5 May 1980.

Occupational graduate employment report for Engraving, 1 March 1977 to 28 February 1979. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 5 May 1980.

Form letter. Follow-up for graduates who had not returned surveys. Notes enclosure of another copy of survey. Requests response. Signed by Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Undated.

Folder 61, Insert 10 List of graduates, 1 March 1973 to 28 February 1975. Organized by course. Includes names and addresses. [ October 1975].

Occupational graduate employment report for Jewelry Store Technician, 1 March 1973 to 28 February 1975. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 18 October 1975.

Occupational graduate employment report for Clockmaking and Repairing, 1 March 1973 to 28 February 1975. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 18 October 1975.

Occupational graduate employment report for Jewelry Repairing, 1 March 1973 to 28 February 1975. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 18 October 1975.

Occupational graduate employment report for Engraving, 1 March 1973 to 28 February 1975. VA Form 22-8723. Data on graduates and questionnaire respondents. Signed by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 18 October 1975.

Letter. Joseph P. Gavenonis to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Notification of review of Graduate Employment Reports. List of courses acceptable for continued approval for Veterans Education.

Folder 61, Insert 11 Memorandum. Bowman Technical School to all veteran students. Informs of recent changes to Veterans Administration regulations. Sets minimum standards of progress for veterans. Undated.

Notice. Lists rules and policies concerning veterans. Undated.

Folder 62 Edward E. Rice

Folder 62, Insert 1 Letter. F. A. Fenner to John J. Bowman. Notes enclosure of form authorizing Edward E. Rice to begin Watchmaking course on 2 August 1954. Requests assistance in securing parking space across from school. 29 July 1954.

Authorization and notice of entrance into training. VA Form 7-1905. Includes Edward E. Rice’s mailing address. Signed by F. A. Fenner. 29 July 1954.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler, Bowman Technical School, to F. A. Fenner. Notes enclosure of VA Form 7-1905. Discusses of error on form and requests corrected copy. 2 August 1954.

Letter. F. A. Fenner, Veterans Administration, to John J. Bowman. Discusses Edward E. Rice’s enrollment in Bowman Technical School. Gives dates for annual visit. [4 August 1954]

Letter. F. A. Fenner to Bowman Technical School. Gives terms and requirements concerning Edward E. Rice’s enrollment. Includes information on previous. training, physical limitations, environmental conditions to be avoided, and additional comments. 4 August 1954.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to F. A. Fenner. Notes enclosure of corrected VA Form 7-1905 for Edward E. Rice. Discusses availability of parking spaces. Acknowledges receipt of VA Form 7-1905 for Wilbur C. Kreiser. Advises Fenner to arrive early on date of his annual visit, as it is the same day as annual school picnic. 4 August 1954.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to F. A. Fenner. Notes enclosure of birth certificates for Edward E. Rice. 24 August 1954.

Training program and progress record. VA Form 7-1905a. Detailed progress report for Edward E. Rice. 2 August to 5 October 1954.

Training program and progress record continuation sheet. VA Form 7-1905a-1. Detailed progress report for Edward E. Rice. 29 October 1954 to August 1955.

Training program and progress record continuation sheet. VA Form 7-1905a-1. Detailed progress report for Edward E. Rice. [1955]

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edwin. S. Hogg, Veterans Administration. Inquires whether anything can be done to expedite authorization of eye exam for Edward. E. Rice. Notes that Rice suffering from shingles and having increasing difficulty seeing.11 November 1956.

Trainee request for leave. VA Form 7-1905h. Not completed. Undated.

Folder 62, Insert 2 Letter. John J. Bowman to T. A. Rutherford of Elroy, Arizona. Gives information on Edward E. Rice and his circumstances. Inquires after job openings. Carbon copy. 3 February 1956.

Letter. John J. Bowman to F. D. Fogg & Co. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gives information on Edward E. Rice and his circumstances. Inquires after job openings. Carbon copy. 3 February 1956.

Letter. F. D. Fogg to John J. Bowman. Discusses prospects of employment for Edward E. Rice. 7 February 1956.

Letter. Letter. John J. Bowman to Dan Conners of Fremont, Ohio. Gives information on Edward E. Rice and his circumstances. Inquires after job openings. Carbon copy.16 February 1956.

Letter. H. E. Shirey to Edward E. Rice and copy to Bowman Technical School. Notice of change in status upon completion of training program. 28 February 1956.

Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Regrets that he was unable stop at school before leaving for New Mexico. Asks Haeseler to give enclosed $39 to Ewell Hartman. Requests Haeseler mail letter of recommendation. Address of Edward E. Rice. 27 March 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward J. Rice. Notes enclosure of letter of recommendation and note from Ewell Hartman. Discusses Rice’s prospects and encourages him. Mentions Cecil McGrew, another Bowman graduate in Albuquerque. Carbon copy. 3 April 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edwin. S. Hogg. Describes Edward E. Rice’s departure. Describes house that Cecil McGrew located for Rice and family. Comments on Rice’s prospective employment with Ray Allen, a Bowman graduate and business owner in Albuquerque area. Carbon copy. 5 April 1956.

Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Apologizes for not written sooner. Discusses difficulties in securing a job. [24] April 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Discusses possible employers for Rice. Forwards Edwin. S. Hogg’s offer of $100-$200 gift. Provides contact information for several firms in Arizona. Carbon copy. 4 May 1956.

Folder 62, Insert 3 Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Discusses efforts to find a job. Turns down gift, instead asking for loan. Asks Haeseler to tell Walter Haeseler about work on hairsprings and proficiency of certain “so called watch makers” in Albuquerque area. 7 May 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edwin S. Hogg. Quotes portion of from Edward E. Rice’s 7 May 1956 letter. Discusses Rice’s situation and provides address. References Cecil McGrew’s comparatively better position. Carbon copy. 10 May 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Acknowledges receipt of 7 May letter and informs of 10 May 1956 letter to Edwin S. Hogg. Encourages Rice to continue hairspring work and contact Ray Allen. Suggests several possible avenues to develop contacts and connections. Requests Rice keep Haeseler informed. Carbon copy. 10 May 1956.

Newspaper clipping. Albuquerque Tribune. “Jobless Father of Six Seeks Employment Here.” Describes Edward E. Rice ‘s search for a job, health conditions, experience, and family. Clipping was been originally enclosed with a now-absent letter from Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. (photocopy) 19 June 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Comments on 19 June 1956 article. Relays Charles Bowman’s offer of $200 loan. Discusses possible positions in York County, Pennsylvania, as well as in Iowa and Ohio. Carbon copy. 26 June 1956.

Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Acknowledges receipt of Charles Bowman’s check. Discusses job offers and possibility of further government assistance. Informs of evening job at hospital in Santa Fe. 13 July 1956.

Folder 62, Insert 4 Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Discusses efforts to find a job. Acknowledges receipt of check from Edwin S. Hogg. Comments on relative skill of area watchmakers. Discusses prospects for future if unable to find employment. 15 July 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Acknowledges receipt of 13 July letter. Comments on job offers. Gives advice regarding loan from Charles Bowman. Encourages Rice. 17 July 1956.

Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Acknowledges receipt of 17 July letter. Notifies of job with a Mr. McMillan of Farmington, New Mexico. Discusses move to Farmington and housing situation. Promises to send payment to Charles Bowman as soon as possible. Gives new address. [24] July 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice Acknowledges receipt of [24] July letter. Discusses loan from Charles Bowman, as well as Bowman’s tendency to give loans to students and graduates. Discusses new job. Carbon copy. 30 July 1956.

Folder 62, Insert 5 Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Discusses new job. Inquires on behalf of employer as to whether any other Bowman graduates—preferably married veterans—would wish to move to Farmington for employment. Requests Haeseler to see if Albert Monchak of Elizabethtown or Charles A. Osler of Chambersburg would be interested. 31 August 1956.

Letter. Edward E. Rice to Walter H. Haeseler. Discusses progress on construction of house. References inquiry in Rice’s 31 August letter to Helen E. Haeseler. Requests advice on problem with Vacheron and Constantin watch movement. Comments on upcoming presidential election. Sketch of movement elements with brief note in shorthand. 6 September 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Acknowledges receipt of 31 August letter. Assures Rice that Albert Monchak will be interested in job offer and that, if he cannot come to New Mexico, other students will likely be interested. Carbon copy. 7 September 1956.

Letter. Walter H. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Acknowledges receipt of 6 September letter. Explains solution to issue with Vacheron and Constantin movement. Comments on upcoming presidential election. Carbon copy. 10 September 1956.

Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Acknowledges receipt of Walter H. Haeseler’s 10 September letter. Discusses expansion of business and offer to employ additional Bowman students. Discusses details of employment and housing situation in Farmington. Requests Haeseler ask Albert Monchak to write Rice. 18 September 1956.

Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Discusses attempt to find another Bowman graduate willing to move to New Mexico, with references to Albert Monchak, Bill Imhoff, and Charles Osler. Requests Rice continue to write. Inquires after Cecil McGrew. Carbon copy. 26 September 1956.

Folder 62, Insert 6 Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Discusses job, local cost of living, and possibility of moving back to Pennsylvania. Inquires as to cost of establishing a small jewelry store. Asks for suggestions regarding situation. Comments on repayment of loan from Charles Bowman. [February] 1957. Fragile.

Folder 62, Insert 7 Letter. Helen E. Haeseler to Edward E. Rice. Acknowledges receipt of [February] 1957 letter. Advises against seeking employment in York County, relating experience of Glen Gohn. Advises against moving back East if doing well in New Mexico. Encourages Rice. Comments on repayment of loan from Charles Bowman. 14 February 1956.

Letter. Edward E. Rice to Helen E. Haeseler. Acknowledges receipt of 14 February letter. Elaborates on severe financial difficulties and housing situation. Informs of intent to move back East. [February] 1957.

File for Edward E. Rice. Includes date of completion of Watchmaking course, length of course, and New Mexico address. Undated.

Folder 63 Correspondence and Articles

Folder 63, Insert 1 Correspondence

Letter. John J. Bowman to J. C. Andes of Martinsville, Virginia. Reply to Andes’ letter of December 1. Elaborates on elements of Bowman Technical School’s program and experiences of previous graduates. Makes recommendations concerning instruction in optics. Carbon copy. 8 December 1906. Poor condition; very fragile.

Folder 63, Insert 2 Correspondence

Letter. Walter H. Haeseler to Ralph Race of Frostburg, Maryland. 26 January 1951. Presents plan to dispose of funds previously held by Bowman Technical School’s now-defunct chapter of Beta Sigma fraternity, of which Race was an officer. If approved, funds would be used to install a clock connected to a building-wide “telegraph communication sounder.” Notes enclosure of postcard. 26 February 1951.

Postcard. Contains statement authorizing Charles E. Bowman, as the trustee of Beta Sigma, to use balance of remaining funds to install a master clock and time distribution system in Bowman Technical School. Addressed to Walter H. Haeseler. Not signed; stamp not cancelled. [26 February 1951].

Christmas card. E. C. McKelny Jewelers of Niagara Falls, New York to Bowman Technical School. Contains greeting from E. C., E. W., and D. C. McKelny, graduates of Bowman Technical School in 1913, 1937, and 1950, respectively.

Letter. Bob S. Roll of Grove City, Pennsylvania to Bowman Technical School. Describes recent expansion of business. Thanks Bowman Technical School for helping “turn the tide” in his life. 4 August 1970.

Letter. Bob S. Roll to Bowman Technical School. Relates recent challenges in operating business. Attributes continued success to Bowman education. 30 January 1979.

Folder 63, Insert 3 Graduates

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Student makes Watch in 1,500 Hours of Spare Time.” Describes effort of Dwight E. Massey, a Bowman student, to build his own watch from raw materials. Notes rarity of entirely hand-made watches. Discussion of Massey himself and career plans. Lists several Bowman Technical School and Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons watchmakers who assisted with project. (photocopy) 8 January 1955.

Greeting card. Walter M. Woolfson, Jr., Managing Editor of American Horologist, to Bowman Technical School. Contains clipping of December 1956 article “Bowman graduate makes chronometer model.” Describes “chronometer model” timepiece made by Bowman graduate Dwight E. Massey. [1956/1957].

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Forneys Retire from E. King St. Business: Patrons Say Goodby [sic] to 45-Year-Old Jewelry Store.” Discusses closure of jewelry shop operated by Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 15 September 1977.

Newspaper clipping. Grit. “’Jewel of a Career’ to Man Is Repairing Old Watches.” Describes Potter Mills, PA business of Monty Confer, a Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 12 March 1978.

Newspaper clipping. Lititz Record-Express. “Wuischpard’s Jewelry Store Moves to New Location.” Describes new location of Jean-Pierre Wuischpard’s business. Notes hiring of unnamed second employee, a graduate of Bowman Technical School. (photocopy) 16 March 1978.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era-Sunday News. “Rothsville Firm Tools Bottle Cap Industry.” Details business of Don Petters and its place in the bottle cap industry. At 14, Petters enrolled in Bowman’s engraving course and completed it in three months. Photocopy 31 January 1982.

Newspaper clipping. The Vindicator. “Watchmaker Bides His Time Until Business Starts Ticking.” Describes business and plans of Gregory Thumm, a Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 20 June 1983.

Magazine clipping. “The Clock Works.” Describes newly-built tower clock located at 450 West Walnut Street shop of Quentin Johnson, a Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 1984.

Folder 63, Insert 4 Graduates

Newspaper clipping. Patriot-News. “Karate helped jeweler: patience smoothed switch from high-tech.” Describes business of Jill Morrow, a Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 20 December 1987.

Newspaper clipping. “Watch repair, restoration business opens in city.” Announces opening of R. A. Time Capsule, owned by Richard Awiza, a Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 10 September 1990.

Newspaper clipping. “Henry Sacks – A Dedicated Watchmaker for over Four Decades.” Full page advertisement, including biography of Sacks, a Bowman graduate. Describes his business, Saxon’s Diamond Centers. Notes upcoming retirement and sale. (photocopy) [Late 1980s].

The Pennsylvania Retailer, vol. 21, no. 7. Page 17 features article “Clyde E. Gephart Diamond Center.” Gephart was Bowman graduate. August 1980.

Newspaper clipping. Intelligencer Journal. “Brothers: time’s right for a new line of work.” Describes Prime Time Clock Shop, owned by John and Ron Gilbert, 1988 and 1989 graduates of Bowman Technical School. (photocopy) 17 October 1988.

Newspaper clipping. Hartford County Sun. “Busy clock shop has nothing but time on its hands.” Describes Stephens and Stephens Clocks, operated by a Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 1 October 1989.

Folder 63, Insert 5 Engagements and Marriages

Newspaper clipping. Intelligencer Journal. “Miller-Russo.” Announces engagement of Josephine A. Russo to Brent Lewis Miller. Miller was graduate of Bowman and owner of Brent L. Miller Jewelers. (photocopy) 17 May 1980.

Newspaper clipping. “Lee-Frailey.” Marriage of Margaret Nan Frailey and Gary Michael Lee. Both were Bowman graduates. (photocopy) May 1987.

Folder 63, Insert 6 Obituaries and Funerals

Journal clipping. Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., vol. 9, no. 1. “John J. Bowman – FNAWCC – 1878-1959.” Obituary of John J. Bowman by Robert A. Franks, Jr., a Bowman graduate. December 1959.

Memorial card. Funeral of William H. McKnight, a Bowman instructor. 24 January 1967.

Newspaper clipping. “City Man, 35, Found Dead By Constable.” Reports death of Eugene S. Biggs, a Bowman graduate and watchmaking instructor. (photocopy) 11 November [1970s].

Newspaper clipping. “Mrs. C. M. Bowman Dies in Ohio at 86.” Obituary of Esther W. Bowman, wife of the late Christian M. Bowman. 5 August 1980.

Notice. Announcement of death of Luetta M. Bowman, last surviving child of Ezra F. Bowman. Printed on index card and apparently pinned to school bulletin board. 11 April 1982.

Newspaper clipping. Intelligencer Journal. Obituary of Luetta M. Bowman. (photocopy) 13 April 1982.

Memorial card. Funeral of Luetta M. Bowman. 14 April 1982. (2 copies)

Folder 63, Insert 7 Obituaries and Funerals

Newspaper clipping. “Grace D. Senft, Columbia Native.” Obituary of Grace D. Senft, a Bowman graduate and engraver. (photocopy) 1982.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “D. L. Gibbs, Jeweler, Dies.” Bowman graduate and owner of D. L. Gibbs Jewelry Store, Oxford, Pennsylvania. 30 November 1987.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Walter Haeseler, tech school chief.” Obituary of Walter H. Haeseler, graduate and former director of Bowman Technical School. 29 May 1990.

Journal clipping. NAWCC Bulletin. “In Memoriam: Edwin Parkhurst, Jr., 1912-1991.” Obituary of Edwin Parkhurst, Jr., owner of and instructor at Bowman Technical School. (photocopy) August 1991.

Jerilynn M. Millvan to Melanie L. Parkhurst. Letter of condolence. 13 May 1991.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Robert Dull, 82, jewelry store owner.” Obituary of Robert E. Dull, a 1952 Bowman graduate. (photocopy) 15 February 1990.

Newspaper clipping. “Calvin Horn, Quarryville, Jeweler.” Obituary of Calvin C. Horn, Bowman graduate and owner of Horn Jewelry Store, Quarryville. (photocopy) 1999.

Newspaper clipping. Obituary of Helen S. Glasmire, former registrar of Bowman Technical School. (photocopy) August 2001.

Newspaper clipping. “Helen Glasmire, school registrar.” Obituary of Helen S. Glasmire, former registrar of Bowman Technical School. (photocopy) August 2001.

Folder 63, Insert 8 School

Tear sheets. The Jeweler’s Circular. “Modern Horological Schools: Bowman Technical (Horological) School.” Detailed description of Bowman Technical School. 2 August 1922.

Newspaper clippings. Sunday News. “John J. Bowman Wanted To Join Buffalo Bill But Father Decided Training Watchmakers Had Bright Future And John Has Proven A Wizard.” Biography of John J. Bowman and description of school. Includes eight caricatures and a portrait. (photocopy) 1 June 1924.

Newspaper clipping. “Bowman “Tech” Has Long List of Grads.” Describes school and John J. Bowman. Attached, advertisement for school. (photocopy) [1924-1925].

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Window-smasher Loots Jewelry Store: Window Robber Gets $100 Loot.” Describes theft of three watches from of Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons window display. 8 August 1933.

Newspaper clipping. Sunday News. “Telescopes Primed For Peek When Moon Hides In Shadow.” Article on upcoming solar eclipse and planned observations at Bowman Technical School’s rooftop observatory. 14 July 1935.

Student newsletter. Lancaster Catholic High School’s The Rambler, vol. 16, no. 3. Article, “Know Your Town: Bowman Technical School,” gives brief history of watchmaking in Lancaster and founding of Bowman school. December 1951.

Newspaper clipping. “Bowman tech school, store sold.” Discusses sale of Bowman Technical School and Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. 15 August 1964.

Magazine clipping. “Bowman Technical School Has New ‘Face.’” Discusses recent exterior work on Bowman building and holds up as example for city’s Queen Renewal project. Includes before/after photographs. Summer 1965.

Magazine clipping. “Bowman Technical School Has New ‘Face.’” Discusses recent exterior renovation of Bowman building and holds up as example for city’s Queen Renewal project. Includes before/after photographs. (photocopy) Summer 1965.

Folder 63, Insert 9 School

Letter. Ewell Hartman, President of Horological Association of Virginia, to Walter H. Haeseler. Inquires as to feasibility of inviting Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to attend convention and speak at Bowman reunion. Comments on recent exterior renovation. 18 March 1965.

Walter H. Haeseler to Ewell Hartmann. Asks Ewell to extend invitation to Parkhurst. Notes that both Edwin H. and Melanie L. Parkhurst are sick following vacation to Mexico. Discusses recent exterior renovation. 23 March 1965.

Newspaper clipping. Reading Eagle. (photocopy) [1950s-1960s].

Newspaper clipping. The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Action Line.” Entry in advice column responding to M. Chnupa’s letter regarding interest of her son, Gary Chnupa, in watchmaking. Informs that Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. sending book and collection of tools. (photocopy) 10 November 1972.

Letter. Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to Gary Chnupa and copy to Action Line, Philadelphia Inquirer. Notes enclosure of eye loupe, omitted from first package. (carbon copy) 10 November 1972.

Letter. Eleanor Gavnon, researcher for Action Line, to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Thanks Parkhurst for offer of tools and book. Notes enclosure of 10 November 1972 column. 10 November 1972.

The Golden Touch. Retail Jewelers of America. In directory of Jewelry and Watchmaking Schools, Bowman listed under Engraving, Jewelry Repair, Stone Setting, Watchmaking. 1976.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. Photograph. Foreground, Melanie L. Parkhurst; background, Bowman building. No caption or corresponding article. 14 November 1977.

Magazine article. Modern Jeweler. “This School Has Been On Time For 100 Years.” Describes Bowman school upon its centennial. 1977.

Magazine article. American Horologist and Jeweler. “Bowman Technical School Celebrates 100 Years of Building for the Future.” Describes Bowman school upon its centennial. 1977.

Folder 63, Insert 10

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Bowman Moving Watch School to Pep Boys Bldg.; Jewelry Store Remains.” Article announcing planned move of Bowman school to former Pep Boys location at 220 West King Street. (photocopy) 6 October 1978.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Bowman Plan Can Aid Downtown.” Editorial approving of Bowman school’s planned move and anticipating benefits to neighborhood. Advocates for granting of required zoning exception. (photocopy) 9 October 1978.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “W. Lemon, N. Duke Blocks Win Contest.” Announces winners of eighth annual Charlotte Street Association award for city blocks “stimulating civic pride and beautification.” Bowman building included in photo of winning 100 block of North Duke Street. (photocopy) [1978/1979].

Newspaper clipping. Intelligencer Journal. “Bowman Technical Happy In New Downtown Site.” Describes results of school’s move to 220 West King Street location. (photocopy) 4 June 1979.

Magazine or journal clipping. “Bowman Technical School Expands.” Announces Bowman school’s move to 220 West King Street location. (photocopy) April 1979.

Newspaper clipping. “’Art Of The Itinerant Penman’ To Highlight Festival Of The Old.” Article concerning upcoming exhibit of lettering and calligraphy of Robert G. Hostetter, Associate Professor at Millersville State College. Hostetter lettered Bowman diplomas. 4 November 1979.

Newspaper clipping. Intelligencer Journal. “Retiring Teaching Couple Say They’ll Miss Students.” Discusses retirement and future plans of Robert and Alice Wagner Hostetter, professors at Millersville State College. Notes Hostetter’s lettering of Bowman diplomas and plans to take engraving course at Bowman. 10 March 1980.

Newspaper clipping. The Bulletin. “Reader has time for a hobby.” Entry in advice column responding to reader’s inquiry regarding clock repair classes. Recommends Bowman Technical School. (photocopy) 5 July 1981.

Newspaper clipping. Our Lancaster County ’84. “’Employable Jewelers’ Get Skills At Bowman’s School.” History and description of Bowman Technical School. 14 February 1984.

Newspaper clipping. Intelligencer Journal. “At 110, Bowman Tech Ticks Right Along.” Description of Bowman school upon its 110^th anniversary. 8 June 1987.

Folder 63, Insert 11

Newspaper clipping. Intelligencer Journal. “Bowman store, school to close; Owner retiring, keeps landmark city building.” Announcement of Bowman Technical School’s planned closure. Includes history of the school, photographs of Bowman building and King Street location, comments from Melanie L. Parkhurst, and reaction from former student. Incomplete—missing material from page A-6. 26 March 1992.

Newspaper clipping. New Era. “115-year-old Bowman store, school to close.” Announcement of Bowman Technical School’s planned closure. Includes history of the school, comments from Melanie L. Parkhurst, and photographs of Bowman building.

Newspaper clipping. New Era. “[Pe]nn Square in 1940, Bowman’s clocks when they kept time?” Entry in the Scribbler column responding to question regarding the Bowman buildings now-stopped clocks. (photocopy) November 1995.

Newspaper clipping. New Era. “And Now… Tick-Tock T-Shirts.” Brief article on unofficial T-shirts worn by some Bowman students. Undated.

Newspaper clipping. [Patriot News]. “Watch Making Explained to Students.” Photograph of Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. addressing several high school students at the Pennsylvania Career Exposition. (photocopy) 22 April 1965.

Newspaper clippings. New Era. Charcoal portrait of Ezra F. Bowman, photograph of Ezra F. Bowman’s original storefront, and photograph of students in classroom. Fragments of article on Bowman Technical School attached. (photocopy) [1960s-1978].

Folder 64 Course Sheets and Lists of Students

Folder 64, Insert 1 Course Sheet and Diagrams

Course sheet for Watchmaking and Repairing. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, date of entry, and movement between benches. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Columns for date begun, date finished, and instructor remarks in each section. Annotations throughout, primarily regarding the average time to complete each section. 1945.

Diagram of jewelling cutters. Includes table with columns for cutter number, length of whole blade, length of cutting blade, width of cutting blade, and shape of end. J. Elliot Steinert, instructor. [1940s].

Diagram of drills. J. Elliot Steinert, instructor. [1940s].

Diagram of taps. J. Elliot Steinert, instructor. [1940s].

Diagram of screws. Includes table of head width and height, shank length, and thread. J. Elliot Steinert, instructor. [1940s].

Folder 64, Insert 2 Course sheets

Course sheet for Engraving. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, date of entry, and movement between benches. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Columns for date begun, date finished, and instructor remarks in each section. Annotations throughout, primarily regarding the average time to complete each section. 1946.

Course sheet for Jewelry Shop Work. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, date of entry, and movement between benches. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Columns for date begun, date finished, and instructor remarks in each section. Calculations on rear cover. 1946.

Folder 64, Insert 3 Course sheets

Folder 64, Insert 4 List of students. Roughly sorted by surname. Gives name and place of residence, date of entry, date of exit, and courses taken. [1920s to 1950s].

Folder 64, Insert 5 List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, start date, date finished, time spent in course, and additional remarks. [1940s to 1962].

Folder 65 Lists of students

Folder 65, Insert 1 Lists of students

Letter or memorandum. Sender and recipient not given. Request to fill in sixteen diplomas and two certificates of attendance for graduates from 19 November 1971 to 21 April 1972. 8 February 1972.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 24 March 1972 to 16 June 1972.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. (photocopy) 24 March 1972 to 16 June 1972.

List of students. List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. (photocopy) 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974.

Folder 65, Insert 2 Lists of students

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1975 to 30 June 1976.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1978 to 30 July 1979.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1979 to 30 June 1980.

Folder 65, Insert 3 Lists of students

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1980 to 30 July 1981.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name and date of graduation. 14 December 1981 to 10 August 1982.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name and date of graduation. 20 July 1982 to 27 June 1983.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name and date of graduation. 28 June 1983 to 6 March 1984.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name and date of graduation. 9 May 1984 to 24 October 1984.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. (photocopy) 23 December 1982 through 31 October 1983.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 3 July 1974 to 12 December 1984.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 30 May 1975 to 25 November 1986.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 30 May 1975 to 6 November 1985.

Folder 65, Insert 4 Lists of students
List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 1 November 1984 to 5 July 1985.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 25 January 1985 to 21 May 1987.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 26 November 1986 to 25 February 1988.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 24 April 1987 to 5 June 1987.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 2 June 1987 to 25 May 1988.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. Annotations throughout. 5 January 1970 to 17 May 1989.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 5 January 1971 to 23 August 1989.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 23 December 1982 to 31 October 1983

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 30 May 1975 to 4 May 1987.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 2 June 1987 to 25 May 1988.

Folder 65, Insert 5 Lists of students

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 2 June 1987 to 25 May 1988.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. Annotations throughout. 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 5 June 1977 to 25 November 1988.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 9 July 1990 to 28 February 1992.

List of students. Gives name, home address, and course taken. 12 April 1992.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of entry. Gives name, course taken, date of entry, and expected graduation. Several annotations. 17 October 1974 to 17 November 1976.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 24 June 1974 to 1 November 1976.

List of students. Roughly sorted by date of graduation. Gives name, date of graduation, and course taken. 13 September 1971 to 15 November 1976.

List of students enrolled October 1 each year from 1954 to 1964. Table with columns for watchmaking, engraving, and jewelry repairing, divided by year.

Folder 65, Insert 6 Miscellaneous School

List of students. Roughly sorted alphabetically. Gives name, place of residence, date of graduation, and course taken. Only has surnames starting with ‘a’ and ‘b.’ [1920s to 1960s].

School receivables. List of payments received. Occasional credits. (carbon copy) 31 October 1973.

School charges. List of charges made. Occasional credits. (carbon copy) 31 October 1972.

List of clocks made at Bowman Technical School. Includes clock numbers, models, serial numbers, makers, and dates completed. 1974 to [1990s].

List of employees. Includes name, address, date hired, and spouses. 17 February 1975.

List of employees. Includes date hired, name, address, spouse, and date of birth. [Late 1970s].

List of employees. Includes date hired, name, address, spouse, and date of birth. [1980s].

List of employees on insurance program. Includes date hired, name, address, and date of birth.

Folder 66 Correspondence

Folder 66, Insert 1 Correspondence

Letter. A. J. Bauer of Sunbury, Pennsylvania to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed tuition payment for son, Clyde. Explains that bills were misrouted to New York, New York. 15 November 1910.

Folder 66, Insert 2 Correspondence – Thomas [S]

Letter. Thomas Skoug of Zuid-Beveland, the Netherlands, to [John J. Bowman]. Response to previous letter. Requests clarification and further information on several points, including post-degree placement, the recommended course of study, an itemized list of necessary tools, the seating capacity, and the number of instructors employed. 11 September 1910.

Folder 66, Insert 3 Correspondence – Student Accounts

Letter. Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons to L. Shapiro of Anita, Pennsylvania. Reminder of outstanding charges incurred from purchase of tools while at school. (carbon copy) 13 June 1908.

Letter. Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons to George Shindle of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. Requests Shindle settle account. (carbon copy) 13 June 1908.

Letter. Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons to George W. Harder of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Discusses enclosed statement for account of Frank, Harder’s son. Requests George Harder’s assistance in contacting Frank and securing repayment of outstanding debts. (carbon copy) 23 June 1908.

Letter. George W. Harder to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Questions why bill was sent to him. Notes that Frank was of age when bill incurred and is now 26 years old. Assures that he himself cannot pay bill. 1 October 1908.

Letter. Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons to Philip [C]. Malin of Sharon, Pennsylvania. Requests Malin begin sending at least minimal payments on his account. Mentions that since summer, school filled to capacity. (carbon copy) 1 October 1908.

Folder 66, Insert 4 Correspondence – Tuition

Letter. A. J. Bauer to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed tuition payment. Discusses academic rigor of son, Clyde. Letterhead of Office of County Commissioners, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. 18 April 1910.

Letter. A. J. Bauer to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed tuition payment. Requests clarification regarding charge for supplies, for which Bauer received no bill. 31 May 1910.

Letter. A. J. Bauer to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed tuition payment.

Letter. Norman Bentz of Hagerstown, Maryland. to Charles E. Bowman. Notes enclosed check for entirety of account. Informs Bowman starting work. Thanks Bowman for his attention during time at school. Notes enclosure of highly erroneous newspaper clipping, which claims Bentz will be returning to school after Christmas. On letterhead of Bentz’s employers: Carson & Smith, Jewlers and Opticians, Hagerstown, Maryland. 31 August 1910.

Newspaper clipping. “His Engraving Course.” Erroneous account of Bentz’s training at “Powland Technical Institute.” [Late August] 1910.

Letter. A. G. Brubaker of Denver, Pennsylvania to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed check and stamps in payment of tuition bills. Discusses son’s illness and probable date of return to Bowman school. Letterhead of Camden Fire Insurance Association’s Denver, PA office. 11 October 1910.

Folder 66, Insert 5 Correspondences – J. A. Garcia, Jr.

Letter. Juan A. Garcia, Jr. of Magdalena, New Mexico to Charles E. Bowman. Apologizes for infrequent contact. Informs of recently born son. Discusses plans to close jewelry shop and return to sheep ranching. Requests bill be sent. 30 March 1910.

Letter. Juan A. Garcia, Jr. to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed check settling account. 9 April 1910.

Folder 66, Insert 6 Correspondence – G. Schlimm

Letter. George Schlimm of St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed check for tuition and other expenses of son, Joseph. Requests son be put to work to a greater degree. Letterhead of Schlimm’s business. 26 March 1910.

Letter. George Schlimm to Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons. Notes enclosed check for son’s tuition and repair work sent to Bowman. Expresses concern for Joseph’s training. Informs of receipt of a card from son sent from Pittsburgh. Requests confirmation that Joseph is still attending classes. 30 April 1910.

Folder 67 Articles

Book. Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons. Presentation, “Watchmaking, Engraving, and Jewelry Work,” pp.182-190, is representative’s comments on article written by John J. Bowman in lieu of cancelled presentation by Bowman. February 1929.

Folder 67, Insert 1 Instructors

Magazine clipping. American Horologist and Jeweler. “Walter H. Haeseler.” Brief biography of Haeseler. May 1978.

Newspaper clipping. Lancaster New Era. “Bowman Tech School Director Retires.” Announces retirement of J. Elliot Steinert. (photocopy) 14 July 1984.

Magazine Clipping. Jewelers Circular Keystone. “Melanie L. Parkhurst.” Brief biography of Parkhurst. [1991].

Folder 68 School Catalogs

Folder 68, Insert 1

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Volume 13, 1 August 1968.

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Volume 14, 1 November 1969.

School catalog. Volume 15, 1 June 1971.

Folder 68, Insert 2

School catalog. Volume 16, 15 November 1971.

School catalog. Volume 17, 1 January 1973.

School catalog. Volume 18, 1 January 1975.

School catalog. Volume 19, 1 January 1977. Rear cover stamped with address of King St. location, as well as several stamps dated 16 November 1979.

School catalog. Volume 19, 1 January 1977. Rear cover stamped with address of King St. location.

Folder 68, Insert 3

School catalog. Volume 20, 1 January 1980.

Proof of school catalog. Based on Volume 20, 1 January 1980 but with annotations throughout. 21 May 1980.

School catalog. Volume 21, 1 January 1984.

School catalog. Volume 22, 1 January 1989.

Folder 69 Kuhn v. BTS

Folder 69, Insert 1 Defendant’s Trial Brief. Filed on behalf of Bowman Technical School in Guernsey County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas Case No. 28846, Robert S. Kuhn v. Bowman Technical School. Concerns claims of damages resulting from refusal of diploma to student who did not meet graduation requirements. Submitted by Charles F. Clarke for attorneys Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey of Cleveland, Ohio. 23 June 1978.

Folder 69, Insert 2 Opinion. Guernsey County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas Case No. 28846, Robert S. Kuhn v. Bowman Technical School. John C. Sheppard, Judge, rules in Bowman’s favor. [1978].

Folder 70 Certificates

Folder 70, Insert 1

Certificate of membership of the American Watchmakers Institute Research and Education Council. Presented to Bowman Technical School. Signed by James M. Dodson, Milton C. Stevens, Ewell D. Hartman, and [O] R. Hagans. 1972.

Citation for leadership in the city of Lancaster. Presented by the Charlotte Street Historical Association to Bowman Technical School for creative leadership. Signed by John Jarvis and Joan Kern. 19 July 1975.

Certificate of membership of the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators, Inc. Presented to Bowman Technical School. 30 September 1975.

Certificate of membership of the American Watchmakers Institute Research and Education Council. Presented to “R. H. Parkhurst, Jr.” Signed by Justin I. Smith, Charles [H], Marvin E. Whitney, and Milton C. Stevens.

Certificate of membership of the American Watchmakers Institute Research and Education Council. Presented to Bowman Technical School. Signed by Joe rooks, James. H. Boughton, Marvin E. Whitney, and Milton C. Stevens.

Proclamation. Lancaster County Board of Commissioners. Declares 12 June 1987 as Horological Day. Notes Bowman Technical School among other watch and clock institutions with roots in Lancaster County. Signed by James E Huber, Robert C. Boyer, and Brad S. Fischer. 10 June 1987.

Folder 71 Instructional Materials. Note: originally housed in three-ring binder.

Folder 71, Insert 1 Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting. Spaces for student name, address, instructor, date of entry, and start date. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished in each section. May 1982.

Instructions for final review for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting. Similar to final page in above course sheet.

Guide to polishing and cutting compounds. Undated.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting. Handwritten copy. Sections F through H. Undated.

Folder 71, Insert 2 Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting

List of jewelry lectures. Robert J. Sener and John Allen, instructors. Undated.

Course sheet for Advanced Stone Setting. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair. Handwritten copy. Sections A through C. Undated.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting. Handwritten copy. Section G. Undated.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting. Handwritten copy. Section D. Undated.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting. Handwritten copy. Section C. Undated.

Folder 71, Insert 3 Jewelry Repair and Stone Setting

Guide to pearl jewelry. Includes instructions on knots, maintenance, and weaving jewelry items. Undated.

Folder 71, Insert 4 Engraving

Engraving tool kit lists. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving final review. Likely taken from an Course sheet for Engraving. Incomplete. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving font. Ring script. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving font. Ring block. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving fonts. Ring block and ring script. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving font. Initialed D. G. B. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of monograms. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of monograms. Signed by Steve M. Kaminsky. (photocopy) 1985.

Folder 71, Insert 5 Engraving

Sheet of monograms. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving font. Gothic block. (photocopy) Undated

Engraving font. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving font. Roman block. (photocopy) Undated.

Engraving font. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of monograms. Pencil on graph paper. Undated.

Folder 72 Instructional and Administrative Materials. Noted: originally housed in three-ring binder.

Folder 72, Insert 1 Tool Kit Lists – Jewelry Repair

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Jewelry Repair course. (carbon copy) 3 September 1970.

Tool kit list. Stone setting tools, turning gravers, stone setting gravers. Reverse, customer file for Mrs. Harold [Fi_el] of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [1970s-1980s].

Tool kit list. Stone setting tools. Annotated with section of course in which each tool required. 29 May 1980.

Tool kit list. Stone setting tools. Annotated with prices and section of course in which each tool required. 29 May 1980.

Tool kit list. Ring mounting kit. Includes prices. Some annotations and corrections. 27 August 1981.

Tool kit list. Gravers needed for stone setting and lathe work. Some annotations. Undated.

Tool kit list. Gravers for stone setting, lathe, and advanced use. Some annotations. Undated.

Tool kit list. Substitute twist drill set. Set intended as replacement when another set is unavailable.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Jewelry Repair course. Extensive annotations. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Jewelry Repair course. Some annotations. Includes prices for each item, updated twice yearly. September 1980 to June 1983.

Folder 72, Insert 2 Tool Kit Lists – Jewelry Repair

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Jewelry Repair course. Some annotations. Includes prices for each item, updated thrice yearly. February to 21 September 1990.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Jewelry Repair course. [1980s-1991].

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for [Jewelry Repair] course. Undated.

Folder 72, Insert 3 Tool Kit Lists – Engraving

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Engraving course. (carbon copy) 1 September 1970.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Engraving course. Annotated with section of course in which each tool required as well as source of each tool. [1970s to 1980s].

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Engraving course. Some annotations. Includes prices for each item, updated twice yearly. September 1980 to December 1983.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Engraving course. Some annotations. Includes prices for each item, updated yearly to twice yearly. 1985 to September 1989.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Engraving course. Includes prices for each item, updated yearly to twice yearly. [1989/1990] to 21 September 1990.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Engraving course. [1980s to 1991].

Folder 72, Insert 4 Watch and Clock Making

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watchmaking and Repairing course. Includes prices. Some annotations and price corrections. (carbon copy) 2 September 1970.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watchmaking and Clockmaking courses. Extensive annotations. December 1979.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watchmaking and Clockmaking courses. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watchmaking and Clockmaking courses. Some annotations. Includes prices for each item, updated twice yearly. September 1980 to [late 1983].

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Clock Repair course. Includes prices. May 1984.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watchmaking and Clockmaking courses. Some annotations. Includes prices for each item, updated yearly to thrice yearly. 1985 to [1989].

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watchmaking and Clockmaking courses. Some annotations. Includes prices for each item, updated thrice yearly. February to 21 September 1990.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watchmaking and Clockmaking courses. [1980s to 1991].

Folder 72, Insert 5 Diagrams and Charts

Engraving sheet. Stylized form of Chinese character Fú. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of pill box. 1971.

Table of fractions, decimals, and millimeters. Produced by Copper and Brass Sales, Inc. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of balance staff. Technical drawing with numerous measurements. Drawn by Robert Lentz. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Technical drawing of unknown subject. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of basic lathe tools. (photocopy) 12 May 1983.

Diagram of balance staff. Reverse, 25¢ price tag. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of mathematical examples of fast and slow trains. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of collets and mainsprings. Reverse, tag indicating master copy. Undated.

Diagram of collets and mainsprings. Originally housed in plastic inset with 25¢ price tag. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 72, Insert 6 Diagrams and Charts

Diagram of riveted staffs. Reverse, $1.50 price tag and tag indicating master copy. Undated.

Diagram of riveted staffs. Originally housed in plastic inset with 25¢ price tag. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of friction jewels, burnished-in jewels, pushers, and cutters. (photocopy) Undated.

Evaluation chart for Watchmaking course. Includes space for student and instructor names, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. For each evaluation period, rows for quality of work, application and industry, attendance violations, skill development, application of theory, personal grooming, and personality. Undated.

Final review for watchmaking. Space for name, graduation date, and date beginning work on electric and digital watches. Space for required list of watches repaired, including number repaired, type, serial and model numbers, and type of repairs. (photocopy) Undated.

Final review for watchmaking. Space for name, graduation date, and date beginning work on electric and digital watches. Space for required list of watches repaired, including number repaired, date of repair, whether school watch, type, serial and model numbers, type of repairs, and instructor’s initials. (photocopy) October 1982.

Record of watches completely overhauled and regulated for final review. Space for student name, as well as date begun and finished each type of watch and movement. (photocopy) Undated.
Evaluation chart for Clockmaking and Repairing course. Includes space for student and instructor names, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. For each evaluation period, rows for quality of work, application and industry, attendance violations, skill development, application of theory, personal grooming, and personality. Undated.

Record of clocks completely overhauled and regulated for final review. Space for student name, type of clock, date started, and date finished. (photocopy) Undated.

Evaluation chart for Engraving course. Includes space for student and instructor names, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. For each evaluation period, rows for quality of work, application and industry, attendance violations, skill development, application of theory, personal grooming, and personality. Undated.

Instructions for final review in Engraving. (photocopy) 1 October 1981.

Evaluation chart for Jewelry Repairing course. Includes space for student and instructor names, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. For each evaluation period, rows for quality of work, application and industry, attendance violations, skill development, application of theory, personal grooming, and personality. Partially completed but extensive use of correction fluid. Undated.

Instructions for final review in Jewelry course. Space for name and date finished. (photocopy) undated.

Folder 72, Insert 7 Administrative Materials

List of general instructions. Addresses various procedural issues and practices. (carbon copy) Undated.

School billing procedure. List of steps in billing process. (carbon copy) Undated.

Sheet of VA procedures. Gives form for requesting approval of catalog changes, persons to whom lists of VA students must be sent, person in charge of VA students, and rates of compensation for VA students.

Sample invoice. Demonstrates proper completion of forms in student account books. (photocopy) [1970s].

Letter. Dee Ann Koller of Veterans Education to Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. Notification that school continues to meet all criteria required for approval for Veterans Education. Approval of change in course name from Clockmaking and Repair to Clock Repairing. Approval of new Clockmaking and Repair course. (photocopy) 15 November 1982.

VA attendance form for Richard A. Awiza. Includes list of absences, and Awiza’s address. Signed, Richard A. Awiza and D. E. Weidman. (photocopy) 7 March 1984.

List of instructors’ certifications. Robert Sener, Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. and Melanie L. Parkhurst, instructors. [late 1980s to 1990].

List of high schools receiving annual catalogs. Nineteen schools, all in Lancaster County. 12 November 1985.

Accounting form. Reverse, example of properly completed form. Undated.

Folder 72, Insert 8 Administrative Materials

Note. Address of Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation. Undated.

Press release. Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Lancaster County. Announcement of interest-free need-based loans. Undated.

Tuition rate procedures. Lists monthly, weekly, and daily tuition, as well as methods of calculating. Undated.

Private trade school contract bond. Contract bond secured by Bowman Technical School through surety of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Bond required for Pennsylvania private trade school license. Signed by J. Elliot Steinert and Larry R. Nye and attested by Christian Mercuris. (photocopy) 10 April 1982.

Certified power of attorney. Authorizes Larry R. Nye to act as agent of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company in matters related to bonds. Signed and sealed by Richard T. Hoffman, Dorothy Bibee, and Guy L. G[essendorf]. 12 February to 10 April 1982.

Pamphlet. American Watchmakers Institute’s Educational Library and Museum Charitable Trust. Student Loan Program. Describes application process and terms of AWI’s student loans.

Form letter. Briefly describes Bowman’s courses, entry requirements, and opportunities for persons with disabilities. Written by Melanie L. Parkhurst. 1 February 1980.

List of students. Lists students attending Bowman through various programs, including VA, VA rehab, father’s VA benefits, Bureau of Vocational Rehab, Social Security, and an agreement with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Provides name, course taken, date of entry, and date of graduation. [1970s-1980s].

Note. Stipulations on agreement regarding CETA and VA rehab programs. Undated.

Folder 72, Insert 9 Administrative Materials

Form letter. Notes enclosure of school catalog. Gives tuition estimate. Mentions several terms and conditions. March 1989.

Application form. Application for enrollment in Bowman Technical School. [March 1989].

Enrollment agreement. Lists rules, terms, and conditions of enrollment. 18 April 1980.

Form letter. Notes enclosure of school catalog and application form. Briefly describes course of study. [before May 1978].

Enrollment form. (photocopy) Undated.

Safety rule agreement form. Confirms receipt of copy of safety rules, possession of safety goggles or glasses, and intended compliance with rule on their use. Undated.

Bowman Technical School safety rules. Undated.

Bowman Technical School rules. 1 November 1981.

Form. Space for date, name, local address, and telephone number.

Notice to all students regarding absenteeism. Reiterates policy on absenteeism. Space for recording student name, enrollment date, and attendance violations since enrollment. 1 March 1983.

Folder 72, Insert 10 Administrative Materials and Miscellaneous Items

Evaluation form. Requests character evaluation from applicant’s reference. Parameters include emotional stability, initiative, cooperation, work habits, trustworthiness, and personal grooming. Undated.

Aptitude evaluation form. Student evaluation on basis of progress, interest, ability, and attendance. Space for instructor’s comments and recommendations. Undated.

Final review form. Lists required length of review periods with space for course, date starting review, graduation date, name as it is to appear on diploma, student and instructor signatures, and date. Undated.

Notice to all students, parents, and advisors. Informs of tuition increase effective 1 June 1990. 29 March 1990.

VA certification of attendance for Philip M. Goodman. Includes Goodman’s address and days absent. Signed By Carol A. Weidman. 11 April 1990.

Note. Concerns operation of calculator in calculation of bills. Undated.

List of employees. Includes date of hire, name, address, telephone number ,spouse, and date of birth. [Late 1980s].

Tool kit list. Handwritten list of tools for gear cutting kit. Includes prices. 2 June 1972.

Tool kit list. Lists contents of school kit. Some annotations. Undated.

Adding machine or calculator ribbon. Precise context unclear but found interleaved with tool kit lists. 25 August 1987.

Box 14

Folder 73 Instructional Materials

Folder 73, Insert 1 Watchmaking

Course sheet for Watchmaking and Repairing. Draft for 1965 revision. Based on 1951 course sheet, but with annotations and inserts throughout. 1965.

Folder 73, Insert 2 Watchmaking

Course sheet for Watchmaking and Repairing. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, and date of entry. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. 1965.

Folder 73, Insert 3 Watchmaking

Folder 73, Insert 4 Watchmaking

Course sheet for Watchmaking and Repairing. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, instructor, and date of entry. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. 1982

Folder 73, Insert 5 Watchmaking

Essay. “Production in Watchmaking,” by George S. Miller. Provides recommended procedures for repair work. Apparent draft with some annotations and corrections throughout. [after January 1965].

Essay. Production in Watchmaking,” by George S. Miller. Provides recommended procedures for repair work. Author given as Bowman Technical School. [after January 1965].

Folder 73, Insert 6 Watchmaking

Essay. Production in Watchmaking,” by George S. Miller. Provides recommended procedures for repair work. Author given as Bowman

Technical School. [after January 1965].

Time study. Lists time taken to work on several watches. [1965].

Time study. Lists time taken on each step in working on pair of watches. [1965].

Time study. Lists time taken to disassemble, clean, and reassemble two watches. Broken down by major steps. 21 December 1965.

Folder 73, Insert 7 Watchmaking

Evaluation chart for Watchmaking course. Includes space for student name and start date as well as chart of time allotted to each course section. Undated.

Chart of revolutions. Lists revolution times for various watch components. Undated.

Record of watches completely overhauled and regulated for final review. Space for student name, as well as date started and finished each type of watch and movement. Undated.

Chart of screw sizes. Lists number, size and scale for various screws. Undated.

Folder 73, Insert 8 Clockmaking and Repairing

Course sheet for Clockmaking and Repairing. Draft for 1965 version. Based on 1951 Watchmaking and Repairing course sheet, but with annotations and inserts throughout. 1965.

Course sheet for Clockmaking and Repairing. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. 1971.

Evaluation chart for Clock Repairing course. Includes space for student name and start date as well as chart of time allotted to each course section. Undated.

Guide to drawings of recoil anchor pallets. Prescribes steps and characteristics of proper technical drawings and sketches. Undated.

Folder 73, Insert 9 Engraving

Course sheet for Engraving. Draft for 1965 version. Based on 1946 Engraving course sheet, but with annotations and inserts throughout. 1965.

Course sheet for Engraving. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, and date of entry. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. 1966.

Folder 73, Insert 10 Engraving

Evaluation chart for Engraving course. Includes space for student name and start date as well as chart of time allotted to each course section. Undated.

Folder 74 Instructional and Administrative Materials

Folder 74, Insert 1 Jewelry Repairing

Course sheet for Jewelry Repairing. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, date of entry, and movement between benches. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Apparently early draft. 1965.

Memorandum. [Walter H. Haeseler] to Helen [E. Haeseler]. Notes enclosure of Jewelry Repairing course sheet and requests several changes be made. 12 February 1965.

Folder 74, Insert 2 Jewelry Repairing

Course sheet for Jewelry Repairing. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, and date of entry, Course is broken down into sections and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. October 1965 to February 1967.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repairing. Spaces for student name, address, course estimate, sponsor, and date of entry. Course is broken down into sections and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. First page partially completed for Wayne Lee Tate of Spartanburg, South Carolina. October 1965.

Folder 74, Insert 3 Jewelry Repairing

Course sheet for Jewelry Repairing. Spaces for student name, address, sponsor, and date of entry. Course is broken down into sections and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. 1971.

Instructions for final review in Jewelry Repairing course. Space for name and date finished. Undated.

Instructions for final review in Jewelry Repairing course. Space for name and date finished. Handwritten additional section. Undated.

Evaluation chart for Jewelry Repairing course. Includes space for student name and start date as well as chart of time allotted to each course section. Undated.

Course sheet for Hobby or Part Time Jewelry Making Course. Significant simplified and reduced in scope compared to Jewelry Repairing. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools required for Jewelry Repair course. Undated.

Folder 74, Insert 4 Administrative Materials

Letter. Edwin H. Parkhurst, Jr. to Aurora W. Pucillo, State Board of Private Trade Schools. Requests for approval of new Clockmaking and Repairing and hobby-level Jewelry Making courses, revisions to Watchmaking and Repairing, Jewelry Work, and Engraving courses, and revised catalog. (carbon copy) 19 December 1964.

School catalog draft. Draft of catalog Your Future and Our School. [1964].

Folder 74, Insert 5 Administrative Materials

School catalog proof. Proof of catalog Your Future and Our School. Annotations throughout. [1964].

Folder 74, Insert 6 Administrative Materials

School catalog draft. Draft of catalog Your Future and Our School. Annotations and corrections throughout. 23 December 1964.

School catalog draft. Revised version of section on history of school per corrections in December 23 draft. [late 1964 to early 1965].

Folder 74, Insert 7 Instructional and Administrative Materials

Bowman Technical School regulations. Undated.

Bowman Technical School regulations. Rule 13, regarding use of telephone, crossed out. Undated.

Bowman Technical School regulations. Rule 2, requiring instructor permission to leave classroom, underlined. Undated.

Note. “Newest Certification Time.” Lists required time to receive certification in each course, as well as tuition rates. 17 November 1974.

Note. [?] to Helen [E. Haeseler?]. Inquires as to count of current school catalogs. Requests approximately fifty be send to “Logan @ Hershey.” Undated.

Bowman Technical School financial information. Supplement to catalog to be sent with application forms. Clarifies tuition terms and rates. 1 October 1973.

Guide to tempering using a blue flame. Prescribes color and temperature for various items and components. Undated.

Chart. Conversion tables for troy, avoirdupois, and metric weights. 27 May 1981.

Diagram of pivot drills. Guide to dimensions and production of pivot drills. Undated.

Course sheet for Jewelry Store Technician. Lists component courses and time required to complete. Undated.

Diagram of pivot polisher. Three-view technical drawing with extensive measurements. Initialed by Walter H. Haeseler. Undated.

Note. Lists tuition rates and terms. Rates updated by hand twice. Undated.

Folder 74, Insert 8 Instructional Materials. Note: originally housed in binder.

Lecture script. Controlling the Cost of Inventory: Bowman Technical School by William D. Parkhurst of McKinsey & Company. Lecture for use in instructing Bowman students in inventory control and management. Includes reproductions of corresponding slides. May 1966.

Folder 75 Instructional Materials

Folder 75, Binder 1 Engraving

Name, Rick Sangrey, upper right corner of front cover.

Graver sharpening: script tool. Instructions for sharpening script tools. (carbon copy) Undated.

Sheet of practice cuts. (carbon copy) Undated.

Engraving font. Simple script. Undated.

Engraving font. Leonard script. Undated.

Sheet of script combinations. (carbon copy) Undated,

Engraving font. (carbon copy) Undated.

Engraving font. Vertical script. (carbon copy) Undated.

Engraving fonts. Plain block and Roman style block. (carbon copy) Undated.
Engraving fonts. Various block scripts. (carbon copy) Undated.

Engraving font. Old English. (carbon copy) Undated.

Sheet of examples of practical work. Examples of styles and appropriate sizes. (carbon copy) Undated.

Instructions for final exam in Engraving course. (carbon copy) Undated.

Folder 75, Binder 2 Watchmaking and Repairing

Label, Bowman Technical School: Watchmaking, front cover.

Evaluation chart for Watchmaking course. Spaces for student and instructor names, date started, and date finished. Chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. Undated.

Bowman Technical School rules. 1 November 1981.

Bowman Technical School safety rules. Undated.

Essay. “Production in Watchmaking,” by George S. Miller. Provides recommended procedures for repair work. (photocopy) [after January 1965]

Chart of Waltham balance staffs. Includes table of standard sizes of pivots. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide for adjusting watches to horizontal and vertical positions. List of causes of variance between horizontal and vertical positions. 19 November 1965.

Guide to diagnosing watches for restoration estimates. Prescribes order and procedure by which watches may be examined. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to staffs without samples. Undated.

Guide to tempering using a blue flame. Lists desired color and temperature for various items and components. Undated.

Guide to tempering high carbon steel. Lists desired color and temperature for various items and components. 17 July 1990.

Test on escapements. Fourteen questions plus section on diagram of escapement.

Diagram of balance staff. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of riveted staffs. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of mathematical examples of fast and slow trains. (photocopy) Undated.

Definitions of lever escapement action. List of terms related to lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to dial train types and rules. (photocopy) Undated.

List of terms related to precious metals. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of collets and mainsprings. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to watch train wheels and pinions. Lists of terms and equations related to train wheels and pinions. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to main train types and rules. (photocopy) Undated.

Book excerpt. Pages eight and nine of “Time Management” in Horology. Discusses latitude and longitude, equations of time, and how to check a clock by solar observation. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of the equation of time. Tracks variance in apparent solar time, mean solar time, and the equation of time over the course of a year. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to definitions used in the study of time. Defines various terms used in the study of time. (photocopy) Undated.

Book or magazine excerpt. Page eighteen of Time and Timekeepers. Includes diagram of relationship between sidereal, true solar, mean solar, and standard times.

Guide to time divisions and the calendar. (photocopy) 26 August 1984.

Diagrams of escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 75, Binder 3 Engraving

Address label, Melanie L. Parkhurst, on front cover.

Graver sharpening: script tool. Instructions for sharpening script tools. Undated.

Sheet of practice cuts. Undated.

Engraving font. Simple script. Undated.

Engraving font. Leonard script. Undated.

Sheet of script combinations. Undated,

Engraving font and monogram examples. 11 January 1961.

Engraving font. Vertical script. Undated.

Engraving fonts. Plain block and Roman style block. Undated.
Engraving fonts. Various block scripts. Undated.

Engraving font. Old English. Undated.

Sheet of examples of practical work. Examples of styles and appropriate sizes. Undated.

Folder 75, Binder 4 Jewelry Repair and Engraving

Booklet. Gemstone Enhancement by Jewelers of America. Guide to treatment of various precious and semi-precious gemstones. Charts columns include product of treatment, treatment and raw material used, prevalence of treatment, stability of product to light, and whether treatment identifiable. Undated.

Magazine or journal cover. Facets of Jabel, volume 23, number 11. Illustration depicting creation of stone setting. (photocopy) August 1988.

Course sheet for Jewelry Repair. Course is broken down into sections, and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Handwritten copy. (photocopy) Undated.

Course sheet for Engraving. Spaces for student name, address, instructor, and date of entry. Course is broken down into sections and further divided into individual tasks and skills. Spaces for date started and date finished each section. May 1982.

Retail hand engraving price list. Provides prices and recommendations for various types of engraving work, as well as a variety of pieces. September 1978.

Folder 76 Administrative Materials

Book. Choices II: A Guide to Pennsylvania’s Postsecondary Career Schools. Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators. Page sixteen, profile of Bowman Technical School. 1986.

Folder 76, Insert 1 Procedure Manual. Note: originally housed in binder labeled “Bowman Technical School Procedure Manual.”

List of companies. Officers, staff, and dates of incorporation for Ezra F. Bowman’s Sons, Inc., Park Manufacturing Company., Inc., Park Manufacturing Co. of Lancaster, and Jeanne G. Parkhurst Fund Foundation. (carbon copy) Undated.

List of procedures. Includes officers, staff, and accountants for Park Manufacturing Company of Ohio, Inc. Procedures for Park Manufacturing Company and Jeanne G. Parkhurst Foundation Fund. (photocopy) Undated.

List of [registrar]’s procedures. Student-related duties of Bowman Technical School’s [registrar] and assistant registrar. (photocopy) Undated.

List of [registrar]’s procedures. General duties of Bowman Technical School’s [registrar] and assistant registrar. (photocopy) Undated.

List of [registrar]’s procedures. Tool room-related duties of Bowman Technical School’s [registrar] and assistant registrar. (photocopy) Undated.

List of bookkeeper’s procedures. Daily, weekly, and monthly duties of Bowman Technical School’s bookkeeper. (photocopy) Undated,

List of bookkeeper’s procedures. Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly forms to be completed by Bowman Technical School’s bookkeeper. (photocopy) 16 May 1979.

List of school billing procedures. Tasks related to Bowman Technical School’s billing procedures. (photocopy) Undated.

List of tuition rate procedures. Instructions for calculation of tuition rates. Some annotations, including tuition rates by month, week, and day. 1 August 1979.

List of assistant registrar’s duties. Daily, weekly, and monthly duties of Bowman Technical School’s assistant registrar. (photocopy) Undated.

List of items for new students. Various rules and practices to be related to new enrollees. (photocopy) Undated.

Notice to all students regarding absenteeism. Reiterates policy on absenteeism. 28 September 1976.

Folder 77 Instructional and Administrative Materials

Folder 77, Insert 1 Instructional and Administrative Materials. Note: Inserts 1 and 2 originally housed in binder.

Certificate of license to operate or conduct a private trade school. State Board of Private Trade Schools. DEBE-600. 1 July 1974.

Booklet. American Watch Historical Information with Serial Numbers and Dates by Minnesota Watchmakers Association. Lists of watches by date of manufacturer and serial number, watchmakers and companies with location and dates of operation, names appearing on watches identified by manufacturer, and chronological listing of watch factories. Undated.

Chart. Conversions for millimeters to carats for various diamond cuts and shapes. (photocopy) September 1990.

Chart. Conversions for carats to millimeters. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of charts and tables. Standard shapes and sizes of various cuts, carat weight formulas, list of birthstones, round stone size comparison table, and alphabetical Mohs table. From catalog of J. Frank Golden and Associates of Morrow, Georgia. Undated.

Table. Simulated birthstones by cut and size. Includes price list. From catalog of J. Frank Golden and Associates. Undated.

Sheet of tables. Half-drilled beads, full-drilled beads, and necklaces by stone and size. Includes price list. From catalog of J. Frank Golden and Associates. Undated.

Sheet of tables. Gemstone characteristics and general guide to handling and millimeter to carts conversion chart. From catalog of J. Frank Golden and Associates. Undated.

Chart. Conversions for various weights. On Bowman Technical School letterhead. Undated.

Magazine clipping. Modern Jeweler. “Burma Ruby: Still the champion,” by David Federman. Profile and discussion of Burma rubies. [mid- to late 1980s].

Chart. Approximate watch ages for various American brands. Age given by serial number. Letterhead of Joseph Bros of Chicago. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 77, Inset 2 Instructional Materials. Note: Inserts 1 and 2 originally housed in binder.

Sheet of charts and tables. Charts of Hampden Watch Company and Illinois Watch Company movements. Charts of serial numbers by production date for various American watch manufacturers. Undated.

Table of gem stones. List of various precious and semi-precious gems with columns for specific gravity, refractive index, hardness, toughness, and birefringence. Undated.

Sheet of charts. Comparison of global diamond color grading systems and chart of diamond cuts and measures. Produced by American Diamond Syndicate. 1980.

Chart. Creative Applications. Comparison of stone and pearl sizes with columns for size and measurements in millimeters and carats. List of genuine and synthetic birthstones. Produced by Stone House of Max Schuster, Inc. Undated.

Chart. Explanation of diamond internal quality grades. Undated.

Brochure. Quality: It’s as Important in Diamonds as in Anything Else You Own, by De Beers. Guide to the “four characteristics” diamond quality: cut, color, clarity, and carat-weight. Undated.

Chart. Guide to various silver place setting and serving pieces. Undated.

Chart. Guide to diamond identification. Produced by The New York Diamond Report. Undated.

Chart. Guide to the clarity grades of diamonds. Produced by The New York Diamond Report. Undated.

Chart. Guide to the color grades of diamonds in the GIA system. Produced by The New York Diamond Report. Undated.

Folder 77, Insert 3 Instructional Materials. Note: Inserts 3 through 8 originally housed in three-ring binder.

Instructions. Making a ring. List of procedures in making a ring. Undated.

Instructions. Making a ring. List of procedures in making a ring. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps of making a ring. Undated.

Instructions. Reducing the size of a ring from 6½ to 5½. List of steps in reducing a ring’s size. Undated.

Instructions. Reducing the size of a ring from 6½ to 5½. List of steps in reducing a ring’s size. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Instructions. Increasing the size of a ring from 8 to 9½. List of steps in increasing a ring’s size. Undated.

Instructions. Increasing the size of a ring from 8 to 9½. List of steps in increasing a ring’s size. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Instructions. Shanking a ring. List of steps in shanking a ring. Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps of shanking a ring.

Folder 77, Insert 4 Instructional Materials. Note: Inserts 3 through 8 originally housed in three-ring binder.

Instructions. Making bar pins List of steps in making bar pins via soft and hard solder. Undated.

Instructions. Making bar pins List of steps in making bar pins via soft and hard solder. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps of making bar pins. Undated.

Instructions. Soldering chains and links by machine. List of steps in machine soldering of links and chains. Undated.

Instructions. Soldering chains and links by machine. List of steps in machine soldering of links and chains. Handwritten copy, Undated.

Instructions. Soldering chains and links by flame. List of steps in flame soldering of links and chains. Undated.

Instructions. Soldering chains and links by flame. List of steps in flame soldering of links and chains. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Folder 77, Insert 5 Instructional Materials. Note: Inserts 3 through 8 originally housed in three-ring binder.

Instructions. Repairing worn rings or links. List of steps in repairing worn links or rings. Undated.

Instructions. Repairing worn rings or links. List of steps in repairing worn links or rings. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Instructions. Spectacle frame repairing. List of steps in repairing spectacle frames. Undated.

Instructions. Spectacle frame repairing. List of steps in repairing spectacle frames. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps in repairing spectacle frames. Undated.

Folder 77, Insert 6 Instructional Materials. Note: Inserts 3 through 8 originally housed in three-ring binder.

Instructions. Stone setting tools. List of tools required for setting stones. Undated.

Instructions. Stone setting tools. List of tools required for setting stones. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Instructions. Tiffany mountings. List of steps in using Tiffany mountings. Undated.

Instructions. Tiffany mountings. List of steps in using Tiffany mountings. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps of using tiffany mountings. Undated.

Folder 77, Insert 7 Instructional Materials. Note: Inserts 3 through 8 originally housed in three-ring binder.

Instructions. Flat-top mounting. Lists of steps in using flat-top mountings. Undated.

Instructions. Flat-top mounting. Lists of steps in using flat-top mountings. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps of using flat-top mountings.

Instructions. Fishtail mountings. List of steps in using fishtail mountings. Undated.

Instructions. Fishtail mountings. List of steps in using fishtail mountings. Handwritten copy. Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps of using fishtail mountings. Undated.

Folder 77, Inset 8 Instructional Materials. Note: Inserts 3 through 8 originally housed in three-ring binder.

Chart. Diagrams and ingredients for various solutions. Undated.

Note. Concerns procedure for lightening silver. Undated.

Note. Concerns Freedom Electric Company of Bethel, Connecticut. Undated.

Manual. Instructions: Models 1 and 7 by Good-All Electric Manufacturing Company of Ogallala, Nebraska. Assembly and operational instructions for two models of Good-All’s electric soldering machines. Undated.

Folder 78 Instructional Materials. Note: many items duplicated elsewhere in series.

Folder 78, Binder 1 Jewelry. Label, front cover, “Bowman Technical School: Jewelry.”

Bowman Technical School safety rules. Undated.

Bowman Technical School rules. (photocopy) 1 November 1981.

List of terms related to precious metals. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of tables. Conversion formulas and comparisons of various troy, avoirdupois, and metric weights and measures. Originally appendix to unidentified publication. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart. Reference guide to 14-carat settings for various stone sizes. (photocopy) Undated.

Illustrations. Figures corresponding to certain steps of using flat-top mountings. Undated.

Guide to metal finishes. Describes creation and properties of semimatte, satin, mirror, and ultra mirror finishes. Undated.

Guide to gemstones. Names, hardness, toughness, and response to heat of various semi-precious and precious gems. Undated.

Chart. Conversion tables for troy, avoirdupois, and metric weights. (photocopy) 27 May 1981.

Guide to precious metals. Describes colors and tones of karat gold, tolerances of non-plumb and plumb gold, purity of silver, purity and quality marks of platinum, and uses of platinum group metals. Undated.

Guide to precious metals. Describes methods to assay gold, touchstones and their care, and method to determine fineness of silver. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to gemstones. Includes definitions of terms, diagrams of carved gemstones, and Mohs table. (photocopy) Undated.

Instructions. Attaching a finger-fit shank. Lists steps in replacing a ring’s shank. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart. Guide to steps in attaching a Finger Mate shank to a ring. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to soldering. Describes use of easy-flow solder, hard-flow solder, and anti-flux. Tables of non-plumb yellow gold solders by designation, karat, flow point and melt point, color of metals by temperature, and types of solder by metal. (photocopy) Undated.

List of terms related to precious metals. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to stones and metals. List of stones by color and table of metals with columns for melting point, specific gravity, and density. Produced by Stuller Settings, Inc. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 78, Binder 2 Engraving

Graver sharpening: script tool. Instructions for sharpening script tools. Undated.

Sheet of practice cuts. Undated.

Engraving font. Simple script. Undated.

Engraving font. Leonard script. Undated.

Sheet of script combinations. Undated,

Engraving font and monogram examples. 11 January 1961.

Engraving font. Vertical script. Undated.

Engraving fonts. Plain block and Roman style block. Undated.
Engraving fonts. Various block scripts. Undated.

Engraving font. Old English. Undated.

Sheet of examples of practical work. Examples of styles and appropriate sizes. Undated.

Folder 78, Binder 3 Engraving

Graver sharpening: script tool. Instructions for sharpening script tools. Undated.

Sheet of practice cuts. Undated.

Engraving font. Simple script. Undated.

Engraving font. Leonard script. Undated.

Sheet of script combinations. Undated,

Engraving font and monogram examples. 11 January 1961.

Engraving font. Vertical script. Undated.

Engraving fonts. Plain block and Roman style block. Undated.
Engraving fonts. Various block scripts. Undated.

Engraving font. Old English. Undated.

Sheet of examples of practical work. Examples of styles and appropriate sizes. Undated.

Folder 78, Binder 4 Watchmaking and Repairing. Label, front cover, “Bowman Technical School: Watchmaking.”

Evaluation chart for Watchmaking course. Includes space for student name, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section.

Essay. Production in Watchmaking,” by George S. Miller. Provides recommended procedures for repair work. Missing first page. (photocopy) [after January 1965].

Chart. Illustrated guide to steps in producing balance staffs on lathe. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of Waltham balance staffs. Includes table of standard sizes of pivots. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide for adjusting watches to horizontal and vertical positions. List of causes of variance between horizontal and vertical positions. 19 November 1965.

Bowman Technical School rules. 1 November 1981.

Bowman Technical School safety rules. (photocopy) Undated.

Essay. Essay. Production in Watchmaking,” by George S. Miller. Provides recommended procedures for repair work. First page only. (photocopy) [after January 1965].

Guide to diagnosing watches for restoration estimates. Prescribes order and procedure by which watches may be examined. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to staffs without samples. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to tempering high carbon steel. Lists desired color and temperature for various items and components. (photocopy) 17 July 1990.

Test on escapements. Fourteen questions plus section on diagram of escapement. Undated.

Diagram of riveted staffs. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of balance staff. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart. Mathematical examples of fast and slow trains. (photocopy) Undated.

Definitions of lever escapement action. List of terms related to lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to dial train types and rules. (photocopy) Undated.

List of terms related to precious metals. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of collets and mainsprings. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to watch train wheels and pinions. Lists of terms and equations related to train wheels and pinions. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to main train types and rules. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of balance staff. Technical drawing with numerous measurements. Drawn by Robert Lentz. (photocopy) Undated.

Book excerpt. Pages eight and nine of “Time Management” in Horology. Discusses latitude and longitude, equations of time, and how to check a clock by solar observation. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of the equation of time. Tracks variance in apparent solar time, mean solar time, and the equation of time over the course of a year. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to definitions used in the study of time. Defines various terms used in the study of time. (photocopy) Undated.

Book or magazine excerpt. Page eighteen of Time and Timekeepers. Includes diagram of relationship between sidereal, true solar, mean solar, and standard times. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to time divisions and the calendar. Some annotations. (photocopy) 26 August 1984.

Diagrams of escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagrams of Chinese duplex and English Lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagrams of English duplex and crank roller lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagrams of verge and cylinder escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 79 Instructional Materials

Folder 79, Binder 1 Clockmaking and Repairing. Front cover, label, “Bowman Technical School: Clock Course.”

Evaluation chart for Clockmaking and Repairing course. Includes space for student and instructor names, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. Undated.

Bowman Technical School safety rules. Undated.

Bowman Technical School rules. 1 November 1981.

Definitions of lever escapement action. List of terms related to lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to staffs without samples. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to development of a recoil escapement. List of steps in producing a recoil escapement. 20 June 1990.

Diagram of dead beat escapement. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of formulas. Formulas related to pendulum weights. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to geometry of dead beat escapements in second beat clocks. List of steps in producing a dead beat escapement for a second beat clock. (photocopy) 15 February 1990.

Chart. Graph of driving weight for school clock movement. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to turning support posts for school clock. List of steps in producing support posts for school clock on lathe. 20 June 1990.

Chart. Graph of time lost per day by amplitude variation in clocks. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to formulas for compound pendulums. Includes diagram for variables. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart. Graph of beats per minute of a simple pendulum. Includes relevant formula. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of formulas. Formulas related to the module system of wheel cutting. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Technical drawing of fly cutting arbor. (photocopy) 10 February 1983.

Diagram. Technical drawings of general purpose, roughing, and threading lathe tools. (photocopy) 12 May 1983.

Guide to hour strike trains. List of steps in designing an hour strike train to match school clock. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to turning school clock pinions. List of procedures and tools needed in turning school clock pinions. Undated.

Guide to making school clock verge arbor. List of procedures and tools needed in producing school clock verge arbor. (photocopy) 25 April 1983.

Guide to building school clock. List of steps in producing clock on school clock pattern. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Technical drawing of unknown subject. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Guide to practicing pivot turning. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Technical drawing of steady rest. Details of components and numerous measurements. (photocopy) 27 July 1981.

Diagram. Detail of escapement. (photocopy) 16 March 1978.

Diagram. Technical drawing of minute wheel or equivalent in time train. (photocopy) Undated.

List of terms related to precious metals. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to time divisions and the calendar. Some annotations. (photocopy) 26 August 1984.

Guide to definitions used in the study of time. Defines various terms used in the study of time. (photocopy) Undated.

Book or magazine excerpt. Page eighteen of Time and Timekeepers. Includes diagram of relationship between sidereal, true solar, mean solar, and standard times.

Diagram. Earth’s rotation and solar orbit. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Earth’s solar rotation visualized as ellipse divided into twelve equal areas. Undated.

Chart of the equation of time. Tracks variance in apparent solar time, mean solar time, and the equation of time over the course of a year. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Visual horizon, celestial equator, meridian, and plane of the ecliptic visualized as circles on the face of the sky. (photocopy) Undated.

Book excerpt. Pages eight and nine of “Time Management” in Horology. Discusses latitude and longitude, equations of time, and how to check a clock by solar observation. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to basic gearing formula for clock time trains. Explains formula and applications. 21 June 1990.

Chart. Graph of weight by semiamplitude by driving weight. No data. (photocopy) Undated.

Test on escapements. Fourteen questions plus section on diagram of escapement. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to tempering using a blue flame. Prescribes color and temperature for various items and components. (photocopy) Undated.

Table of fractions, decimals, and millimeters. Produced by Copper and Brass Sales, Inc. (photocopy) Undated.

Notice to students enrolled in the Clockmaking and Repairing course. Clarification of the objectives of the Clockmaking and Repairing course and policies on production of auxiliary components. 25 September 1988.

Sheet of tables. Measurement comparisons of inches, millimeters, B&S gauge, and drill number. Fractional and decimal inches to millimeters. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of diagrams. Technical drawings of cutter centering piece and pinion backup sleeve, tools required for cutting pinions for the school clock. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 79, Binder 2 Front cover, label, “Bowman Technical School: Engraving.”

Evaluation chart for Engraving course. Includes space for student and instructor names, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section.

Bowman Technical School rules. (photocopy) 1 November 1981.

Engraving fonts. Ring block and ring script. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of tables. Comparison of diameters, in B&S gauge, millimeters, decimal and fractional inches, and drill size. Various shapes of sterling silver by B&S gauge with columns for dimensions per ounce. Originally appendix to unidentified publication. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart. Conversion tables for troy, avoirdupois, and metric weights. (photocopy) 27 May 1981.

Guide to tempering using a blue flame. Prescribes color and temperature for various items and components. (photocopy) 17 July 1990.

Graver sharpening: script tool. Instructions for sharpening script tools. Undated.

Sheet of practice cuts. Undated.

Engraving font. Simple script. Undated.

Engraving font. Leonard script. Undated.

Sheet of script combinations. Undated,

Engraving font and monogram examples. (photocopy) 11 January 1961.

Engraving font. Vertical script. Undated.

Engraving fonts. Plain block and Roman style block. Undated.
Engraving fonts. Various block scripts. Undated.

Engraving font. Old English. Undated.

Sheet of examples of practical work. Examples of styles and appropriate sizes. Undated.

Folder 80 Engraving Book

Book. Albert A. Winter. A Practical Course in Jewelry Engraving: Illustrated and Descriptive. Chicago: Henry Paulson & Co. Brief introductory text on engraving. 1946.

Folder 81 Watchmaking and Clockmaking Books

Booklet. H. Shouffelberger. Wheels and Pinions and Ways to Determine Their Exact Size. Translated and edited by Theo[philus] Gribi. Chicago: George K. Hazlitt & Co. Formulas and tables related to wheels and pinions. Used in at least one Bowman course. (photocopy or microform reproduction) 1896.

Booklet. Hans Barlow. The Repair of American Wood Geared Clock Movements. [Self published]. Discussion American wood geared clocks, their mechanisms, and their repair. 1979.

Folder 82 Instructional and Administrative Materials

Folder 82, Insert 1 Instructional Materials

Table of serial numbers. Lists serial numbers of Webb C. Ball private label watches with columns for production run, maker, product code, year made, and movement mark.

Evaluation chart for Jewelry repairing course. Includes space for student and instructor names, start date, finish date, and chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. Printed as one piece, then cut and pasted onto another sheet. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Clockmaking course. Stamped by Bowman Technical School. (photocopy) [after 1977].

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Jewelry Repair course. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 82, Insert 2 Instructional Materials

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Engraving course. (photocopy) Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Watch and Clock Repairing course. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Jewelry Repair course. Numerous annotations. Undated.

Price list. List of several tools and their prices. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for Clock course. (carbon copy) Undated.

Tool kit list. Handwritten list of tools and supplies required for a clock-related course. Undated.

Tool kit list. Handwritten list of tools and supplies required for a clock-related course. Includes prices for some items. Undated.

Note. Instructions to send copy of “this” if mailing. Found interleaved in tool kit lists and perhaps referring to one or more of them. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required by beginning students in watch and clock courses. Undated.

Folder 82, Insert 3 Instructional Materials

Form letter. Melanie L. Parkhurst to whom it may concern. Informs that school does not maintain tool lists due to daily changes in tools and prices. Notes that students issued kit on first day and lists contents thereof. [after late 1964].

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required by advanced engravers. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of contents of school kit and supplementary materials to be purchased by student. Course not given but contents of list suggest clock-related course. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required for ring mountings. Notes that prices subject to current price of gold. One item, “#616 Mounting (Fishtail),” crossed out. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required by Engraving course. Undated.

Tool kit list. List of tools and supplies required by advanced engravers. Undated.

Guide to watch train wheels and pinions. Lists of terms and equations related to train wheels and pinions. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Technical drawing of steady rest. Details of components and numerous measurements. (photocopy) 27 July 1981.

Folder 82, Insert 4 Instructional Materials.

Sheet of tables. Measurement comparisons of inches, millimeters, B&S gauge, and drill number. Fractional and decimal inches to millimeters. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to turning school clock pinions. List of procedures and tools needed in turning school clock pinions. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of formulas. Formulas related to pendulum weights. (photocopy of carbon copy) Undated.

Chart. Graph of driving weight for school clock movement. (photocopy) April 1983.

Chart. Graph of driving weight for school clock movement. No data. Undated.

Guide to basic gearing formula for clock time trains. Explains formula and applications. 21 June 1990.

Diagram. Technical drawing of unknown subject. Undated.

Diagram. Technical drawing of minute wheel or equivalent in time train. Undated.

Diagram. Detail of escapement. (photocopy) 16 March 1978.

Folder 82, Insert 5 Instructional Materials

Guide to turning support posts for school clock. List of steps in producing support posts for school clock on lathe. 20 June 1990.

Guide to development of a recoil escapement. List of steps in producing a recoil escapement. 20 June 1990.

Guide to building school clock. List of steps in producing clock on school clock pattern. Undated.

Diagram. Detail of escapement.16 March 1978.

Guide to geometry of dead beat escapements in second beat clocks. List of steps in producing a dead beat escapement for a second beat clock. 15 February 1990.

Chart. Graph of time lost per day by amplitude variation in clocks. Undated.

Guide to formulas for compound pendulums. Includes diagram for variables. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart. Graph of beats per minute of a simple pendulum. Includes relevant formula. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of formulas. Formulas related to the module system of wheel cutting. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of formulas. Formulas related to the module system of wheel cutting. Annotated with filing instructions and date (photocopy) 29 March 1983.

Folder 82, Insert 6 Instructional Materials

Diagram. Technical drawing of steady rest. Details of components and numerous measurements. 27 July 1981.

Diagram. Technical drawing of steady rest. Details of components and numerous measurements. 20 January 1982.

Diagram. Technical drawings of centering support and fly cutting arbor. 10 February 1983.

Guide to hour strike trains. List of steps in designing an hour strike train to match school clock. Undated.

Sheet of diagrams. Technical drawings of cutter centering piece and pinion backup sleeve, tools required for cutting pinions for the school clock. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Technical drawings of general purpose, roughing, and threading lathe tools. 12 May 1983.

Guide to making school clock verge arbor. List of procedures and tools needed in producing school clock verge arbor. (photocopy) 25 April 1983.

Diagram. Earth’s rotation and solar orbit. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 82, Insert 7 Instructional and Administrative Materials

Guide to gemstones. Names, hardness, toughness, and response to heat of various semi-precious and precious gems. Undated.

Chart. Reference guide to 14-carat settings for various stone sizes. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram. Visual horizon, celestial equator, meridian, and plane of the ecliptic visualized as circles on the face of the sky. Undated.

Diagram. Earth’s rotation and solar orbit. Undated.

Diagram. Earth’s solar rotation visualized as ellipse divided into twelve equal areas. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to 400 day or anniversary clocks. List of suggestions regarding setup of anniversary clocks. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 83 School Catalogs

School catalog. Prospectus of the Ezra F. Bowman Technical School (Incorporating the American Horological Institute), Lancaster, PA. [1901 to 1904].

School catalog. John J. Bowman. The Higher Education of Hand and Eye. Name, [Eva], on front cover. Sketch of bee on rear cover. Poor condition; some water damage. Includes approximately twenty pages of testimonials and student work. 1904.

Folder 84 School Catalogs

School Catalog. Your Future and Our School. Sections. Includes 22 pages of testimonials and numerous photographs of student work. 1914.

School Catalog. Your Future and Our School. Sections cut from pages 57-60. Sketch of monogram, page 59. Includes twenty-two pages of testimonials and numerous illustrations of student work. Binding in very poor condition. 1914.

Folder 84, Insert 1 Sheet of monograms. Interleaved, pages 48-49.

Box 15

Folder 85 School Catalogs

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Includes approximately twenty pages of testimonials and numerous illustrations of student work. Binding and covers in poor condition. 1923.

Folder 86 School Catalogs

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Incorporates six additional articles on Bowman Technical School and its graduates, the city of Lancaster, and watchmaking in general. Includes nine pages of testimonials. Annotations and corrections throughout. Holes for binding reversed and book assembled back-to-front. Name, Arthur H., on front cover. Illustration of pocket watch on front cover losing coloration. 1936.

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Incorporates six additional articles on Bowman Technical School and its graduates, the city of Lancaster, and watchmaking in general. Includes nine pages of testimonials. Infrequent annotations throughout. Front page lacks illustration and title. 1936.

Folder 87 School Catalogs

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Includes approximately fifty pages of testimonials. 1951.

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Includes approximately fifty pages of testimonials. Rear cover, adhesive residue. 1951.

Folder 88 School catalog. Your Future and Our School Includes approximately fifty pages of testimonials. Binding in poor condition and covers detached. Originally housed in Bowman Technical School mailing envelope.1954.

Folder 89 Instructional Materials

Folder 89, Binder 1 Watchmaking. Label, “Bowman Technical School: Watchmaking,” front cover.

Evaluation chart for Watchmaking course. Spaces for student and instructor names, date started, and date finished. Chart of minimum and maximum time allotted to each course section. Undated.

Bowman Technical School rules. (photocopy) 1 November 1981.

Bowman Technical School safety rules. (photocopy) Undated.

Essay. “Production in Watchmaking,” by George S. Miller. Provides recommended procedures for repair work. (photocopy) [after January 1965].

Illustration. Guide to steps in producing balance staffs on lathe. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of Waltham balance staffs. Includes table of standard sizes of pivots. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide for adjusting watches to horizontal and vertical positions. List of causes of variance between horizontal and vertical positions. 19 November 1965.

Guide to diagnosing watches for restoration estimates. Prescribes order and procedure by which watches may be examined. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to staffs without samples. Undated.

Guide to tempering high carbon steel. Lists desired color and temperature for various items and components. 17 July 1990.

Test on escapements. Fourteen questions plus section on diagram of escapement. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of balance staff. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of riveted staffs. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of mathematical examples of fast and slow trains. (photocopy) Undated.

Definitions of lever escapement action. List of terms related to lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to dial train types and rules. (photocopy) Undated.

List of terms related to precious metals. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagram of collets and mainsprings. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to watch train wheels and pinions. Lists of terms and equations related to train wheels and pinions. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to main train types and rules. (photocopy) Undated.

Book excerpt. Pages eight and nine of “Time Management” in Horology. Discusses latitude and longitude, equations of time, and how to check a clock by solar observation. (photocopy) Undated.

Chart of the equation of time. Tracks variance in apparent solar time, mean solar time, and the equation of time over the course of a year. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to definitions used in the study of time. Defines various terms used in the study of time. (photocopy) Undated.

Book or magazine excerpt. Page eighteen of Time and Timekeepers. Includes diagram of relationship between sidereal, true solar, mean solar, and standard times.

Guide to time divisions and the calendar. (photocopy) 26 August 1984.

Diagrams of escapements. (photographic reproduction) Undated.

Diagrams of English duplex and crank roller escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagrams of chronometer and rack lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Diagrams of verge and cylinder escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Folder 89, Insert 2 School Catalogs

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Volume 9. Annotations and corrections throughout. 1 December 1959.

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Volume [9 to 12]. Extensive annotations, corrections, and modifications throughout; indicated changes generally consistent with appearance of Volume 13. [1 December 1959 to 1968].

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Volume 13. 1 August 1968.

School catalog. Your Future and Our School. Volume 14. Several minor annotations and corrections. 1 November 1969.

School catalog. Volume 16.15 November 1971.

Folder 89, Insert 3 School catalogs

School catalog. Volume 17. 1 January 1973.

School catalog. Based on Volume 18, 1 January 1975 but with extensive revisions concerning changes for coming Volume 19, 1 January 1977.

School catalog proof. Proof of Volume 19, 1 January 1977.

School catalog. Volume 19. 1 January 1977.

School catalog. Volume 19. Handwritten correction in Standards of Progress, page 7. 1 January 1977.

Folder 89, Insert 4 School catalogs

School catalog proof. Proof of Volume 18, 1 January 1975.

School catalog. Volume 19. Handwritten correction of tuition rate, page 6. 1 January 1977.

School catalog. Volume 20. Corrections to list of faculty and tuition rate. Note clarifying refund policy interleaved pages 6-7. 1 January 1980.

School catalog. Volume 22. 1 January 1989.

School catalog. Volume 22. 1 January 1989. Corrections to tuition rate and length of Clock Repairing course. Stamps noting cancellation of Engraving and Clockmaking and Repairing courses. 1 January 1980.

Folder 90 Instructional Materials

Folder 90, Binder 1 Engraving

Graver sharpening: script tool. Instructions for sharpening script tools. Undated.

Sheet of practice cuts. Undated.

Engraving font. Simple script. Undated.

Engraving font. Leonard script. Undated.

Sheet of script combinations. Undated.

Engraving font and monogram examples. 11 January 1961.

Engraving font. Vertical script. Undated.

Engraving fonts. Plain block and Roman style block. Undated.
Engraving fonts. Various block scripts. Undated.

Engraving font. Old English. Undated.

Sheet of examples of practical work. Examples of styles and appropriate sizes. Undated.

Folder 90, Binder 2 Clockmaking and Repairing. Label, “Bowman Technical School: Clock Course,” front cover.

Bowman Technical School safety rules. Undated.

Bowman Technical School rules. 1 November 1981.

Definitions of lever escapement action. List of terms related to lever escapements. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to staffs without samples. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to development of a recoil escapement. List of steps in producing a recoil escapement. (photocopy) 20 June 1990.

Diagram of dead beat escapement. (photocopy) Undated.

Sheet of formulas. Formulas related to pendulum weights. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to geometry of dead beat escapements in second beat clocks. List of steps in producing a dead beat escapement for a second beat clock. (photocopy) 15 February 1990.

Chart. Graph of driving weight for school clock movement. (photocopy) Undated.

Guide to turning support posts for school clock. List of steps in producing support posts for school clock on lathe. (photocopy) 20 June 1990.