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The file consists of a 6-page typewritten list of Minnie Hallowell Bowen's literary works, divided into categories: sonnets, baby songs, individual poems to friends, war, translations, patriotic, and published chap-books. There is also an untitled section listing poems and lyrics in alphabetical order. New titles of poems were added to the list by hand afterward.

The series contains texts on different topics such as human life, local events, the world wars, and Canadian politics. The series consists of poems, songs, stories, translations, plays, and texts on political issues all by Minnie Hallowell Bowen. They take various forms: original manuscripts; original typescripts; photocopies of press clippings from different newspapers and periodicals; yearbooks; and books and booklets. Some poems are in different versions.

The series is comprised of the following 16 files: Lists of Poems and Writings ([193?]), Baby songs ([1900?]-[1933?]), Individual Poems ([1921?]-[1937?]), Nonsense Verses ([1897?]-[1937?]), Patriotic ([1897?]-[1937?]), Poems and Lyrics ([1897?]-1941), Published Chap-Books ([1921?]-[1936?]), Sonnets ([1922?]-[1940?]), Stories ([1932?]-[1933?]), Translations of Poems by Paul Morin ([1930?]), War Poems ([1914?]-[1941?]), Plays ([193?]), Christmas Poems ([193?]), Other Poems (1883-1941), Yearbooks of the Canadian Author's Association, Montreal Branch (1927-1940), Texts on War Memorials and Parliament Buildings, and World War II ([193?]).

The file consists of poems for children: most of them are typewritten; three are photocopies of 1933 press clippings from the page in the Sherbrooke Telegram called "The Children's House"; and one is a single page, entitled the "Peter Pan Page", from a publication called The Crucible, which includes poems by several authors, including Minnie Hallowell Bowen. It also includes a sheet of music, composed by Minnie Hallowell Bowen for her poem "Lullaby."

The file consists of poems written by Minnie Hallowell Bowen to her friends: Anne Merrill, Mr. E.L. Adams (U.S. Consul) and his wife, Eva Matheson White, Ralph Gustafson, Ethel Sabina Paton; Sara Louise Brooks; George Thorneloe, Archbishop of Algoma; J.A.W.; Sarah A. Jones; Lillian Jefferies; J.E. Hargreave; Elfin Lee; Benjamin Morris Austin; and Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Walsh. It also includes one poem dedicated to an unidentified resident of the Wales Home and a few poems not dedicated to anyone. The poems are typewritten, except two which are photocopies of press clippings.

The file consists of handwritten and typewritten poems by Minnie Hallowell Bowen, with some photocopies of press clippings of poems published in newspapers. A number of poems are dedicated to specific individuals (George Thorneloe, Archbishop of Algoma; Mary and Warrick Chipman; and an aunt); one is related to the opening of the Sherbrooke High School in 1924; one to the Page and Sangster Print Company; and one to John Megantic's Mystery Serial. Some poems are signed Jane of Brompton Road, one of Minnie Hallowell Bowen's pen names.

The file consists of manuscript and typescript poems, photocopies of press clippings of poems published in newspapers (Sherbrooke Daily Record, Sherbrooke Telegram, Montreal Daily Star, etc.), and single pages of periodicals bearing Minnie's poems (The Crucible, The Algoma Missionary News, The University Magazine, The Living Message, etc.). It includes poems about the funeral of Alice Elizabeth Wilson on 21 October 1934 (a biographical sketch of Wilson accompanies the poem); Minnie Hallowell Bowen's departure from Sherbrooke for Lévis in 1939; St. Patrick's Day; the Barnston Church; the people suffering from tuberculosis who were sent to Colorado; the St. Francis River; the story of the Lone Pine. One poem was written for a meeting of the Canadian Authors' Association and a few for the Schubert Club in Sherbrooke. One is a Christmas poem written in 1925 for her son, Lloyd, who was then living in Winnipeg. Some poems were signed Jane of Brompton Road, one of Minnie Hallowell Bowen's pen names.

The file consists of poems and texts by Minnie Hallowell Bowen related to the status of Canada in the British Empire, to Queen Victoria, to the British Empire, to the Union Jack, to the Boer war in South Africa in 1899-1900, to Victoria Day and the 1900 Thanksgiving, to blazonry, and to other patriotic issues. It also includes a leaflet including one of Minnie's poems, for presentation of the jeweled badge of life membership in the I.O.D.E. The documents are original typescripts and photocopies of press clippings of poems published in newspapers.

The file consists of five stories for children written by Minnie Hallowell Bowen. Two of them are typescripts: "Carrol and the Brownies" and "Under the Stone". The others, "The Magic Stone", "What Happened to Milly", and "Little Sunwave", are photocopies from the Sherbrooke Telegram. This newspaper published these stories in weekly parts in its "The Children's House" page in 1932 and 1933.

The file consists of typescript poems, photocopies of press clippings of poems published in newspapers, and a single page from the September 1922 issue of Canadian Bookman, which includes a poem by Minnie Hallowell Bowen among many others. One of the poems in this file is about the Parliament Buildings.

The file consists of two typescript poems by the Quebec poet Paul Morin (1889-1963), translated into English by Minnie Hallowell Bowen. The poems' titles are "Venetian Noon" and "Ah, I have dreamed so long of you."

The file consists of two typescripts of plays: "Remembrance", a verse play in one act in three parts, and "Fools", a play in one act and six scenes. The latter is signed by Rapier, which may be one of Minnie Hallowell Bowen's pen names.

The file consists mainly of typescript poems and photocopies of poems published in newspapers. It also includes a list of 24 of Minnie Hallowell Bowen's poems on the World War I, two single pages from periodicals (Quebec Diocesan Gazette and Canadian League) with poems by Minnie Hallowell Bowen on them, one manuscript poem, and one printed poem to be circulated at St. Peter's Church in Sherbrooke on 21 October 1915. All the poems are related to the two world wars; one of them is about the unveiling in Sherbrooke of the Soldiers Memorial by George Hill.

The file consists of all the poems (manuscripts, typescripts, and photocopies from newspapers) that could not be grouped under the other categories. One document is an issue of the Echo-Vale Trumpet (Vol. 1, No. 1, August 1883) in which a poem by Minnie Hallowell Bowen is published under the pen name "the Drum-Major".

The file consists of five poetry yearbooks of the Poetry Group of the Montreal Branch of the Canadian Authors' Association, for the years 1927-1928, 1928-1929, 1936, 1937, and 1940 and Minnie's membership receipts to the Association from 1925 to 1927. These yearbooks resulted from a poetry contest held by the Association. Each of them includes a poem by Minnie Hallowell Bowen. The file also includes a photocopy of a press clipping congratulating Minnie Hallowell Bowen, who won honorable mention in the contest one year.

The series contains source material on the Canadian flag issue, on Minnie Hallowell Bowen's position on this question, and on the importance of flags in various countries. It includes mainly correspondence, press clippings, artefacts, drawings, and publications. The series is comprised of the following five files: Correspondence (1897-1934), Texts on the Flag Issue ([192-?]), Flag Designs (c.a. 1930), Press Clippings on Flags ([1897?]-1946) and Publications on Flags ([1915?]-[1922?]).

The file consists of four documents: the first is a photocopy of a text by Minnie Hallowell Bowen published in the Sherbrooke Daily Record. It is a stirring appeal broadcast on radio to promote Canada's Victory Loans. The second document consists of notes taken by Minnie from The Scottish National War Memorial at the Castle of Edinburgh by Sir Robert Lorimier. The third one, entitled The Parliament Buildings: The Victory Tower - The Memorial Chamber - Ottawa, Canada, was written by Minnie Hallowell Bowen. The last document is a photocopy of a press clipping on a meeting of the King George V Chapter of the I.O.D.E. where Minnie Hallowell Bowen gave a speech on the Parliament Buildings.

The file consists of letters by Minnie Hallowell Bowen, except one by her son Lloyd, or sent to her about the Canadian flag issue from 1897 to 1934. It includes letters to editors of newspapers (Sherbrooke Daily Record, Ottawa Evening Journal, Ottawa Citizen) and periodicals (The Legionary, McLean's Magazine), and letters from individuals interested in the debate. Some letters refer to Minnie Hallowell Bowen's flag design.

The file consists of photocopies of articles related to flag issues in Canada and in other countries, published in a wide variety of newspapers and periodicals from the end of the 19th century to 1946.

The series contains primary source information on the personal life of Minnie Hallowell Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from approximately 1863 to 1943. It consists largely of correspondence, photographs, last will and testaments, obituaries and poems. The series is comprised of the following files: Biographical Details (1875-[1914?]), Correspondence ([1889?]-1941), Wills and Estate (1937-1942), Tributes (1911, 1942-1943), Photographs ([1863-1865?]-1941).

The file consists of five publications on flags. The first is a booklet entitled British Ensigns and Flags of Many Nations, published in 1915 by Chase and Sanborn in Montreal. The second is a booklet entitled "For Freedom and the Right: The Allies: The Star War Album", published by The Montreal Daily Star and the Family Herald and Weekly Star, which includes pictures and a history of the Allies' flags and ensigns, songs, important dates of the War, and information about military medals. The third is a card about the Union Jack entitled "One King, One Flag, One Fleet, One Throne". The fourth is a book for children entitled The Flag Painting Book. The last item is a placard entitled "How to Honour the Flag."

The file contains primary source information on the birth, marriage and life of Minnie Hallowell Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from 1875 to about 1914. It consists of a confirmation card, a wedding invititation, a wedding poem, a biographical sketch, a list of the wedding gifts received by Minnie and Cecil, newspaper announcements of their marriage, and a list of contributors towards Mrs. Bowen's Women's Association Dominion Life Membership dated 1927.

The file contains primary source information on the life and community involvement of Minnie Hallowell Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from about 1889 to 1941. It consists of letters of appreciation for her invovlement in the St. Peter's Choir and the Sherbrooke Patriotic Association, a document from the Sherbroke Patriotic Fund, two letters from Sir Robert Baden Powell that accompanied a Boy Scout badge given to Minnie and Cecil, a watercolour of Minnie done by a friend, two poems signed by A. Beatrice Hickson, Minnie's registration certificate from the Canada Registration Board from 1918, a complaint letter by Minnie to a neighbour, a draft of a share transfer from Noel E. Brooks to Minnie, two letters to her daughter Rose, seven letters to her son Lloyd, and a letter from Harry Grundy. It also consists of a series of letters written by Minnie to friends and family (her mother Helen Maria Clark(e) Hallowell, her brother Meredyth B. Hallowell, her grandmother, aunts (Carrie, Ethel, Belle, Fannie, Lou), uncle Ned, and Cecil's father George Frederick Bowen) from May 1891 to August 1892 during she and Cecil's travels between Sherbrooke, QC and Pilley's Island, Newfoundland where Cecil was General Manager of the mines, as well as detailing their life on the Island. The correspondence from Pilley's Island also includes one receipt from Henry Burt addressed to Minnie.

The file contains primary source information on the life of Minnie Hallowell Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from 1911 to 1943. It consists of tribute poems by H. Alice Hethrington (1911), F. Mabel McLaren (1942), and Mrs. L.E. Codère (1942); obituaries; and letters of condolence to Rose and Lloyd Bowen.

The file contains primary source information on the estate of Minnie Hallowell Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from 1937 to 1942. It consists of her last will and testament, an earlier draft of her will, correspondence and financial documents relating to the settlement of her estate and funeral arrangements, and a list of bequests.

The file contains primary source information on the life of Minnie Hallowell Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from around 1863 to 1941. It consists of photographs, including a photograph of Minnie as a small child, one of her dressed as Sophronia in Il Jacobi, three photographs from Minnie's wedding with her bridesmaids, three photographs of Minnie with Rose, two with Carrie Clark, one with Miranda Haskell Clark and Helen M. Clark Hallowell, as well as a photograph of the ship Minnie and Cecil sailed on for their wedding trip.

The file contains primary source information on the education of Lloyd H. Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from 1865, from 1922 to 1925, and from 1939 to 1940. It consists of documents related to his studies at the Sherbrooke High School and at the University of Bishop's College from 1922 to 1925. It includes certificates; report cards and exam results; notes for exams; a notebook for an English literature course; exam questionnaires in Ancient History, English Literature, Latin, French, Modern History, and Religion; a letter from Principal McGreer about Lloyd H. Bowen's scholarship; an engraving of the University of Bishop's College published in the Illustrated London News in 1865; a programme for the 1924 Bishop's annual football dinner; and a University calendar for 1939-1940.

The file contains primary source information on the involvement of Sherbrooke, QC's Lloyd H. Bowen in scouting from 1918 to 1928. It consists of correspondence dated 1918 from and to Ethel S. Paton, relating to an act of bravery performed by Lloyd H. Bowen; permits issued in 1918 to Scout Lloyd H. Bowen to raise funds or collect material for the Red Cross Society and the Sherbrooke Patriotic Association; a certificate recognizing the Boy Scouts work during the Spanish flu epidemic in Sherbrooke; two letters dated 1921 from William Giovetti and a certificate announcing the nomination of Lloyd H. Bowen to the rank of Troop Leader and Assistant Scoutmaster; and notes and a photocopy of a press clipping relating to an address "My Impressions of the West", given by Lloyd H. Bowen at a weekly meeting of the Sherbrooke 2nd troop in April 1928. Among the photographs are: four photographs taken when Lloyd H. Bowen received the Medal of Bravery from Lord Baden-Powell on the occasion of the Chief Scout's visit in Montreal in 1918; the Second Sherbrooke Boy Scouts in camp at Lake Massawippi in 1921; the Lynx Lair with boys in front; and photographs of Lloyd in his scout uniform.