Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1897, Jan. 1 | Born, Haverford, Pa. |
| 1915-1917 | Attended Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1919 | Married Ezra Bowen (divorced) Received teacher's certificate from the Institute of Musical Art, New York, N.Y. |
| 1937 | Published first of five Book-of-the-Month Club selections, "Beloved Friend." New York: Random House |
| 1939 | Married Thomas McKean Downs |
| 1944 | Published Yankee from Olympus. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1950 | Published John Adams and the American Revolution. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1957 | Published The Lion and the Throne; The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1958 | National Book Award winner |
| 1963 | Published Francis Bacon; The Temper of a Man. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1965-1973 | Member, National Institute of Arts and Letters |
| 1966 | Published Miracle at Philadelphia. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1973, Nov. 1 | Died, Haverford, Pa. |