Box 12

Includes letters from Gilbert Bowles (there are a small number from Minnie) to the extended family (siblings and nieces and nephews) while in Honolulu and Tokyo. Most of the letters discuss family events and other related news. Also includes Gilbert and Minnie's Christmas and New Year message for 1945, 1946, and 1947.

Includes letters from Gilbert Bowles (there are a small number from Minnie) to the extended family (siblings, nieces and nephews, and grandchildren) while in Honolulu. Most of the letters discuss family events, stories from the goings on in their lives and other news re: health etc . Also includes Gilbert and Minnie's Christmas and New Year message for 1948 and 1949.

Includes letters from Gilbert and Minnie Bowles to their extended family (siblings and nephews and nieces) while living in Honolulu and Toyko. Many of the letters focus on responding to stories and questions from other family members' letters and describing the Bowles's ongoing circumstances.

Includes letters from Gilbert and Minnie Bowles to their extended family (siblings and nephews and nieces) while living in Honolulu. Many of the letters focus on responding to stories and questions from other family members' letters and describing the Bowles's ongoing circumstances. Notably, there is note of the death of Elihu Bowles (Gilbert says he is not used to writing brother instead of brothers.)

Includes letters from Gilbert and Minnie Bowles to their extended family (siblings and nephews and nieces) while living in Honolulu. Many of the letters focus on responding to stories and questions from other family members' letters and describing the Bowles's ongoing circumstances. Notably, Minnie Bowles died in July of 1958 and a number of letters from Gilbert address his feelings about her passing.

This folder contains letters from Gilbert Bowles to his sister Joanna about miscellaneous goings on in Gilbert's life and stories of Gordon Bowles's family (Gordon was son of Gilbert). The letters stop with Gilbert's death in 1960.

This folder includes letters from Gilbert and Minnie Bowles addressed to the Pickett family and other relatives. The letters center around the Bowles's health and well being, work they did with Friends in Japan, and other family news.

This folder includes letters from Gilbert and Minnie (Pickett) Bowles addressed to the Pickett family and other relatives. The letters center around the Bowles's health and well being and other family news.

Includes correspondence from Gilbert and Minnie (Pickett) Bowles to Clarence E. Pickett and Lilly (Peckham) Pickett while the Bowles lived in Japan. Most of the letters discuss the work of the Toyko Friend's Girl School and other Quaker mission work undertaken by the Bowles in addition to discussion of family news. Notably, the first letter from Minnie describes the death of her daughter Helen Joy in 1912.

Includes correspondence from Minnie Pickett Bowles (and a small number from Gilbert) to Clarence E. Pickett and Lilly (Peckham) Pickett while the Bowles lived in Japan and in Honolulu. Most of the letters discuss the work of the Toyko Friend's Girl School and other Quaker mission work undertaken by the Bowles in addition to discussion of family news. Notably the letters discuss the Bowles's transition out of mission work in Japan and their move to Hawaii.