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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nHarry Rowe collection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl324<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nRowe, Harry M. (Harry Marc), 1860-1926<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1904-1940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n2.5 linear feet (2 boxes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nThe Harry Rowe Collection contains issues of “The Budget” newsletter published by Harry Rowe between 1904 and 1925, financial papers concerning the Rowe Company, and a family photo album and loose photographs of the Rowe family.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nHarry M. Rowe collection, Collection 324, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

Dr. Harry Marc Rowe (1860-1926) was an American businessman in Baltimore, Maryland. He started his professional career teaching at a commercial school named Duff College in Pittsburg, PA and moved onto a smaller Massachusetts business school named Curry College, which he later became president. While at Curry, Rowe also learned and worked in accounting houses and became very active in business education associations. Within a few years, he left his presidency to pursue accountancy. When Warren Sadler, a business school owner, visited Pittsburg in 1893, Rowe\u2019s hoped to pitch a deal to exclusively write textbooks for Sadler\u2019s schools, which Sadler accepted in March 1894. Four years later, after testing his materials in Sadler\u2019s classroom, the Sadler-Rowe Company was incorporated and published practical accounting text in a workbook format. By 1911, Sadler-Rowe became H.M. Rowe Company and was closed in 2014. Rowe was an executive of the American Automobile Association (AAA) becoming its president between 1916-1918 and promoted road construction to Congress. He partnered with A\/ T Carozza on road building projects and public work contacts in Maryland, later creating Carozza-Rowe Construction. Rowe had 4 children with 3 wives; Harry Jr, Hart, Earle, and Portia. All of his sons held positions in H.M. Rowe Company: Harry Jr. served as editor and was eventually vice president and Hart covered sales related work at schools and became secretary treasurer. Once Earle was old enough, he joined the company as well. When the US entered the war in 1917, Harry was forced to run the business alone. After returning from war, by early 1920, the Rowe sons were no longer part of the company. Harry Jr. was fired as treasurer of Rowe\u2019s contracting business around 1924 and his other sons also distanced themselves from the company. Unfortunately, one of his sons attacked Dr. Harry M. Rowe by which he died.<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n

This collection is divided into 3 series. Series I: Rowe Family Life Series II: The Budget Newsletter Series III:Financial Records<\/p>\n

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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Accession MSS2021-13.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

This collection was assembled and donated by Lyn Camire Jones, and independednt researcher. After using these materials to piece together the story of Harry M. Rowe’s family and career, she transferred these materials to UMBC in November 2021.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Finding aid available.<\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

This collection is open for research. There are no restricted materials.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Permission is required for all reproduction requests. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Rowe, Harry M. (Harry Marc), 1860-1926<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Business education Publishing industry–United States–1890-1900<\/p>\n

Publishing industry–United States–1910-1920.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Series Description & Container List<\/h1>\n

Series 1: Rowe Family Life<\/h2>\n
Date: <\/strong>1909-1926<\/div>\n
Description: <\/strong><\/p>\n

This series contains family images, newspaper clippings citing the Rowe family house fire, and images of the newly built estate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n