Conwell Family Papers

Collection — Container: 1 box

Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-210

Scope and Contents

Photographs of the Conwell family from 1923-1933, a memoir by David Miers Conwell, and a diary by Bessie Conwell from 1929.

Dates

created: 1923-1985
Other: Date acquired: 07/21/2009

Creator

Conwell, Helen Duggar (Person)
Conwell, David Miers (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical or Historical Information

David Miers Conwell (1921-2004) was born to Bessie Conwell (1881-1948) and William Wilson Conwell (1878-1947) in Norfolk, Virginia on February 25, 1921. David attended Maury High School before serving in the United States Navy during World War Two. During the war, David participated in the amphibious assault on Morocco, Kwajelein, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and he survived the torpedoing of two ships and the aerial assault of a third ship. After the war, David had a long career with Alcoa where he held management positions in Venezuela, Trinidad, Mobile, Washington, D. C., and New York City. David married Helen Duggar Conwell (1922-), and they had two sons, William Yeates Conwell and Benjamin Duggar Conwell.

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