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Title: Floyd Dessery Papers
Dates (inclusive): Approximately 1860-1917
Collection Number: mssHM 72946-72969
Creator:
Dessery, Floyd
Extent: 40 items in 1 box
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists primarily of letters written by Floyd Dessery (1879-1927) of Los Angeles, California, to his family,
during his deployment to the Philippines in the Spanish-American War, as well as a diary from his time in the Philippines
(1898-1899). His letters and diary reflect the daily
experiences of a foot soldier.
Language: English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services
Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to
quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such
activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is
one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Floyd Dessery Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Gift of Marilyn Ehlig, August 14, 2006.
The Desserys were a Los Angeles family who lived in the city at the end of the
nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. Their son, Floyd Dessery,
joined the United States Army just after the destruction of the USS Maine in the Havana
harbor, which launched the Spanish-American War in 1898. He was deployed from Los
Angeles and left to fight in the Philippines in June of 1898. He was stationed there
until 1899.
The collection consists primarily of letters written by Floyd Dessery (1879-1927) to his family,
during his deployment in the Philippines, including his mother, Mrs. A. B. Dessery,
and his sisters, Hazel and Theodosia Dessery. The collection also includes Floyd's
diary from his time in the Philippines. His letters and diary reflect the daily
experiences of a foot soldier during the Spanish-American War. Also included are a
few family photos, and some ephemera, including clippings, notes, and trade cards.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Dessery,
Floyd.
Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Personal
narratives, American.
Los Angeles
(Calif.)
Philippines.
Diaries Philippines -- 19th century.
Letters (correspondence) Philippines
-- 19th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- United
States -- 19th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- United
States -- 20th century.
Photographs -- United States.