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MSS-2014-12-01
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Mack Stone Collection
source:
Moreland Stevens
Identifier/Call Number: MSS-2014-12-01
Physical Description:
1 Box
Date (inclusive): 1898- 1987 (bulk 1898- 1905)
Abstract: The Mack Stone Collection includes letters, photographs and a journal belonging to Mack Voorhies Stone. Stone served as an
assistant surgeon in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1904. He traveled through the South Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Nero
during the Spanish American War. Stone’s journal depicts life aboard the Nero. His letters give insight into his tenure in
the Navy. Also included are photographs from his travels and clippings from events in his life.
Mack Stone was born on July 7, 1875 in Indiana. He was an assistant surgeon in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1904. During
this time he toured the South Pacific aboard the USS Nero during the Spanish American War. He married Edna Biddle in Healdsburg,
California in 1901. Stone is related to the Stevens family through his marriage to Edna Biddle. After he retired from the
navy, he moved to Healdsburg and worked as a physician. He died on May 14, 1941.
The Mack Stone Collection includes letters, photographs and a journal belonging to Mack Voorhies Stone. Stone served as an
assistant surgeon in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1904. He traveled through the South Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Nero
during the Spanish American War. Stone’s journal depicts life aboard the Nero. His letters give insight into his tenure in
the Navy. Also included are photographs from his travels and clippings from events in his life.
The Mack Stone Collection can be divided into three series 1) Series I: Correspondence, 1898- 1942 2) Series II: Mack Stone’s
journal, 1898 3) Series III: Photographs and Clippings, 1898- 1987.
Mack Stone Collection, MSS-2014-12-01, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives.
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Processed by: Monika Lehman Reviewed by: Danelle Moon Date completed: 2015.
The Mack Stone Collection can be divided into three series 1) Series I: Correspondence, 1898- 1942 2) Series II: Mack Stone’s
journal, 1898 3) Series III: Photographs and Clippings, 1898- 1987.
Moreland Stevens Family Papers
For further information about the members of this family, see the Moreland Stevens Family Papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Healdsburg (Calif.)
Sailors
Spanish-American War, 1898
South Pacific Ocean
Surgeons
United States. Navy.
Moreland Stevens