Biographical / Historical
Content Description
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: George Dana Sanders papers
creator:
Sanders, George Dana, 1851-1918
source:
Marc Selvaggio, Bookseller ABAA
Identifier/Call Number: M2163
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
2 MSB and 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1898-1909
Language of Material: Primarily in English with some material in Spanish.
Biographical / Historical
George Dana Sanders (occasionally misspelled George Dana Saunders) was born in Patten, Maine, in 1851. He became a pastor
in Gloucerster, Massachusetts, served in the 8th Massachusetts Infantry as Regimental Chaplain during the Spanish-American
War, and died in 1918 at the age of 67.
Content Description
The materials consist primarily of incoming and outgoing personal correspondence in the form of manuscript letters (approximately
200), but also includes typed correspondence, printed orders, telegrams, receipts, and the book Twelve Months with the Eighth
Massachusetts Infantry in the service of the United States, by Harry E. Webber (Salem, Mass, 1908). The subject matter primarily
focuses on the period of George Sanders' service with the 8th Massachusetts, from 1898-1899, with a few letters from later
years. Commissioned as Regimental Chaplain in April of 1898, Sanders was first stationed with the Regiment at Chickamauga,
Georgia, then Lexington, Kentucky. He resigned his commission in October 1898, but on January 6, 1899, he was re-appointed
Chaplain. He then set out to re-join the 8th Massachusetts now stationed in Matanzas, Cuba. He served in Cuba as both chaplain
and on special duty until he was mustered out in April 1899.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing Use
Public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], George Dana Sanders papers (M2163). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by Stanford Libraries in 2016.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sanders, George Dana, 1851-1918
Marc Selvaggio, Bookseller ABAA