Burgemeister, Richard W. (Philippine American War Era correspondence), 1895 June 12 - 1912 December 20

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Summary

Title:
Richard W. Burgemeister Philippine-American War Era correspondence
Dates:
1895 June 12 - 1912 December 20
Creators:
Burgemeister, Richard W.
Abstract:
This collection was donated by Richard W. Burgemeister and contains Spanish American War-era correspondence and correspondence from the Philippine-American War in 1899. The letters were written by James G. Miller, whom the donor notes was part of Company G of the Second South Carolina Volunteers during the time of the Spanish-American war, and Lynton E. Athey, a bugler with Company H. of the Idaho Volunteer Infantry who was stationed in the Philippines at the start of the Philippine-American war.
Containers:
document-box: Philippine American War 1
folder: 1-3
folder: 1-3
Extent:
.16 Linear feet (3 folders)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Richard W. Burgemeister Spanish-American War correspondence (2017.110.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 27 letters, including Spanish American War-era correspondence and correspondence from the Philippine-American War in 1899. The letters were a gift from Richard Burgemeister, who purchased them. There are some orphan pages of letters and blank envelopes in the collection.

One of the letters was written by James G. Miller at Camp George H. Thomas in Georgia. The donor notes that there was a James G. Miller who was part of Company G of the Second South Carolina Volunteers. The rest of the collection was written by Lynton E. Athey and his family. Athey was a bugler with Company H. of the Idaho Volunteer Infantry and was stationed in Manila in the Philippines at the start of the Philippine-American war. Athey was also stationed at Camp Merritt in San Francisco.

The letters from Athey mention the Philippines and the letters to Athey from family members mention life at home in Idaho. One item of interest is an orphan page from a letter in which the sender is unclear. The sender writes: "How I wish I could hear from you, and how you came out at Santa Ana." The letter also mentions how Governors were petitioning the President to send home the volunteers.

There are also some materials that date to the early 1900s.

Biographical / historical:

Lynton Athey was a bugler with Company H. of the Idaho Volunteer Infantry. His birth and death date are not known but records suggest he may have been born in Oregon on July 28, 1878. A World War II draft card from a Lynton E. Athey appears to contain the same signature as on the letters.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Richard W. Burgemeister.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.

  • Series 1, Correspondence from Lynton E. Athey
  • Series 2, Correspondence to Lynton E. Athey
  • Series 3, Other materials

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Rob Strauss
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-04 18:05:23 -0500 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

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Preferred citation:

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Richard W. Burgemeister Spanish-American War correspondence (2017.110.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Contact:
(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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