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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Harry H. Meusel papers
creator:
Meusel, Harry H.
source:
Bartleby's Books
Identifier/Call Number: M2191
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear Feet
one binder, rehoused in a half mb
Date (inclusive): 1898-1905
16 manuscript letters (approx 45 pages), photographs
The materials consist of Harry Meusel's letters home to his parents and siblings while serving as a hospital steward in the
Philippines during the Spanish American War and subsequent conflict with Philippine insurgents. The letters are accompanied
by photographs of his voyage to Manila aboard the U.S.S. Sherman transport ship, camp views and images of the men of the 3rd
U.S. Infantry in the Philippines, and a cabinet photo of Meusel in his dress whites taken in Manila. Also included with one
of the letters are several small fabric samples.
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lish.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase; 2016. Accession MSS 2017-013.
[identification of item], Harry H. Meusel papers (M2191). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Meusel, Harry H.
Bartleby's Books