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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Keith B. Campbell Philippine-American War clippings collection
source:
Campbell, Keith B.
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.571.wc.r
Physical Description:
0.08 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1898 May 20 - December 7
Abstract: This collection contains 2 scrapbook packets of photocopied newspaper clippings of correspondence written by approximately
22 soldiers from Broken Bow, Nebraska that in served in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War. This collection
was donated by Keith B. Campbell but their relationship, if any, to the soldiers represented in this collection remains unknown.
Language of Material:
English
.
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Keith B. Campbell.
This collection is arranged chronologically.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Keith B. Campbell Philippine-American War newspaper clippings collection
(2017.571.wc.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains two separate packets, each bound by a paper clip that are composed of photocopied scrapbooks pages
containing various correspondence written by approximately 22 US Army soldiers from the Philippines during the Philippine-American
War. This collection was donated by Keith B. Campbell but their relationship, if any, to the soldiers represented in this
collection remains unknown.
The first photocopied scrapbook has a red photocopied cover, and contains approximately 80 newspaper clippings of published
correspondence written by various soldiers between May 19, 1898 to June 13, 1898. Topics discussed in this letters include
cross-country transport from Nebraska to San Francisco, California, arrival of US soldiers in the Philippines, reflections
on the Spanish forces, and reflections on the Filipino forces.
Soldiers represented in this photocopied scrapbook include:
- [Rank unknown]Buglar John Benjamin
- [Rank unknown]O.H. Browning
- Sergeant W.S. Flick
- Sergeant H.F. Kennedy
- [Rank unknown] Steward E. Lanterman
- Assistant Surgeon C.L. Mullins
- Second Lieutenant C.T. Orr
- First Sergeant Will H. Osborn, Jr.
- [Rank unknown] John L. Perrin
- [Rank unknown] Monroe Spence
- [Rank unknown] Stewart W.E. Talbot
- First Lieutenant V.C. Talbot
The second photocopied scrapbook has a blue photocopied cover, and contains approximately 50 newspaper clippings of published
correspondence written by various soldiers between August 3, 1898 to November 22, 1898. Topics discussed in this letters include;
arrival of US forces in the Philippines; conditions US forces faced in the city of Manila; US soldiers' observations about
the local and Indigenous peoples of the Philippines; the Battle of Manila, potentially the Battle of Manila Bay; and a timeline
of the Spanish-America War between February 15, 1898 to November 28, 1898.
Soldiers represented in this photocopied scrapbook include:
- [Rank unknown] Russell A. Alger
- [Rank unknown] John Benjamin
- [Rank unknown] "Geo." Boggs
- Sergeant Walter S. Flick
- [Rank unknown] Chester Green
- Private William Lewis
- [Rank unknown] Hira Osborne
- [Rank unknown] Claude Pickett
- [Rank unknown] Paul Reymer
- [Rank unknown] Ray Skelton
- [Rank unknown] Robert Waters
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902
Campbell, Keith B.