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Dean, Jennette (Spanish-American War correspondence)
2016.017.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Jennette Dean Spanish-American War correspondence
Creator:
Orrin Bowen
Creator:
Fred Bidwell
Creator:
Frank Ackerman
Creator:
J.P. Speer
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.017.w.r
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(4 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1897 - 1899
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence received by Jennette Dean from four soldiers during the Spanish-American War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Spanish American War 1
Container: 1-4
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Original donor unknown. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.
This collection is arranged by author and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from Frank Ackerman
- Series 2, Correspondence from Fred Bidwell
- Series 3, Correspondence from Orrin Bowen
- Series 4, Correspondence from J.P. Speer
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Jennette Dean Spanish American War correspondence (2016.017.w.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 URL's, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains correspondence received by Jennette Dean of Girard, Michigan from:
- Orrin Bowen, Company A, 32nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry
- Fred Bidwell, Company A, 32nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry
- Frank Ackerman, Company A, 1st Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry
- J.P. Speer, Company D, 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War
All but Ackerman write from posts in the United States, including Camps Desoto, Fernandina in Florida, Eaton in Michigan,
and Thomas in Chickamauga, GA. Ackerman writes from Siboney and Santiago de Cuba in Cuba. Jennette Dean was a teacher in Girard
and Coldwater, Michigan.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Battle casualties
Military training camps
Military hospitals
Cuba
Florida
Michigan
Sex role
Jennette Dean