Philippines--History--1898-1946
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Frank D. Baldwin Letter and Biography
Collection
Identifier: SC 00022
Scope and Contents
This collections consists of a letter and biography of Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice. The letter describes his role in the recent Battle of Bayan, wherein he led American troops against rebellious Moro forces in the Philippines. With the original letter are copies of official cables following the battle, including one from President Theodore Roosevelt. Extensive background material on the battle, biographical information on Baldwin, a...
Dates:
1902, 2011
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Anthony Morris Leafdale Diary (copy)
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV D36
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of diary, 1899-1911, of Anthony Morris Leafdale, which concerns his service in the U. S. Army Signal Corps (including travel from Fort Walla Walla, Washington via San Francisco to Hawaii, the Philippines and Japan and return to the United States), difficulties in finding employment, work in Denver, Colorado, and marriage and life on a farm in Nebraska. Includes poetry.
Dates:
1899-1911
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Bert Ward Diary
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Tr7
Scope and Contents
Diary, 1899, of Bert Ward, an enlisted soldier in the Spanish- American War which concerns his trip from Plattsburg, New York to San Francisco, California and the Philippines. The volume describes skirmishes and the "civilization" of the Filipino people.
Dates:
1899
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center