Inventory of the Scrapbooks of the Spanish-American War and Boxer Rebellion:
ca. April 1898-July 1900
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Inventory of the Scrapbooks of the Spanish-American War and Boxer Rebellion
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Dates |
ca. April 1898-July 1900 |
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Abstract |
12 scrapbooks (compiler unknown) contain magazine and newspaper
clippings, maps, and other printed ephemera chronicling the Spanish-American
War (April-Aug. 1898) in Cuba, and the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) in China. The volumes differ slightly, but all are bound in either dark green or dark brown cloth, with maroon quarter calf. Most of the spine covers are damaged or missing. The scrapbooks measure from 20 to 25 cm. high and from 24 to 29 cm. wide.
Volumes 1-11 cover the Spanish-American War and v. 12 covers 29 June-15
July 1900 of the Boxer Rebellion. A copy the War-revenue law of 1898, with
index [approved June 13, 1898] is pasted onto the inside back cover of v. 1 of the
scrapbooks. A few loose clippings are included inside the front cover of v.
12. |
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Identification |
Ragan
MSS
00112 |
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Quantity: |
12 v. |
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Extent |
(approx. 2 linear feet) |
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Language |
English. |
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Repository |
Cushing Memorial Library, College Station, TX 77843-5000 |
12 scrapbooks (compiler unknown) contain magazine and newspaper
clippings, maps, and other printed ephemera chronicling the Spanish-American
War (April-Aug. 1898) in Cuba, and the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) in China. The volumes differ slightly, but all are bound in either dark green or dark brown cloth, with maroon quarter calf. Most of the spine covers are damaged or missing. The scrapbooks measure from 20 to 25 cm. high and from 24 to 29 cm. wide.
Volumes 1-11 cover the Spanish-American War and v. 12 covers 29 June-15
July 1900 of the Boxer Rebellion. A copy the War-revenue law of 1898, with
index [approved June 13, 1898] is pasted onto the inside back cover of v. 1 of the
scrapbooks. A few loose clippings are included inside the front cover of v.
12.
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Arrangement of the Papers |
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This collection is arranged chronologically. |
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Access
No restrictions.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as
stipulated by United States copyright law.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog of Cushing Memorial Library. Researchers wishing to find related materials
should search the catalog under these index terms.
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Organizations |
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United States. War Revenue Act (1898) |
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Subjects |
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Spanish-American War, 1898--Sources. |
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Scrapbooks--United States--History--19th century. |
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Scrapbooks--United Sttes--History--20th century. |
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China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. |
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War Revenue Act (1898) |
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Source unknown.
Processed by Aletha Andrew
in July 2002.
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Items 1-11, ca. April-Aug. 1898 |
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Scrapbooks contain clippings from magazines and newspapers, and other ephemera about the Spanish-American War (April-Aug. 1898). No commentary or other original text has been provided by the compiler. A copy of the War-revenue law of 1898, with index is pasted onto the inside back cover of v. 1. |
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Item 12, ca. 29 June-July 15 1900 |
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Scrapbooks contain clippings from magazines and newspapers, and other ephemera about the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). No commentary or other original text has been provided by the compiler. A few loose clippings are included inside the front cover of this scrapbook. |
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