Spanish-American War, 1898
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Bertha Harwood (Mrs. Milton W.) Arrowood scrapbooks
This collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Mrs. Arrowood. The scrapbooks consist of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, and notes made by Mrs. Arrowood.
Elizabeth R. Venable letters
This collection contains letters addressed to Elizabeth Venable of Georgia from Charles D. Sigsbee, Captain of the U.S.S. Maine when it exploded in a harbor in Havana, Cuba in 1898. The letters concern the U.S.S. Maine and other topics.
Everhart family papers
Harry L. Scheslinger documents
This collection contains a letter from Mrs. W. T. Atkinson to Harry Schlesinger, an invitation to the Atlanta Juvenile Banquet at the Kimball House celebrating the outcome of the Spanish-American War, and two newspaper clippings.
Historic newspaper collection
This collection contains newspapers that document important historic events and aspects of local, national, and international news. The collection focuses on the following subjects: the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and special events such as the Civil War Centennial.
James C. Rather military discharge and pension application
These papers consist of James C. Rather's Honorable Discharge from Co. E., 3rd Regiment Georgia Volunteers and his applications for a pension.
Ralph Wright memorabilia
This collection contains items salvaged from one page of a scrapbook.
Transcriptions of speeches by President William McKinley
This collection contains transcriptions of eleven speeches made by President William McKinley in Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia. The speeches in Atlanta were given during a visit in mid-December 1898. Topics included care of disabled soldiers, and sectional unification of the country in the aftermath of the Spanish-American war.