United Spanish War Veterans John G. McEwen Camp records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: S2382

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The United Spanish War Veterans, John G. McEwen Camp Number 6 (Duluth, Minn.) records contain: minutes, financial records, proceedings from 1908-1944, correspondence from 1899-1937, completed applications for membership, certificates of transfer and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the camp’s activities.

Dates

1908-1960

Creator

United Spanish War Veterans. John G. McEwen Camp No. 6 (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

The United Spanish War Veterans were organized in 1900. The various nationwide chapters included those men who had participated in the Spanish War and the Philippine Insurrection and had been honorably discharged. The United Spanish War Veterans sought to publicize and to promote issues of concern such as pensions for widows and orphans of the veterans of the Spanish-American War.

Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

Related Materials:

NEMHC Archival Collections S2274 United Spanish War Veterans John G. McEwen Auxiliary records

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Subjects

Account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Membership Lists Subject Source: Local sources
Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
Servicemen, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Spanish-American War, 1898 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Veterans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings