Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Henry Ware Lawton papers, 1849-1930
Personal name
Main title
- Henry Ware Lawton papers, 1849-1930 (bulk 1886-1902).
Links
Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261.3
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Description
- 1,900 items.
- 6 containers plus 1 oversize.
- 2.2 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261
Local shelving no.
- MMC-3815
- Oversize 0115C
Related names
Biography/History note
- Army officer.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Summary
- Correspondence, military papers, printed matter, map, photographs, journal (1899) of Esther Voorhees Hasson, diary (1886) of Leonard Wood, and other papers. Correspondence relates primarily to Lawton's army career and contains many letters from Lawton to his wife, Mary Craig Lawton, describing the campaign against the Chiricahua Indians resulting in the capture of Geronimo and Naiche in 1886. Other topics include Lawton's life in the field in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and the campaign on Luzon in the Philippines. Includes letters written to Mary Lawton after 1900 by Dean C. Worcester describing the Philippine Commission's struggle and adjustment in governing the Philippine Islands. In her journal, Esther Voorhees Hasson describes her experiences aboard the U.S. Army hospital ship Relief in 1899.
LC Subjects
- Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- Lawton, Mary Craig, 1855-1934--Correspondence.
- Naiche, approximately 1857-1921.
- Worcester, Dean C. (Dean Conant), 1866-1924--Correspondence.
- United States. Army.
- United States. Philippine Commission (1900-1916)
- Relief (Hospital ship : AH)
- Chiricahua Indians--Wars.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Philippines.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Medical care.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Cuba.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Philippines.
- Luzon (Philippines)--History.
- Philippines--Politics and government--1898-1935.
- Army officers.
Notes
- Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Louise Lawton Bagby, 1948.
- Gift, Oliver Bagby, 1964.
LCCN
- mm 79029645
Other standard no.
- MSS29645
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged