United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Kansas Auxiliary scrapbook
Overview
During the Spanish-American War, a group of women organized to assist those who were serving in the military and in 1904 the Auxiliary to the United Spanish War Veterans became a national organization. The first Auxiliary in Kansas was established in 1913. The purpose of an Auxiliary was to assist the families of the United Spanish War Veterans, help with patriotic services and duties, and to support the veterans. This scrapbook, compiled by Nadine P. Robertson, chronicles the events of the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary Kansas department convention, May 10-21, 1946 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas. Photographs, forms, meeting notes, correspondence, and programs are included as part of the scrapbook.
Dates
- Creation: May 19-21, 1946
Creator
- United Spanish War Veterans. Department of Kansas. Auxiliary (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the United Spanish War Veterans
In 1904 the United Spanish War Veterans joined together several smaller groups of veterans who fought in three wars: the Spanish-American War (1898-1899); the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902); and the Chinese Relief Expedition, also known as the Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901).
The first group of United Spanish War Veterans in Kansas met in 1905 and formed a department (state organization) by 1907.
The purpose of the fraternal organization was to unite those who had fought in the wars, to honor the memory of those who had died, to help the members and their families and to perpetuate the memory of the wars fought.
The United Spanish War Veterans ceased to exist in 1992 when its last member died.
Extent
1 oversize box (16 x 20 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS Q286
Subject
- United Spanish War Veterans. Department of Kansas (Organization)
- Robertson, Nadine P. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Kansas Auxiliary Collection
- Subtitle
- United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Kansas Auxiliary scrapbook
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5358361810
- Preferred citation
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United Spanish War Veterans. Department of Kansas. Auxiliary Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS Q286, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository