Title: United Spanish War Veterans Papers

Date/Date Range :   1934

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The United Spanish War Veterans Papers, 1934, consists of a letter and envelope from the United Spanish War Veterans, Jackson Camp #30, which urges people to continue supporting the League and its politicians.

Call number: MS-2288

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection purchased in March 2004.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], United Spanish War Veterans Papers, MS-2288. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. As a result Spain lost control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippine islands, and Guam, among other islands.

The United Spanish War Veterans, established in 1904, united several independent Spanish-American War organizations. Military and non-military personnel who served in the Spanish-American War were eligible to become members of the organization. The national level had its headquarters in Washington, D.C.; the state level was called a department; the local level was called a camp. Each year the USWV held annual reunions. By the 1950s, the USWV still had over 3,000 members in 600 local chapters throughout the U.S.

This collection, United Spanish War Veterans Papers, 1934, consists of a letter and envelope from the United Spanish War Veterans, Jackson Camp #30. It urges people to continue supporting the League and the politicians who support it. It states "90% of our Comrades, their Widows and Dependents have been place back on the [pension] rolls."

• Spanish-American War, 1898.
• Veterans -- United States -- Societies, etc.