Spanish-American War Scrapbooks

1 box

These three scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings containing not only text, but also a number of images. The articles address various aspects of the Spanish-American War, including the origins of the war, battle summaries and war updates, numerous reports and statements made by president William McKinley and other government officials. The articles come from a variety of news sources, including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Evening Post, Chicago Times-Herald, New York World, New York Herald and New York Journal.

The scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.

• English

Chicago Historical Society

While the creator of this collection is unknown, each scrapbook was originally donated to the Chicago Historical Society by a different individual, as listed below (names appear exactly as written in scrapbooks):

Scrapbook 1: Mrs. Frederic C. Lawrence in March 1964
Scrapbook 2: Mrs. Edwin L. Brand in May 1956
Scrapbook 3: Dewey A. Ericsson, February 1970

Scrapbooks were deaccessioned from the Chicago Historical Society at an unknown date. It is unclear how Lake Forest College procured the materials.