Navy - Battle of Manila Bay Poem and Book, 1900/1913
- Containers:
- Box 12, Folder 22
- Scope and content:
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William Wilson Galt wrote a poem entitled "The Battle of Manila Bay". The poem was printed in various publications and eventually incorporated into a book, also called "The Battle of Manila Bay". Copies of the poem from various sources, newspaper articles about the poem, and order slips for purchasing the book. Research correspondence and requests for photographs from men who participated in the battle, copyright information and letters from appreciative readers. Some correspondence on the lectures Galt gave on the Battle of Manila Bay. Note: accounting details from the sale of the book are located with various financial documents as noted on the inventory.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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