13TH MINNESOTA REGIMENTAL
ASSOCIATION:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | 13th Minnesota Regimental Association, creator. | |
| Title: | Regimental Association records. | |
| Dates: | 1897-1959. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Records of a social and commemorative organization for members of a Minnesota volunteer infantry regiment that fought in the Spanish American War. | |
| Quantity: | 2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The collection consists of fairly extensive correspondence and miscellaneous papers (1902-1959), a few corporate records (1923-1957), and newspaper clippings (1924-1958) contain information on the Association's reunions, programs, deaths of members, legislative actions supporting pensions for veterans, contacts with the West Coast members, and other matters of interest to an organization composed of veterans of the Spanish American War. Also included are similar files for Company E of the Association (1930-1959) and correspondence and legal papers (1908-1951) concerning Theresa Ericksen's estate. Ericksen was a nurse who served with the regiment during the war.
Financial records, including some correspondence (1899-1902), newspaper clippings (1989-1899), and four extensive scrapbooks (1898-1899) relate to the 13th Minnesota Regiment's service in the war. There is information on routine purchases, payment of bills, a few financial reports, and occasional letters while the regiment was stationed in the Philippines. The scrapbooks contain information on the progress of the war and on the regiment's actions.
A card file containing information about deceased and transferred members of the Charles E. Bond Camp No . 9 of the United Spanish War Veterans is also included.
ARRANGEMENT
These records are organized into the following sections:
| 13th Minnesota Regimental Association Records | ||
| 13th Minnesota Regiment Records | ||
| United Spanish War Veterans. Charles E. Bond Camp No. 9 |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. 13th Minnesota Regimental Association, Regimental Association Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 4714; 6183; 6194; 6290; 7200; 8482; 11,769; 14,470; 17,262; 17,535
Processing Information:
Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, October 1995.
Catalog ID number: 990077792120104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
13TH MINNESOTA REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION RECORDS
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| 145.B.16.5B | 1 | Historical background information. | |||||||||||
| Constitution, bylaws, and articles of incorporation, 1923, 1929. | |||||||||||||
| Secretary’s reports, 1930-1937. | |||||||||||||
| Rosters, lists, and meeting programs, 1907-1957. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes programs from annual reunions. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and related papers, 1902-1959. 14 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes announcements, programs, reports, and newsletters relating largely to regimental reunions, legislation germane to veterans, and news about members. The files were kept by regimental secretaries W. A. Reynolds and L. P. Burlingham. | |||||||||||||
| Veterans’ legislation discussed includes bills granting pensions and bonuses, the Philippine Travel Pay Bill (1930s), and pensions for individual veterans. There is correspondence with Minnesota Senator Henrik Shipstead and with VFW legislative representative Millard W. Rice. There are also a few letters from soldiers on active duty during World War I, including two from Dr. Albert J. Chesley (July 20, 1918; March 7, 1919) describing his relief work with the American Red Cross in Europe. | |||||||||||||
| Theresa Ericksen estate records, 1908-1951. | |||||||||||||
| E Company, Thirteenth Minnesota Society records, 1930-1959. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with members regarding company reunions and meetings, treasurer’s reports, rosters, secretary’s annual report (1933), correspondence and circular letters from the regimental association, and correspondence relating to pension bills and other veterans’ issues. | |||||||||||||
| 13th Minnesota Regimental Society of Northern California (Oakland, Calif.) bulletins, 1933-1957. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| The monthly bulletins, which are complete through 1940 and scattered thereafter contain detailed information on the activities of this society including reunions, social events, deaths of members, veterans’ legislation in Congress, and news of general interest to members. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, 1897, 1915, 1924-1958. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Information on regimental actions, members’ obituaries, reunions, veterans’ legislation, General Charles McCormick Reeve, and regimental nurse Theresa Ericksen. The second folder contains clippings (1929-1950) removed from a regimental scrapbook. | |||||||||||||
13TH MINNESOTA REGIMENT RECORDS
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| 145.B.16.6F | 2 | Financial records, 1897-1902. 8 folders. | |||||||||||
| Receipts documenting payment for a variety of regimental stores and services including food, clothing, band instruments, repairs, transportation, books acquired from and American and Philippine sources. There are also audits and reports (1898-1899) of the regimental fund; records medical supplies ordered (1899) from A. S. Watson, Manila; account statements (1899); statistical reports on illnesses; and Receipts and disbursements, ration savings, Co. K (1899). | |||||||||||||
| Cash book fragment and an account book fragment. 1898-1901, 1929. | |||||||||||||
| Scrapbooks: | |||||||||||||
| Photographs, undated and 1898-1952. | |||||||||||||
| Dismantled scrapbook sheets containing five photographs depicting a regimental reunion (1929), dedication of the Camp Merritt plaque, Oakland, California (1952), and unidentified views of Manila and the regiment. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings relating to the regiment and the war, 1898-1899, 1934, 1944. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Articles about the war, especially information about the regiment (1898-1899), and article about Philippine independence (1934), and newspaper photographs depicting events during the war and the regiment (1944). | |||||||||||||
| Scrapbooks, 1898-1899. 3 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Clippings about the war accompanied by a few letters and telegrams. One of the scrapbooks was kept by W. B. Williams, Co. E, Manila. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 145.B.16.7B | 3 | Scrapbooks, 1898-1925. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS. CHARLES E. BOND CAMP NO. 9
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| 145.B.16.7B | 3 | Card files of deceased and transferred members. 1 card file box. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by surname. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Military pensions.
- Patriotic societies -- Minnesota.
- Spanish-American War, 1898.
- Veterans -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Ericksen, Theresa, 1867-1943.
- Organizations:
- United Spanish War Veterans. Charles E. Bond Camp No. 9 (Minn.), creator.
- United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 13th (1898-1899), creator.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
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