Philippine-American War Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MS-0615

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Philippine-American War Scrapbook consists of a school ledger with newspaper clippings pasted in. The newspaper clippings date from March to June of 1900 and include reporting on battles, military personnel, and casualties. Other topics include schools and libraries in Manila, economic news, and military and civilian crimes in various Philippine cities.

The school ledger contains the school registration records of children in the Manila border towns of Sampaloc, Ermita, and La Miguel from 1890 to 1898. The ledger states each student's full name, age, name of father and father's profession, school fees, and the date studies were begun. Not all of the pages are legible, as newspaper clippings were pasted directly on top of the ledger.

Dates

Creation: 1890 - 1900

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.

Historical Note

The Philippine-American War (or Filipino–American War) was fought between the First Philippine Republic and the United States from 1899 to 1902. The Treaty of Paris gave the United States possession of the Philippines after the Spanish American War. Not accepting the terms of the treaty, The First Philippine Republic declared war against the United States on June 2, 1899, continuing its fight for independence which had begun with the Philippine Revolution in 1896. At least 200,000 Filipino civilians died as a result of the war, with some estimates placing the death toll as high as one million dead. The war ended in victory for the United States on July 2, 1902.