Colonel Henry Lee Kinnison Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1989.013

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the foreign and US newspapers, full and clippings, kept by Colonel Kinnison during his time in the military between 1890s and 1910. The collection also contains a copy of "Memories of the Campaign of Santiago" by James A. Moss that has additional ephemera, photographs, and notations by Kinnison. The foreign newspapers are in poor condition and have been digitized for access. The full newspapers are housed separately in their own box. Their order is by size and current state of degredation. The undigitized US newspapers are on the top of the box. The remaining clippings and ephemera are housed together. The clippings have been orgainzed by size and arranged chronologically in their folders when applicable.

Dates

Creation: 1890-1922, undated

Conditions Governing Access

All foreign newspapers have been scanned for access. Digital copies of them can be provided for access.

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

Henry Lee Kinnison was born June 12, 1865 in Charleston, Missouri to William David Kinnison and Mary Isabelle Kinnison (Roberts). He inlised in the United States Army on Nov. 14, 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Nettie Browning Danforth on Dec. 22, 1892. They had a girl, Grace A. Kinnison, and a boy, Col. Henry Lee Kinnison II. Colonel Henry Lee Kinnison was involved in military campaigns in China, Cuba, the Spanish-American War and World War I between 1888 and his retirement as Colonel in 1923. He died on May 31, 1939 in San Francisco County, California.

Full Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Italian

Japanese

Spanish; Castilian

French

Danish

Additional Description

Abstract

Materials collected by Colonel Henry Lee Kinnison of Charleston, Missouri, a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Includes newspapers from the United States and abroad, international political cartoons clipped from newspapers from 1898-1904, and a book, Memories of the Campaign of Santiago, June 6, 1898- August 18, 1898, on experiences during the Spanish-American War.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Mrs. Kinnison from Charleston, Missouri, unknown dontation date.

Materials Specific Details

[CONTENT WARNING] This sub-series contains materials with racially and ethnically insensitive imagery, language and content. This is especially the case in the International Political Cartoon Clippings.