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This 154-page volume is Albert F. Gudatt's journal of his experiences serving with the United States Army's 2nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War, with the United States Army's 33rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War, and with the Manila police between 1901 and 1902. Later entries concern his work with the Market Street Railway in San Francisco, California, between 1902 and 1904.

This 154-page volume is Albert F. Gudatt's journal of his experiences serving with the United States Army's 2nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War, with the United States Army's 33rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War, and with the Manila police between 1901 and 1902. Later entries concern his work with the Market Street Railway in San Francisco, California, between 1902 and 1904.

The Albert F. Gudatt journal dates from May 15, 1898-February 16, 1904, and consists of a combination of recollections in narrative form and discrete journal entries, which primarily reflect his experiences during the Spanish-American War and during his time in the Philippines.

Albert F. Gudatt began writing shortly after leaving his home in Victoria, Texas, to enlist in the United States Army. He described his journey to Covington, Louisiana, where he became a member of Duncan N. Hood's "Second Immunes," the 2nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Gudatt detailed his experiences while in training at Covington and while serving in Cuba, where he noted the prevalence of tropical diseases.

He joined the 33rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment and traveled to the Philippine Islands, where he wrote about marches, local people, military life, and engagements between United States forces, including his own unit, and insurgents. He also experienced earthquakes and commented on political and social events.

After 1900, Gudatt wrote shorter entries concerning his pay, his correspondence habits, and American military personnel. After November 1901, he worked with the police in Manila, and commented on a cholera epidemic in the spring of 1902. After returning to the United States in late 1902, Gudatt found work with San Francisco's Market Street Railway. In occasional entries dated until 1904, he discussed some of his experiences and mentioned significant events, such as a potential strike and a coworker's suicide.

The final pages contain a copied passage from the Monroe Doctrine (pp. 152-153) and a partial list of books in Manila's American library (p. 154).

This collection is made up of letters that Corporal Edwin A. Rowe sent to his aunt, Jennie E. Rowe of Fresno, California, while serving in the 43rd United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Philippine Islands from 1899-1901. Rowe commented on military engagements, his travels to and around the Philippines, and other aspects of his time abroad.

This collection (51 items) is primarily made up of letters (often lengthy) that Corporal Edwin A. Rowe sent to his aunt, Jennie E. Rowe of Fresno, California, while serving in the 43rd United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment from December 1899 to May 1901. Rowe first wrote from the Presidio in San Francisco, California, while awaiting deployment. He commented on his leisure activities and his barracks. After traveling from California to Honolulu, Hawaii, which Rowe described in one letter, the 43rd Volunteers arrived in Manila in early December 1899.

Rowe wrote from the city of Manila, the province of Samar, and the island of Leyte. He discussed his travels around the islands and his daily activities. A few letters include detailed descriptions of Rowe's direct participation in battles against insurgent forces and reports of the movements of opposing generals and troops. He sometimes mentioned the army's interactions and relationship with native Filipinos and the natives' interest in the 1900 presidential election. During this period, Rowe wrote one letter to a woman named Jessie (October 10, 1899) and one to the army quartermaster, enclosed in a wrapper with several typed endorsements (September 24, 1900). Jennie Rowe also received a letter from the quartermaster's department concerning the shipment of a box of fruit to her nephew (July 3, 1900).

The collection contains two manuscript maps. The first, enclosed with Rowe's letter of July 24, 1900, shows trenches and other fortifications on "Fortification Mountain," likely on the island of Leyte. The second map, enclosed in an envelope postmarked September 1900, shows Rowe's sea route from California to Manila, including Oahu, Wake Island, and Guam; authorial notations show the distance traveled during each day of their journey. A drawing of a volcano appears on the reverse side of this map.