Found 2 collections related to Philippines -- History -- 1898-1946

Albert Sonnichsen (1878-1931) was a writer, adventurer, and naval seaman who participated in some of the most significant events of his era, both locally and internationally. The Albert Sonnichsen papers primarily consist of papers, relating to his experiences in Macedonia, 1906-1907, and the Philippines, 1899-1903, including correspondence, photographs and original diaries. Also found in the collection are Albert's father Nicolai (Nicholas) Sonnichsen's consular documents, a personal narrative relating to his capture and imprisonment by the Union Army during the Civil War, and a diary by D.A. Robinson describing Army life in the Philippines in 1898. less

Edward Warren Ordway (1864- ) was a New York City lawyer and political activist. He was secretary from 1899 to 1904 of the Anti-Imperialist League of New York (later the Philippine Independence Committee) and of the Filipino Progress Association which he formed in 1905. Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, petitions, and other papers related to Ordway's political activities. Bulk of the collection is correspondence, 1893-1907, which concerns the University Settlement Society, the Social Reform Club, the Anti-Imperialist League of New York, the Philippine Independence Committee, and the Filipino Progress Association. Topics include organization of public opposition to American policy in the Philippine Islands following the Spanish-American War, the suppression of the independence movement for the Philippines, the policies of William Howard Taft as civil governor, the opium trade in the Far East, and the political, social and economic conditions in the Philippines. Also, minutes of the Filipino Progress Association and other papers, including signed petitions and typescript by George F. Seward. less