Edwin Emerson Papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and manuscripts (including an autobiography) of Edwin Emerson, journalist and miscellaneous writer, touching on his experiences in the Spanish-American, Russo-Japanese, and First World Wars. Includes photographic materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-1952
Creator
- Emerson, Edwin, Jr., 1869-1959 (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Biographical Note
Edwin A. Emerson, Jr. (1869-1959) was a noted journalist and war correspondent. Born in Dresden, Germany, Emerson graduated from Harvard University in 1891. He worked as a correspondent for the "Boston Post," the "New York Evening Post," and other periodicals. During the Spanish-American War, Emerson worked as a spy in Puerto Rico and joined the Rough Riders, serving as regimental clerk to Theodore Roosevelt.
Emerson covered the Russo-Japanese War and was taken prisoner by Japanese forces. In World War I, he wrote dispatches from the German side of the conflict. Emerson established the Society of American Friends of Germany in 1933, and, at one point, he met with Adolf Hitler.
Emerson published several books, includinig "A History of the 19th Century" and "Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt."
Edwin A. Emerson, Jr. died in San Franciso in 1959 at the age of 90 years old.
[Source: "Find a Grave" Online].
Extent
3 Linear Feet (3 records cartons, 1 document case, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John S. Mayfield, November 1976.
- Title
- Edwin Emerson Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nicholas B. Scheetz, Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- 1976
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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Washington DC 20057
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