Arthur Poillon Papers, 1885-1918 (mostly 1899-1906)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Poillon, Arthur, 1877-1948

Title:

Arthur Poillon Papers

Repository:

Public Policy Papers

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xw42n7927

Dates:

1885-1918 (mostly 1899-1906)

Size:

4 boxes

Storage Note:

Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-4

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of papers of Poillon mainly related to the Philippine Islands where Poillon was stationed (1899-1906) as a lieutenant with the U.S. 14th Cavalry.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of papers of Poillon mainly related to the Philippine Islands where Poillon was stationed (1899-1906) as a lieutenant with the U.S. 14th Cavalry. Included are typed translations of Jesuit letters (1885-1886) from missions on Mindanao; articles and notes on the history, customs, and folklore of the Moro Indians; diaries (1906-1911); Poillon's two reports, "A Report on the Celebes Islands" (1906) and "A Report on the Colonial Army of the Netherlands Indies" (1906); notebooks of clippings concerning the Philippine Islands and his commanding officer General Tasker H. Bliss; and a large group of photographs of the American Expeditionary Forces in France (1911-1918).

Arrangement

Box 1--Diaries (1906-1911), Subjects A-L; Box 2--Subjects M-Z; Box 3--Clippings, Photographs.

Collection Creator Biography:

Poillon, Arthur, 1877-1948

Poillon was stationed in the Philipine Islands from 1899-1906 as a lieutenant with the U.S. 14th Cavalry.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Information about how this material was acquired is not available.
Appraisal: No information about appraisal is available for this collection.
Processing Information: Inventory created by Tal Eisenzweig in August 2008.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Credit this material:

Arthur Poillon Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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