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    <unittitle>Gordon Johnston Papers</unittitle>
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    <abstract id="05a3ab799674ac79eaa0f8aacba579b4">Gordon Johnston was an American Colonel, he joined the Army in 1898, and served in the 43rd infantry division during the Philippine-American war. During the war he was awarded the Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, a Distinguished Service Medal, Three Silver Stars, the Purple Heart, and the Officer of Legion of Honor from France. Johnston was a member of the 1896 Princeton Class. The Gordon Johnston collection consists of correspondences, reports, maps, manuscripts, essays, and files related to his military career in the Philippines.</abstract>
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      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
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<p>No materials were seperated from this collection during 2025 processing.</p>  </appraisal>
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<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. The Trustees of Princeton University hold the copyright for materials in this collection that were created by Peter D. Bell. When copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from Mudd Library. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>This collection was donated by James Garrett '65 in 2024. The accession number associated with this donation is ML-2024-008.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.</p>  </phystech>
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<p>The collection was processed by Grant Stroud in 2025. Materials were rehoused into acid free folders.</p><p>File-level scope and content notes were adapted by Grant Stroud from information provided by the donor.</p>  </processinfo>
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<p>The Gordon Johnston Papers consists of correspondences, reports, maps, manuscripts, essays, and files related to his military career in the Philippines, which took place during the Philppine-American War. There are also additional materials related to his time playing polo.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="lcnaf">Military history</subject>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902.</geogname>
    <subject source="lcsh">Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives.</subject>
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