United Spanish War Veterans. Department of Georgia
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Georgia, J. O. Varnedoe Camp
Collection
Identifier: 1974-0182M
Scope and Contents
Two ledgers of memberships lists, minutes, and several financial accounts. Loose banking records and muster rolls of members. A 1968 U.S. Dept. of the Army questionnaire filled out by William P. Yarbrough (1879-1973), quartermaster, one of the last remaining veterans in the camp. Also includes Spanish War Veterans ribbons.
Dates:
1927-1968 and n.d.
United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Georgia records
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0078M
Scope and Contents
Printed records of the Georgia group, its auxiliary, and individual camps. Some correspondence and minutes. A few original records dating from the Spanish American War and several folders of photographs. Included also are scrapbooks documenting the 1920's attempt to build a veterans' home (National Soldiers and Sailors Home) near Atlanta, Georgia and 11 folders of out-of-state material.
Dates:
1898 - 1978