Edward Bowditch papers

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Identifier: 4292

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Bound volumes include typescripts, manuscripts, printed pamphlets, letters and memos on various aspects of Philippine history and life. Specific volumes concern irrigation; copies of responses to a survey of tribes in the Department of Mindanao; and correspondence between Bowditch and W. Cameron Forbes, with biographical information about Americans who served in the Philippines. Also five photograph albums, mostly identified, of people and places in the Philippines; loose photographs of the Philippines; and negatives.

Dates

[ca. 1907-1957]

Creator

Bowditch, Edward, 1881- (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

After receiving a law degree from Harvard University, Edward (Peter) Bowditch came to the Philippines in 1907 and became Secretary to the Governor General, and Secretary and Vice Governor of Moro Province, a position he held until 1914 when it was transferred from military to civil control. Bowditch then served with the first civil governor of Moro Province for a period of six months. During World War I, he served in France, becoming personal A.D.C. to General Pershing. He was a member of the Harbord Mission to Armenia in 1919, served as an officer in the 5th and 12th Cavalry regiments, and returned to the Philippines as a member of the Wood-Forbes Mission in 1921.

Extent

1.7 cubic feet. (1.7 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

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Physical Description

Typescripts, manuscripts, printed pamphlets, letters and memos, photographs, negatives, and photograph albums.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: E. Engst
Date completed:: June 1987
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, May 2003