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Arthur Poillon Papers

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Poillon, Arthur, 1877-1948

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

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).

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

Information about how this material was acquired is not available.

Inventory created by Tal Eisenzweig in August 2008.

No information about appraisal is available for this collection.

Publisher
Public Policy Papers
Finding Aid Author
Tal Eisenzweig
Finding Aid Date
2007
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1: Papers on the Philipines includes diaries, notes, letters, military documents and newspaper clippings pertaining to Poillon's time in the Phillipines from 1906-1918.

Arrangement

The diaries in this series are arranged in chronological order; the remaining materials are loosely grouped together by type (e.g., military documents).

Physical Description

4 boxes

Poillon, Arthur. Biographical sketch, 1909 April 16. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Diary, 1906. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Diary, 1907. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Diary, 1908. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Diary, 1909. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Diary, 1910. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Diary, 1911. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Expeditions, 1906-1908. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Military Notes, circa 1908-1911. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Not Identified, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Historical Account of the Moro Province, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Jesuit Letters - Translations, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Folk Lore, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

re Celebes Island. A report by 1st. Lieut. Arthur Poillon, 1906 March. 1 folder.
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1 folder

re Scott, Hugh L., dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Essay: "The Moros and their Myths", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Spanish mss, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Spanish Civil and Military Documents - Translations, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Military Documents, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Military Reports, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Newspaper Clippings, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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re American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1911. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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