BLOUNT, JAMES H. (JAMES HENDERSON), 1869-1918.
James H. Blount letters,
1906-1919
James H. Blount letters, 1906-1919
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z0vn
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Blount, James H. (James Henderson), 1869-1918. |
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Title: | James H. Blount letters, 1906-1919 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 282 |
Extent: | 0.25 linear foot (1 box) |
Abstract: | Letters of Spanish American War soldier, lawyer, and diplomat James H. Blount to his editor. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Purchased from unknown source, 1955.
Custodial History
Provenance unknown.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], James H. Blount letters, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Appraisal Note
Acquired as part of the Rose Library's holdings in Georgia history.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
James Henderson Blount (1869-1918) was born in Clinton, Georgia, graduated from the University of Georgia in 1887 and the Columbia University Law School in 1891. He served in the Spanish American War and as special representative of the state department in Santo Domingo during the revolution of 1914. He was U.S. district judge in the Philippines 1901-1905 and resigned because of ill health. He was the author of Georgia Forms and Practices (1898); American Occupation of the Philippines (1912); and many magazine articles dealing largely with Philippines.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of ten letters (1900-1919) written by Blount to North American Review editor, David A. Monroe.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in chronological order.