History:

The United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Mississippi, was organized on February 2, 1924.

Scope and Content:

The papers and records of the United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Mississippi, date from April 1, 1926, to December 5, 1947. They include correspondence, financial records, orders, rosters, death records, membership applications, reports, and minutes of meetings. The collection also contains papers and records of the Harry C. Marshall Auxiliary No. 1 of Jackson and the William J. Cleveland Auxiliary No. 8 of Moss Point. The papers are distributed by date as follows: 1926–1929 (46 items); 1930–1939 (1,687 items); 1940–1947 (2,544 items); and undated (295 items). The papers are filed in 207 folders.

The five volumes are housed as follows:

• Box 1: Volume 1. Harry C. Marshall Auxiliary No. 1, Minutes, May 9, 1926–December 4, 1930, pp. 101, 18 x 23 cm.
             Volume 2. Harry C. Marshall Auxiliary No. 1, Minutes, January 1, 1931–December 3, 1931, pp. 35, 17 x 21 cm.
             Volume 3. Harry C. Marshall Auxiliary No. 1, Minutes, January 7, 1932–January 3, 1935, pp. 190, 20 x 36.5 cm.
             Volume 5. William J. Cleveland Auxiliary No. 8, Minutes, January 16, 1934–November 3, 1947, pp. 134, 20 x 36.5 cm.

• Box 13: Volume 4. Harry C. Marshall No. 1 Auxiliary Scrapbook, 1939–1947, compiled by Nancy C. Shields, Mrs. T. H. Shields, Mrs. T. W. Kemmerer, Mrs. E. O. Jones, and Mrs. Charles K. Hickey, containing historical sketches, pictures, clippings, and reports, pp.146 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm.