John Henry Beacom Papers, 1873-1999, undated

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series 1. Appointments and Commissions, 1890-1913 (2 folders)

This series consists of certificates of military appointments and commissions of John H. Beacom.

Series 2. Correspondence, 1877-1920 (2 folders)

This series contains correspondence of John H. Beacom received from various individuals. A complete list of correspondence is included in the inventory.

Series 3. Captured Philippine Insurrectionist Documents, 1899-1901 (14 documents)

This series contains fourteen (14) documents captured from Philippine Insurrectionists during Beacom's military assignment in the Philippines. A description of the documents is filed in the folder.

Series 4. Writings by Seward E. Beacom, re. J.H. Beacom, 1994, 1999 (2 spiral bound volumes)

This series contains writings of Seward E. Beacom, The Robert Beacom Family in America, August 1994; and The Colonel From Yellow Creek, December 1999.  Also included are the photographic plates for The Colonel from Yellow Creek.

Series 5. Materials Received from Seward Beacom, June 2002 (diary and Research paper, 2 folders), 1873-77, undated

The materials in this series include a photocopy of a diary (47 pages) of John H. Beacom, 1873-77. The original diary is at the Wellsville Historical Society in Wellsville, Ohio. The other item is a photocopy of the research paper titled “The Life and Letters of Colonel John H. Beacom, 1857-1916: A Case Study in Modern Imperialism.” The paper (34 pages) was written by Edward V. Pugh, undated. The diary and research paper are for reference only.