Manuscript collections

JOHN ARTHUR GAMBER Papers

Ax 135

Introduction

John Arthur Gamber was from Lacomb, Oregon. From 1898-1899 he was a private in Company I, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry, in the Philippine Islands. He attended the University of Oregon, 1900-1902, and later worked as a salesman.

The papers consist mainly of letters, 1897-1911. They are to and from Mary McAlister of Eugene, Oregon, who later married Gamber in 1904. There are also two diary volumes, May 14, 1898-Aug. 7, 1899, concerning the Philippines campaign, and a collection of photographs and mementos of the war.

Inventory

1897-1911

3 boxes
1.5 lin. ft.

Box/folder

1 /1 Inventory

Letters

1/2 1897 Mar.
1/3 1897 Apr.
1/4 1897 May
1/5 1897 June
1/6 1897 July-Aug.
1/7 1897 Sept.-Dec.
1/8 1898 Apr.-May
1/9 1898 June-Sept.
2/1 1898 Oct.-Dec.
2/2 1899 Jan.-Feb.
2/3 1899 Mar.-May
2/4 1899 July
2/5 1899 Aug., Dec.
2/6 1900
2/7 1901-1905
2/8 1906
3 /1 1907-1909
3/2 1910-1911

3/3 Valedictory Address
3/4 Diaries (2 vol.): May 14, 1898-Aug. 7, 1899
3/5 Mementos (Spanish-American War)
3/6-7 Photographs (Spanish-American War, Philippine Islands)

Maintained by: N. Helmer, spcarref@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 10/30/2006