Walter George Smith papers, 1836-1933 (MC 47)
...travel logs; speeches, addresses, published and unpublished writings. Scrapbooks, memorabilia, and obituaries are also included. A significant portion of the materials concern Smith’s resignation as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania- a position he had held for 18 years- which made national headlines. Smith left in 1909 due to
A lengthy and active military career
..., page 1 March 5, 1874 letter to his mother, pages 2-3 During the Spanish- American War, O'Reilly served as chief surgeon of the First Independent Division, the 4th Army Corps, and later chief surgeon on the staff of Major General James F. Wade in Havana. One of the reasons
Robert M. O’Reilly papers, 1862-1925 (MC 34)
...Washington, D. C., and chief surgeon for several units during the Spanish-American War. He also served as a delegate at the International Conference for the Revision of the Geneva Convention in Geneva in 1906. During his time as surgeon general, O’Reilly made significant improvements by elevating the status and personnel