Collection Summary
Roswell Randall Hoes
Papers
1799-1912
1799-1912
MSS26203
Hoes, Roswell Randall,
1850-1921
700 items
4 containers plus 2 oversize
1.6 linear feet
English
Spanish
Collection material in
English and
Spanish
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Naval officer and
chaplain. Correspondence, notebooks, ship records, clippings, and printed
matter relating chiefly to the Spanish-American War and its
aftermath.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904--Correspondence.
Hoes, Roswell Randall, 1850-1921.
Rathbone, Estes G. (Estes George), 1847-1926--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937--Correspondence.
Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914--Correspondence.
Wood family--Correspondence.
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927.
Organizations
Kearsarge (Battleship)
Olympia (Cruiser)
United States Naval Academy.
United States. Navy. Chaplain Corps.
Subjects
Spanish-American War, 1898--Cuba.
Spanish-American War, 1898.
Places
Cuba--Foreign relations--United States.
Cuba--History--1899-1906.
United States--Foreign relations--Cuba.
United States--History, Naval.
Occupations
Chaplains, Military.
Naval officers.
Provenance
The papers of Roswell Randall Hoes, naval officer and chaplain, were
purchased by the Library of Congress in 1912 as part of the Roswell Randall
Hoes Collection, chiefly printed material, relating to the Spanish-American
War. Additional installments to the Roswell Randall Hoes Papers were acquired
by transfer and purchase from 1966 through 1974.
Processing History
The papers of Roswell Randall Hoes were arranged and described in 1964. The finding
aid was revised in 2010 and again in 2016 when two items were moved into
oversize.
Related Material
The Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress has custody of the
Roswell Randall Hoes Collection relating to the Spanish-American War. Other
material relating to the collection may be found in the Library's general
collection and in the following custodial divisions: Geography and Map
Division, the Serial and Government Publications Division, the Music Division,
and the Prints and Photographs Division.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Roswell Randall
Hoes is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Roswell Randall Hoes are open to research. Researchers
are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Roswell Randall Hoes Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1850, Feb. 28
Born, Kingston, N.Y.
1871
B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
1874
1875
M.A., Princeton and Theological School, Princeton,
N.J.
1882
Married Elizabeth Welch
Appointed chaplain, United States Navy
1885
1887
Duty in Tennessee
(frigate)
1887
1892
Duty in Vermont (receiving ship)
and Dale (receiving ship)
1892
Duty in Pensacola (receiving
ship), moored at San Francisco, Calif.
1894
1897
Duty in Pensacola (receiving
ship), moored at Richmond, Va.
1897
Duty in Iowa (battleship)
1898
Duty in Wabash (screw
frigate)
1902
Duty in Kearsarge
(battleship)
1903
Appointed captain, Chaplain Corps
1907
1912
Duty in Navy yards, Washington, D.C., and Norfolk, Va.
1912
Retired
1921, Oct. 26
Died, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Roswell Randall Hoes (1850-1921) span the years
1799-1912. The Hoes Papers relate to the Spanish-American War and its aftermath
as it affected United States policies. Hoes began early in his navy career to
gather material such as official and unofficial Spanish-American War books,
pamphlets, legislative bills and speeches. His papers cover overseas military
operations as well as their administrative and diplomatic aspects. Also
included is material on native customs, institutions and political
movements.
The papers consist of miscellaneous papers, pamphlets, and clippings,
including handwritten bound volumes of which only one is in Spanish. One
contains engineering data on board the Olympia
(cruiser); another comprises copies of requisitions endorsed by Admiral George
Dewey and Captain Charles Gridley while the ship was at Manila or in Far
Eastern waters. There is a book of handwritten notes and transcripts of
legislation relating to events leading to the establishment of the United
States Naval Academy in 1845; another volume consists of Hoes's notes on a
century of history of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps and its personnel
from 1799 to 1899. A few letters signed by Hoes while serving on board the
Kearsarge (battleship) in 1900 and several
additional folders of unrelated miscellany relate to his collecting interests.
Material on Cuba contains correspondence and documents concerning
General Leonard Wood's tenure as governor general of Cuba and a United States
Senate committee's inquiry into his conduct during the American occupation.
Correspondents in the Cuba file include Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Henry Moore
Teller, Estes G. Rathbone, Elihu Root, Theodore Roosevelt, and Wood’s family
members and military colleagues.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79026203]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Letters and other handwritten
documents relating to Leonard Wood's tenure in Cuba and a United States Senate
committee's inquiry into his governorship,
1901-1904
1901-1904
2
Letters by Hoes soliciting material
for his Spanish-American War collection and replies from members of Congress
who furnished copies of speeches or legislation on the subject,
1900-1912
1900-1912
3
Notebook of data on the history of
the United States Navy Chaplain Corps and its personnel,
1799-1912
1799-1912
3
Bills and receipts for band equipment and sheet
music on board Olympia (cruiser) and Baltimore (cruiser)
3
Lists of foreign ships present in
Manila Bay, Philippines, and related material,
1895-1898
1895-1898
3
United States Army inspector
general reports with handwritten interpolations,
1898
1898
3
War relics from John Ducklin of the Olympia (cruiser), 1898
[
See also Oversize OV
2
](war)
1898
4
Handwritten notes on establishment
of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,
1912
1912
4
Engineering data,
Olympia (cruiser),
1896-1899
1896-1899
4
Hamersley, William, speech and
holograph manuscript about the United States Navy,
1885-1886, 1911
1885-1886, 1911
OV 1
Abstracts of daily dispatch reports
by the commander of Fort Morro Castle, Santiago, Cuba,
1896, May-1898, July
1896, May-1898, July
OV 1
Requisition book,
Olympia (cruiser), with endorsements by George
Dewey and Charles Gridley
1896-1898
1896-1898
OV 2
War relics from John Ducklin of the Olympia (cruiser), 1898 (Container 3)
1898