The Harvey L. McAlister Collection consists of materials assembled by McAlister that document his student years at Oregon Agricultural College and his service in the Spanish-American War.The Spanish-American War materials include Spanish-American War veterans publications, Philippine newspapers published in Manila in 1898-1899, and several photographs of Oregon veterans made in the 1920s.

Harriet's Collection - named for the first University Archivist, Harriet Moore - is an artificial collection of photographic images documenting the full range of Oregon State University programs and activities from its founding as Corvallis College in 1868. The collection consists of about 25 cubic feet of photographic prints and negatives (approximately 30,000 items) dating from the late 19th century to the present.

Images 339 and 2319 are related to the Spanish-American War.

The OSU Memorabilia Collection is an artificial collection containing items of interest about Oregon State University and to a lesser extent, the city of Corvallis, and the state of Oregon. Folder 147 "Spanish American War - Philippine Insurrection. 1898-1949," contains newspaper clippings (1899 and 1949), "Freedoms Souvenir Songbook (1898), "Oregon's Official Roster" (Volunteer regiment 1898), Lecture flier "Oregon Volunteers in the Philippines" (1899), songs printed on flier, and a pamphlet for soldiers "A Word in Season from the Red Cross Society to Our Soldiers" (1898). 

The Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection consists of images of military education and cadets at Oregon State from various sources and time periods. Individual images include portraits and group shots of military cadets and officers, as well as reviews, formations, training, and instructional materials. Photographs are arranged chronologically by historical era. Photo 822 in this collection depicts Spanish-American War veterans from OAC, circa 1900.

Consult the 1898 issues of the The Daily Barometer for campus perspectives on the conflict. 

Box-Item 28.1 - "Set 42: Spanish American War" - of the Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slide Collection, includes images of the war in Cuba and the Philippines, naval vessels, flags, and a map showing Spain's territorial possessions.

All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.

SCARC's printed materials on the Spanish-American war are limited, but useful. Oregon's contributions are documented in volumes such as The Official Records of the Oregon Volunteers in the Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection (1902 and 1903); Oregon in the Philippines : 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, Second Regiment, Oregon Volunteer Infantry in Two Wars (1899); and Manila Envelopes : Oregon Volunteer Lt. George F. Telfer's Spanish-American War Letters (1987). The acquisitive attitude of the United States is present in titles such as The Story of the Philippines. Natural Riches, Industrial Resources, Statistics of Productions, Commerce and Population; the Laws, Habits, Customs, Scenery, and Conditions of the Cuba ... Events of the War in the West with Spain, and the Conquest of Cuba and Porto Rico (Our Possessions Pub., 1898) and the United States War Department's Military Notes on the Phillipines (1898). The early use of X-rays by the United States Army in this war is documented in The use of the Röntgen ray by the Medical Department of the United States Army in the war with Spain (1898).

Keywords: Spanish-American or Spain or Philippine*; limit date span from 1895 to 1905.