James Family Papers 

GOGA 40085

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Park Archives and Records Center
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone:  415-561-4807
Fax:  415-561-4810

James Family Papers

Title 
James Family Papers
Dates
1898 - 1986

Collection Number 
Catalog number GOGA 40085 (Accession number, GOGA-3313)

Creator/Provenance
The collection was amassed by Ernest C. James, Sr., and Ernest C. James, Jr.  Items were loaned for duplication by Ernest C. James, Jr.

Volume/Extent /Cumulation
1 linear foot 
 
Description
Documents and photographs pertaining to the military service of Ernest C. James, Sr., 51st Iowa Regiment, Spanish American War.  The photographs consist of copy negatives and depict encampment life in and around the Presidio of San Francisco from 1898-1899 and in the Philippines.  The documents are all photocopies and include selections from a scrapbook compiled by Ernest C. James, Sr.

There is also a transcript of a monthly record kept by Ernest C. James, Jr. from 1940-1942 during his tour at the Presidio of San Francisco with the National Guard, 159th Infantry, 40th Division.  Also included are several computer disks and printouts of manuscripts written by Ernest C. James, Jr. on the California and Iowa volunteer regiments during the Spanish American War as well a James Family history.  The disks also contain transcriptions of correspondence written during the war by various military personnel. 

Preferred Citation 
“James Family Papers, GOGA 40085, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.”

Index/Added Entries
	James, Ernest C., Jr.
	James, Ernest C., Sr.
	Manila Bay (Philippines)
	Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.)
Spanish American War
World War, 1939-1945	

Formats
	Disks, floppy
Negatives
	
Processing Information 
Processed by Terri Pilate.
Completed in May 2003. 

James Family Papers
Item List

Box #		Folder #	Folder Title/Item

				PAPERS

1		1		Biography of Ernest C. James, Jr., 1940-1942, photocopy
1		3		Selections from Ernest C. James Sr.’s scrapbook pertaining to 					Spanish American War, articles and photographs all
 					photocopied.
	1		4		Manuscript: The First California Volunteer Regiment in 
					the Spanish American War: Philippine Islands by Ernest 
					C. James, Jr., #24-SAW1.CNG, photocopy, blank pages:
108, 144, 148
	1		5		Manuscript: Ancestors and Descendants of the James 
					Family: Biography of Ernest C. (Jesse) James, 
Greenfield, Iowa; Fifty First Iowa Volunteers Spanish
American War and the Philippine Insurrections by Ernest
C. James, Jr. #22-SAW.ECJ; photocopy, p. 3 missing from original.
	1		6		Manuscript: The First, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth 
					California Volunteer Regiments and the California Heavy
Artillery in the Spanish American War and Philippine 
Insurrection, 1898-1899, by Ernest C. James, Jr., #24-
SAW.CNG, no page 108, 119-120, not text on 124, 144,  148
	1		8		Letters: Sgt. Dowdall, Spanish American War, photocopies

					COMPUTER DISKS

	1		2		Disk one: Title-of.DSK: Titles of disks given to
National Park Service by Ernest C. James, Jr., June, 25, 1999
	1		2		Disk one: #22-SAW.ECJ: Biography Ernest C. James
					“Jesse” Greenfield, Iowa Fifty First Iowa Volunteers 
					Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection. 
					Photocopy in box 1/folder 5
	1		2		Disk one: 23-SOLD.SKE: Book is the format for sketches 
					by Corporal F Sewall Brown
	1		2		Disk one: 24-CENT.DFT: Draft of book on the First 
California Volunteer Regiment submitted by Mr. James to
National Park Service for publication.
	1		2		Disk one: #-WPA.INX: The California National Guard 
					History; an index of 18 volumes of WPA work on
California Nation Guard organization and history.
	1		2		Disk one: VOLUME-1-19: The California National 
Guard History; volumes cover all the various units from
1849 to1939
	1		2		Disk two:  #24-SAW1.CNG: California National Guard
 in the Spanish American War. Photocopy in box
 1/folders 4, 6
	1		2		Disk two:  #25-SAW2.SUT: Letters from E.C. Sutliffe,
Captain, CO. G, 1st California Volunteers, to his bride
during the S.A.W.
	1		2		Disk two: MONTH-1.REC: Monthly record of the life of 
					Ernest C. James from 1920 to 1998, material pertinent to
the time spent in the Presidio of San Francisco. Photocopy
in box 1/folder 1

PHOTOGRAPHS
	1		7		Photocopies of photographs
					Photographs: 
	2		.1		The kitchen detail around the cook shack
	2		.2		Our squad, Camp Merritt
	2		.3		Wouldn’t get up for roll call
	2		.4		Dick Darby’s favorite resting place
	2		.5		Eating dinner around mess tent French Hospital in
background
	2		.6		Airing bedding Camp Merritt
	2		.7		Filling ticks with straw
	2		.8		The boys found some medicine!
	2		.9		Iowa boys changing straw in their mattress ticks, Presidio
	2		.10		Lt. Ediburn interviewing Guard, The Presidio of San
Francisco 
	2		.12		The Presidio Regimental Encampment Lone Mt. in
background; Fence about at Union and Lyon Street
	2		.13		The Masonic Cemetery; Lone Mountain in the distance
	2		.15		Ernest James squad inside the tent
	2		.16		Ernest James, COG
	2		.17		“Jesse” Greenfield, Iowa
	2		.18		Darby and Ickis
	2		.19		Corporal, Co. G
	2		.20		Capt. Olsliegh, C.O. Co. G 51st Iowa
	2		.21		A visitor at camp
	2		.22		Lt. Eddiberg
	2		.23		Private, Co. G.
	2		.24		Well dressed young visitors, note the boy in uniform
	2		.25		The Murphy girls, Camp Merritt
	2		.26		Late for roll call
	2		.27		The cook detail, The Presidio
	2		.28		Catholic Church Society tent across the road from camp
	2		.29		Hauling sand from dunes in Richmond District near 
Fulton St.
	2		.30		Golden Gate Park Panhandle
	2		.31		On the Bay Co. G. soldiers ferryboat F.M. Smith-S.F.
Bay
	2		.32		Alcatraz  Island from the Bay
	2		.33		Honor Guard and Caisson
	2		.34		Band and Honor Guard escorting Neil to cemetery
	2		.35		Funeral for Pvt. Matthew Neal, Co. M. 1st Tennessee
Volunteer Regiment. One of many who fell from diseases
which were rampant in the camp.
	2		.36		G Co. in hurry, marching order, Capt. Olsliegh leading
his troops 
	2		.37		Caisson carrying Pvt. Neal
	2		.38		G Co. in hurry marching order
	2		.39		Co. G. ready to leave for Manila
	2		.40		Regulars hauling equipment to the boat
	2		.41		23rd regulars hauling equipment to the boat
	2		.42		1st Tennessee off to Manila
	2		.43		1st California light artillery
	2		.44		SS Pennsylvania troopship
	2		.45		Cattle to Feed the troops
	2		.46		San Roque before the attack
	2		.47		Fires set by native, San Roque
	2		.48		Guns destroyed at Shangly Point
	2		.49		Shangley Point defenses after Dewey was finished. Covite
	2		.50		Next to Cavite Cannon, E. James
	2		.51		Cavite Port 51st Iowa on Guard
	2		.52		E. James on guard
	2		.53		51st Iowa Volunteers Sunday services, Cavite, PI
	2		.54		Co. G at headquarters in Cavite
	2		.55		51st Iowa Volunteers, Cavite, PI, Ernest James, 1989
	2		.57		22nd Infantry in Reserve, March 25, 1899 Caloocan
	2		.58		Horse Litter, Calocan, 1899
	2		.59		Bridge over Pasig River, Manila
	2		.60		1st Nebraska Volunteer Regiment, Bert Gregory Co. E.
David City. Formal dinner on the shore of Manila Bay,
Camp Dewey between Paranaque and Malate, PI
	2		.61		Living quarters North of Manila
	2		.62		51st Iowa Regiment Command HQ.
	2		.63		The water works where heavy fighting occurred. Co.G 
					51st Iowa men bathing and washing clothes
	2		.64		3.2 inch cannon on Revetment
	2		.66		Taking life easy in trenches
	2		.67		Outpost
	2		.68		“Nature” trench for sanitation
	2		.69		Outpost revetment
	2		.70		James with souvenirs
	2		.71		Theodore Roosevelt at Presidio Cemetery, most died of 
					disease
	2		.72		51st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Band, the Philippines 1898-9, 
					Geo. W. Landers, Leader
	2		.73		Co. G - 51st Iowa, formal photo