Resources Related to the Spanish-American War

Resources at the State Library and Archives of Florida

1. Florida Electronic Library (Some FEL resources are available only in Florida, or with a Florida library card.)

   The Florida Electronic Library is a gateway to select Internet resources that offers access to comprehensive, accurate, and reliable information. Available resources include electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books, providing information on topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. The Florida Electronic Library offers information for all age groups, including homework help for students and resources for teachers.

   • Kids Info Bits: Spanish American War, 1898
   • The Mystery of the Maine New York Times Upfront 132.5 (Nov 1, 1999): p.26
   • Remember the Maine: Doomed Ship USS Maine Smithsonian 28.n11 (Feb 1998): p.p46(12)
2. Ask A Librarian

   Ask a Librarian provides Florida residents with live virtual reference services via local library customized web sites from 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday (EST), and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday (EST).

Other Resources

1. The Spanish-American War, Library of Congress

   This presentation provides resources and documents about the Spanish-American War, the period before the war, and some of the fascinating people who participated in the fighting or commented about it. Information about Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States is provided in chronologies, bibliographies, and a variety of pictures and text from bilingual sources, supplemented by an overview essay about the war and the period.

2. The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, American Memory, Library of Congress

   This presentation features 68 motion pictures produced between 1898 and 1901 of the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine Revolution. The Spanish-American War was the first U.S. war in which the motion picture camera played a role. These films were made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company and consist of actualities filmed in the U.S., Cuba, and the Philippines, showing troops, ships, notable figures, and parades, as well as reenactments of battles and other war-time events.

3. Spanish-American War Records, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

   The National Archives and Records Administration serves American democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage.