Guide to Diary of David M. Callis

Collection Summary

Title:	Diary of David M. Callis
Call Number:	MS 96-11
Size:	0.25 linear feet
Acquisition:	Purchased from Pacific Book Galleries, November 4, 1994.
Processed by:	AG: 1/1995; Reprocessed by JEF: 5/14/1999

Literary Rights

Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.

Content Note

The collection consists of the handwritten diary of David M. Callis, who enlisted in the United States Navy March 5, 1901. The diary covers the time period from 1901 to 1905 and describes some of the places he visited: Colon, Panama; the Culebra Islands; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Horto Fojal Island, Azores; Lisbon, Portugal; Gibraltar; Piracus and Corfu, Greece; Trieste, Austria; Funsil, Hungary; Palermo, Sicily; the Solomon Islands and many United States ports. Callis also gives a detailed account of his glimpse of Panama at the time of the construction of the Canal Zone. The remainder of the diary is a scrapbook containing pictures, theatrical programs, newspaper clippings and other items.

Administrative History

None available.

Series Listing 

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Box and Folder Listing