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SOLDIER OF FORTUNE -- ADVENTURING IN LATIN AMERICA AND MEXICO WITH EMIL LEWIS HOLMDAHL

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Primary Sources
ARCHIVES
NATIONAL ARCHl\TES. \Var College Di\Tision #4439-37. Papers of Emil
Holmdahl.
Letters.
Holmdahl to Adjutant General, U.S. Army.
Holmdahl to Adjutant General, U.S. Army.
Adjutant General, U.S. Army to Holmdahl.
Holmdahl to Adjutant General, U.S. Army.
Holmdahl to Adjutant General, U.S. Army.
Adjutant General to Holmdahl. (undated).
Holmdal1l Application for Commission in U.S. Army. Dec. 29,1915.
Adjutant General to HolmdahJ. March 28, 1916.
Dec.24,1913.
March 4,1912.
Aug. 23,1912.
Apri121,1912.
Aug. 9,1912.
BANCROI:;T LIBRARY, University of California at Berkeley. Holmdahl Papers
MANUSCRIPTS, LETTERS, TEJ~EGRAJ:,1S, NOTES
Holmdahl, Emil. Handwritten Diary. April 18-26, 1906.
Unpublished Manuscript. ':As A Soldier of Fortune in Mexico."
Memo. "Ferrocarril De Sud-Pacifico:' july 10,1909.
Letter. Colonel Emilio Kosterlitzky to Holmdahl. Oct. 24,1912.
Report on Red Flaggt;r Activity in El Paso. Dec. 28, 1912.
Letter. Department.C;f justice, Bureau of Investigation to L.L. Hall, El Paso.
Nov. 4,1913.
Note. H..J. Temple to HolmdahJ. Sept. 9, 1911.
Telegrams. Pearce Forwarding Company to Holmdahl. Oct. 15, 1914. 10.50
a.m. & 1:58 p.m.
Telegram. O.R. Seagraves to Holmdahl. Oct. 15, 1914.
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Telegram. M. Brennan to HolmdahJ. Dec. 12,1914 &jan. 10,1915.
Letter. Brig. Gen. j.H Hernandez to 10m Lea. Feb. 23,1915.
Transcripts of statements by six Huerrista officers. Dec., 1915.
Letter. Lt. C;eorge Pat ton To \Xfhom It May Concern. May 20, 1916.
Note W\V. Reed, 6th Ca,Talry 10 Commander of the Guard july 10, 1916
Letter. M.(.::. Sha1Jenberger To Quartermaster at the Base, Columbus, NM.
jul)T 24,1916.
Telegram. General I~1Jun, Headquarters 606 Brigade to Scout Holmdahl.
Dec 26,1916.
Letter. U.S. Marshal, Austin To Holmdahl. Feb. 9, 1917.
Letter. CoJ. .J.A. Ryan To HohndahJ. Feb. 17, 1917.
Letter. U.S. Representative Jeff McLemore To Holmdahl. March 19, 1917.
Letter. Maj. Gen.john .J. Pershing To Hon. jeff McLemore. March 11,1917.
Letter. Maj. Gen. John .J. Pershing To Attorney General of the Army. March,
14,1917.
Letter. £\sst. U.S. Attorney To HolmdahJ. March 21,1917.
Let teL Asst. U.S. Attorney To Holmdahl. Apri114, 1917.
]~etteL Mayor Tom Lea To U.S. Attorney General. April 21, 1917.
Let teL Holmdahl To Frank Polk, Dept. Of State. April 30, 1917.
Handwritten Note. Undated. "Never Give Up:'
Telegram. Major Sam Robertson, Sixth Reserve Engineers to US.
Representative jeff McI~emore. june 6, 1917.
Tel{Cgram. Major Robertson to Frank Polk, Dept. Of State" june 7,1917.
L{CtteL HolmdahJ To F.C. ProctoL July 21, 1917.
Letter. HolmdahlToU.S. Rep.jeffMcLemore. july 21, 1917.
I~etteL Holmdahl To U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard. july 21,1917.
Let teL james A. Finch, Dept. of justice To Holmdahl. Oct. 17, 1917
JJ{CtteL HolmdahJ to joseph 1>. Tumulty, Secretary To President Woodrow
Wilson. Dec. 19, 1918.
Unpublished manuscript. Bloo4y lWexico (undated).
Overall Plan fpr Development of Punta Banda, Baja Mexico. Aug., 1958.
Land Deed. Signed by Holmdahl, jennings, and Hughes. Feb. 3, 1926 in
town of Camargo, State of Chihuahua.
UNITED STATES ARl\1\' RECORDS IN HOJJMDAHL PAPERS
20th Infantry Regiment. Qualification as SharpshooteL 1904-5-6.
Notice of Promotion To Corporal, 20th Infantry Regiment. March 6, 1905.
Certification, Cpt. HoJmdahl proficient in 1904 Infantry Drill Regulations.
Signed by Major Hugh Scott. jolo, Philippine Islands. Sept. 7, 1905.
Orders. Headquarters 20th Infantry. Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine
Islands. Dec. 15, 1905.
Report of Physical Exam by U.S. Army. Dec. 12, 1918.
Memo. Adj. Gen. G.W Reed to War Dept. A.G.O. july 17, 1917.
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Telegram. War Department, Dept. of Engineers to Holmdahl. Sept. 2,
1918.
Let teL Holmdahl to Commanding Officer 97th Engineers, Camp Leach.
Nov. 23,1918.
Letter. 1st. Lt. H.L Taylor, U.S. Army M(Cdical Corps to Adj. Gen. U.S. Army
lull. 17,1917.
Letter. A.J. Bruff, Asst. Dir. of Sales, U.S. \Var Department to l~nglo-South
Bank, Ltd. Madrid. Sept. 3, 1919
Let teL E.C. Morse, Dir. of Sales, U.S. \Var Department to Holmdahl. May
25, 1920.
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
United States of America
Annual Report of the War Department 1901-1906.
Government Printing Office.
Historical Report of the Chief Engineer Including All Operations of the
Engineer Department American Expeditionar)T Forces 1917-1919.
Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1919.
Register of Cop)Tights. Copyright Office of the United States of America.
Library of Congress. Washington D.C. May 8, 1939. Original Sheet
Music of "Soldado de Fortlma."
Washington, D.C.
United States of Mexico
Consulado General de Mexico, El Paso, Texas.
Holmdahl.
Historical and Biographical Dictionary of the Mexican Revolution
International Section. Instituto Nacional de Estudios Historicos de La
Revo1ucion Mexicana. Mexico City.
Biography of Emil L.
NEWSPAPERS
Newspaper clippings ",jthout the name of the newspaper or the complete date are
listed in the Holmdahl Papers. Identified newspapers are listed under
Newspapers.
AMERlCAN
Army News, Monterrey [California]
Bulletin, Brownwood [Texas]
Creston Advertiser-Gazette
El Pa!O Herald
El Pa!o Morning News
El Pa!o Time!
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Fort r;(/orth ,S'tar-Teleglu1JJ
L;s Angeles Times
"1\Te}v Orlea}}s Daily Picq)June
Ne}}) )o}k TtlJles
Oakland Tribune
Phoeni." Eve}}ing Gazette
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San Francisco E.,a1Jliner
"\atnrday Blade [Chicago]
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PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS
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DOUGLAS V. MEED COLLECTION, 1n the possession of the author
F:L PASO PUBLIC LIBRARY, El Paso Texas, Aultman Collection
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Holmdahl Family Bible -inscription in possession of Gordon Holmdahl.
Author's conversations with Vincent D. Meed. Circa 1940s.
Institute of Oral History, Universit}' of Texas, El Paso. Interview with Brigadier
General S.L.A. Marshall. No.181. Interviewed b)' Richard Estrada.
january 5,7,9,11,19,1975.
Author's examination of the "Zapata" pistol. April, 1997.
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