About the author: Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) doctor, soldier, colonial official. Governor of the Moro Province, 1903-06; commanded Philippine Division, 1906-08; Govenror-General of the Philippines from 1921 to his death in 1927.
About the diary:
The Philippine diary has used such entries or extracts from entries as have been cited in academic papers and other publications.
A summary of Philippine-related entries was prepared by the historian Michael Onorato: “Leonard Wood as Governor General: A Calendar of Selected Correspondence,” Philippine Studies Vol. 12, No. 1 (January, 1964), pp. 124-148.