Canal Zone Library-Museum
A Register of Its Panama Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Karen Linn Femia with the assistance of Kathleen Kelly and Scott McLemee
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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2006
Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2006
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006036
Title: Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum
Span Dates: 1804-1977
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1850-1950)
ID No.: MSS81178 Creator:
Canal Zone Library-Museum
Extent:
12,700 items;
38 containers plus 18 oversize;
18.4 linear feet;
8 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material in English, French, and Spanish Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Canal Zone Library-Museum in Balboa Heights. Correspondence, diaries, memoirs, financial and legal papers, technical drawings
of canal plans, photoprints, and other papers collected by the library-museum concerning the planning and construction of
the Panama Canal and business and cultural aspects of the Canal Zone.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped
by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Names: Canal Zone Library-Museum Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894 De Sablá family De Sablá family--Trials, litigation, etc. Canal Zone Baseball League Compagnie nouvelle du canal de Panama Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique de Panama Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.) Isthmian Historical Society Natural History Society (Canal Zone) Panama Canal Company Panama Railroad Co. Panama Water Works Sidell, William Henry, 1810-1873. Papers of William Henry Sidell (1849)
Subjects: Canals--Panama Canal Zone--History Canal Zone--Social life and customs Panama--Commerce Panama--History Panama Canal (Panama)
Provenance: The Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum was transferred from the Panama Canal Commission to the Library of
Congress in 1978.
Processing History:The Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum was arranged and described in 1993. The oversize series was reorganized
and the register revised in 2006.
Transfers: Some materials from the collections were sent to the Library's Prints and Photographs, Geography and Map, and Hispanic divisions. Copyright Status: The status of copyright in the unpublished writings in the Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum is governed
by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Microfilm: A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on eight reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript
Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation: Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number or reel number, Panama
Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum spans the years 1804-1977. The bulk of the material dates from the
second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. Documents are in French, Spanish, and
English. The collection was gathered in Panama by the Canal Zone Library-Museum, which is associated with the United States
Panama Canal Commission. Due to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 with the Republic of Panama, which transferred the canal
from the United States to Panama at the end of the twentieth century, the commission decided to transfer the special collections
of the Library-Museum to the Library of Congress. As the manuscript collection of another institution, the material from
the Library-Museum is a diverse set of papers generated by many individuals and organizations. Most of the files relate to
the involvement of foreign individuals and organizations in the planning and eventual construction of a Panamanian interoceanic
canal. Also included is material on the Panama Railroad, various business and real estate interests in Panama, and the social
and cultural life of the Canal Zone. There is a tremendous range in the types of documents in the collection, including correspondence,
diaries, memoirs, mementos, legal files, property deeds and titles, contracts, financial ledgers, technical drawings, and
ephemera relating to social clubs.
The collection has been arranged into four series. The first series, Personal Papers, contains mostly diaries, memoirs, and correspondence, with the largest part consisting of the papers of the de Sablá family.
The first member of this French family to reside in Panama arrived in the 1840s from the French Caribbean colony of Guadeloupe.
The family owned a bakery and a large tract of land called Bernardino in Panama, and members became involved in many business
interests: the Panama Railroad Company, Panama Water Works, canal ventures, a telegraph company, and mining. In 1932 heirs
of the family, who were United States citizens, sued the government of Panama for damages done to family property. Most of
the de Sablá family papers consist of legal papers and supporting documents for United States ex rel de Sablá v. Panama. A set of maps from the de Sablá family papers has been tranferred to the Geography and Map Division. Other highlights
of the Personal Papers series include a diary by William Henry Sidell, the principal engineer of the Panama survey of 1849,
and memoirs and correspondence by several canal construction workers.
The Organizations File, the second series in the collection, contains records of social clubs, institutions, and businesses in Panama and in the
Canal Zone. Included are materials from the Isthmian Canal Commission and two nineteenth-century French canal companies,
the Compagnie nouvelle du canal de Panama and the Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique. Many technical drawings
and reports are among the records of the French companies. Records of the Canal Zone Baseball League, Isthmian Historical
Society, and Natural History Society may also be found in this series.
The Canal Zone Library-Museum had organized some of its manuscript material at the item level. These items have been placed
with other disparate materials in a series of Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Included are individual pieces of correspondence, writings, printed matter, ephemera from cultural events, mementos, and
congressional testimonies of eleven officers of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Mounted in a memorial volume dedicated to
George W. Goethals, the chief engineer of the Panama Canal, are many fine photoprints of the canal's construction. Notable
correspondents include Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ferdinand de Lesseps.
The final series in the collection consists of a set of booklets concerning legal and legislative matters in Panama and the Canal Zone. Copies of the title pages have been arranged alphabetically
for use as an index.
The collection is arranged in five series:
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BOX 1-11
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Diaries, memoirs, correspondence, writings, and legal and business papers. |
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Arranged alphabetically by name of the person or family. |
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Diary of William Henry Sidell available on microfilm. Shelf no. 12,191 |
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BOX 12-32
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Correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial material, contracts, printed matter, advertisements, canal plans, technical
drawings and reports, posters, newspaper clippings, menus, scrapbooks, photographs, and ephemera.
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Arranged alphabetically by type or name of club, business, institution, or organization. |
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Containers 14-21 have been microfilmed, but the film consists of a negative copy and is not available for reader use. Shelf
no. 20, 869-7N.
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BOX 32-35
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Correspondence, printed matter, autograph collections, bibliographies, mementos, ephemera, writings, photographs, passports,
and congressional testimony.
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Arranged alphabetically by topic, name of person, or type of material. |
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BOX 36-38
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Booklets concerning legislative and legal matters in the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone. |
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Arranged in alphabetical groupings by Container and preceeded by an index comprised of photocopied title pages. |
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BOX OV 1-OV 18
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Oversize real estate documents, printed matter, books, posters, technical papers, financial material, and scrapbooks. |
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Organized and described according to the series, folders, and containers from which the items were removed. |
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BOX 1-11
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Personal Papers, 1804-1977, n.d.
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Diaries, memoirs, correspondence, writings, and legal and business papers. |
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Arranged alphabetically by name of the person or family. |
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Diary of William Henry Sidell available on microfilm. Shelf no. 12,191 |
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BOX 1
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Clark, James, diary, 1851-1852 |
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Cole, Harry O., memoir, 1947 |
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Crystal, Thomas |
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Bibliographies, 1967-1968 |
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Book draft, 1967 |
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(4 folders)
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Dissertation |
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Draft, 1967-1968 |
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(2 folders)
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Working papers |
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1967 |
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(1 folder)
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BOX 2
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1968, n.d. |
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(4 folders)
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Library projects, 1967-1968, n.d. |
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Miscellany, 1967 |
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De Sablá family |
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Aug. Salomon & Cie, 1841-1853 |
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Canal proposals, 1880-1884, 1895 |
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Certificates of birth, marriage, and death, 1804-1914 |
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Chauffeur's license, 1912 |
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Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique, sales of company stock, 1881 |
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BOX 3
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Consul of Ecuador at Panama, 1861-1864 |
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Correspondence |
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Bound |
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1837-1844, 1869-1876 |
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(4 folders)
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BOX 4
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1882-1887 |
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(2 folders)
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Unbound, 1837-1912 |
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(6 folders)
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Estate papers, 1865-1929, n.d. |
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BOX 5
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Financial material, 1856, 1869, 1901, 1913, 1926-1929, n.d. |
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Mining, 1868, n.d. |
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Miranda, Pedro David, partnerships with Teodoro Joly de Sablá, 1877, 1884 |
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Mortgage |
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Guadeloupe, 1846 |
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Engleheart to Moore, 1814
See Oversize
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Panama Water Works, 1882-1884 |
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Power of attorney, 1873-1874, 1912-1920 |
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Printed matter, 1863-1871, 1880-1890, n.d.
See also Oversize
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Property |
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Lists, 1876, 1905
See Oversize
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Miscellany, 1842, 1850-1876, 1916, n.d. |
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Tax records, 1854-1856 |
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Taxes and miscellany packet, 1839-1868, 1904-1910, n.d. |
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Titles packet |
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Part 1, 1840-1868 |
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Part 2, 1869-1899, n.d. |
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Transactions, 1850-1856, 1872, 1910-1912, n.d. |
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Proposal for forming a commercial and banking company in Panama, 1850 |
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Quintana, Martín, Río Congo, 1862-1866, n.d. |
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Railroad and canal proposals, 1847-1848, n.d. |
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Telegraph, 1867-1868, 1880 |
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BOX 6
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United States ex rel de Sablá v. Panama
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Affidavits |
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Bound |
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De Sablá, Theodore J., Jr., with exhibits, 1932 |
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(3 folders)
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General, 1932 |
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(2 folders)
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Unbound, 1931-1932 |
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Boundaries of Bernardino and Aguacate, ca. 1814, n.d. |
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Briefs |
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Answer of Panama, 1932 |
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Of the United States, 1933 |
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(5 folders)
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Reply of Panama, 1933 |
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Cervera v. Canavaggio, 1919
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BOX 7
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Correspondence |
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Bound, 1923-1932 |
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(4 folders)
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Unbound, 1916-1935 |
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Edictos and certificates, 1932
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(2 folders)
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Edictos and permits to cultivate, 1910-1931
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Forest resources of Panama, 1931 |
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Licenses for agricultural purposes, 1917-1922, 1932 |
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Lists |
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Documents, n.d. |
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Occupants of Bernardino and collective table, 1878, 1912-1932, n.d.
See also Oversize
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Maps, 1931, n.d. |
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Memoranda, 1922-1928, n.d. |
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Memorial of the United States, 1932 |
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(2 folders)
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BOX 8
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(4 folders)
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Miscellaneous land sales and edictos, ca. 1910-1920
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Notes, 1924-1925 |
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Panamanian land laws, decrees, resolutions, etc. |
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Miscellany, 1931 |
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References to brief of the United States, ca. 1931 |
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Volume 1, ca. 1931 |
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(4 folders)
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Volume 2, ca. 1931 |
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(3 folders)
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BOX 9
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(1 folder)
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Photographs, n.d. |
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Press, 1932-1936 |
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Printed record of court proceedings, 1934 |
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Property |
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Deeds for Bernardino, 1822, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Miscellany, 1920-1937, n.d. |
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Summary of facts, draft, n.d. |
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Taxes, 1905-1908, 1931 |
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Venado Plantation Co. claim before the Joint Land Commission, ca. 1915 |
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Lindsay, Courtenay |
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Correspondence |
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1907-1909 |
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(3 folders)
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BOX 10
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1910-1920 |
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(3 folders)
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Record of correspondence, 1907-1920 |
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Matthews, Mrs. Jackson, family history, 1976-1977 |
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Moore, Alice D., memoir, n.d. |
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O'Connor, Christopher, copy of 1810-1819 shipmaster's book, n.d.
See Oversize
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Richards, Arthur |
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Miscellany, 1964 |
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"Retrospect of the Panama Canal: My Five Years in the Canal Zone," 1964 |
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Rose, Frank, memoir, n.d. |
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BOX 11
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Sidell, William Henry, diary, 1849
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(2 folders)
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Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 12,191 |
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Stevens, John Frank, "A Momentous Hour at Panama," 1930 |
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Whitehead, Richard, 1943, 1954, n.d. |
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Wilson, Charles |
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Autobiography, 1933-1934 |
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Letters about Wilson, 1945 |
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Logbooks, 1908-1935, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Wright, Mrs. Daniel E. |
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Correspondence, 1912-1959, n.d. |
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Mementoes, 1907-1922, 1930-1961, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Newspaper clippings, 1917-1962, n.d. |
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Photographs, 1904-1929, n.d. |
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BOX 12-32
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Organizations File, 1849-1976, n.d.
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Correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial material, contracts, printed matter, advertisements, canal plans, technical
drawings and reports, posters, newspaper clippings, menus, scrapbooks, photographs, and ephemera.
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Arranged alphabetically by type or name of club, business, institution, or organization. |
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Containers 14-21 have been microfilmed, but the film consists of a negative copy and is not available for reader use. Shelf
no. 20, 869-7N.
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BOX 12 not filmed
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, 1925 |
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Boyd Brothers Steamship Agencies, 1959 |
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Canal Zone Baseball League |
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Constitutions, bylaws, and related material, 1940-1947, n.d. |
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Correspondence, 1943-1949, n.d. |
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(5 folders)
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Financial material, 1943-1950, n.d. |
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(4 folders)
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Minutes, 1943-1950 |
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(2 folders)
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BOX 13
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Miscellany, 1910, 1940-1949, n.d. |
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(3 folders)
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Notices of meetings, 1944-1948 |
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Press releases, 1944-1949, n.d. |
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BOX 14 REEL 1
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Century Club, 1925 |
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Churches, 1943, 1964-1969, n.d. |
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Club de Leones, 1948, 1967 |
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Compagnie nouvelle du canal de Panama |
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Canal plans, ca. 1899 |
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Dossier C |
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Index |
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Vols. 1-2 |
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BOX 15 REEL 2
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Vols. 3-5 |
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BOX 16 REEL 2-3
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Vols. 6-7 |
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Dossier D |
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Vol. 1 |
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BOX 17 REEL 3-4
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Vol. 2-4 |
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BOX 18 REEL 4
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Compagnie nouvelle du canal de Panama |
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Canal plans, ca. 1899 |
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Dossier D |
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Vols. 5-6 |
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Dossier E |
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Plates |
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2-27 |
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BOX 19 REEL 4-5
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28-55 |
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Report of the Technical Committee, 1899 |
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See Oversize
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General accounting diagram, 1901 |
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Humphreys, J., proprietor of the Colon Telegram, 1889-1890
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International Commission of Engineers, report, 1898 |
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Inventory, 1898
See Oversize
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Labor |
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Emigrant labourers protection laws, 1897 |
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"Notice to the Jamaican Labourers," 1898
See Oversize
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Numbers and types of workers, 1894 |
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Recruiting Jamaicans, 1896-1899, n.d. |
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(5 folders)
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Repatriation of Jamaican laborers, 1898 |
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Legal papers, 1889-1894 |
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Notes Techniques, Louis Choron, 1899
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1895-1899 |
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BOX 20 REEL 6
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Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique |
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Construction equipment, n.d. |
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Correspondence |
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Circulars |
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English, 1884-1887 |
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French, 1884-1887 |
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Copies of cablegrams, letters, and telegrams, 1890-1891 |
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Telegram, 1880 |
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To the chef du domaine, 1883 |
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To the director, 1894 |
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(3 folders)
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Extension of canal construction rights, 1890 |
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Financial material, 1882-1889, n.d.
See also Oversize
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Medical service, 1883-1889, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Newspaper clippings, 1886-1890 |
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(3 folders)
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BOX 21 REEL 7
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Personnel |
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Garner, Donald James, 1886-1893
See Oversize
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Regulations, 1882, 1888 |
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Property documents and titles from 1881-1889, English translation, 1905 |
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Technical papers |
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Borings |
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Blanchet, 1881
See Oversize
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Culebra, 1881-1886
See also Oversize
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Emperador, 1881-1884
See Oversize
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Grand Pont, 1882 |
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Obispo and Emperador, 1884 |
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Verbrugghe and De Lesseps, 1881-1882 |
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Borings and geological profiles of test pits in Culebra cut, 1889-1890
See Oversize
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Chart, n.d. |
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Geological drawings |
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Cross-section, Culebra, n.d. |
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Profiles |
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K53-K55 Culebra, n.d. |
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K53-K57, n.d. |
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Locks, 1887 |
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BOX 22 not filmed
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Congrès International D'Études du Canal Interocéanique, 1879 |
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Congreso Panamericanos de Carreteras, 1957 |
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Coudert Bros., transfer of French Canal Co., 1899-1902, 1967 |
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Hospitals |
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Ancon, essay by Mary Eugenia Hibbard, 1904 |
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Colon, first chart, 1907 |
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Palo Seco, 1967, n.d. |
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Hotel Washington, Colon |
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Menus |
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1929-1933 |
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(3 folders)
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BOX 23
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1937-1940 |
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(2 folders)
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Register, 1913
See Oversize
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The Incas |
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Annual dinner programs, 1916-1922 |
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Correspondence, 1917, 1926 |
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Financial material, 1926 |
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Isthmian Canal Commission |
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Accounting system devised by Public Accountants Corp., 1905 |
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BOX 24
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Band and orchestra, 1909, 1913 |
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Circular of information, 1906 |
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Financial material, 1902-1906
See Oversize
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(3 vols.)
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Notice to employees regarding transportation, n.d. |
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Organization |
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Chart, tentative, 1912 |
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Tables for gold payroll, 1909-1911 |
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(2 folders)
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Payroll voucher for police, 1904 |
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Technical papers |
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Drawings for electrical locomotives, 1975, n.d. |
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Engineering memorandum, 1905 |
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Tables, 1910-1911 |
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Isthmian Canal Rebekah Lodge, 1958-1965 |
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BOX 25
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Isthmian Historical Society |
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Constitution, 1956 |
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Construction days competition |
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Correspondence, 1963-1964 |
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Life stories |
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Copies and instructions, 1963 |
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(2 folders)
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Originals, 1963 |
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(5 folders)
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Miscellany, 1963 |
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Correspondence, 1956-1967, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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BOX 26
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Ehrman family |
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Correspondence, 1850-1854, 1903-1905, 1958 |
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Miscellany, 1849, 1872-1889, 1917-1918, 1967, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Financial material, 1958-1960 |
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Geographical reports, 1958-1963 |
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Membership lists, 1958-1965 |
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Minutes and reports, 1954-1967 |
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(2 folders)
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Miscellany, 1910, 1954-1965, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Newspaper clippings, 1955-1968 |
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Notices of meetings, 1958-1967 |
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Old Timers guest book, 1958 |
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Scrapbooks, 1954-1976
See Oversize
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(7 vols.)
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Speeches and writings, 1908, 1958-1962, n.d. |
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BOX 27
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Knights of Pythias |
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Canal Zone Pythian (newsletter), 1910-1912
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Correspondence and certificates, 1910-1919, n.d. |
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Financial material |
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Cashbook, 1909-1915 |
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Receipt book, 1914-1915 |
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Minutes book, 1911-1914 |
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(3 folders)
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Photographs, n.d. |
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Labor unions |
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American Federation of Government Employees, 1963-1966 |
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American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, 1966 |
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National Maritime Union, 1958, 1966 |
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Libraries |
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Asociacion Panameña de Bibliotecarios, 1957 |
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Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá, 1952, 1960-1968, n.d. |
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National Library Week/Semana del Libro, 1958-1971, n.d. |
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Museums |
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Amigos del Museo de Panamá, 1961-1970, n.d. |
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BOX 28
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Miscellany, 1968, n.d. |
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Museo Nacional, n.d. |
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Natural History Society |
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Correspondence |
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1931-1944 |
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(9 folders)
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BOX 29
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1945-1962, n.d. |
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(4 folders)
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Financial material |
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Cashbook, 1939-1963 |
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(2 folders)
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Miscellaneous, 1932-1939, 1961-1962, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Membership lists, 1931-1932, 1939-1942, 1961, n.d. |
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BOX 30
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Minutes and reports |
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Bound, 1939-1953 |
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(5 folders)
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Unbound, 1931-1943, 1953-1961 |
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(4 folders)
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Miscellany, 1932, 1940-1944, 1951, n.d. |
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BOX 31
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Notices of meetings, 1932-1962 |
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(4 folders)
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Promotional materials, 1931, n.d. |
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Old Timers, 1928, 1962 |
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Panama Canal Club of Southern California, ca. 1938 |
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Panama Railroad Co. |
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Commissary Department, 1909-1910 |
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Contracts, 1851-1956, 1867, 1881 |
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Labor, 1918 |
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Mementos, 1906-1909, 1957 |
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Minutes of Executive and Finance Committee, 1904-1906 |
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(13 folders)
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Passes and tickets, 1890-1893, 1906-1914, 1949, 1962 |
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Report, 1884 |
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Stocks and bonds, 1870-1897 |
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Timetable and train rules, 1871, 1961, n.d. |
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BOX 32
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Panama Shriners Club, 1912 |
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Society of the Chagres |
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Annual reunion material, 1915-1916 |
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Membership pin and related material, n.d. |
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Photographs, 1931-1933 |
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Strangers Club, 1907 |
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Teatro Nacional, 1940-1943, n.d.
See also Oversize
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Tivoli Club |
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Menu, n.d.
See Oversize
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Miscellany, 1912, n.d. |
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West India & Pacific Steam-Ship Co., 1898 |
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BOX 32-35
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Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1806-1976, n.d.
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Correspondence, printed matter, autograph collections, bibliographies, mementos, ephemera, writings, photographs, passports,
and congressional testimony.
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Arranged alphabetically by topic, name of person, or type of material. |
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32 |
Anniversary celebrations, 1939, 1944, 1952, 1958-1965, 1976
See also Oversize
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Art shows, 1952-1956, 1962-1973, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Aspinwall, [James S.], letter, 1862 |
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Aspinwall, William H., correspondence, 1849, 1947 |
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Autograph and postage stamp collection, 1906, n.d.
See Oversize
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Autographs, 1889-1951 |
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Bank ledger, 1849-1862
See Oversize
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Bates, Lindon W., letter, 1905 |
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Bath mosquito trap, 1912, 1960, n.d.
See Oversize
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Baxter, John Kirkman, Goulash and Caviar, 1925
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Beau, M., letter re French canal, 1889 |
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Bibliographies, 1926-1927, 1935-1977, n.d. |
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(4 folders)
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BOX 33
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Bingaman, John R., correspondence re swimming canal, 1914 |
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Boating safety, n.d. |
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Bridges, 1930, 1961 |
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Bullfight poster, 1909 |
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Canal proposal of 1826 by Aaron H. Palmer, copy, n.d.
See Oversize
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Certificates |
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Colon International Exposition, 1954
See Oversize
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Miscellaneous, 1908, 1916, 1924, 1943-1947, 1962, 1970, n.d.
See Oversize
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Chanteys and work songs of canal construction workers, 1939 |
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Chauffeurs' licenses, 1914-1915 |
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Civilian defense, 1943 |
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Clandestine publications |
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El Grito, 1969, 1974
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(2 folders)
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Miscellany, 1968-1969, n.d. |
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Commissary coupon books, ca. 1915 |
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Corey, Mrs. Frank L., letter re William Joseph, 1964 |
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Dance performances, ca. 1915, 1945-1949, 1962-1964, 1973, n.d. |
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Dances, 1912-1915, 1940-1945, 1958, n.d. |
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Ehrman family contracts re Hotel Central of Panama City, and miscellany, 1806, 1844, 1853-1857, 1867-1880, 1883-1894, 1916
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(3 folders)
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Eisenhower, Dwight D., correspondence, 1922, 1954 |
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Gasoline/diesel oil purchase card, 1964 |
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Goethals, George W. |
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Correspondence, 1914-1916, 1974 |
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BOX 34
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Memorial volume, 1928 |
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"Gorgas and Goethals at Panama," play by Samuel S. Ullman, 1939 |
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Grier, Charles, mementos, 1909-1913, 1972, n.d. |
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Holiday celebrations, 1908-1913, 1960 |
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Hunsecker, F. S., Taca-Arica Plebiscitary Commission, 1926 |
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Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Testimony, United States House of Representatives, 1909 |
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Bishop, Joseph Bucklin |
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Cooke, Col. Tom M. |
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Devol, Maj. C. A. |
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Gaillard, Maj. D. D. |
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Goethals, Col. George W. |
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Gudger, H. A. |
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Harding, Maj. Chester |
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Hodges, Lt.-Col. H. F. |
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Rousseau, H. H. |
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Sibert, Maj. |
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Wilson, Maj. Eugene T. |
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BOX 35
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Irwin, Ralph B., letter, n.d. |
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Labor (canal workers), 1964, 1970, n.d. |
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"Last Saturday's Launching," Fore and Aft, 1919
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Latchford, Stephen, diary excerpt from 16 March 1907, n.d. |
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Lesseps, Ferdinand de, letter, 1866 |
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Lupfer, C. M., correspondence, 1964 |
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Magoon, Charles E., letter, 1906 |
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Marks, David, commission and passport, 1913-1914
See Oversize
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Mohl, Charles, passport, 1921 |
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Moore, Amanda, Around the Years in Panama, 1926
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Musical concerts and lectures, 1906-1913, 1941-1953, 1963-1972, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Navy bill, 1892 |
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Núñez, Ramos Rafael, death of, 1894
See Oversize
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Owens, John, mementos, 1910-1914, 1966 |
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Panama Mail, 1905
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Payne, Harry Moore, mementos, 1905-1910, n.d. |
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Poem, "Tropical Tramp," n.d. |
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"Rapport de la Mission Chargée D'Étudier les Conséquences de L'Ouverture du Canal de Panama . . .," 1913 |
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Robertson, Thornton K., mementos, 1905, 1913, 1924, 1966 |
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Roosevelt, Franklin D., letter to Leopoldo Arosemena, 1940 |
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Roosevelt, Theodore, miscellany, 1904-1906, 1959 |
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Russell, Anna B., letter, 1951 |
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Sachs, Joseph (UPW-CIO), speech, 1948 |
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Searles, Joseph, correspondence to Gaillard & Wright, 1912 |
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Selfridge, T. O., correspondence, 1870?, n.d. |
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Sheet music, 1945, 1959, n.d. |
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Social events, 1908, 1917, 1945, 1954-1970, n.d. |
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Stamp News, 1916
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Theater, 1916, 1923, 1939-1940, 1949-1952, 1959, 1966, ca. 1971-1974, n.d. |
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(2 folders)
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Totten, G. M., bill for lumber, 1842 |
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Unidentified letter, "Frances" to "Irene," with cover letter, 1913, 1971 |
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United Nations Security Council meeting in Panama, 1973 |
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United States military, 1955, 1971, n.d. |
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Wang, F. H., letter to Eugene C. Stevens, 1943 |
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War savings bonds, 1942-1944, n.d. |
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BOX 36-38
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Booklets, ca. 1900-1976
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Booklets concerning legislative and legal matters in the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone. |
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Arranged in alphabetical groupings by Container and preceeded by an index comprised of photocopied title pages. |
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BOX 36
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Index |
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A-G |
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BOX 37
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H-L |
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BOX 38
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L-Z |
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BOX OV 1-OV 18
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Oversize, 1814-1970, n.d.
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Oversize real estate documents, printed matter, books, posters, technical papers, financial material, and scrapbooks. |
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Organized and described according to the series, folders, and containers from which the items were removed. |
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BOX OV 1
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Personal Papers |
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De Sablá family |
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Mortgage |
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Engleheart to Moore, 1814 (Container 5)
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Printed matter, 1863-1887 (Container 5) |
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Property |
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Lists, 1876, 1905 (Container 5)
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United States ex rel de Sablá v. Panama
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Lists |
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Occupants of Bernardino and collective table, n.d. (Container 7) |
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BOX OV 2
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O'Connor, Christopher, copy of 1810-1819 shipmaster's book, n.d. (Container 10)
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Organizations File |
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Compagnie nouvelle du canal de Panama |
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Canal plans |
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Report of the Technical Committee, 1899 (Container 19)
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BOX OV 3
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Inventory, 1898 (Container 19)
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BOX OV 4
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Labor |
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"Notice to the Jamaican Labourers," 1898 (Container 19)
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BOX OV 5
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Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique |
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Financial material, 1888 (Container 20) |
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Personnel |
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Garner, Donald James, 1886-1893 (Container 21)
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Technical papers |
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Borings |
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Blanchet, 1881 (Container 21)
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Culebra, 1886 (Container 21) |
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Emperador, 1881-1884 (Container 21)
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Borings and geological profiles of test pits in Culebra cut Miscellaneous, 1889-1890 (Container 21)
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BOX OV 6
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Geological profile along Culebra to Paraiso |
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Part I, 1882 (Containter 21) |
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BOX OV 7
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Part II, 1882 (Containter 21) |
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BOX OV 8
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Test pits and boring on Culebra valley, 1889-1890 |
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(Container 21) |
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BOX OV 9
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Hotel Washington, Colon |
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Register, 1913 (Container 23)
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BOX OV 10
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Isthmian Canal Commission |
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Financial material, 1902-1906
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Vol. I (Container 24) |
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BOX OV 11
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Vol. II (Container 24) |
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BOX OV 12
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Organizations File |
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Isthmian Canal Commission |
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Financial material, 1902-1906 |
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Vol. III (Container 24) |
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BOX OV 13
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Isthmian Historical Society |
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Scrapbooks
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Vols. 1-4, 1954-1964 (Container 26) |
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BOX OV 14
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Vols. 5-7, 1958-1967 (Container 26) |
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BOX OV 15
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Teatro Nacional, n.d. (Container 32) |
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Tivoli club |
|
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Menu, n.d. (Container 32)
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Miscellaneous Manuscripts |
|
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Anniversary celebrations, 1964 (Container 32) |
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Autograph and postage stamp collection, 1906, n.d. (Container 32)
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BOX OV 16
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Bank ledger, 1849-1862 (Container 32)
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BOX OV 17
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Bath mosquito trap, 1912, 1960, n.d. (Container 32)
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Canal proposal of 1826 by Aaron H. Palmer, copy, n.d. (Container 33)
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Certificates |
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Colon International Exposition, 1954 (Container 33)
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BOX OV 18
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Miscellaneous, 1908, 1916, 1924, 1943-1947, 1962, 1970, n.d. (Container 33)
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Marks, David, commission and passport, 1913-1914 (Container 35)
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Núñez, Ramos Rafael, death of, 1894 (Container 35)
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