Box 1
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Contains 10 Results:
Pamphlet titled "The Panama Canal: Isthmian Canal Commission" (photocopy). Content includes statistical data and information pertaining to the logistics of an isthmian canal, 1910
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains annual reports and periodical volumes published by the Isthmian Canal Commission, an organization appointed by the United States Government to oversee the development and construction of a canal in Central America. Material includes studies on the feasibility and logistics of canal construction and reports on Panama Canal progress. Maps produced by the commission and a letter from a former employee are also included in this sub-series. Unboxed material is...
Dates:
1910
Correspondence from Charles C.J. Wirz addressed "To Whom It May Concern" (photocopy). Letter regarding Wirz's physical disability sustained while working on the construction of the Panama Canal, and U.S. laws pertaining to employee compensation, 1929
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains annual reports and periodical volumes published by the Isthmian Canal Commission, an organization appointed by the United States Government to oversee the development and construction of a canal in Central America. Material includes studies on the feasibility and logistics of canal construction and reports on Panama Canal progress. Maps produced by the commission and a letter from a former employee are also included in this sub-series. Unboxed material is...
Dates:
1929
Maps of the isthmus of Panama, the canal, and the Canal Zone (includes photocopy). Published by the Isthmian Canal Commission. Content is primarily technical information, 1908, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains annual reports and periodical volumes published by the Isthmian Canal Commission, an organization appointed by the United States Government to oversee the development and construction of a canal in Central America. Material includes studies on the feasibility and logistics of canal construction and reports on Panama Canal progress. Maps produced by the commission and a letter from a former employee are also included in this sub-series. Unboxed material is...
Dates:
1908, undated
Documents pertaining to the Commissary Division of the Panama Railroad Company, employee reports of absence, the Panama Railroad Steamship Line. Includes a translated article from the Panamanian political newspaper "Vanguardia", circa 1910-1999, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains reports, documents, a map, and a diagram published by the Panama Railroad Company, a U.S. business created in the mid-nineteenth century for the purpose of establishing a railway network through Panama. Eventually, the company was charged with undertaking excavation for the canal. Company material primarily refers to business regulations, finances, and employment.
Unboxed material is shelved at the end of the collection.
Dates:
circa 1910-1999, undated
Map titled "Bird's-Eye View and Profile of Panama Canal." Published by the Panama Rail Road News Agency, A. Bienkowski, Ancon, Canal Zone , 1907
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains reports, documents, a map, and a diagram published by the Panama Railroad Company, a U.S. business created in the mid-nineteenth century for the purpose of establishing a railway network through Panama. Eventually, the company was charged with undertaking excavation for the canal. Company material primarily refers to business regulations, finances, and employment.
Unboxed material is shelved at the end of the collection.
Dates:
1907
Diagram titled "Deck Plans of S.S. Panama, S.S. Ancon, S.S. Cristobal." Published by The Panama Line, Panama Railroad Co., undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains reports, documents, a map, and a diagram published by the Panama Railroad Company, a U.S. business created in the mid-nineteenth century for the purpose of establishing a railway network through Panama. Eventually, the company was charged with undertaking excavation for the canal. Company material primarily refers to business regulations, finances, and employment.
Unboxed material is shelved at the end of the collection.
Dates:
undated
Document pertaining to U.S.-Panama negotiations regarding the development of an isthmian canal (photocopy). Signed by Panamanian and American commissioners, 1908
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series is comprised of United States government documents regarding the exploration and development of a Central American isthmian canal. Material includes congressional records and reports made to the United States Congress regarding the feasibility of canals in Panama and Nicaragua. Transcriptions and documents pertaining to United States-Panama land transfer agreements are also contained within this sub-series. Unboxed material is shelved at the end of the...
Dates:
1908
Transcribed documents pertaining to the quit claim deeds transferring Panamanian land to the United States (photocopies) , 1907-1908
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series is comprised of United States government documents regarding the exploration and development of a Central American isthmian canal. Material includes congressional records and reports made to the United States Congress regarding the feasibility of canals in Panama and Nicaragua. Transcriptions and documents pertaining to United States-Panama land transfer agreements are also contained within this sub-series. Unboxed material is shelved at the end of the...
Dates:
1907-1908
Report titled "Report of The Secretary of War, Communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, Lieutenant Michler's report of his survey for an interoceanic ship canal near the Isthmus of Darien (Panama)". Survey by Lt. Nathaniel Michler made in 1857-1858, 1963
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series is comprised of United States government documents regarding the exploration and development of a Central American isthmian canal. Material includes congressional records and reports made to the United States Congress regarding the feasibility of canals in Panama and Nicaragua. Transcriptions and documents pertaining to United States-Panama land transfer agreements are also contained within this sub-series. Unboxed material is shelved at the end of the...
Dates:
1963
Document titled "Ship Canal (Hay-Pauncefote Treaty)". Transcription of the treaty articles and signees dated November 18, 1901, 1901
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series is comprised of United States government documents regarding the exploration and development of a Central American isthmian canal. Material includes congressional records and reports made to the United States Congress regarding the feasibility of canals in Panama and Nicaragua. Transcriptions and documents pertaining to United States-Panama land transfer agreements are also contained within this sub-series. Unboxed material is shelved at the end of the...
Dates:
1901