Scrapbook Miscellany, 1877
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of the four folios of General Wright's scrapbook which contains primarily news items relating to the proposed construction of the Panama Canal. Some letters, notes, and sketches by Wright are included, along with printed maps showing the different interoceanic routes that were considered. In addition, the scrapbook includes a letter from John A. Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge, and several broadsides in Spanish citing Ferdinand de Lesseps and the canal project. The scrapbook consists of 70 pages of text and measures 8.5 inches by 11 inches. The front and back covers are present, but the spine is missing. The four folios have fallen apart and are consequently housed in separate folders. This register is organized by folio, with itemizations and indexing listed for each page. Pages are numbered lightly at the top in pencil.
Dates
- 1877
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General Note
Series No. in Collection: 5
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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