William E. Swift, Sr. - Panama Canal Collection

Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 6

Identifier: GTM-20240308

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of papers and photographs that belonged to William E. Swift, Sr., who served as a civil engineer during the construction of the Panama Canal. It includes Monthly Output notes for the Culebra Section of the Canal all for October 1904; 1 photo of Swift's engineering crew (June-August 1905), 20 commercial photographs of towns, local residents, and some construction, all with following stamp on back: "W.A. Fishbaugh, Photographer. Empire, C.Z., Panama”; 1 copy of a page of Swift's diary related to his work on the canal (PDF file and print out).

Dates

Creation: 1904 - 1905

Creator

Swift, William E., Sr. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Biographical Note

William E. Swift, Sr., was a civil engineer who worked on site at the Panama Canal in 1905 as a resident engineer, reporting to the chief engineer. He was in charge of the surveying and making of topographic maps of the Chagres River and studying potential diversion of this river.

[Biographical information provided by the donor]

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Extent

0.0004 Gigabytes (1 PDF)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harry Swift, 2024.

Processing Information

The collection has been rehoused in an acid-free box and folder. The PDF file was transferred to our content management system. It was also printed and housed with the other documents in the collection.