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Phillip Harman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-080814
Scope and Contents Note The Phillip Harman Papers comprise the extensive personal papers of Phillip Harman, who worked for U.S. non-profit organizations opposed to the Panama Canal Treaties in the 1970s which transferred control of the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone from the United States to the nation of Panama, effective in the year 2000.Over the years, Harman amassed large amounts of materials documenting his efforts to oppose the Panama Canal Treaties. Information about U.S. Congressional bills,...
Dates: 1960 - 1985
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Phillip Harman Papers

Archie Wright French collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS106
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Archie Wright French Collection consists of 13 scrapbooks and 1 photo album with some loose clippings and pamphlets all regarding the Panama Canal and Canal Zone, comprising 17 folders arranged in 1 box and 1 oversized container. Not much is known of Archie Wright French. He arrived from the United States into Panama to help work with the construction of the Canal as a white collar worker in 1905 and stayed on with his family after the Canal was completed as a clerical worker in Gorgas...
Dates: 1904-1945; Majority of material found within 1930-1945
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Archie Wright French collection

William E. Swift, Sr. - Panama Canal Collection

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 6
Identifier: GTM-20240308
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...
Dates: 1904 - 1905
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / William E. Swift, Sr. - Panama Canal Collection

Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-761124
Scope and Contents Note The Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Papers comprise the personal papers of Miles P. DuVal (1896-1989), an American naval officer who was an expert on the Panama Canal. The bulk of the collection consists of files maintained by DuVal about the Panama Canal, including correspondence, subject files, and manuscripts. Many of the manuscripts were written by DuVal while some were written by other individuals. Some attention is given to DuVal's navy career. DuVal's journals are also present. The...
Dates: 1851 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1989
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Papers

J. Revin's Plan for Completing the Panama Canal

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 24, Folder: 2
Identifier: GTM-20141104
Scope and Contents

Printed plan for completing the Panama Canal by J. Revin, dated April 1891 with two sheets of "improvements" dated November 1891. Revin proposes using inclined planes, instead of locks, to complete the canal. Written in French and includes some technical drawings.

Dates: 1891
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / J. Revin's Plan for Completing the Panama Canal

Eugene Hackert - Nickel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS273
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Hackert-Nickel Collection contains 242 photographs of the Panama Canal, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Republic of Panama. Most of the photos relate to the construction of the canal and to life in the Canal Zone. Many of these photographs are original, and they provide a valuable visible record of the history of American control of the Canal Zone. The Hackert-Nickel Collection is stored in two archival boxes (1.0 linear feet).SERIES SYNOPSIS: Series 1 - Photographs from...
Dates: 1887 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1909 - 1969
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Eugene Hackert - Nickel Collection

Lester Bernstein papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-860501
Scope and Contents note The Lester Bernstein Papers consist of a diary written by Bernstein from July 21 to December 31 1899, part of the period in which he worked for the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC). The remaining materials are lists pertaining to the hiring and placement of local men to work for the ICC. Lester Bernstein was one of the men sent to Nicaragua to survey for canals. From his diary it can be discerned that he hired, supervised, and distributed the native workmen, helped build and/or...
Dates: 1899 July-December
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Lester Bernstein papers

T. B. Miskimon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS212
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The T.B. Miskimon Papers consist of copies of letters and reports submitted by Miskimon, an inspector with the chairman's office, Panama Canal Zone, to Col. George W. Goethals, chairman and chief engineer of the Panama Canal construction project. The Miskimon Papers include enlightening, as well as sometimes entertaining, information concerning the daily life of both American and foreign Canal Commission employees, covering such subjects as professional baseball player-employees, domestic...
Dates: 1907 - 1910
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / T. B. Miskimon Papers

Hartley Rowe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-160701
Scope and Contents The Hartley Rowe papers document the life and works of Hartley Rowe, an American electrical engineer who worked for the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad Company in the early 20th century. The collection is organized into three series as detailed below.Series 1: Correspondence. More than 200 autograph letters from Hartley Rowe to his future wife Inez Oswald. The first set of letters was written by Rowe from Purdue University. Subsequently, in a large number of...
Dates: 1904 - 1929
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Hartley Rowe Papers

Edward A. Drake papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS85
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Edward A. Drake Papers are primarily comprised of correspondence by officials of the Panama Railroad Company (mostly dating from 1905 through 1927), and by notable Panamanian politicians and government ministers (total of 62 folders). Content is personal with some references to Panamanian political events of the time, as well as to the railroad business. An additional eight folders include a few personal letters by Edward Drake; condolence letters written to Drake's wife, Jeanette...
Dates: 1852-1981; Majority of material found within 1905-1927
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Edward A. Drake papers

Leonard Z. Lawrence Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS350
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Leonard Z. Lawrence Papers contain items related to the construction of the Panama Canal. Included is a lengthy report written by Leonard Z. Lawrence, dated December 1911 to January 1912, regarding issues relating to the dynamite used in construction of the canal, along with photographs of discussed areas and topics. Two letters to Leonard Z. Lawrence from the E.I. DuPont de Nemours Powder Company, dated 1912, are also included. Also contained in this collection is a menu and list of...
Dates: 1911 - 1924; Majority of material found within 1911 - 1912
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Leonard Z. Lawrence Papers

Earl Harding Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-630703
Scope and Contents The Earl Harding papers consist of correspondence and other manuscript records, government documents, other published material, and photographs pertaining to the Revolution in Panama of 1903, American involvement in the Canal Zone, and the libel suit brought by Theodore Roosevelt against the editors of "The World," including Joseph Pulitzer. Earl Harding was stationed in Panama from 1909 to 1910, as a reporter for "The World." Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the...
Dates: 1909 - 1910
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Earl Harding Papers

Michel Chevalier papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS108
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The material in this collection reflects the consultation Michel Chevalier was requesting from a Minister, probably in Paris or a nearby capital, as to how he should approach Chamorro. This Minister was probably a Central American diplomat in Europe, possibly Peralta. The letter which Chevalier eventually sent to Chamorro is also in the collection. It seems clear that Chevalier's claims were so weak by the time of this correspondence that he would not receive his concession, which was...
Dates: 1863-1876
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Michel Chevalier papers

Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000339
Scope and Contents Includes black-and-white and color postcards, most unsent. Box 1 consists of images of campus and building exteriors and interiors. Some sets are included. Box 2 contains postcards from Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, other states and foreign countries. Included are images of: C & O Canal; steam launch Batholdi on the Potomac River, ca. 1900; Keyser Island, Connecticut; Mount Vernon (stamped "James Ethelbert Morgan Fund"; set labeled "Japan After Quake of September 1, 1923"; and...
Dates: ca. 1909-1960
Found in: Georgetown University Archives / Postcard Collection

Leonor K. Sullivan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-761019
Scope and Contents

Gift of Leonor K. Sullivan, 1976/1977.

Collection consists of photocopies; originals located at St. Louis University Library, St. Louis, Missouri.

Material pertains primarily to U.S.-Panama treaty negotiations relating to the Panama Canal and a proposed interoceanic Atantic-Pacific sea-level canal.

Dates: 1943 - 1976
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Leonor K. Sullivan Papers

Peter J. Sullivan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS437
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Peter J. Sullivan Papers document the life and times of Peter J. Sullivan (1821-1883), who was a Union officer in the American Civil War and the U.S. Minister to Colombia from 1867 to 1869. While there are a limited number of documents concerning his Civil War career, the majority of the papers describe his work as U.S. Minister to Colombia. The papers include a large run of letters to and from U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, Colombia Augustus S....
Dates: 1843 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1869
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Peter J. Sullivan Papers

Thomas E. Martin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-610101
Scope and Contents Papers of Thomas Martin, concerning congressional debate on the Panama Canal. The papers include correspondence, memoranda, reports, bills, transcripts of testimony, records of committee hearings, and miscellaneous published material. Martin served dn the House of Representatives from 1947-1955 and in the Senate from 1955-1961. His committee work included serving on the House Ways and Means Committee from 1947-1955. Boxes 1-2: Correspondence (1948-1960)Boxes 3-4:...
Dates: 1944 - 1960
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Thomas E. Martin Papers

Tomás Herrán Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-000005
Scope and Contents

The Tomas Herran papers contain correspondence, cables, letter books, and related material dealing primarily with Colombian-U.S. relations in the period leading up to and just after the negotiation of the Hay-Herran Treaty (1903). The documents also concern Herran's duties as minister to the United States. Printed material deals largely with the Panama Canal and the Hay-Herran Treaty. Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the finding aid for the collection.

Dates: 1794 - 1906; Majority of material found within 1863 - 1898
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Tomás Herrán Papers

John F. Stevens Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-910726
Scope and Contents

The John F. Stevens Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, news clippings, books, photographs, blueprints and maps collected by John F. Stevens. The Papers are arranged in 8 Series according to subject and material type, in 11 boxes and 1 map case drawer.

Dates: 1850 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1940
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / John F. Stevens Papers

William W. Wright Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS178
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...
Dates: 1857 - 1883; Majority of material found within 1879 - 1882
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / William W. Wright Collection

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