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Collection-level scope and contents note The Lester Adams Papers primarily consist of the official papers and ephemera of Captain Lester Adams, who was part of the U.S. Medical Corps during World War I stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. The papers are arranged in 19 folders and housed in 1 box.The Lester Adams Papers cover Adams' brief service in the Medical Reserve Corps, mainly consisting of military orders, ephemera, and a few photographs. Among Adams' official correspondence are a telegram from Surgeon General...

Collection-level scope and content note The Alfaro Family Papers consist of five series as follows: 1. Alfaro Family Series (Box 1, 31 folders): Consists of correspondence received/sent/about various family members, as well as autograph/printed ephemera relating to them. Notable items in this series include material pertaining to Amelia Lyons de Alfaro, consisting of correspondence to friend Jeannette T. Blum; an accounts book 1905-1973; and a record of lists of books read, acquaintances, places visited (1899 to...

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...

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...

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,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains background/research material in the form of copies of news articles, papers and reports for the topics of two PBS television series on U.S. foreign affairs, moderated from 1980 to 2005 by Peter Krogh, Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. The series were: "American Interests," and "Great Decisions" (also known as "World Beat: Great Decisions in Foreign Policy"). The latter was a collaboration of the Foreign Policy...

Scope and Contents 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...

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Correspondence, printed documents and other materials relating to the Congressional debates regarding the preservation and proposed development of the Panama Canal.

Please see the External Documents section below for an inventory to the collection, including a list of correspondents.

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Correspondence, memoranda, texts of addresses and congressional testimony, articles, publications, photographs, and newspaper clippings from the U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on the Panama Canal.

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The Panama Hattie Collection contains a screenplay for the film "Panama Hattie" and a typescript of the play by that same name. The music and lyrics to Panama Hattie were authored by Cole Porter; the book was authored by Herbert Fields and B.G. De Sylva.

Dated July 10, 1941, the screenplay was actor Dan Dailey's personal copy. The screenplay is 117 pages long. Deriving from State Fair Musicals in 1954, the typescript includes several pencil sketches among the pages.

Content Description John L. Stephens (1805 - 1852), with Henry Chauncey and William H. Aspinwall, played a crucial role in the planning, financing and promotion of the Panama Railroad, the first commercial link between the Atlantic and Pacific that traversed the Isthmus of Panama. An attorney by profession, Stephens tired of his legal career and, using health as an excuse, began a two-year voyage in 1834 to Europe and the Mediterranean. Beginning in 1837, Stephens published accounts of his travels:...

Scope and Contents Album with Over 200 gelatin silver photographs of Panama (Colon, Cativa, Panama City, San Blas, Portobello), Puerto Rico (San Juan), and Cuba (Guantanamo) taken by a U.S. Navy Serviceman from the Aerial Squadron 51 during his time in the Caribbean, dating from 1939 to 1940. Focusing on Colon (Panama) and showing local night clubs (Silver Spray Casino and Atlantic Night Club), bars (Bilgray’s Tropical and Chinese Bars), theaters (“Native Theatre”), stores (Japanese and “Hon Chong” Chinese...