W.P. Stine Panama Canal Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Stine, W.P.
label: Creator
content: LaBrose, Susan Stine
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Panama Canal (Panama)
topic: label: Topic
content: Canals -- Panama
label: Topic
content: Roads -- Panama
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Susan Stine LaBrose in 1996.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stine, W.P.
label: Creator
content: LaBrose, Susan Stine
setName: label: See more items in
content: W.P. Stine Panama Canal Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: W. P. Stine was an engineer involved in the building of the Panama Canal. He also worked on road building projects in Panama. The collection consists of blueprints, letters, and a letterpress book pertaining to the Panama Canal.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Born in Grand Haven, Michigan on April 2, 1883, Walter Pearce Stine graduated from the University of Michigan in 1904 as an engineer.  Upon graduation, he and several classmates traveled south to Panama to help the Canal Commission construct the Panama Canal.  He directed the building of a network of roads along Panama's Pacific coast and later became Panama's Director of Public Works.  Upon his return to the United States, Stine joined Gulf Oil Corporation and retired to Beaumont, Texas.  He was prominent in professional engineering societies, including the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He passed away on January 23, 1957 after a brief illness.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1904-1911.
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1039
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Blueprints
label: Type
content: Letterpress copybooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged in one series.

Series 1, Panama Canal Papers, 1904-1911
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Stacey Kniatt (intern), supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, 2010.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Letterpress copybooks -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of bound letters and documents dated 1905-1909, a blueprint plan of Santiago dated June 10, 1911, a postcard, and several miscellaneous letters and documents pertaining to Walter Stine's involvement in the completion of the Panama Canal. It also includes a copy of the Commission's standard contract.  The loose papers were found stashed in the front of the letterpress book.  The letterpress book and several documents are written in Spanish; the ink is fading and bleeding, which has caused some of the fragile pages to disintegrate.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center

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