Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Panama Canal Collection
name: label: Donor
content: Brewer, Jack
label: Donor
content: Buchalter, Lloyd A.
label: Donor
content: Dallimore, Georgie
label: Donor
content: Fogelmann, Edgar L.
label: Engineer
content: Ray, Edward A. , 1867-1934
label: Donor
content: Schurmann, Audrey Stoner
label: Donor
content: Wheeler, David
place: label: Place
content: Costa Rica
label: Place
content: Gatun Locks (Panama)
label: Place
content: Panama Canal (Panama)
label: Place
content: San Blas Islands (Panama)
topic: label: Topic
content: Canals -- Panama
label: Topic
content: Cuna Indians
label: Topic
content: Drivers' licenses
label: Topic
content: Railroads
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection assembled from several accessions that were purchased and donated. In some instances, the immediate source of acquisition is unknown. Known provenance includes: David Wheeler (1983.0630); Lloyd A. Buchalter (1987.0854); Audrey Stoner Schurmann (1999.0334); Edgar L. Fogelmann (2001.0302); Jack Brewer (1999); and Georgie Dallimore (1980).
culture: label: Culture
content: Guna (Kuna)
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content: Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Panama Canal Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents the construction of the Panama Canal and life in the Panama Canal Zone.
bioghist: label: Historical
content: The Panama Canal Zone was established with the signing of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty as an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in 1903. The treaty allowed for the construction of the Panama Canal, a strip of land 10 miles wide extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, by the United States. Panama granted exclusive canal rights to the United States in exchange for financial reimbursement and protection of the newly established republic in Panama. The Canal Zone had two administrative subdivisions, the Balboa (Pacific) and Cristobal (Atlantic) districts. Balboa Heights was the administrative headquarters for both the Canal Zone government and the Panama Canal Company. The Canal Zone existed until 1979. Full control over the Canal Zone and the operation of the canal was transferred to Panama in 2000.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.75 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 map folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1904-1971
label: Date
content: bulk 1904-1924
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collections transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1569
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Certificates
label: Type
content: Envelopes
label: Type
content: Letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: Negatives
label: Type
content: Newspaper clippings
label: Type
content: Panoramic photographs
label: Type
content: Patents
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Picture postcards
label: Type
content: Telegrams
label: Type
content: Tickets
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Certificates -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Envelopes
label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
label: Genre/Form
content: Negatives -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Newspaper clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Panoramic photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Patents -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Picture postcards
label: Genre/Form
content: Telegrams
label: Genre/Form
content: Tickets
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Collection consists primarily of photographs--both loose and in albums--documenting the construction of the Panama Canal and life in the Panama Canal Zone from individuals who worked there. Materials also include scrapbooks, postcards, letters, envelopes, a patent (US Patent 1,299,318 for a drill), railroad tickets, vehicle licenses, certificates, newspaper clippings, and telegrams.