Joseph Cowles Mehaffey papers
Language: eng
Number of pages: 900
Subjects: Bridges; Civil engineering; Public buildings; Social life and customs; Canals; White House (Washington, D.C.); Railroads; Panama Railroad Co; History
Description: Correspondence, reports, notes, articles, pamphlets, clippings, and other papers relating primarily to life in the Canal Zone and to the operation of the Panama Canal.  Other subjects include the Panama Railroad Co., Central America, Panama, and Mehaffey's various engineering projects, including Arlington Memorial Bridge (Va.) and renovation of the White House.
Notes: Open to research.

Gift, Harry N. Burgess, 1971.

transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

U.S. Army engineer and governor of the Panama Canal Zone.

Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.