Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Philippe Bunau-Varilla papers, 1877-1955 |
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Span Dates | 1877-1955 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1900-1907) |
ID No. | MSS14316 |
Creator | Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940 |
Extent | 10,000 items ; 41 containers ; 14 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in French and English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Panamanian diplomat and engineer. Correspondence, speeches, writings, legal records, newspaper clippings, and other papers concerning Bunau-Varilla’s activities in the United States, his efforts to gain support for completion of the Panama Canal, and his role in the Panamanian revolution and as minister plenipotentiary for the new government. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011025 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78014316 |