| Title | Nicaragua Canal Construction Company records, 1887-1913 |
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| Span Dates | 1887-1913 |
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| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1887-1888) |
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| ID No. | MSS34660 |
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| Creator | Nicaragua Canal
Construction Company |
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| Extent | 140 items ; 7 containers ; 2.8 linear feet |
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| Language | Collection material in
English |
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| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Summary | A corporate enterprise
formed to build the first trans-Isthmian canal across Central America. Chiefly
survey notebooks concerning the nature, depth, and suitability of the rivers
and waterways of Nicaragua for purposes of a canal. Also includes issues of the
Canal Record, an American newspaper published in the Panama Canal Zone. |
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012164 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82034660 |
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