Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum was transferred from the Panama Canal Commission to the Library of Congress in 1978.
Processing History
The Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum was arranged and described in 1993 by Karen Linn Femia with the assistance of Kathleen Kelly and Scott McLemee. The oversize series was reorganized and the register revised in 2006.
Transfers
Some materials from the collections were sent to the Library's Prints and Photographs, Geography and Map, and Hispanic divisions.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on eight reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number or reel number, Panama Collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.