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"Panama Canal", 1947

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

A letter requesting support for legislation to provide for retired civilian workers, who helped construct the Panama Canal, previously overlooked by a bill to provide recompense for their services and a letter to Senator Chan Gurney requesting support for legislation to amend the Canal Zone Code to provide for a minimum wage.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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