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Manuscripts and drawings

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1897-1985, undated, predominant 1890-1929

Location Note

Boxes 1, 4, 13.

GUSN

GUSN-288534

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Description

This series contains manuscript material related to the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1897 to 1987 with the bulk dating from the 1890s to the 1920s. The series includes typescript histories of the Canal and its construction, a list of photographs and maps, a scrapbook, what appears to be a typed manuscript for a book called "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment," and one architectural drawing for the railroad bridge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
histories
architectural drawings (visual works)
manuscripts (document genre)
scrapbooks

Physical Description

0.25 linear feet (8 folders)

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Reference Code

MS028.02

Credit Line

Gift of Nina Heald Webber.

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]

Record Details

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
manuscripts (document genre)
scrapbooks

Description Level

Series

Location Note

Boxes 1, 4, 13.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by title. Titles were assigned by the archivist, except in cases where the title appears in quotes. Accruals have been physically added into pre-existing folders when space allows, and added at the end when necessary.

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