Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)

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Stored with corresponding ledger.

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Collection contains correspondence, obituaries, reports, photographs, slides, newsletters, booklets, membership data, programs, brochures, minutes, and by-laws. The material dates from the early 1800s to 2021 with the bulk of the material falling between 1954-2013. This material relates to the history of both the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association.

Abstract This collection contains the research materials of Dr. Charles and Dr. Lucia Dunham related to their reseach of the cholera outbreaks that resulted in numerous dealths of the laborers who built the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from 1832-1850. This research collection includes background history of the Canal and then specific records of burial sites in cemeteries along the Canal as well as correspondence in which Lucia Dunham describes the project. The records date from 1832-1993 with the bulk...

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Collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence, and other materials related to the C&O Canal, the hike of 1954, and subsequent reunion hikes. The materials date from 1850-1993.

Scope and Contents note Contains general accounts including interest accounts, exchange accounts, bank accounts and investors' accounts. See pages 13-73 and 514-552 for entries for many other banks, page 193 for Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, pages 220-223 for William W. Corcoran, page 340 and 512-513 for Amos Kendall, pages 340 and 380 for Francis Scott Key, pages 376-377 and 385 for Peabody Riggs and Company, pages 394-399, 450 and 453 for Elisha Riggs, pages 399-401 for George Riggs, page 470 and 489 for Daniel...

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Consists of Farmers and Mechanics patron files and subject files held by the cashier as well as condition reports, bank examiner reports, indemnity bonds, Internal Revenue reports and filings, promissory notes, and safekeeping records.

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of a full run of Riggs & Co. individual deposit ledgers. Many of the ledgers have corresponding indexes. Please note that deposit ledgers without indexes will require significant research time to review for specific patron names because Riggs & Co. did not record patron records alphabetically within each letter. For instance, Brenner is followed by Blake then Boyle, then Barnes, then Berry, then Brown, etc. See flat boxes 58 and 99 for African American depositors identified...

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Collection contains correspondence, videocassette, slides, articles from various publications, and several artifacts, related to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The material covers the years 1950-75. This correspondence is between Mr. Durham had his friends and associates as they worked to protect and preserve the C & O Canal.

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Jack Rottier (1910-1988) was a photographer for the National Capital Region of the National Park Service from the early 1960s until he retired in 1975. Collection contains photographs and tranparencies. The material dates from 1952-74.

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Collection contains periodicals related to the Chesapeake and Ohio (C & O) Canal and the National Historical Parks. The material dates from 1972-92 with the bulk of the records covering the years 1983 to 1986.

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This collection contains newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, maps, guide books, certificates, color slides, reports, pins, membership cards, and other memorabilia. The material dates from 1927-1997, but the bulk of the material dates from 1951-1974. The material was collected by Orville Wright Crowder and relates to his tour and preservation work on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Much of the materials consist of maps of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio.

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Picture of Georgetown houses and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

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Collection includes correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, audio and video tapes, and cloth materials. The material dates from 1943-2011. The material in the collection covers the history of the Potomac Area Council of American Youth Hostels, especially the activities of its former Executive Director and board president, Don Messersmith.

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Collection contains correspondence, photographs, newsletters, maps, meeting minutes, reports, and surveys. This material convers the years 1954-94 and documents the activities of the C & O Canal Association and relate specifically to the C & O Canal.

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Collection contains materials related to Thomas Hahn's involvement in the C&O Canal Association, as well as other canals related to the C&O, and canals in general. A large part of the collection consists of photographic negatives, slides and prints of the C&O Canal. Most of these photographs, negatives, and slides relate to illustrations in publications that he authored or co-authored. Other items include reference material for his books, correspondence, and maps.

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Collection contains materials related to the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal, primarily after it became a national park in 1971. All materials cover the time span from 1967 to 1995, and all relate directly to the C&O Canal.