Eleanor McIlhenny papers

Eleanor McIlhenny papers, 1896-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator: McIlhenny, Eleanor
Title: Eleanor McIlhenny papers
Dates: 1896-1975 (inclusive)
Date of CollectionDate of Collection
Quantity: 2.27 cubic ft. (4 boxes)
Collection Number: 07704
Summary: Papers of a woman journalist in the Panama Canal Zone during and after World War II.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Eleanor McIlhenny was a reporter living and working in the Panama Canal Zone from the 1940s to the 1960s. She covered life and work in the Canal Zone during World War II for a variety of papers. She also helped compile material on the history of the canal’s construction, including the words of labor songs of the West Indian workers.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains drafts of stories on the Canal Zone by Eleanor McIlhenny (1940s-1960s); printed materials; and photographs, including original canal construction, a 1906 visit by President Theodore Roosevelt, and the Third Locks Project (1941). There are also bound newspapers, including a 1939 anniversary issue commemorating the original opening of the canal which includes words of West Indian labor songs from the construction period.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Alternative Forms Available

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~131~131.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Eleanor McIlhenny at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Eleanor McIlhenny in 1981.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in May 2010.

Select materials from this collection were digitized by Halena Bagdonas in August 2014.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Manuscripts by Eleanor McIlhenny for New Stories on Canal Zone and Fort San Lorenzo, 1943-1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Newspapers (English and Spanish language), 1939-1959 :Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
4	"EveryWeek Magazine" - Newspaper Story by Eleanor McIlhenny, "New Locks Give New Life to Canal Zone"	September 29, 1940
4	"La Estrella De Panama"	February 24, 1949
4	"The Nation,"	September 11, 1948
4	"The Panama American" (3 bound volumes)	1939-1953
4	"State & Herald,"	1949-1959

Photographs: Fort San Lorenzo (Panama), 1950sReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: Panama Canal, 1896-1917Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: Panama Canal, 1937-1960sReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: Panama Canal - Drydock USS YFD-6, 1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: Panama Canal - World War II, 1941-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: Panama Canal Zone, 1908-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: People - Third Locks Project, 1941-1942Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: People - Various, 1940s-1950sReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Photographs: Visit of Theodore Roosevelt to Panama Canal, 1906Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Printed Material on the Panama Canal (English and Spanish language), 1913-1975 : Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
	Booklets:
Box
3	Service With The Panama Canal	1940
3	Panama: Where Two Great Oceans Meet,	undated
3	50 Miles of Heroism,	undated
3	History of the Isthmian College Club,	1925-1975
3	The Panama Canal: Funnel for World Commerce,	1964
3	The Panama Canal Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, 1914-1939,	1939
3	Brochures on The Panama Canal,	undated
1	Brochures,	undated, 1950-1969
1	Handbooks/ Manuals,	1913, 1922, 1940, 1951
2	Miscellaneous,	1950-1969
1	Newsletters,	1964, 1966
1	Pamphlets,	1940-1969, undated
2	Pamphlets--Foreign,	undated, 1958
2	Programs,	1956
2	Reports,	1946
2	Reports-Annual,	1958, 1959
1-3	Voluminous reports (annual and technical) on the Panama Canal,	1913-1975

Scrapbook: Panama Canal, 1939-1947Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Subject Files: Panama Canal at War, 1940sReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Subject Files: Panama - Sea Level Canal, 1940-s-1960sReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Subject Files: Personnel Policies of the Panama Canal Zone, 1940s-1960sReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Women journalists
World War, 1939-1945 -- Panama

Personal Names

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Geographical Names

Canal Zone
Panama Canal (Panama)

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