AHJ_ah07704 Inventory of the Eleanor McIlhenny Papers, 1896-1975 McIlhenny (Eleanor) Papers Processed by D. Claudia Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:https://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson May 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary McIlhenny, Eleanor Eleanor McIlhenny papers 1896-1975 07704 2.27 cubic ft. (4 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Papers of a woman journalist in the Panama Canal Zone during and after World War II. Arrangement of the Collection

Biography of Eleanor McIlhenny

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.

 Scope and Content

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.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

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

 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 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.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Existence and Location of Copies

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

 Access Terms Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 World War, 1939-1945 -- Panama Women journalists Canal Zone Panama Canal (Panama) <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Journalism Politics, Government, and Law Military People, Ethnicity, and Culture Container List 1 Manuscripts by Eleanor McIlhenny for New Stories on Canal Zone and Fort San Lorenzo 1943-1964 Newspapers (English and Spanish language), 1939-1959: 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 3 Photographs: Fort San Lorenzo (Panama) 1950s 3 Photographs: Panama Canal 1896-1917 3 Photographs: Panama Canal 1937-1960s 3 Photographs: Panama Canal - Drydock USS YFD-6 1945 3 Photographs: Panama Canal - World War II 1941-1945 3 Photographs: Panama Canal Zone 1908-1945 3 Photographs: People - Third Locks Project 1941-1942 3 Photographs: People - Various 1940s-1950s 3 Photographs: Visit of Theodore Roosevelt to Panama Canal 1906 Printed Material on the Panama Canal (English and Spanish language), 1913-1975: Booklets: 3Service With The Panama Canal 1940 3Panama: Where Two Great Oceans Meet undated 350 Miles of Heroism undated 3History of the Isthmian College Club 1925-1975 3The Panama Canal: Funnel for World Commerce 1964 3The Panama Canal Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, 1914-1939 1939 3Brochures on The Panama Canal undated 1Brochures undated, 1950-1969 1Handbooks/ Manuals 1913, 1922, 1940, 1951 2Miscellaneous 1950-1969 1Newsletters 1964, 1966 1Pamphlets 1940-1969, undated 2Pamphlets--Foreign undated, 1958 2Programs 1956 2Reports 1946 2Reports-Annual 1958, 1959 1-3 Voluminous reports (annual and technical) on the Panama Canal 1913-1975 2 Scrapbook: Panama Canal 1939-1947 1 Subject Files: Panama Canal at War 1940s 1 Subject Files: Panama - Sea Level Canal 1940-s-1960s 1 Subject Files: Personnel Policies of the Panama Canal Zone 1940s-1960s