Charles G. Davis "A Trip to Panama in 1913" Diary
Scope and Contents
November 22-December 16, 1913 A 100 page manuscript notebook with dozens of full page and smaller hand-drawn color illustrations. A Trip to Panama in 1913 is the travel journal made by Charles G. Davis, a builder of model wooden naval vessels and author of several books about sailing and ship history, on the S.S. Carrillo from New York to Panama via Cuba and Jamaica in 1913. Davis describes native peoples, traveling companions, and ship personnel. There are details about Panama and Jamaica. Davis visited businessmen, people from United Fruit Company and others.
Dates
- 1913
Creator
- Davis, Charles G. , 1870-1959 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to the public. No known restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
An obiturary for Charles G. Davis appeared in The New York Times, January 26, 1959, p.29.
Extent
1.00 Pieces
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Box 3, Folder 49
- Description and travel -- Cuba Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description and travel -- Jamaica Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description and travel -- Panama Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description and travel -- Panama Canal Zone Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries -- Travel Subject Source: Local sources
- Sailing ships Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ships -- Drawings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Charles G. Davis "A Trip to Panama in 1913" Diary
- Subtitle
- Manuscript Collection 50 (49), Manuscripts, The Latin American Library, Tulane University
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Latin American Library at Tulane Repository
7001 Freret Street
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, 4th floor
Tulane University
New Orleans Louisiana 70118 US
(504) 865-5681
lal@tulane.edu
