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Inventory of the Crede H. Calhoun papers, 1929-1972University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.Email: ahcref@uwyo.eduURL: http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ "©" 2013 University of Wyoming
Biography of Crede H. CalhounCrede Haskins Calhoun (1885-1972) worked as a journalist in Panama. He first came to the Panama Canal in 1907 to work as a postal clerk and after a brief return to the U.S. for college, he worked as a reporter for the Panama "Star & Herald" from 1911-1920, the New York "Herald Tribune" from 1920-1926 and the New York "Times" from 1926-1952. While with the "Times" Calhoun covered Central and South America and Charles Lindbergh's flight across Central America. After 1953 he wrote occasionally for "Newsweek" magazine. In addition to his reporting duties, Calhoun was Chief of Division for Civil Affairs and Director of Posts for the Panama Canal Zone from 1922-1947. Scope and ContentCollection contains personal and professional correspondence (1931-1970); subject files on stories covered by Calhoun in Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and on the Pan-American Highway, the Panama Canal Zone and Charles Lindbergh (1931-1970); maps of Central and South America; 8 scrapbooks (1934-1947); and photographs of Charles Lindbergh, Calhoun, and the Panama Canal (1931-1947). Some of the materials are in Spanish. RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public. Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Processing InformationAcquisition InformationRelated MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Crede H. Calhoun at the date of processing. Additional InformationFinding aid available in repository. Access TermsJournalism -- Central America. Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. Panama -- History -- 20th century. Container List
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