Panama Canal Museum Collection at the University of Florida

Panama Canal Museum Collection at the University of Florida updated their address.

The Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery is now open at the University of Florida in Smathers Library. To read more about it see http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/giving/news/GalleryOpening.

Thank you to everyone who has shared your scouting images with us! There is still some time, if you would like to share copies of your Boy Scout / Girl Scout photos with us for the PCS Reunion Exhibit. We can accept submissions until Saturday, June 25, at 5:00pm.

1.) Capture your Image
- Scan: Set your scanner to 300dpi (or higher)
OR Take a digital photo
- Place your item on a solid background (black is best)

2.) Attach the file to an email

3.) Include a story
- Who is pictured?
- Where was this photo taken?
- What year was it?
- What makes this item special to you?
- What memories does it inspire?

4.) Include your full name

5.) Send your images and story to: [email protected]

Join us for a reading and conversation with Olive Senior on Monday, February 8 at 4:00PM in the Judaica Suite (Smathers Library 2nd floor in Special Collections Grand Reading Room).

Olive Senior will read from her poetry and fiction and discuss Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal, her recent prizewinning book which exposes a little known side of a monumental story.

Author of over 16 books, Olive Senior is one of the most prominent contemporary Caribbean writers, having won prominent prizes for her fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Senior has worked internationally as a creative writing teacher and lecturer on Caribbean literature and culture. She is on the faculty of the Humber School for Writers, Toronto, and has taught in
the writing programs at University of Toronto, St Lawrence University, Barnard College and Columbia University.

SPONSORED BY:
GEORGE A. SMATHERS LIBRARIES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE
MFA@FLA
AMHERST COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

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'Threads of Silver and Gold' premieres Thursday A Classic Theatre, St. Augustine's smallest theatre company, brings big ideas to life with the world premiere of "Threads of Silver and Gold: Women of the Panama Canal" by Deborah B. Dickey.

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Real engineers wear pink: a profile of Ilya Marotta A profile of the Panama Canal expansion project's lead female engineer

Join us for a viewing of
"Panama Canal: Post Panamax"
October 16, 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Smathers Library, Room 100, University of Florida
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

"Panama Canal: Post Panamax," part 2 of a PBS documentary produced by WPBT2 of Miami, explores the future of the Panama Canal as it nears completion of a new set of locks. Photo by Panama Canal Authority.

Extinct deer-like creature from Panama helps scientists better understand tropical biodiversity

Science Stories Florida Museum Ph.D. candidate Aldo Rincon examines the jaw of a 22-million-year-old undescribed species of Paratoceras from Panama. Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Kristen Grace

http://anacostia.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Bridging-the-Americas-Community-and-Belonging-from-Panama-to-Washington-DC-5168

Bridging the Americas: Community and Belonging from Panama to Washington, D.C. | Smithsonian Using images and narratives, this exhibition presents the various ways in which Zonians and Panamanians in the D.C. metropolitan area think about home and belonging in and in-between Panama and Washington, D.C. From passage during the California Gold Rush to the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal…

Before the actual transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama on December 31, 1999, Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and other heads of state participated in a symbolic transfer ceremony on December 14, 1999.

These photographs were taken by Angus Grover Matheney. Panama Canal Museum Collection, Special & Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. Gift of Joseph Wood. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00014747/00052/allvolumes2

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_7ec7930a-4ae5-11e5-a6dd-173b8dfd3837.html

UF’s She’s the First member helps Panamanian orphans Ashley Lee is spending Christmas with her family — and about 30 orphans.

Join us for a viewing of "Panama Canal: Prized Possession," hosted by George A. Smathers Libraries, August 26, 2015, 1:30 p.m., Smathers Library, Room 100, University of Florida. Part 1 of a PBS documentary produced by WPBT2 of Miami, the film explores the history of the transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama. A viewing of part 2, "Panama Canal: Post Panamax," will be held October 16, 2015 (time TBA).

Photos of the Dodge Mural installation at the de Young Museum of San Francisco. The 49-foot long mural has been in storage since the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

https://deyoung.famsf.org/atlantic-and-pacific-mural-willam-de-leftwich-dodge

Job vacancy: Collections Coordinator - Academic Support Services Coordinator (time-limited position) in Special and Area Studies Collections Dept. http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/careers.htm

Libraries Human Resources: Careers Libraries Human Resources PO Box 117024 Library West, Suite 422 Gainesville, FL 32611-7024 Phone: 352.273.2595 Fax: 352.392.4538

The 2015 Panama Canal Survey closes Friday, July 31. Many thanks to more than 750 people who have already taken the survey! If you haven't completed it yet, we invite you to share your thoughts about preserving Panama Canal history and heritage. Your input will help shape the future course of the Panama Canal Museum Collection at UF, Friends of PCMC and the Panama Canal Society. Please share the URL with family and friends.
https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZ9BA8nteTGk40B

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Auditions for opening production of 2015 season set A Classic Theatre (ACT) will hold auditions for the St. Augustine premiere of "Threads of Silver and Gold: Women of the Panama Canal," a new play written and directed by Deborah B.

Many thanks to the Panama Canal Society, Friends of the Panama Canal Museum Collection, our volunteers and all the visitors who dropped by our room at the 2015 PCS Reunion. It was great to see everyone. Were you there? Can you help us identify the people in the photos?

A few Independence Day photos from the Panama Canal Museum Collection.

Happy, Fourth of July! Let's get the day off to a good start with a little birthday music, conducted by Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese (CHS, 1958). The Panama Canal Museum Collection room will be open from 9-6 today at the Panama Canal Society Reunion. We invite you to drop by to say hello, view the Panama Railroad exhibit and browse for Silent Auction treasures. We're in Gatlin Ballroom, A2-A3 (turn right after coming down escalator).

Rapsodia del Canal de Panama by, Juan Castillo (OBOIST) World Premiere Marilyn Maingart on Flute, Juan Castillo (Principal Oboist of Sinfonica Nacional de Panama). Mission Chamber Orchestra of Rome, Live August 9, 2014 at Browar...

Did you race in the Ocean to Ocean Cayuco Race between 1954 to 1963? Do you recognize anyone in these photos? Frank Townsend is documenting the early years of the race, and would appreciate your help and input. If you're at the PCS Reunion this weekend, drop by the Museum Collection Room to visit with Frank, view the photos and share your information.

If you're not at the reunion, you can email Frank at [email protected]. If you raced between 1954 and 1963, Frank asks that you send him your name, e-mail address, year of race, and the names of your unit and team members.

Don't miss Peter Szok's talk at the PCS Reunion Cultural Seminar today (Friday, 2-3:30, Sandlake - upper level). Dr. Szok donated about 1,200 photographs to the Panama Canal Museum Collection at UF. You can view the Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. and Guillermo Náñez Falcón Collection of Panamanian Popular Art in the UF Digital Collection at http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00026924/00001.

Rubén Lince - Chinoman

Everyone at the Panama Canal Society Reunion is invited to drop by the Museum Collection room this weekend to visit with friends and view our exhibit on the Panama Railroad. You can also browse for Silent Auction treasures and view Canal Zone townsite maps. We're excited to be here and look forward to seeing everyone!
Room location: Gatlin Ballroom A2-A3 (turn right after going down the escalator). Schedule: Friday 1-6, Saturday 9-6, Sunday 9-noon
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We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the Panama Canal Society Reunion next week. Be sure to stop by the Panama Canal Museum Collection room to say hello. The popular townsite maps will be on display again this year.
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Hometowns of the Canal Zone: An interactive display

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Posts about Panama Railroad on The Panama Canal Museum Collection at UF Resources related to the Panama Railroad Company.

If you are planning to attend the PCS Reunion, please drop by the museum room and visit our table to say hello. We will have a display of photographs related to the Panama Railroad Company, plus an ongoing slideshow featuring lots of P.R.R. items from different UF collections. The popular townsite maps will also be on display again this year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone soon, and to reading your comments related to the railroad!

Celebrating 160 Years of the Panama Railroad (1855-2015)

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Front Street and Panama R.R. Yard. Colon, 1907 Today we are featuring the second train-related image in the series of posts celebrating the 160th anniversary of the Panama Railroad and leading up to the Panama Canal Society Reunion. This Constr...