Raymond Albert Wheeler Papers, 1898-1977

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Raymond Albert Wheeler Papers, 1898-1977

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Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, diaries, memoranda, maps, motion picture film, phonotapes, and photographs, relating to military engineering; the Panama Canal; World War I; American military operations in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II; construction of the Stilwell Road; the surrender of Japanese forces in Singapore, 1945; clearance and widening of the Suez Canal, 1956-1957; development of the Lower Mekong River Basin; and engineering projects involving the World Bank.

45 manuscript boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 1 card file box, 5 motion picture film reels, 6 phonotape reels, 26 envelopes, 2 album boxes; (29 linear feet)

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