"Washington, a Model City" addressed to the Harrisburg Board of Trade, 1912, May 14
Scope and Contents note
Documents, both manuscript and printed, relating to Judson's work as an army engineer and as a military attaché, consisting of articles, communiqués, memoranda, reports and speeches. The material covers his role as director of public works in Puerto Rico in 1903 and along the waterfronts of the Great Lakes and other waterways of the U.S., as consultant with George W. Goethals during the building of the Panama Canal, as military observer during the Russo-Japanese War, as Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, as military attaché in Petrograd in 1917, as commander at the Port of Embarkation of New York in 1918 and finally, as river and harbor improvement engineer in Chicago.
Dates
- Creation: 1912, May 14
Creator
- From the Collection: Judson, William V. (William Voorhees), 1865-1923 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The William Voorhees Judson papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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