Charles Edward Magoon Papers (#3922-z) 1900-1914, [1998?]

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Summary

Creator:
Magoon, Charles Edward, 1861-1920.
Abstract:

Charles Edward Magoon was United States minister to Panama and governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1905-1906, and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909. The collection includes letters of introduction and congratulations to Charles Edward Magoon pertaining to his work for the Division of Insular Affairs (renamed the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1902) of the United States War Department, 1899-1904, and to his service with the United States State Department as minister to Panama and governor of the Canal Zone, 1905-1906, and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909. Also included are a genealogy of the Magoon family, photocopies of newspaper articles about Magoon, of letters to Magoon from William Howard Taft, and of Magoon's will.

Extent:
30 items
Language:
English.
Library Catalog Link:
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Background

Biographical / historical:

Charles Edward Magoon was born in Steele County, Minn., the son of Henry C. Magoon and Mehitable W. Clement Magoon. Magoon was educated at the University of Nebraska. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practiced law in Lincoln, Neb., from 1882 until 1889. He was made judge advocate of the Nebraska National Guard and was then appointed to the Division of Insular Affairs (renamed the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1902) of the War Department, serving from 1899 to 1904. He was counsel general of the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1904-1905; United States minister to Panama and governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1905-1906; and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909.

Scope and content:

Letters of introduction and congratulations to Charles Edward Magoon pertaining to his work for the Division of Insular Affairs (renamed the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1902) of the United States War Department, 1899-1904, and to his service with the United States State Department as minister to Panama and governor of the Canal Zone, 1905-1906, and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909. Also included are a genealogy of the Magoon family, photocopies of newspaper articles about Magoon, of letters to Magoon from William Howard Taft, and of Magoon's will.

Custodial history:

Received from David A. Lockmiller of Washington, D.C., in April 1971 and from Joanne Roth of Fairborn, Ohio, in March 1999 (Acc. 98329).

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Access and use

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No restrictions. Open for research.

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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Charles Edward Magoon Papers #03922, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
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Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
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