Frank A. Elliott prospectus on Panamanian economic development
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Title: Frank A. Elliott prospectus on Panamanian economic development
Date: circa 1928
Collection Number: MS 044
Creator:
Eliott, Frank A., 1865-1940
Extent:
1.08 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of a prospectus on potential economic investment opportunities in Panama prepared in the 1920s by
Frank A. Elliott, a California mining engineer who helped California-based companies expand into Latin-American markets. The
prospectus provides an overview of Panamanian economics and trade, along with specific recommendations for investment opportunities
in sugar and alcohol production in the country. Also included in the document are a number of black and white photographs,
including depictions of the sugarcane harvest and fields, mills and other facilities, roadways, and streets in various Panamanian
towns.
Languages: The collection is in English.
The collection is open for research.
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Frank A. Elliott prospectus on Panamanian economic development (MS 044). Special
Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Purchased in 2019.
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2019.
Frank A. Elliott (1865-1940), was a California mining engineer whose family owned tropical plant farms in the Sacramento Delta,
and was aiding California-based companies expand into potentially lucrative Latin American markets.
[Biographical note provided by Buckingham Books, 2019]
The collection consists of a 76 page typescript prospectus written by Frank Elliott, which provides an overview of potential
investment opportunities in Panama in the late 1920s. Included in the prospectus is information on Panamanian economic development,
international trade regulations, and information on local sugar and alcohol industries including areas for investment and
growth in these sectors. The prospectus also includes 66 silver gelatin photographs documenting the sugarcane harvesting and
milling process, port and dock facilities, roadways including the new National Highway, and various street scenes in Panama
and the Canal Zone.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Canal Zone
Economic development -- Latin America
Foreign trade regulation
Panama
Panama -- Foreign relations -- United States
Sugar trade
United States -- Foreign relations -- Panama
Photographs
Prospectuses