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WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS AND LETTERS 1918-1954

Scope and Contents note

Orders and letters from the U.S. War Department, relating to the military career of Howard V. Canan
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1918-1954

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1946-1954

 

SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES 1927-1955.

Scope and Contents note

Speeches, addresses, notes, and miscellaneous speech material of H. V. Canan, arranged chronologically
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"Art of Command," lecture for non-commissioned officers schools co. "C" 11th Engineers 1927

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"Panama Canal," talk before Kiwanis Club, Golden Colorado 1930

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"Expenditure of N.I.R.A. Funds for River and Harbors on Lake Superior," talk for various civic clubs, Duluth, Minnesota 1933

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"The U.S. Lake Survey," address before the Federal Business Association, Detroit, Michigan 1934

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"Work of the U.S. Lake Survey Office, Corps of Engineers," address before the civil society, Civil Engineering Dept., University of Detroit 1934

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"The General Staff Aspects of Tactical Interpretation of Aerial Photographs," presentation of Engineer School, Ft. Belvoir 1941

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"The G-Z Interest in Camouflage Activities," presentation for assault course, Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia April 15, 1941

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"The General Staff Aspect of Tactical Interpretation of Aerial Photographs," presentation at Engineer School, Ft. Belvoir July 8, 1941

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Talk before members of the Barbourville Chamber of Commerce, Barbourville, Kentucky December 20, 1946

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"Report on the Midwest Flood Control Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana," talk given before the Tennessee Conservation Commission 1947

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Notes for a talk to be given before the Lions Club of Burnside, Kentucky February 24, 1947

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"Highway and Bridge Relocations, Center Hill Dam and Reservoir," an address before the Annual Highway Conference at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee April 18, 1947

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Talk before the Cookeville Lions Club at the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir April 21, 1947

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"Recreational Program of the Corps of Engineers within Reservoir Areas," Cincinnati, Ohio April 28, 1947

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"Land Utilization, Center Hill Reservoir," address for the Lions Club, Smithville, Tennessee May 22, 1947

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"Center Hill Dam and Reservoir," address before the Carthage Rotary Club at Center Hill Reservoir May 27, 1947

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"Center Hill Dam and Reservoir," address before the Cookville Rotary Club at Center Hill Reservoir May 28, 1947

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"Flood Control in the Upper Cumberland Valley," Upper Cumberland Flood Control Association, Pineville, Kentucky July 3, 1947

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Talk before the Nashville Chamber of Commerce Navigation Committee August 26, 1947

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"Dam Construction on the Cumberland River," talk before Engineer Club September 29, 1947

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"The Functioning of an Engineer District," presentation for visiting student officers, Nashville, Tennessee 1948

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"Work of the Nashville District," address before the Tennessee Military District February 9, 1948

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"National Security," talk given before the Rotary Club at Martin, Tennessee April 7, 1948

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"Necessity for Timely and Adequate Appropriations of Funds for Major Construction Projects," talk before the Ohio Valley Improvement Association April 12, 1948

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Address before engineer aviation group April 26, 1948

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Talk before Livingston Rotary Club at Standing Stone Park April 27, 1948

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"Land Utilization and Recreational Activities - Wolf Creek Reservoir," address before the Lions Club, Jamestown, Kentucky May 20, 1948

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"Functions of the Corps of Engineers in Recreation," talk before the Kiwanis Club of Hartsville, Tennessee July 2, 1948

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"Land Management and Recreational Activities on the Wolf Creek Reservoir," address given before the combined Civic Clubs of Somerset, Kentucky July 15, 1948

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"Functions of the Corps of Engineers in Recreation," talk before the Rotary Club, Cookville, Tennessee August 17, 1948

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"Center Hill Reservoir and Land Utilization," talk before the Chamber of Commerce, Lebanon, Tennessee October 19, 1948

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"Address before the Chattanooga Chapter, Associated General Contractors, Chattanooga, Tennessee October 21, 1948

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"Work of the Nashville District," talk before the Reserve Officers of Knoxville, Tennessee October 28, 1948

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"The Mission of the Corps of Engineers as Adapted to the Cumberland River Basin," talk before the Old Hickory Engineer's Club, Old Hickory, Tennessee November 17, 1948

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"The Wolf Creek Project," talk to be given before the Business Men's Club, Stearns, Kentucky January 19, 1949

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"Flood Control for the City of Chattanooga," an address before the Chamber of Commerce, Chattanooga, Tennessee January 25, 1949

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"Flood Control for the City of Chattanooga," address before members of the Engineer Club of Chattanooga, Tennessee February 14, 1949

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"Comprehensive Improvement of the Cumberland River," talk before American Society of Civil Engineers February 24, 1949

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"Corps of Engineers and the Sportsman," address to the League of Kentucky Sportsmen, Frankport, Kentucky May 16, 1949

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"Civil Works of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army," talk before Kiwanis Club, Florence, Alabama July 29, 1949

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"The Wolf Creek Project," talk before the Wayne County, Kentucky Farm Bureau Meeting August 17, 1949

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Miscellaneous speech material

 

MILITARY FILE 1934-1955

Scope and Contents note

Military engineering reports, military honors and awards, and miscellaneous material, arranged as listed
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"Differential Leveling on the Great Lakes," by H. V. Canan with Sherman Moore 1935

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"Effects of Master Gauges, Lake Superior - Lakes Huran and Michigan and the Desirability of Changing Datum of Master Gauge on Lake Superior," by H.V. Canan 1935

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"Usual Water Fluctuations on Lake Superior, " by H. V. Canan, 1935 1935

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"Regulation of Lake Superior," by H.V. Canan and members of the board appointed by Division Engineer October 26, 1934

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"Historical Report, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers European Theater of Operations"; Troops, Report No. 4, by H. V. Canan August 1945

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"Chief Engineers Report on Camouflage Activities in the European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, " prepared by the Office of the Chief Engineer, November 15, 1945 June 1942 to May 1945

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"Report of Navigation Possibilities of Port of Monroe, " by H. V. Canan, 1955 1955

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Honors and Awards

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Miscellany

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

envelope A

123 photos of H.V. Canan and others at U.S. Military Academy, West Point 1916-1917

envelope B

Photos of war damage, pictures of interest and cultural sites in Western Europe 1919

envelope C

32 photos depicting H.V. Canan during his military career and miscellaneous and duplicate photos undated

album fD

191 postwar scenes of Belgium, France and Germany including photos of European tour, 1919; 58 photos of 11th Engineer Regiment in Panama Canal Zone, 1925-1928; 259 photos of Corps of Engineer activities and techniques; Various pictures of vacation and travel

folder m

2 troop and 3 portrait photos undated

folder m*dr. 1

2 troop portrait photos undated