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Guide to the Amerigo C. Chiriaco Papers

Record Group 117

Date Span: 1957-2004

Extent:   2.66 cf

Biographical Sketch: Amerigo C. Chiriaco (1930-2003) worked for the International Trade Commission as a Trade Analyst, publishing multiple federal documents while in this position. He traveled extensively through the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, and Africa.  In many of these travels, he compiled lists of economic assets including flora and fauna.  He compiled ca. 40 notebooks describing the roadsides he encountered while traveling various highways in the United State, which he correlated with highway maps in the collection. Upon retirement, Mr. Chiriaco lived in Slocomb, AL where he was a member of St. Columba Catholic Church of Dothan and the BPOE Elks Club. Chiriaco appears to have been a maker of lists. 

Scope / Content: Contains files detailing Mr. Chiriaco's travels through the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Four hardcover ledgers record the books in Mr. Chiriaco's personal library. There is a postcard of a Joseph L. Chiriaco [relationship unknown], and a sample of Mr. Chiriaco's published government papers. There are lists with important economic products, broken down by global regions or by industry. Numerous lists are included on a variety of topics: Catholic Directory, mineral guides, encyclopedias of missions, guides on food and wine, the Yearbook of Agriculture 1937, colleges and private schools, etc. Files on various animal and plant families are present, but appear to incomplete due to large gaps in information or missing books. Some files provide lists of tribal societies and American Indian groups.  There is a topographic map of the U.S. as well as various maps, pamphlets, brochures, and guides for Alabama and Florida.

Organization: Organized into 5 series, one w/ subseries:

Series 1, Travel [47 File Folders]: Covers Mr. Chiriaco's various trips through the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, divided into 4 subseries:

Series 2, Personal Library Index [4 File Folders]: 4 hardback record books listing Mr. Chiriaco's personal library and where in his home the books were stored;

Series 3, Miscellaneous, ca. 1971 [2 File Folders]: postcard of Joseph Chiriaco at Young Memorial Camp and a 1971 report to the Tariff Commission by Mr. Chiriaco;

Series 4, General Research Notes [31 Filer Folders]: Contains lists and notes for a large variety of topics (economics, lists, plant guides, tribal notes) with a focus on plants and economics.;

Series 5, Maps, Pamphlets, Brochures & Guides, ca. 1957-2003 [40 File Folders]: Includes U.S. topographic map and information focusing on Alabama and Florida.

Processing Notes: Notes and maps donated to Troy University in approximately 2004 by Charles Chiriaco, son of Amerigo C. Chiriaco. Attempts made in 2011 to re-establish contact with Mr. Chiriaco to gain more information about his father failed. No public information was located other than publication information of multiple books on trade and tax written by Amerigo C. Chiriaco. (See Chiriaco Publications).  The processing archivists imposed order onto the collection and supplied file names that appear in square brackets in the inventory.

Access/User Limits?      Open

Proc Date: 1/10/2012

Processor: Anna Martin/DS

Publication related to the collection:  Anna L. Humphries, "More than Meets the Eye: The Chiriaco Collection, RG 117," The Wiregrass Archives (blog), November 4, 2016, https://wiregrassarchives.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/more-than-meets-the-eye-the-chiriaco-collection-rg-117/.

 

INVENTORY

 

Series 1, Travel [47 File Folders]: Covers Mr. Chiriaco's various trips through the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, divided into 4 subseries.

Series 1, Subseries 1, Travel 1, U.S., Canada, Mexico [28 File Folders]: Labeled according to the route traveled and arranged by Roman numerals

File I.D.                             File Label

117-11-0916-001-001     [Hwy Reference Logs: I - XXVII (Index to the volumes describing his trips)]

117-11-0916-001-002     [Glenn-Sterling Hwy, Trans-Canada Hwy, Bow River Hwy, Eastern Arkansas Hwy, Fraser-Georgian Hwy,  California Coastal Hwy]   [Volume I]

117-11-0916-001-003     [California Coastal Hwy II, Reservoir Road, United States - The Atlantic Coastal Hwy]   [Volume II]

117-11-0916-001-004     [United States - The Atlantic Coastal Hwy II]   [Volume III]

117-11-0916-001-005     [United States - The Atlantic Coastal Hwy III]   [Volume IV]

117-11-0916-001-006     [United States - The Atlantic Coastal Hwy IV, The New England Coastal Hwy]   [Volume V]

117-11-0916-001-007     [The New England Coastal Hwy II, Delaware Seashore Hwy]   [Volume VI]

117-11-0916-001-008     [Delaware Seashore Hwy II, Florida Atlantic Coastal Hwy]   [Volume VII]

117-11-0916-001-009     [Florida Atlantic Coastal Hwy II, Pend Oreille-Kootenai Hwy, Lake Michigan-Pennyvile Hwy, Eastern Indiana Hwy, Pershing Way, Kansas, Northeast Kentucky Hills Trail, Northeast Texas-Gulf Hwy, Michigan (US 10), Superior-Devil's Lake Route, Voyagers Hwy, Heart of Minnesota Trail]   [Volume VIII]

117-11-0916-001-010     [Heart of Minnesota Trail II, Mississippi Oxbow Hwy, Southeastern Nebraska Trail, Washoe Trail, Airline Hwy]   [Volume IX]

117-11-0916-001-011     [Airline Hwy II]   [Volume X]

117-11-0916-001-012     [Airline Hwy III, Central Hwy of Newfoundland, Lone Tree Trail, Mackenzie Hwy, The Evangeline Route, Ouachita Mountains Trail]   [Volume XI]

117-11-0916-001-013     [Ouachita Mountains Trail II, Northumberland Coast Hwy, Munoz Rivera Hwy, Alaska-California International Hwy]   [Volume XII]

117-11-0916-001-014     [Alaska-California International Hwy II]   [Volume XIII]

117-11-0916-001-015     [Alaska-California International Hwy III, Alaska-Mexico International Hwy]   [Volume XIV]

117-11-0916-001-016     [Alaska-Mexico International Hwy II]   [Volume XV]

117-11-0916-001-017     [Alaska-Mexico International Hwy III]   [Volume XVI]

117-11-0916-001-018     Alaska-Mexico International Hwy IV, Western Deserts Trail, Colorado Boulevard, Narragansett Highlands Trail]   [Volume XVII]

117-11-0916-001-019     [Narragansett Highlands Trail II, Brandywine-Elk Neck Hwy, Pines and Sands Hwy, Chattahoochee Forest Trail, Theodore Roosevelt International Hwy]   [Volume XVIII]

117-11-0916-001-020     [Theodore Roosevelt International Hwy II]   [Volume XIX]

117-11-0916-001-021     [Theodore Roosevelt International Hwy III]   [Volume XX]

117-11-0916-001-022     [Theodore Roosevelt International Hwy IV]   [Volume XXI]

117-11-0916-001-023     [Theodore Roosevelt International Hwy V, Rock River Route, Central Drift Plains Route]   [Volume XXII]

117-11-0916-001-024     [Central Drift Plains Route II, Battlefields Memorial Hwy]   [Volume XXIII]

117-11-0916-001-025     [Battlefields Memorial Hwy II, Redbeds Plains Trail, Tygarts Valley Route, Southern Flatwoods Trail, Border Hills Hwy]   [Volume XXIV]

117-11-0916-001-026     [West Chesapeake Bay Route, Mohawk Trail]   [Volume XXV]

117-11-0916-001-027     [Mohawk Trail II, Au Train -Bay de Noc Trail, Sawbill Trail, Superior-Quetico Trail, Shawnee-Mississippi Highlands Trail, Heartland-Smoky Hills Route, Heart of the Maritimes Hwy]   [Volume XXVI]

117-11-0916-001-028     [Heart of the Maritimes Hwy II]   [Volume XXVII]

 

Series 1, Subseries 2, Travel 2, International [12 File Folders]: Labeled by location and arranged first by Volume A-C then ordered numerically

File I.D.                             File Label

117-11-0916-001-029     List of Highways Completed [A-C]

117-11-0916-001-030     [List of Highways, Alphabetized - A&B]

117-11-0916-001-031     [Alabama, Alaska, Montreal Island, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia]   [Volume A]

117-11-0916-001-032     [Montreal Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia]   [Volume A(2)]

117-11-0916-001-033     [Montreal Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Alberta, Algeria]   [Volume A(3)]

117-11-0916-001-034     [Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri]   [Volume A(4) & Volume B]

117-11-0916-001-035     [Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Austria, France, Germany]   [Volume B(2)]

117-11-0916-001-036     [Austria, France, Germany, Barbadour, Belgium, Netherlands, Belorussia, Russia, Germany, Poland, Denmark]   [Volume B(3)]

117-11-0916-002-001     [Belorussia, Russia, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Brazil, Bulgaria]   [Volume B(4)]

117-11-0916-002-002     [Bulgaria, California]   [Volume B(5) & Volume C(1)]

117-11-0916-002-003     [California, Cambodia, Vietnam, Cayman Islands]   [Volume C(2)]

117-11-0916-002-004     [Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ceylon, Chile, Colorado]   [Volume C(3)]

 

Series 1, Subseries 3, Travel 3, Special Tours, ca. 1991-2004 [4 File Folders]: Focus on U.S, Canada, & Mexico, use rough itineraries, mileage, and highway numbers

File I.D.                             File Label

117-11-0916-002-005     Special Tours

117-11-0916-002-006     Tours, by States and Provinces including Mexico

117-11-0916-002-007     [The Atlantic Hwy (U.S. 1) ]

117-11-0916-002-008     [Travel Logs - itinerary / mileage, 1991-2004]

 

Series 1, Subseries 4, Travel 4, Miscellaneous [3 File Folders]: Lists of highways for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and landmarks

File I.D.                             File Label

117-11-0916-002-009     [Major Hwys - U.S., Canada, & Mexico]

117-11-0916-002-010     List of Countries including those with maps of Numbered Highways

117-11-0916-002-011     [Landmarks]

 

Series 2, Personal Library Index [4 File Folders]: 4 hardback record books listing Mr. Chiriaco's personal library and where in his home the books were stored;

File I. D.                            File Label

117-11-0916-002-012     Record 1 [personal library index, A-H]  

117-11-0916-002-013     Record 2 [personal library index, H-N]  

117-11-0916-002-014     Record 3 [personal library index, N-V]

117-11-0916-002-015     Record 4 [personal library index, V-Z & assorted titles]

 

Series 3, Miscellaneous, ca. 1971 [2 File Folders]: postcard of Joseph Chiriaco at Young Memorial Camp and a 1971 report to the Tariff Commission by Mr. Chiriaco;

File I.D.                             File Label

117-11-0916-002-016     Postcard - Joseph L Chiriaco at Camp Young Memorial

117-11-0916-002-017     Sample of  Chiriaco's published works - Report for Tariff Commission  [report & copies of misc. pages]

 

Series 4, General Research Notes [31 File Folders]: Contains lists and notes for a large variety of topics (economics, lists, plant guides, tribal notes) with a focus on plants and economics.

File I.D.                             File Label

117-11-0916-002-018     [Economic Production]

117-11-0916-002-019     [Industry breakdowns - value of shipments 1969]

117-11-0916-002-020     Companies I - Lockwood - Post's Directory & International Petroleum Encyclopedia [A-K]

117-11-0916-002-021     Companies II - International Petroleum Encyclopedia [K-Z] & Official Catholic Directory [A-N]

117-11-0916-002-022     Official Catholic Directory II [N-Z] & A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals & The Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Missions [A-P]

117-11-0916-002-023     The Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Missions II [P-Z] & Larousse Encyclopedia of the World & The Food of the Western World & The Wise Encyclopedia of Cookery [A-I]

117-11-0916-002-024     The Wise Encyclopedia of Cookery [I-Z] & Andre L Simon's Guide to Good Food and Wines & The Yearbook of Agriculture, 1937 & Encyclopedia of Missions [A-P]

117-11-0916-002-025     Encyclopedia of Missions [P-Z] & Builder Buyer's Guide

117-11-0916-002-026     Colleges and Private Schools, Aa-

117-11-0916-002-027     Good Living Guide of the World

117-11-0916-002-028     Birds

117-11-0916-002-029     The Book of Lichens

117-11-0916-002-030     Fouquieriaceae, Illiciaceae, Hernandiaceae, Iteaceae, Cariaceae, & Joinvilleaceae

117-11-0916-002-031     Actiniopteridaceae, Adiantaceae, Adoxaceae, …

117-11-0916-002-032     Families and Genera of Algae

117-11-0916-002-033     Families and Genera of Fungi and Lichens

117-11-0916-002-034     Plants

117-11-0916-002-035     Plant Families

117-11-0916-002-036     Families and Genera of Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Fungi [A-L]

117-11-0916-002-037     Families and Genera of Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Fungi [L-Z] & Addenda

117-11-0916-002-038     Families and Genera of Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Fungi - Addenda (con.)

117-11-0916-002-039     1 AA - AG  [Plant guides]

117-11-0916-002-040     2 AG - AI   [Plant guides]

117-11-0916-002-041     3 AI - AM   [Plant guides]

117-11-0916-002-042     5 AP - AR   [Plant guides]

117-11-0916-002-043     7 Aspioiaceae

117-11-0916-002-044     8 AS -        [Plant guides]

117-11-0916-002-045     Anthocerotaceae

117-11-0916-002-046     [Animals, Plants, & their byproducts and misc. topics]

117-11-0916-002-047     [Tribal lists]

117-11-0916-002-048     [American Indians]

 

Series 5, Maps, Pamphlets, Brochures & Guides, ca. 1957-2003 [40 File Folders]: Includes U.S. topographic map and information focusing on Alabama and Florida.

File I.D.                             File Label

117-11-0916-003-001     Topographic Map of the United States, 1957

117-11-0916-003-002     Alabama Calendar of Events - Sportsman's Guide   [1966-2002]

117-11-0916-003-003     Alabama State Maps   [1965-90]

117-11-0916-003-004     Baldwin County Maps - Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Gulf Shores, Loxley, Robertsdale, Spanish Fort, Summerdale   [1986-87]

117-11-0916-003-005     Dothan, AL - Pamphlets

117-11-0916-003-006     Map of Dothan, AL - w/ Enterprise, Ozark, & Fort Rucker

117-11-0916-003-007     Fort Rucker Post Map

117-11-0916-003-008     Eufaula - Pamphlets

117-11-0916-003-009     Fairhope - Pamphlet

117-11-0916-003-010     Florence & Lauderdale County - Pamphlets   [2002]

117-11-0916-003-011     Fort McClellan - Map

117-11-0916-003-012     Greenville, AL - Pamphlets

117-11-0916-003-013     Gulf Shores, Alabama – Pamphlets   [2002]

117-11-0916-003-014     Hartford, AL - Historical Pamphlet

117-11-0916-003-015     Huntsville - Pamphlets & Visitors' Guides   [1996]

117-11-0916-003-016     Mobile - Maps

117-11-0916-003-017     Montgomery - Maps   [1979-88]

117-11-0916-003-018     National Forests of Alabama - Map   [1965]

117-11-0916-003-019     Noccalula Falls Park, Fort Payne, Calhoun County, Mentone, Cheaha Mountain - Map & Pamphlets   [1975, 2002]

117-11-0916-003-020     North Alabama - Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia - Map & Pamphlets   [1999-2001]

117-11-0916-003-021     Tallapoosa, AL - Pamphlet

117-11-0916-003-022     Enterprise - Pamphlets   [1988]

117-11-0916-004-001     Florida State Maps   [1980-82]

117-11-0916-004-002     Radisson Hotels and Resorts in Florida   [2001]

117-11-0916-004-003     Resort Quest - Southwest Florida - Rental Brochure   [2002]

117-11-0916-004-004     Amelia Island, Florida - Pamphlets and Visitor Guides   [2001-02]

117-11-0916-004-005     Clearwater Beach, FL - Resort Pamphlet   [2002-03]

117-11-0916-004-006     Destin, Okaloosa Island, South Walton, FL - Resort Brochures   [2001-02]

117-11-0916-004-007     Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Resort Brochures

117-11-0916-004-008     Ft. Walton Beach, FL - Brochures

117-11-0916-004-009     Map of Jackson and Washington Counties - Marianna, Chipley, and Graceville, FL   [2001]

117-11-0916-004-010     Navarre Beach, FL - Resort Brochures

117-11-0916-004-011     Orlando, FL - Pamphlets   [2001]

117-11-0916-004-012     Panama City, FL - Brochures and Pamphlets   [2000-03]

117-11-0916-004-013     Panama City, FL - 7th & 8th Annual Visitor's Maps   [2001-02]

117-11-0916-004-014     Panama City, Florida - Visitor's Guides and Pamphlets   [2001-02]

117-11-0916-004-015     Pensacola, FL - Resort Brochures   [2002]

117-11-0916-004-016     Sarasota County and Venice, Florida - Map

117-11-0916-004-017     Seaside, FL - Beach Sales and Rental Brochures   [2000-01]

117-11-0916-004-018     Wakulla County, FL - Pamphlet

 

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