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:
- Subseries 1, Travel 1, U.S., Canada, Mexico [28 File Folders]: Labeled according to the route traveled and arranged by Roman numerals
- Subseries 2, Travel 2, International [12 File Folders]: Labeled by location and arranged first by Volume A-C then ordered numerically
- 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
- Subseries 4, Travel 4, Miscellaneous [3 File Folders]: Lists of highways for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and 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;
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 快猫成版视频 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, .
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, 鈥�
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 鈥� 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
Contact Us
Wiregrass Archives
快猫成版视频 Dothan Campus
Everett 128
502 University Dr.
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-983-6556 x21327
Email: wiregrassarchives@troy.edu