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06. Latin American and Caribbean Collections

 Classification
Identifier: 06
The list below includes the archival and manuscript collections that highlight Haitiana, Caribbean, and Latin America. Some finding aids are available in both English and Spanish. Refer to the Spanish Language links under the "Additional Material" section of the finding aid.

Found in 153 Collections and/or Records:

Charles R. Skeels Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0447
Abstract

Photographs taken by Charles R. Skeels in Chinandega, Nicaragua, in 1927.

Dates: 1927

Interview with César Romero on El Show de Paul Rodríguez

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0339
Abstract

Filmed interview of Paul Rodríguez with César Romero in which the latter discusses his career as an actor and the relationship of his mother María Mantilla de Romero with José Martí.

Dates: 1992, 2008; Majority of material found in 1992

Marianne Schmink Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms. Coll. 154
Abstract The Marianne Schmink Papers date from 1970 to 2020. This collection includes personal and project documents, correspondence, photographs, magazines, newspapers and clippings, newsletters, maps, audiovisual and digital materials. Most of the documents relate to four different programs and research carried out in the Amazon region: Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD), research in Acre and São Félix do Xingu in Brazil, and the Managing Ecosystems and Resources with Gender...
Dates: 1970 - 2020

Thomas (Tom) Willey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0575
Abstract

The collection documents Tom Willey's work in the United States, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia as the Latin America/Caribbean Director of World Relief Corporation and other religious organizations. The materials include documents, photographs, newspapers, news clippings, articles, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, and correspondence.

Dates: 1980s-2003

Richmond Brown Research Collection on the Aycinena family of Guatemala and Central America

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0577
Abstract

Research materials compiled by Richmond Brown on the Aycinena family of Guatemala and Central America.

Dates: 1690 - 2013

Mexican Documents Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0587
Abstract

The collection contains documents and photographs pertaining to Mexico, including maps and brochures that promote tourism in Mexico from Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexicana Airlines, Barbachano's Travel Service, National Railways of Mexico, Dirección General de Turismo, Yucatan Trails Travel Agency, American Airlines System, various hotels in Mexico, Illinois Central Railway, Simpsons Tours, and United Air Lines.

Dates: 1900-1962

Larry Crook Collection on Brazilian Folklore

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0588
Abstract

Magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, and newsletters related to Brazilian folklore, music, carnivals, and Yoruba religion.

Dates: 1985-2001

Tikwah Mining Corporation Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0592
Abstract

Two photograph albums of the Tikwah goldmine in British Guiana documenting the region as well as the mining camp and its operations.

Dates: 1946-1949; Majority of material found within 1948-1949

United States Invasion of Veracruz, Mexico Photo Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0599
Abstract

Archive of 139 postcards containing photographs of the landing of the U.S. Marines and Soldiers on April 21, 1914 in Veracruz, Mexico and the ensuing combat, deaths, damages, and invasion.

Dates: 1914

David L. Niddrie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0601
Abstract

Reports, letters, manuscripts, and proposals associated with the development, meteorology, reconstruction, and demography of Barbados, Castries (Capital of St. Lucia), Haiti, Tobago, and the Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas.

Dates: 1946-1965