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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 167 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

Venezuela - Netherlands Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 075
Abstract

Duplicates of documents, dated 1871-1900, including communiques, manuscripts, correspondence, reports, and other documents. Research materials of C. C. Goslinga for a book about smuggling.

Dates: 1870-1876

Manuel Ray Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 088
Abstract

Two filmed interviews conducted by Lillian Guerra, one with Manuel Ray (aka Manolo) that is nine hours long, and the other with Aurora Chacón de Ray that is one hour and a half in length. Also included is a transcript of both interviews that is 74 pages in length and several photos.

Dates: 2008-2009

Mary L. Elmendorf Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 093
Abstract

The research and personal papers of anthropologist and author, Mary Lindsay Elmendorf.

Dates: 1905-2015; Majority of material found within 1952-2004

Jane Malinoff-Kamide Collection on Afro-Brazil

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0554
Abstract An extensive and comprehensive collection on Afro-Brazilian literary history and general issues pertinent to the theme. The collection contains original issues and copies of Afro-Brazil newspapers; publications from Afro-Brazilian organizations such as the Sao Paulo State Federation of Afro-Brazilian Organizations; original booklets with historical content about the history of Afro-Brazil, artists, poets, and scholars. Original and copies of documents, magazine articles, journals, speeches,...
Dates: 1924 - 2023

Lawrence Carpenter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0534
Abstract

Field notebooks, index cards, general files and publications, slides, and AV material related to linguist and anthropologist Lawrence Carpenter's research on the Quechua language in South America.

Dates: 1973 - 1989

SS Statendam West Indies Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0538
Abstract

Holland-America Line 1937 promotional album of photographs of the West Indies taken by photographer Robert Smith Mathews with text written by his brother, Richard B. Mathews.

Dates: 1937

Russell Ramsey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0545
Abstract

The collection contains documents, publications, correspondence, and research materials related to the academic and military career of Russell Ramsey.

Dates: 1960 - 2020

Francis Daniel Althoff, Jr. Collection on Afromexican Spanish

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0589
Abstract

Field interviews, transcripts, and other materials related to Francis Daniel Althoff’s doctoral dissertation “The Afro-Hispanic Speech of the Municipio of Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero.”

Dates: 1985 - 1993

Latin American, Caribbean, and Diaspora Zines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0488
Abstract

Zine collection featuring Latin American artists expressing cultural, personal, political, and identity ideals and experiences of the Latin American community.

Dates: 1999 - 2023