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:

Stevens Brothers letter book on sugar commerce with Cuba

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0549

Abstract

A handwritten nineteenth-century letter book from the New York sugar brokerage firm of Stevens Brothers, containing business material of the firm, including its relationship with Cuba.

Dates: 1858 March-1860 October

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Collection on Jewish Organizations in Cuba

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0558

Abstract This collection sheds light on various aspects of Jewish communal life in Cuba from the 1920s until the 1960s. The documents in the collection were created by different Jewish organizations in Havana. The majority of these letters, written agreements, registry entries, affidavits issued to immigrants to both Cuba and the US, and tickets to different events are in Yiddish, also signaling that they are related to the lives of the last large wave of Jewish immigrants to Cuba, mostly from...

Dates: 1925 - 1970

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Puerto Rican Documents Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0560

Abstract

Posters, newsletters, newspapers, and documents about Puerto Rico, including materials related to the movement supporting the independence of Puerto Rico.

Dates: 1954-2019

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Programa Puno-Tambopata Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0561

Abstract Nine typescript documents containing reports, work plans, and research on the Puno-Tambopata Program (PPT) for the Ministry of Labor and Indigenous Affairs of Peru. The objective of the program was to improve the living conditions of indigenous farmers and their economic rehabilitation through the introduction of new techniques in agricultural development, the promotion of craftwork and rural industries, and the training and assistance of the workforce that migrates to others rural areas in...

Dates: 1955 - 1960

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Spanish-American War Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MS 282

Abstract

Bulk of collection contains images from the Santiago region of Cuba and the Tampa Bay region of Florida during the Spanish-American War.

Dates: 1898

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

John M. Goggin Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 044

Abstract

John M. Goggin was a renowned archaeologist and anthropologist who worked in the American Southwest and Southeast, the Caribbean, and Mexico. The collection includes his field notebooks, his publications and research files, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1912-1975; Majority of material found within 1930-1963

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Luis García Pimentel Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0335

Abstract

The collection is comprised of documents from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries that chronicle the development, management, and activities of several sugar plantations in Mexico located in the states of Morelos and Puebla. The bulk of the Luis García Pimentel Collection centers in the Haciendas of Santa Ana Tenango and Santa Clara Montefalco, both in the state of Morelos.

Dates: 1531-1927; Majority of material found within 1600-1699

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Maya Deren Collection of Haitian Vodou Recordings

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0344

Abstract

Recordings of Vodou ceremonies made by Maya Deren during her trips to Haiti.

Dates: 1947-1954; Majority of material found within 1953-1954

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Richard F. Phillips Latin American Postcard Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0346

Abstract

The collection consists of postcards featuring views of various cities and countries throughout Latin America, as well as images of Latin American art.

Dates: approximately 1937-2012

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

American Photo Company Photographs of the Port of Havana Construction

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0347

Abstract

This collection includes 25 duotone photographs of the construction of the Port of Havana in Cuba.

Dates: 1910-1912

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida