06. Latin American and Caribbean Collections

Abstract The Ralph Della Cava Papers collection is an extensive and comprehensive collection consisting of Ralph Della Cava's research on Brazilian priest Padre Cícero Romão Batista, the social, religious and political history of Juazeiro do Norte, and issues pertaining to the Catholic church in Latin America. The collection contains materials gathered over a period of forty years, including primary resources, late 19th-century and early 20th-century archival and printed materials, research...

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Manuscripts, official documents, decrees, letters, reports and two illustrations documenting the colonial period in Cuba from 1639 to 1896.

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An album containing cross-stitch and crochet samples made by a student of "Colegio La Milagrosa".

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This scrapbook made by Blanche S. Crawford is a compilation of political cartoons pertaining to the Spanish-American War published in American newspapers in 1898. While the cartoons come from different newspapers, they illustrate various aspects of the Spanish-American War from an American point of view.

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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.

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 Jewish organizations in Havana and include documents and correspondence from Jewish and non-Jewish organizations all over the world. 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...

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

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...

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Comic books from Latin America and the Caribbean that cover a wide range of topics and styles, for children and adults.

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