06. Latin American and Caribbean Collections
Found in 167 Collections and/or Records:
William P. Angrick II Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Stereographs
Collection of 25 stereograph images and three view master reels showcasing scenes and views from South American countries, Cuba, Jamaica, and Florida.
Gil Family Collection
Guido Gil Díaz (b. 1935) was a Dominican lawyer, journalist, historian, and revolutionary intellectual who fought for workers' rights in the Dominican Republic. This collection, created by his great-niece Cristina Flores-Gil, consists mainly of newspaper articles covering Gil Díaz's work and research, and the lack of justice in the case of his disappearance. The collection also contains works written by Flores-Gil regarding her family history.
Chinese Indentured Workers in Cuba Contracts
Noah Scovell Papers
This collection contains manuscript documents of Noah Scovell relating to the coffee and cotton trade in Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Liverpool. Records include invoices, sales and wage receipts, account statements, inventories, and similar documents.
Public Works of Cuba Photographs
This collection includes photographs and lantern slides depicting public works and landscapes from Cuba. Most of the photographs have the seal of the Gobierno de la República de Cuba, specifically the Secretaría de Obras Públicas.
Robert Claxton Climatology Collection
Bob Claxton was a professor at West Georgia College, with a teaching and research focus on Latin America and the Environment, as well as an author of numerous articles and books. This subject collection focuses on climatology in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean, with a particular focus on climate change, drought, and other extreme or disastrous weather events.
West Indies Papers
Correspondence of the various colonial governors of the British West Indies together with financial accounts and pay warrants.
Haitiana Collection
Correspondence and other records documenting politics in Haiti in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Observations Importantes by Sugar Traders in Nantes, France
"Observations Importantes" by anonymous sugar traders in Nantes, France, and an "Avis" written by the deputies of commerce of Brittany.
Observations de la Chambre de Commerce, Marseille, France
An 1816 manuscript entitled, "Observations de la Chambre de Commerce... Marseille," which deals with the commerce of Marseille, particularly with the French colonies in the Americas.