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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:

Cuba en 1925 Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 216
Abstract

Album entitled "Cuba en 1925, Commandante M. Gajate," featuring hundreds of photographs of people and places in Cuba.

Dates: Circa 1925

Saint-Domingue and Haitian Autograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 218
Abstract

Miscellaneous autograph documents related to Saint-Domingue and Haiti at the end of the 18th century and beginning of the 19th century.

Dates: 1769-1802

Cuban Slave Insurance Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 268
Abstract

Seventeen documents pertaining to insurance for slaves in Cuba.

Dates: 1855-1878

Álbum de la Revolución Cubana 1952-1959

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 305
Abstract

Children's illustrated album entitled "Álbum de La Revolución Cubana 1952-1959."

Dates: Circa 1959

Álbum de viaje

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 321
Scope and Content

On July 13, 1842, Eusebio and Antonio Guiteras Font embarked on a three year voyage that took them from their home in Matanzas to the United States, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, the Holy Land, and Eygpt. The collections consists of three journals written by Eusebio. It contains detailed notes of the journey along with memorabilia from the trip.

Dates: 1842-1845

Frank R. Crumbie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 014
Abstract

Scrapbooks, photographs, bibliographical notes, news clippings and correspondence of Frank R. Crumbie, who served in several government positions in Haiti during the period of United States occupation, 1915-1934.

Dates: 1922-1955; Majority of material found within 1922-1946

Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 016
Abstract

Correspondence, decrees, and other documents regarding Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau's involvement with Saint Domingue and Toussaint Louverture.

Dates: 1764-1803

John Thomas Duckworth Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 018
Abstract

Letters to and from Sir John Thomas Duckworth to family and his naval associates and superiors regarding his naval engagements in the Caribbean.

Dates: 1801-1807

Reina Peñate de Tito Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 022
Abstract In 1961, Reina Peñate de Tito joined a counter-revolutionary group that sought to overthrow Fidel Castro. That same year, along with other members of the group, she was arrested. This collection includes testimonials on her experience as a political prisoner as well as copies of the sentence and release documents. The collection also contains one scrapbook with news clippings, photographs, letters, and documents regarding her experience as a political prisoner, and “The Miami Herald”...
Dates: 1961 - 2011

Carlos González Blanco Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 024
Abstract

The collection includes the letters that Carlos González Blanco wrote to his wife, mother, and daughter while he was a political prisoner in various Cuban jails. It also includes his mother's correspondence with Latin American and U.S. presidents, and international organizations, such as Amnesty International and the Red Cross, regarding the situation of her son and two brothers, who were also political prisoners.

Dates: 1968-1984