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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 168 Collections and/or Records:

El Ciervo Herido Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0455
Abstract

This collection includes 25 flyers with poems written by the members of the Creative Writing Workshop El Ciervo Herido. The workshop was founded in Mexico City by the poet Ricardo Yáñez.

Dates: 1975-1976

Charles Wagley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 002
Abstract

The Wagley Papers document anthropological field work in the cultures of South America, especially Guatemala and Brazil.

Dates: 1937-1965

T. Lynn Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 015
Abstract

Manuscripts for three unpublished books on the social ecology of Latin America. Also of interest is a memorandum on agrarian reform in Brazil written in 1952 when Smith served as an advisor to the Brazilian government.

Dates: 1952-1976

Peter Henry Rolfs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 063
Abstract

Writings, speeches, correspondence, subject files, reports and photographs of Peter Henry Rolfs, former Dean of the UF College of Agriculture (1915-1920), Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (1906-1920), and Director of the Escola Superior de Agricultura e Veterinaria, in Viscosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Dates: 1891-1943

Roy C. Craven, Jr. Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 125
Abstract

Roy C. Craven, Jr. (1924-1996) served as the first director of the UF Gallery. This collection documents Craven's wide-ranging interests in art and culture and highlights the work he did in collecting art and crafting exhibits for the gallery. The collection consists of photographic prints, negatives, and slides featuring images from sites throughout the Americas, India, Indonesia, Europe, and Africa.

Dates: 1962-1994, undated; Majority of material found within 1970s

Neill Macaulay Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 133
Abstract

Correspondence, publications, writings, lectures, notes, talks, photographs, and scrapbooks of University of Florida Emeritus Professor of Latin American history Neill Macaulay. Also includes interviews with Macaulay and his wife Nancy Macaulay.

Dates: 1954-2005

Dominican War of Independence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0372
Abstract

An archive of seven Spanish manuscripts and one printed pamphlet by a Dominican rebel concerning the independence of the Dominican Republic from the nation of Haiti.

Dates: 1844 February 28-August 3

Public Works of Cuba Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0351
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1898-1935; Majority of material found within 1929-1935

José Antonio Saco Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0388
Abstract

Letters written by the Cuban intellectual José Antonio Saco documenting his abolitionist efforts during his residence in Europe.

Dates: 1837 December-1844 September

Raymond E. Crist Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 049
Abstract

The Crist Papers consist of diaries, correspondence, publication manuscripts, photographs, and reports related to his personal and professional life.

Dates: 1929-1970