Venezuela - Netherlands Papers
Scope and Content
Communiques, manuscripts, correspondence, reports, and other documents. The Venezuela - Netherlands Papers contain a great deal of information about these countries from 1870-1876. There are documents about the negotiations of the national debt of Venezuela with other countries, communiques and reports about various ships that were either captured or used to smuggle goods and arms to and from Venezuela, as well as legislation regarding children born in Venezuela of foreign parents. Some of the documents discuss the involvement of the United States in an attempt to settle disputes between Venezuela and the Netherlands, and there are materials regarding Venezuelan presidential elections.
Cornelis C. Goslinga assembled the papers in preparation for a work on smuggling that he was having published.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1876
Creator
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
0.3 Linear feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Duplicates of documents, dated 1871-1900, including communiques, manuscripts, correspondence, reports, and other documents. Research materials of C. C. Goslinga for a book about smuggling.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dr. Cornelis C. Goslinga.
- Title
- A Guide to the Venezuela - Netherlands Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
- Date
- November 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
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