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A Collection of Posters from and about Latin America
This collection of posters from different Latin American countries covers a wide range of subjects relevant to the geographical region. The posters range in date from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Account of the 1860 Revolution in Colombia
First-person account--possibly fictional--of Revolution of 1860 in Colombia, South America. Account may be incomplete; includes parts 1-7.
Albert and Angela Feldstein political ephemera collection
This collection contains political ephemera, buttons, stickers and posters from the 1990s through the 2010s, mostly of a left-leaning or liberal political nature from the United States.
Apuntes para formar un discurse sobre el mal y el bien de Espanã, escrite de orden del rey de las Sicilias, monarca presunte de las Espanás
Notes to form a speech on the "evil and good" of Spain, written from Naples by Miguel Antonio de la Gándara at the order of Carlos III, king of Spain (1716-1788). Gándara (1719-1783) was a priest born in the Liendo Valley (Cantabria), Spain, who participated in the Concordat of 1753 between Spain and Pope Benedict XIV.
Arthur Moore collection
This collection consists of the correspondence and business records of Arthur Moore (1666?-1730) and his immediate family in England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Assorted legal documents from Continental Europe
A collection of unrelated legal documents from different countries and other political entities in continental Europe, dating from approximately the 1300s to the early 1800s. Documents come from Germany, Austria, the Holy Roman Empire, Iberia, Italy, France, Belgium, and unknown geographic locations.
Beverly Boyd research on Philippine Duchesne
Carta de venta por Maria Ortiz a Catarina Diaz de las casas en la calle de sant Agùstin : en 26 del junio 1562, Lima, Peru
Manuscript bill of sale by Maria Ortiz, widow, to Catarina Diaz of a house in the street of Saint Augustine in the city of Lima, Peru.
Central American textile maps
Collection includes copies of seven colonial era textile maps that feature notable landmarks and geographical features from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, and Mexico. Some of the maps were traced from original maps located at the General Archive of the Indies in Spain.
Charles Heller papers
Charles Anthony Heller, born in Vienna, Austria and later becoming an American citizen, worked extensively in petroleum economics and politics. The Heller collection is concerned primarily with his work in this field.
Christine "Felix" Sturgeon papers
The collection contains a large number of letters concerning Christine Sturgeon's family life, her travels, her submitted writings/sketches, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. It also contains a collection of written works by Christine and her second husband Argyll, including drafts, manuscripts, and published materials, both poetry and prose. Finally there are a number of keepsakes from Christine's travels.
Copies of treaties, letters, decrees, ambassador’s reports, etc, concerning the succession of the throne of Spain
Collection of contemporary texts concerning Spanish politics, both manuscript and printed: 811 items bound in 1 volume.
English Poetical Miscellanies first-line index
This first-line index to Arthur Case's Bibliography of English Poetical Miscellanies, 1521-1750 was a collaborative project of Richard Charles Boys and Arthur Mizener. They had gone through the miscellanies listed by Case, writing down the first line of each poem on a slip of paper and stamping the slip with the Case item numbers, making notations of variant forms on the same line on the front or back of the slip, and sometimes noting the author.
Ernest Manheim papers
Ernesto Alvarado García collection
Correspondence, notes on law and history, financial records, and scrapbooks, etc., belonging to Ernesto Alvarado García (1904-1972) of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Francisco de Salzedo devotional book
Francisco María Núñez Monge papers
This collection consists of two typescripts: Legislación sobre el monopolio de Licores y la fábrica Nacional (a history of legislation on the liquor monopoly) (1940) and Estudio Histórico sobre la producción y el monopolio de licores en Costa Rica (a study on the historical production and monopoly of liquors in Costa Rica) (1941).
Hacienda Sondor collection
This collection consists of three ledgers used by the Hacienda Sondor of Peru, under the charge of Jose Antonio Cacho. It is unclear if this is the same Hacienda Sondor in present-day Cajamarca, Peru. The ledgers include information about daily activities, livestock, and worker debts.
Historical documents of the Convento de la Madre de Dios
Hollis Hedberg papers
Hollis Dow Hedberg was a world famous geologist who would become Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. The majority of this collection relates to his work for the Gulf Oil Corporation in various capacities in Venezuela and later in their corporate offices.
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) records
James N. Mason papers
James N. Mason has been a notable member of the National Socialist and White Supremacist movements in the United States. This collection contains his personal papers generated from four decades of political activism.
Kansas City, Kansas, Spanish Speaking office interviews and slides
Kansas Paraguay Partners collection
Kansas Paraguay Partners (KPP) was founded in 1968, based upon the relationship of Mennonite communities in Kansas and Paraguayans. A volunteer organization, the KPP promotes cultural exchange between citizens of the two areas. The collection contains general information about the organization.
Larry K. Laird papers
The Larry K. Laird collection contains articles and correspondence relating to his work as a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), documents relating to his family history, and photographs. Some of the materials in this collection have been addressed to Eileen and Earl Laird, Larry's parents.