Annotated Listing of the Manuscripts Collections
Adalid y Gamero, Manuel de (1872-1947) Papers
1889-1947. Autographed music scores, draft and printed scores, negative and positive photostats by this prominent Honduran composer. Also includes a biographical sketch of the composer, photographs, and letters. 81 pieces. Collection 77.
Andry, Paul L., Jr., collector, Papers of Moa Bay Mining Company
1957-1958. Blueprints, letters, specifications, and newsletters relating to the facilities being built by the Moa Bay Mining Company (a subsidiary of the Cuban American Nickel Company) at Moa Bay, Cuba, for the mining and concentration of nickel and cobalt. 48 pieces. Collection 94.
Archivo General de la Nación, Guatemala, Land Title Documents
1524, 1558. Six photocopies of manuscripts in the Archivo General de la Nacion, Guatemala. Most written by Brasseur de Bourborg, some have passages of Quiche with Spanish translations. Early titles of Indians in Chiapas and the Quiche Indians of Guatemala. 6 pieces. Collection 50 (41).
Asamblea de Tacubaya. Diplomatic Correspondence
1827-1828. This collection consists of six letters and two diplomatic memoranda related to the Asamblea de Tacubaya, the successor to the 1826 Inter-American Congress in Panama. The majority of the documents deal with an attempt by the Ministers for Gran Colombia, Mexican and the Central American Federation to settle a dispute in Central America. The state of Inter-American Relations is the other major subject touched upon by the correspondence. 8 pieces. Collection 134.
Baños, Mrs. J. Luis: Collection of Latin American Sheet Music (Banos)
1908-1921; 1931. Consists of sheet music from various Latin American countries, such as Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. 14 pieces. Collection 50 (56).
Barrios, Gerardo, Pres. El Salvador (1813-1865): Letters
1859 - 1860. Consists primarily of personal letters written to friend Carlos Antonio Meany, intailing various topics such as personal and family concerns, internal affairs in El Salvador, and international relations with the different countries of Central America.63 pieces. Collection 50 (22).
Baumann, Roland: Collection of Cakchiquel Folk Dances
Photocopies of manuscripts describing nine folk dances of Guatemala. The dances include Animales, Conquista de Almalonga, Diablos, Masat, Moros y Cristianos, Napoleón, Norteños, Siete Virtudes and Torito. 9 pieces. Collection 49 (12).
Becerra, Longino (f. 1970s) Essays
1980. "El Partido Comunista de Honduras y el Maoismo ante el proceso reformista-burgués" (77 pages), regarding activities in the 1970s of the two Honduran Communist parties, the Partido Comunista de Honduras and the Partido Comunista Marxista Leninista de Honduras; and "La Comunidad primitiva en Honduras" (46 pages), a Marxian analysis of Mayan society before the Conquest. 2 pieces (xerox). Collection 53.
Belize Meteorogical Data and Statistical Material
1865-(1882-1932)-1933. The majority of the material consists of meteorological data, compiled by Henry J. Boekelman, including rainfall, temperature, and wind velocity readings for various weather stations. Statistical records concern colonial trade: shipping and export-import of various commodities; production of bananas, sugar, coconuts, mahogany, coffee, rubber, and cacao; and miscellaneous records of government revenues and expenditures. 263 pieces and 2 photos. Collection 32.
Belize: Printed Ephemera Series, 1975
A general inventory of printed ephemera on various subjects. Includes political propoganda, government publications, and literature of Belize. Collection 51 (36).
Bliss, Porter Cornelius (1838-1885), Papers and Documents
Collection of Mexican Documents
1774-1869, 13 pieces (Collection 11)
Papers
1870-1885, and material on United States-Mexican relations collected when he
was Secretary of the United States Legation in Mexico, 425 pieces (Collection 8).
Blom, Frans (1893-1963) Papers
1919-1963. Papers written or collected by this prominent Danish archaeologist of Tulane University's Middle American Research Institute. Of special interest is his diary of anthropological field notes, with watercolor drawings, compiled during the 1925 Tulane University Expedition to Chiapas. Included are his Mexican gun permits, correspondence, published articles, and obituaries. Also includes his 1921-1922 diaries in Danish of explorations in Veracruz, with photos, maps, and drawings. 75 pieces. Collection 24.
Blom, Frans (1893-1963) Archaeological Site Plans
1923-1954. Original pen and ink or pencil plans made by Frans Blom of Chiapas sites; Chincultic, Cerro de la Batalla, region of Tenajapa-Guaquitepec, Tenam Puente, San Quintín, Cruz Chi, Sactón, Cedro, Kambal, Kayum C and Ojo de Agua, with original copies of Moxviquil, Canancax, Esperanzita and Ojo de Agua. Blom's list places updated plans as early as 1923. 18 pieces. LAL Flat File 3. Collection 78.
Blom, Gertude Duby, Papers
1978-1979. Consists of published articles in English and Spanish about the life and work of Gertude Duby Blom. 2 pieces. Collection 46 (61).
Bode, Barbara, Transcription
1971-1972. Transcriptions of taped conversations in Spanish and Quechua between Bode and survivors of the 1970 earthquake in Huaraz, Peru, used as basis for her Ph.D. dissertation (see RARE LD5434.T915 1974bo). 51 pieces. Collection 102.
Breton, Adela (1850-1923) Letter
Oct. 4, 1913. Autographed letter of Adela Breton, Bath, England, to Thomas William Francis Gann, in which she, an artist of Maya antiquities, expresses concern for Alfred Maudslay's casts of Mayan sculpture lying neglected at South Kensington. 1 piece. Collection 42.
Brinton, Daniel G. (1837-1895) Letters
Jan. 25, 1892-Aug. 10, 1895. Three autographed letters from Daniel G. Brinton, American anthropologist, to Thomas Wilson in England. The first was written from Philadelphia in regard to Wilson's effort to collect all of Brinton's publications. The others were written from London while Brinton was attending a Geographical Congress. 3 pieces. Collection 40.
British Honduras Grand Court Records
Jan. 11, 1848 - Nov. 1, 1849. Copies of records of two cases brought before the Grand Court in the town of Belize. The records reflect the ethos of Pre-colonial British Honduras. 56 leaves. Collection 50 (36).
Brown, Terry. Copán 1969
May 15, 1969. Report on a Tulane University School of Architecture project in Copan, Honduras, with background information on the site from an architect's perspective. Includes descriptions of the principal monuments, drawings, and 46 7" x 9" photographs which are listed but not identified. 1 piece; 84 leaves. Collection 115.
Calendar Collection
1990-. Illustrated calendars from or about Latin America, with: reproductions of antique maps, illustrations relating to Indian culture, reproductions of items in the Library of Congress in commemoration of the quincentennial of the European discovery of the Americas, paintings of Frida Kahlo, Mexican architecture during the Porfiriato, and folk art of Mexico and Venezuela. 9 pieces. Collection 124.
Cambranes, J.C., Archives
1944-1950s. Photocopies of Guatemalan archival material. 2.5 cubic feet. Collection 62.
Caravonica Cotton Plantation Company, Report
1912. The Caravonica Cotton Plantation Company, incorporated in New Jersey in 1912, secured lease from R.J. Echeverría to 10,000 acres in Escuintla on the Coyolate River to cultivate Caravonica cotton and extract hardwoods. The report, compiled by consulting engineer D. Sterrett Pindell, informed potential investors of climate, soil fertility, plant yield, production and labor costs, transportation, port facilities, marketing, and projected earnings. Included are 96 photos of Guatemala City, countryside at plantation site, and rural laborers and dwellings. 1 piece. Collection 43.
Castellanos García, Gerardo, 1879-1956, Letter to Virgil A. Warren
1939, July 11. The collection consists of one letter in which Castellanos provides his biography, describes his historical and newspaper writings and his family. Castellanos also discusses his personal philosophy and his personal views about Cuba. 1 piece; 7 pages. Collection 50(61).
Central American Printed Ephemera Collection (CAPE)
1875-1959
(Collection 20)
Contemporary Central American Printed Ephemera Collection
1960-present (Collection 74)
These two extensive collections of ephemeral materials of unusual historical interest, which continue to grow as the library acquires new pieces. The earlier collection includes hundreds of rare early 19th century broadsides, political pronouncements, edicts and decrees, national constitutions, tracts, and other unique items of a political nature that are often not to be found in any other format. The contemporary collection contains similar materials that mirror current developments in the Isthmus and represent differing sides of the political spectrum.
Chadwick, Robert (1930- ) Papers
1964-1979. Unpublished articles by archaeologist Chadwick on pre-Columbian culture, including the catalog of a collection of Costa Rican artifacts, a report on excavations at Teotihuacan with illustrations and photographs, and a notebook of articles assembled under the title, "El fin del Mundo Clásico en el México Central." 33 pieces. Collection 101.
Chiapas Collection
1723-1927. Documents from Chiapas, Mexico, and Guatemala, largely collected by Flavio A. Paniagua: 18th and 19th century manuscripts, printed ephemera, and 44 bound volumes of 19th and 20th century laws and decrees, statistics, and newspapers. It includes documentation on the founding of Salto de Agua, the conversion of the Lacandón Indians, a Chamula Indian uprising, folk medicine, and church and political affairs. 420 pieces. Collection 33.
CISPES Political Ephemera
1981-1985. Consists of newsletters, bulletins and press releases of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador in New Orleans, Louisiana. 53 pieces. Collection 74 (57).
Ciudad Real, Antonio de (1577-1617?) Motul Dictionary of Yucatecan Maya
Early 20th century. Xerox of an incomplete typescript manuscript based on the Motul Dictionary of Yucatecan Maya of Antonio de Ciudad Real. It was probably typed under the direction of Walter Lehmann in order to preserve the manuscript of Carl Hermann Berendt's 1870s version of the dictionary. An explanatory note by Munro S. Edmonson is in each box. 1 piece; 1017 pages. Collection 122.
Claxton, Robert Howard (1942- ) Collection on Allende's Chile
1971-1974. Periodicals, pamphlets, clippings, and LP records which relate to the time when Salvador Allende was in power in Chile. 31 pieces. Collection 97.
Claxton, Robert Howard, collector (1942- ) Collection on Central America
1965-1992. Clippings, newspapers, and other printed materials relating principally to Guatemala, as well as El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Belize. Includes correspondence to Claxton from conservative Guatemalan José Manuel Montúfar and others. 1164 pieces. Collection 112.
Coahuila Official Broadsides
1880-1927. Xerox copies of decrees on local affairs and of the national government, published by the State of Coahuila; circulars and announcements of the General Secretariat of the State, the General State Treasury, and the Supreme State Tribunal of Justice relating to budgets, elections, holidays, pubic works, government contracts, fairs, loans, educaiton, pardons, and legislative proceedings. Originals in Mendell Collection, Lilly Library, Indiana University. PHOTODUPLICATION PROHIBITED. 26 cubic feet. Collection 25.
Compañía de Navegación del Río Motagua. Erección de la Compania de Navegación del Río Motagua, 1796
1 volume, 17 leaves (34 pages), 4 appendices. Copy of the proceedings which created a joint stock company to develop and promote navigation on the Motagua River from the Honduran port of Omoa. The manuscript includes a report by the Secretary of Guatemala's Consulado concerning the venture, the list of the company's stockholders and officials, the company's thirty-five articles of incorporation and a series of reflections about the project by those commissioned to head it. Collection 50 (59).
Cortés, Hernando (1485-1547) Collection (Hernán Cortés)
1521-1524, [1525] Sept. 9, 1521 letter to García de Llerena, Santiago, Cuba, reputedly the earliest Hernan Cortes letter from the mainland (1 leaf); March 20, 1524 ordenanzas issued and signed by Cortés in Temistlan, the first written law code in New Spain regarding security of the Spanish and treatment of Indians (8 leaves); 18th century manuscript copy of 1524 and 1525 laws (27 leaves). 3 pieces. Collection 27.
Cuba Political Propaganda
1962-1982. Collection of pamphlets, clippings, posters, and periodicals from communist Cuba, showing foreign policy and role of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. Includes issues of Obra Revolucionaria, Trabajo, Bohemia, and Cuba. Also includes a few anti-Castro pamphlets. Posters in LAL Flat File 3. 84 pieces. Collection 89.
Cuban Printed Ephemera Collection
This collection was created in January 2000 to accomodate the Latin American Library's ever increasing Cuban holdings. This expsnding series is composed of printed materials such as pamphlets, broadsides, announcements, etc., from and about Cuba. See manuscripts card catalog. Collection 139.
Danlí, Honduras, Collection
1816-1938. Documents relating to the city government or church-directed functions in Danli, Honduras. Libro de actas covers city council proceedings from independence to 1839; later items are concerned with the office of the Juez de Paz : notes, records of civil and criminal cases, and condemnation of unattended livestock. Includes requests for loans from capellanías and petitions for marriage dispensations. 47 pieces. Collection 114.
Davis, Charles G. (1870-1959). A Trip to Panama in 1913, Diary
1913 November 22-December 16. This diary chronicles the experiences and reactions of Charles G. Davis, a noted expert on ship construction, during a three week cruise from New York to Jamaica and Panama on the S.S. Carrilo. The diary contains many hand drawn color and black & white illustrations. 1 piece; 100 leaves. Collection 50 (60).
Day, Christopher (1936-) Collection
1910-(1959-1975)-1978. The Christopher Day Collection contains correspondence, field notes, papers and other research materials, written or collected by Day, who was an anthropologist specializing in the study of Jacaltec, a Mayan Language spoken in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. The majority of the collection consists of linguistic and lexicographic materials used by Day to study the Jacaltec language and prepare a Jacaltec-Spanish dictionary. Collection 135.
Denègre, Edith Bayne (1863-ca. 1936) Papers
1904-1913? Travel journals and albums of commercial photographs of Edith Bayne Denegre, a native of New Orleans. She describes in some detail her trips to Cuba in 1909 and Panama in 1911, where she visited Col. William Crawford Gorgas and viewed construction of the Canal. Also includes her short history of Mexico written about 1913. 11 pieces; 190 photographs. Collection 58.
DeVolder, Arthur L., collector, Collection of Guadalupe Victoria Materials
1882-1842; 1971-1982. Collection of research materials used by DeVolder in writing his book, Guadalupe Victoria: His Role in Mexican Independence. It consists of xeroxed excerpts of many of the items in the bibliography, notably Mexican documents from 1822-1842, also microfilm, clippings, book manuscripts, galleys and photographs, and correspondence with libraries and publishers. 5.7 linear feet. Collection 69.
Diaz, Adolfo (1875-1964) Papers
1930-1947. This collection consists of correspondence, notarial acts, clippings, photos, reports and other items that detail the personal and business affairs of Adolfo Diaz, a three time President of Nicaragua. Most items describe Diaz's involvement with the La Luz & Los Angeles Mining Co., and Nicaraguan gold mining. Other items deal with the Nicaraguan political situation after 1940. Most notable are several letters from Emiliano Chamorro. See Collection Guide. 163 items. Collection 132.
Díaz Bolio, José, Papers (Jose Diaz Bolio)
1946-1997. Papers of this Mexican pharmacist, poet, musician, writer and journalist, amateur archaeologist and anthropologist. Included: correspondence, taped interview, articles for newspapers of Merida, parts of all of his books. Focus on Yucatán and "culto crotalico." See collection guide. 4.33 cubic feet. Collection 95.
Dieseldorff, Erwin Paul, Collection
1898-1945. Extensive collection of personal and business papers of a German-born coffee planter of the Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with a Kekchí will and other Maya materials. 85,783 pieces and 722 manuscript volumes. Collection 212.
Dominican Republic Reports
April-December 1965. Clippings and complete newspapers, including two from the Dominican Republic, tracing political events and U.S. policy including the landing of U.S. marines. Also includes U.S. political opinion and government background information on the Dominican Republic. 113 pieces. Collection 110.
Ebel, Roland H., (1928-), Collection of Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Materials
1917-(1959-1963)-1997. This collection contains numerous U.S. State Department documents related to Guatemala during the Ydigoras Presidency. Also present are several private documents provided by Miguel Ydigoras-Laparra, Ydigoras's son; a day-by-day schedule of President Ydigoras's activities (1958-1959); a copy of the third part of President Ydígoras's unpublished memoirs; United States Agency for International Development reports; and newspaper, popular magazine and scholarly articles that deal with Guatemala. See Collection Guide. 946 items. Collection 140.
Ebel, Roland H., (1928-), Collection of San Juan Ostuncalco Materials
1964-2001. This collection consists of 6 articles and papers written by Professor Ebel, or co-authored by him, which deal wiht the political culture and development of San Juan Ostuncalco, a Mayan (Mam) Indian village located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Also included are two works that deal with the villages of Almolonga, also in Guatemala's Western Highlands. See Collection Guide. 8 items. Collection 144.
Fayssoux, Callender I., Collection of William Walker Papers
1856-1860. Correspondence, muster rolls, orders, maps, and other materials collected by Walker's aide-de-camp in Nicaragua. Includes more than 100 letters from Walker to Fayssoux and others about the Walker government in Nicaragua. 489 pieces. Collection 19.
This collection is also available in microfilm (4 reels plus printed guide) for purchase from ProQuest:
Callender I. Fayssoux Collection of William Walker Papers, 1856-1860
Finney, Kenneth V., The Narrative Chronicles of Honduras
2000. Digital files (Zip disk) containing a multi-volume history of Honduras taken from primary and secondary sources. The work provides a chronological history of Honduras from 60,000 B.C. to 2000 A.D. It also contains detailed bibliographies of works on Honduras. See Accession File for Details. 1 piece. Collection 143.
Foster, Marion L., Collection
1572-1775. Unrelated manuscripts: 1. 1572-1572 records of the trial of Miguel Morgan by the Mexican Inquisition (signed documents, 137 leaves); 1678 order by the King of Spain to the Viceroy of New Spain, to report on a route to Quivira and the threat of the English and French (2 leaves); 1775 record of Inquisition investigation of handkerchiefs in Veracruz (signed documents, 11 leaves). 3 pieces. Collection 113.
Fox, Geoffrey E., Collection of Cuban Emigre Interview Tapes
1969-1970, 1975. The collection consists of 14 reel-to-reel audio tapes of interviews with Cuban emigres living in Chicago. Primary source containing the recollections of Cuban emigres about the early years of the Cuban Revolution. ACCESS RESTRICTED--SEE ACT OF DONATION. 14 items. Collection 141.
Galán, Natalio (1917-1985) Papers
1931-1985. Biographical information on Natalio Galan, Cuban composer and writer, together with manuscript and printed music scores and articles, tapes, and research material related to the history and development of Cuban popoular music and dance. 1,664 pieces. Collection 76.
Gates, William, Collections
Collection, 1520-1919, of rare Mexican manuscripts and printed ephemera with early Indian, Viceregal, early Republic, and Mexican Revolutionary documents, 1,015 pieces (Collection 2)
Yucatecan Letters , 1778-1863, chiefly letters from the Captain General in Mérida on Gulf traffic and military matters, 960 pieces (Collection 3)
Posada Engravings, 1898-1900, 16 of which bear the signature of Mexican satirical artist José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), 53 pieces (Collection 4)
Moctezuma Family Papers, 1778-1866, maps and documents of the Moctezuma family with a watercolor genealogical chart, 53 pieces (Collection 5)
Papers , 1923-1925, correspondence accumulated while Gates was director of the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University (1924-1925), 847 pieces (Collection 18)
Latin American Bibliography , 1924-1925, a bibliographical card index of materials dating before 1924 on topics relating to Latin America, especially Central America, much of it in periodical publications, 7600 cards (Collection 73).
Gillow y Zavalza, Eulogio Gregorio, Bp.: Episcopal Candidate Letters
Jan. 21, 1887 - March 25, 1890. Photocopies of correspondence between President Porfiro Diaz, Monsignor Gillow, the Archbishop of Mexico Antonio Pelagio Labastida y Dábalos, and the Ambassador of Mexico in Rome Sánchez Azcona. 30 pieces. Collection 45 (36).
Gordoa Family Papers
1822-1846. Personal, political, mining, and hacienda documents of this prominent Mexican family, 747 pieces; received as part of the Bliss donation. This collection is available in microfilm (4 reels plus printed guide) from Norman Ross Publishing. Collection 9.
This collection is also available in microfilm (4 reels plus printed guide) for purchase from ProQuest:
The Gordoa Family Papers (1822-1846)
Gorin, S. Steve (1925- ) Dissertation Research Collection
1962-1988. Books and articles, mostly in photocopy form, used in the Gorin dissertation, Control of the Effects of Wind, Sand, and Dust by the Citadel Walls, in Chan Chan, Peru. 34 pieces. Collection 111.
Gorin's dissertation is also available in the LAL Stacks:
Control of the effects of wind, sand, and dust by the citadel walls, in Chan Chan, Peru / by S. Steven Gorin
Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , 1989
F 3429.1.C475 G67 1988a
Grant, Chapman, collector (1887-[early 1950s]) Puerto Rico Collection
1833-(1850-1870)-1900. Collection consists of correspondence of officials of the Real Audiencia of Puerto Rico, pay vouchers of the Real Audiencia, portions of notarial volumes, miscellaneous documents, statistical and census reports, and criminal court records. ca. 600 pieces. Collection 56.
Gray, John Geddings, Memorial Expedition led by Frans Blom, 1928, Papers
(4th Tulane University Expedition to Middle America) December 30, 1927-August 5, 1928. Frans Blom diaries and records written during the 1928 Gray Memorial Expedition to Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala. Also includes the diary of expedition medic Louis Bristow and Blom's calendar notes, archaeological notes, and notes on plant names. Also see photographic archive (41). 20 pieces. Collection 86.
Greenleaf, Richard E., 18th-Century Ecclesiastical Mexican Collection
16th-20th centuries. Transcriptions of more than 480 documents on the Inquisition in Mexico from the Archivo General de la Nación and the Archivo General de Indias, collected by Professor Greenleaf over a 40-year period. Also included are a framed photograph, correspondence, and bibliographic notes. See Collection Guide and Inventory. 18.2 cubic feet. Collection 128.
Gropp, Arthur E. (1902-1997) Library Survey Papers
1937-1938. Materials related to a 2-year travel survey of libraries in Central America and the Caribbean; field letters with descriptions of libraries and countries, photographs of libraries and other places, preliminary layout pages of photographs for publication, and clippings. Also see Gropp's book (F1421.T95 n. 10). 1051 photographs; 187 other pieces. Collection 121.
Gropp, Arthur E. (1902-1997) Manuscripts in the Department of Middle American Research
1933. Draft typescript manuscript on very brittle paper of this publication of the Middle American Research Institute series, containing many handwritten notes, questions, and revisions by Gropp (see the book, F1421.T95 no. 5). 1 piece. Collection 123.
Guatemala Religious Tracts
1790-1917. Collection of small religious tracts: novenas, prayers, devotional exercises, etc. Most are from Guatemala; a few from Costa Rica, Spain, or Mexico. 26 pieces. Collection 87.
Hanke, Lewis, Collection
1935-1985. Professional correspondence, papers, and reprints of this eminent Latin American historian with extensive material relating to Fray Bartolome de Las Casas. 45 cubic feet. Collection 54.
Hanley, Patrick H., Collection
Ca. 1943. Items from Brazil, including an album of 346 Brazilian postage stamps from 1844-1944, a photograph of Bahia, photomechanical prints and a map of São Paulo, a brochure for a girls' school, a music program from Bahia, and an elaborately dressed black doll collected during World War II by Dr. Hanley, a New Orleanian who was stationed in Bahia. Also includes photos and papers of Hanley and other snapshots of Bahia. 33 pieces. Collection 120.
Harth-Terré, Emilio, Collection (Harth-Terre)
1930s-1970s. Papers of a noted Peruvian architect and historian with correspondence, manuscripts, reprints, architectural plans, and transcripts of documents from archives pertaining to colonial artisans. 9.58 cubic feet. Collection 15.
Haskell, E.S. Agronomy of Tabasco
1925. Loose leaves compiled or collected by Haskell on the Tulane Botanical Expedition of 1925, recording the haciendas of Tabasco, their municipalities, size by hectares, and owners' names in alphabetical order. See also related book on Tabasco agronomy by A.C. Hartenbower [RARE 972.62 (630) H327r]. 1 piece. Collection 117.
Heimke, Major William J., Papers
1866-1917, n.d. This collection consists almost entirely of handwritten and typed correspondence, copy-letters, dispatches and telegrams. The papers detail Heimke's career as a soldier, West Point graduate, and his later career as a diplomat where he rose from Consul-General in Chihuahua, to Secretary of the American Legation in Mexico, to U.S. Minister to Guatemala and Salvador, and then chief of Division of Latin American Affairs. 247 items. Collection 145.
Hoffman, Frederick L. (1865-1946) Papers
1900-1926. Correspondence, reports, questionnaires, clippings, and other printed matter relating to Hoffman, statistician for Prudential Life Insurance. Materials show his interest in diseases and the effects of climate on health as indicated in reports from Mexico. Also includes correspondence about his travel in Mexico and South America. 34 pieces. Collection 38.
Honduras Journals, 1891-1944
Honduran journals concerning legal matters, politics, education, literature, economy, medicine and agriculture in Honduras. 16 pieces. Collection 105.
Honduras. Los Sucesos
1918-1959. Periodical published in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, reporting social and cultural events and world news. Some are very fragile. In oversize section. 78 pieces. Collection 98.
Honduras. Telégrafos Nacionales, Telegrams, 1890-1895
Official government telegrams (telégrafos), dated Nov. 13, 1890, sent by President Luis Bográn of Honduras, President Manuel Lisandro Barillas of Guatemala, and Rómulo E. Durón, concerning the revolt of Gen. Longino Sánchez; and 1895, from local officials, principally in Trujillo, to the central government in Tegucigalpa. 100 pieces. Collection 39.
Horcasitas, Fernando (1925-1980) Papers
1940-1980. Personal and business papers, published works, drafts, research and field notes, and texts of Nahuatl plays and stories focusing on modern Nahuatl language and people, with a 19th century Atlixco manuscript and material on the dance of Moros and Cristianos. 6,200 pieces and 2,300 cards. Collection 68.
Hrdlicka, Ales (1869-1943) Lecture
[1920s?]. Corrected typescript of lecture entitled "¿De dónde procede el Indio? No es evidente que el Indio haya existido desde largo tiempo en el Nuevo Mundo," by Dr. Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Institution. 1 piece. Collection 37.
Imbert, Monique Vinet, Project Paper
1978. Paper written for Professor Donald Robertson, Tulane University, entitled "A Study of the Ataurique of Antigua, Guatemala," an analysis of plaster decoration in ecclesiastical architecture in colonial Antigua. Includes 76 pencil drawings of various decorative motifs. 1 piece. Collection 35.
Inter-American Institute for Musical Research, Yearbook Manuscripts
1963; 1965. Manuscripts and photographic proofs of three articles on Latin American music by Francisco Curt Lange, Lauro Ayustarán and Carlos Vega in Vol. I of Yearbook of Inter-American Institute for Musical Research of Tulane University, Gilbert Chase, ed. Also printed volume and report of 1963 conference. 92 pieces. Collection 75.
Interiano Ortiz, Hector Alirio (1955-1984), collector, Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo Papers
1969-(1977-1982)-1987). This collection consists of documents and periodicals issued by various organs of the Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo, its youth wing, the Juventud Patriotica del Trabajo and other leftist groups. See collection guide. 216 pieces. Collection 129.
International Development Bank Report of Mission to Guatemala
1962-1963. Comprehensive two-part memeograph report in Spanish of the International Development Bank (IDB) Mission to Guatemala, with a transmittal letter in English from Mission Chairman Merwin L. Bohan to Felipe Herrera, President of the IDB, explaining that Part I coveres the fiscal and economic situation and suggests remedial measures, while Part II presents a program for the reorganization of Guatemala's banking and credit institutins. 4 pieces. Collection 65.
La Farge, Oliver H.P. (1901-1963) Papers
1925-1930. Personal correspondence from family members and other acquaintances (1926-27); professional correspondence (1926-28), when La Farge was Assistant in Ethnology in the Tulane Middle American Research Institute. Includes ethnographic data and expedition notes for the first and third Tulane expeditions to Middle America, 1925 and 1927. 258 pieces. Collection 17.
Landívar, Rafael de (1731-1793) Collection
1747-1822. Photocopies of manuscripts in the Archivo General de Centro America (Guatemala City) pertaining to the Guatemalan poet and Jesuit Rafael de Landívar, his family and estate. An index provides a list of all Landivar material in the Archivo (identified by repository number and title); documents in this collection are noted. 38 dossiers. Collection 29.
Latin America Games
1980s. Games which aim to teach historical, political, or cultural realities of Latin America. Includes: "Patolli," a game of ancient Mexico; "Bullets and Ballots," a learning game on Central America; and "Altiplano," a game dealing with the diversity of Bolivian society. 3 pieces. Collection 103.
Latin American Leaders: Letters
May 29, 1828 - December 5, 1875. Consists of six letters, four of which are addressed to General José Antonio Páez, and the other two are written by General Tomás Cipriano Mosquera. 6 pieces. Collection 50 (13).
Latin American Studies Programs in the U.S.: Newsletters
This collection consists of 140 newsletters or brochures from Latin American Studies Centers and Research Institutes throughout the United States. Their dates range from 1997-2002. Most contain information on faculty, activities being sponsored, student programs, etc... Some have more substantial articles. Some of the universities included are: Tulane, Harvard, Princeton, UCLA, Berkeley, Texas, Georgetown, among many others. The collection provides a glimpse of the types of interests and activities of such centers during the years covered. 140 pieces. Collection 146.
Liebman, Seymour B., Collection
1573-1790; 1874-1889; 1915-1986. Seventeen bound volumes of transcriptions of Inquisition documents mostly from Mexico and Peru, and recent documentation on Jews in Mexico and South America. 700 pieces. Collection 44.
León, Nicolás, Collection (Nicolas Leon)
Ca.1550-ca. 1940. Mexican materials, mostly 19th century, collected or written by this ethnohistorian, with manuscripts, including one by writer Guillermo Prieto, official documents, personal papers, studies, photographs, and maps. 3.7 cubic feet. Collection 55.
Low, Dr. Robert E., Medical Mission Papers
1990-1995. This collection contains materials related to Dr. Low's work on medical missions in Guatemala, 1990-1995. Among the Low Medical Mission Papers are 1400 color photographs, 2700 patient treatment records and Dr. Low's correspondence and journals. See Collection Guide. 5 boxes. Collection 130.
Macdonald, Angus. Analysis of the Work of a Year
October 1915. Bound typewritten report submitted by the medical officer in charge of the campaign against hookworm in Grenada under the International Health Commission. Includes a detailed description of the island, its people, maps, charts, various medical reports, and 148 black and white photographs. 1 piece; 384 pages. Collection 119.
Mahan, Howard J., collector, Collection
1533-1836. Autograph documents singed by Spanish kings and South American colonial officials and military leaders of both sides of the wars for independence, especially in Peru, but also Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador. Includes mention of Francisco Pizarro. Emphasis on taxes, government, and military affairs. 183 items; 4 photographs. Collection 100.
Manduley, Lyn Smith (1906- ) Letters
May 4, 1939-April 22, 1945. Letters of this freelance writer to her parents during her six-year residence in Lima, Peru, with her husband who worked for Panagra airline. Describes the daily life of Americans in Peru during World War II, trips within Peru and to Bolivia and Chile, earthquakes, highway construction, and archaeological sites. 88 letters; 9 enclosures. Collection 116.
Matos, José. Legal Commentaries (Jose Matos)
Ca. 1894? A bound volume of handwritten commentaries by José Matos, a diplomat and Guatemalan legal expert on international law, on 20 articles proposed by Henri Gregoire (1750-1831), a member of the French Convention, which served as the beginnings of "Public International Law". 1 item, 417 pages. Collection 50(62).
Mexican Administrative Records
1575-1865. 53 bound volumes of administrative papers principally from records of the Real Audiencia and Real Hacienda of New Spain. Most material is from the 18th century. See collection guide. Collection 16.
Mexican Mining Papers
1864-1928. Reports in English assessing the investment potential of silver, gold, copper, and lead mines in Mexico, principally Sonora, and in the U.S. and the Philippines. Includes 1864 autographed letter regarding Chihuahua silver mine and mining methods and quit claim deed of its sale; and sketches, photographs, and maps. 19 pieces. Collection 82.
Mexico Colonization Papers
July 23, 1887-September 17, 1889. Documents on investment projects or schemes for colonizing land in Mexico, especially Chiapas, with concessions from the government under Porfirio Diaz, letters, contracts, descriptions of timberland, and cost estimates. Promoters are John S. Morris, in the U.S., and Jose Mora and Manuel Ramirez Varela in Mexico. Land in Durango and Mexico is also for sale. 35 pieces. Collection 85.
Mexico (Empire, 1822 - 1823) Decrees affecting Central America
Consists of three legajos of manuscript copies of official pronouncements of the Mexican Empire. 3 pieces. Collection 50 (31).
Middle American Research Institute Faculty Papers
1926-1942. Notes, correspondence, and manuscripts pertaining to research conducted by various MARI faculty members. Papers relate to Indian languages of Mexico and Central America, chiefly Cholti, Chorti, Maya, Jacalteca, Zapotec, Tzeltal, Tzoltil, and Pokomán. Also transcriptions and translations of various 17th and 18th century works. Manuscripts and notes of Rudolf Schuller, Ernest Noyes, Pedro Moran, Frans Blom, John Teeple, and Alan Watters Payne. In oversize section. 186 pieces and 8 photographs. Collection 28.
Midlo Collection
1954 - 1972. Clippings, articles, and other printed material relating to pre-Columbian art and culture in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. 15 pieces. Collection 51(6).
Model OAS General Assembly Papers
1975-1990. Papers of the Model OAS General Assembly held in Washington, D.C., April 1990, in which students including a group from Tulane University represented OAS countries. Includes the OAS Charter and papers on Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Nicaragua and the Pact of Bogotá. 26 pieces. Collection 108.
Morazán, Francisco, Papers
1830-1842. Personal, political, and business papers of Francisco Morazan, the President of the Republic of Central America. 58 pieces. Collection 6.
Morrison, deLesseps Story (1912-1964) Papers on Latin America
[1949-1950] 1959-1963. Papers acquired by Morrison as ambassador to the OAS. Background information on Latin America and material on the OAS, Pan American Union, meeting at Punta del Este, Uruguay, Alliance for Progress and the situation in Cuba. 88 pieces. Collection 92.
Mosquito Territory, Nicaragua Documents, 1859 - 1867
The collection consists of documents in English relating to the efforts of Commander Bedford Pim of the British Navy to advance the interests of Great Britain in Central America through the construction of a proposed railroad across Nicaragua from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific. 6 pieces. Collection 50.
Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena, Papers
1975; 1977. Papers distributed by the Museo Ixchel or its director Cherri M. Pancake, relating to Guatemalan Indian dress and textiles, including a list of communities distinguished by their dress, a description of the dress in certain villages, and a history of the development of the textile art. Papers are in English and Spanish. 4 pieces. Collection 61.
Nicaragua Political Papers
1981-1990. Papers concerning the development of the Nicaraguan Revolution and its leader Daniel Ortega Saavedra, U.S. diplomacy toward Nicaragua, the 1984 electoral process and the 1990 election of President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro. 47 pieces. Collection 109.
O'Horán, Tomás (1819-1867) Letter
March 18, 1857. Letter written from Mexico City to Agustín Fischer. General O'Horan, an officer under Emperor Maximilian, tells Father Fischer he is sending the passport requested for Mr. Dubois. 1 piece. Collection 41.
Paddock, John, Papers
1989-. Expanding collection of articles by Paddock published in the Oaxaca newspaper "Noticias" on Oaxaca, Indians (especially Mixtec), archaeology and history. Includes articles about Paddock and correspondence. Over 57 clippings. Collection 96.
Painter, Norman Wellington (1918- ) Thesis Research Material
1948-1949. Material gathered by Painter in interviews with 68 Latin Americans and used in his 1949 Tulane M.A. thesis, "The Assimilation of Latin Americans in New Orleans". It contains the identity and brief biographical sketch of each respondent, and answers to questions on first impressions, adjustments, work, marriage and children, religion, organizations, friends and recreation, food, prejudice, and nostalgia. 503 pieces. Collection 52.
Thesis:
The assimilation of Latin Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana / by Norman Wellington Painter.
1949. Sociology
JONES HALL University Archives (theses) TT 1949v.12
Panama Canal Treaties, 1977
Dossier of documents compiled by the Committee of Americans for the Canal Treaties, whose purpose is the ratification of the treaties. 11 pieces. Collection 74.
Parmenter, Ross, - Farmer, David, Correspondence
1971-(1972-1976)-1996. This collection comprises a total of 41 letters (5 of which have a total of 10 attachments) and 9 Christmas cards by Ross Parmenter, a noted anthropologist, and David Farmer, who worked at the University of Texas, Humanities Research Center and later served as the Head of Special Collections of the University of Houston's Anderson Memorial Library and Director of Southern Methodist University's DeGolyer Library. Some of the correspondence deals with the publication of Parmenter's Lawrence in Oaxaca and Farmer's critical edition of D.H. Lawrence's Women in Love. 50 items. Collection 138.
Pepper, George Hubbard, Papers
1866-1923. Correspondence, manuscripts, lectures, diaries, notes, and photographs originating with or collected by this early anthropologist, with emphasis on the Indians of the American Southwest and on Chaco Canyon; includes records of an archaeological expedition in Ecuador. Most material is dated 1895-1918. 1,040 pieces. Collection 7.
This collection is also available in microfilm (8 reels plus printed guide) for purchase from ProQuest:
George Hubbard Pepper Papers, 1895-1918
Perú. Don Sofo
November 29, 1986-March 13, 1987. Collection of this satirical Peruvian newspaper dealing with national news and criticizing the regime of President Alán García. 38 pieces. Collection 106.
Popular Fiction Series
1982-. Popular novels, complete or in serial form, in comic book format or as "fotonovelas" with scenes photographed and speech captions. 20 pieces. Collection 90.
Rauh, James Hulse, Student Papers
1968-1972. Papers of a Tulane anthropology student collected by Professor Donald Robertson. Includes research papers on the Codex Madrid, Codex Tudela, Codex Laud, and Lienzo de Zacatepec, written for courses, conferences, and publication, two drafts of Rauh's dissertation on the Maya calendar, and related correspondence. 38 pieces. Collection 93.
Religious Persecution in Mexico, Papers
May-July 1935. Petitions to investigate rights of Americans in Mexico, sponsored by Massachusetts Congressman John P. Higgins and signed by other congressmen, their letters of support, text of remarks in Congressional Record, letters by Americans on Mexico, and notarized affidavits on suppression of religion in Mexico, taken in Texas. 244 pieces. Collection 70.
Ries, Maurice (1907-1986) Papers
1930s-1940s, 1970s. Copies of popular articles and lectures by Ries about the ancient Maya; Ries' review of The Maya and Their Neighbors; copies of lectures on the Mayas by Ernest Noyes and by Frans Blom; miscellaneous clippings and reprints concerning the Mayas. Also includes a manuscript by Hermann Beyer on the Mayan calendar. 28 pieces. Collection 36.
Ries, Maurice (1907-1986) collector, Collection of Bernal Díaz Negatives
1944-1967. Negatives of photographs by Muriel Ries of the manuscript "Guatemala" version of the Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España by Bernal Díaz del Castillo. Also includes notes describing the negatives, photographs of the photographing and draft of talks by Ries on Bernal Díaz del Castillo and the manuscript. 705 negatives, 30 pieces. Collection 72.
Robertson, Donald (1919-1984) NEH Seminar Papers
1976-1977. Papers on pre-Columbian art, and art and architecture of colonial Latin America, written for a seminar conducted by Professor Robertson and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities at Tulane University. 11 pieces. Collection 84.
Robertson, Martha and Donald, Collection
1939-1992. Papers of Latin American art historian Donald Robertson and his wife Martha relating principally to pre-Columbian and colonial Mexican art history with documentation and photographs of Mixtec, Techialoyan, Relaciones Geográficas and other codices and with their prolific correspondence, much with other scholars. Also their publications, papers relating to his professorship, pre-Columbian sites, and the Handbook of Middle American Indians. See collection guide. 40.6 cubic feet. Collection 125.
Robertson, Merle Greene, Collection
1966-1993. Papers of this artist, teacher, writer, and archaeologist. Included are correspondence, curriculum vitae, articles and other publications, lists of slides and rubbings of Central America sculpture, notices of exhibitions, photographs, art work, and articles about her. See Collection Guide. Collection 133.
Rochester, William Beaty, Papers
1827-1828. Consists of diplomatic correspondence between Rochester and Henry Clay of the Department of State during Rochester's diplomatic mission as Charge d' Affairs in Mexico and Central America. 28 pieces. Collection 45 (46).
Romero, Oscar A. (1917-1980) Letter
February 17, 1980. The archbishop of El Salvador appealing to U.S. President Carter as a Christian and defender of human rights not to send military and economic aid to the ruling junta of El Salvador. 1 piece. Collection 13.
Rubio Sánchez, Manuel, Manuscript Books
c. 1985. Photocopies of two unpublished books by Manuel Rubio Sanchez in rough draft titled Puertos de Guatemala situados en su Costa Sur and Historia del comercio del café en Guatemala. Much of the material was previously published by Rubio Sánchez in Antropología e Historia de Guatemala and Anales de la Academia (Sociedad) de Geografía e Historia (Guatemala). 2 pieces. Collection 80.
Rubio Sánchez, Mario, Historia de los gobernadores de Nicaragua (Mario Rubio Sanchez)
c. 1970. Typescript manuscript copies of an unpublished 6 book set titled "La historia de los gobernadores de Nicaragua." The volumes contain a number of Rubio Sanchez's typed transcriptions of Spanish colonial documents relating to Nicaragua's Governors (1522-1821). See finding aid. 6 volumes. Collection 142.
Sahagún, Bernardo de (d. 1590) Codex Florentino Tracings
ca. 1905. 75 sheets of tracings of illustrations from Sahagun's Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España, the Codex Florentino, Book 12. Drawn in black ink on tracing paper; made from photographs of the original manuscript, Mss. Med. Palatino 220 (Book 10-12) in the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, Italy, for the Francisco del Paso y Troncoso edition of 1905-1907. 78 pieces. Collection 60.
Saint-Domingue Documents
1727, 1775, 1780. May 3, 1727, marriage contract of Anthoine Junca and Elisabeth Peyre, Cap-Français; Jan. 23, 1775 marriage certificate of Michel Fontaine du Merve and Magdelaine Christophe Girard, Grand Goave; and March 1, 1780 baptismal certificate of Jean-Exupère de Sulha, son of Jean-Baptiste de Sulha, Commandant, Cap-Français, and Jeanne Victoire Bruslé. Transcripts included. 3 pieces. Collection 14.
Sandino, Augusto César (1895-1934), Letters, 1930-1932
Comprising this collection are four letters written by General Augusto Cesar Sandino, head of the guerilla forces opposing the United States marines occupying Nicaragua. All have headings which indicated that they were sent from the headquarters of the Defending Army of the Sovereign Nation of Nicaragua. All are signed by Sandino and bear his seal.
Schmit, Patricia, collector (1943- ) Collection
1820-1833. Photocopies of manuscripts found in the Archivo General de Centroamerica (Guatemala City) relating to the political activity in Guatemala from 1820-1833. Records of city government, parish elections, correspondence, and material concerned with Mexico. 4.5 linear feet. Collection 47.
Spratling-Taxco Collection
1930s-present. Original silver design drawings and sketches for book illustrations, photographs, taped and videotaped interviews of silver designers and silversmiths, prints portfolios, two watercolor paintings, and other material documenting the work of William Spratling and other major figures in Mexico's modern silver and crafts industry, including Margot van Voorhies Carr (d. 1985), Sigfrido Pineda (b. 1929), and Chato, Coco, Miguel, and Antonio Castillo (Los Castillo). 796 pieces. Collection 147.
For access contact the Director of the Latin American Library, hcalvo@tulane.edu.
France V. Scholes, Collection
1500s-1700s. Very large collection of photocopies, notes, and typescripts of manuscripts mostly from the archives of Spain and Mexico gathered by this eminent scholar and relating to colonial Mexico, with extensive documentation on Fernando Cortés. Approximately 277,000 pieces. See also the Indice de documentos de Nueva España existentes en el Archivo de Indias de Sevilla (RARE CD1859.SA57 v.1, copy 2) to consult Scholes' notations and correlations with the modern classification in the archive, corresponding to many items in the Scholes collection. Collection 23.
Schuller, Rudolf, Papers
1914-1930. Personal correspondence, notes, manuscripts, photographs, clippings, and printed ephemera, much of which relates to his linguistic studies in Mexico and Central America, with emphasis on the Huasteca Indians. Some materials relate to the Mexican Revolution.
Schuller also collected a series of Posada engravings which are cataloged in the collection as a rare book. 1,016 pieces and over 1,000 photographs. Collection 21.
SIECA Card Catalog
(1950-1960) 1970-1985. Photocopies of the card catalog of holdings of the library of the Permanent Secretariat of the General Treaty for Central American Integration in Guatemala City. Items are listed by numbers 1-1688, with some missing, and include resumés of the contents. Emphasis is on economics, finance, agriculture, development, politics and government. 1330 pages. Collection 71.
Squier, Ephraim George, Papers
1835-1872. Correspondence, clippings, documents, and manuscripts of this journalist-diplomat relating to his travels in Central America and Peru. Included are valuable historic photographs and stereographs of Honduras and Peru. 1,082 pieces. Collection 22.
This collection is also available in microfilm (4 reels plus printed guide) for purchase from ProQuest:
The Papers of Ephraim George Squier,1835-1872
Starr, Frederick (1858-1933) Papers
November 1900-March 1925. Autographed letters from Starr, Chicago, Ill., to Mrs. Maxwell Converse; and from Starr, Puerto Mexico, to Frans Blom, and a printed prospectus of Starr's book The Indians of Southern Mexico. 5 pieces. Collection 67.
Stevens, Robert Kim, collector, "Che" Guevara and the Bolivian Guerrillas Collection
1966-1972. Materials saved by Stevens, political officer in the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, relating to Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the Bolivian guerrillas. Includes newspapers, clippings, microfilm, audiotapes, pamphlets, maps, articles, posters, manuscripts, photographs, and books. Also microfilm of 19th century Brazilian anarchist newspapers and other papers. ca. 10 linear feet. Collection 99.
Taracena Arriola, Arturo, Poder Político Liberal en Centro América, 1870-1921
1991. Historical, political, economic, and social analysis of Central American liberal political power from 1870 to 1929; written as Volume IV of a larger study of Central American history. 1 piece. Collection 107.
Team, Howard Wayne Peter (1944- ) Peace Corps in Honduras Papers
1966-1968. Materials collected by Team, a Peace Corps volunteer who worked as graphic designer with the credit union organization Federación de Asociaciones Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito de Honduras. Includes pamphlets about FACACH, a photo of Team receiving certificate of appreciation, biographies of Peace Corps trainees, booklet of Honduran artists and a watercolor by Team. 17 pieces. Collection 81.
See also his slide collection and Edward H. Thompson photo in the Image Archive (21) and 40(13).
Third World Encounter Collection, [1960-1981]
1982-1983. Materials relating to the "Third World Encounter" trip to Mexico and Nicaragua sponsored by the Presbyterian Church U.S., taken by Beverly Green of New Orleans. Official correspondence, details and impressions of the trip, background reading on history, liberation theology, etc. 82 pieces. Collection 91.
Thompson, J. Eric S. (1898-1975) Papers
April 29-June 21, 1965. Correspondence between Eric Thompson, Robert Wauchope, and Marjorie LeDoux related to Thompson's request for information concerning a 17th century facsimile manuscript by Joseph Delgado on the Chol Mayas in the Latin American Library. 7 pieces. Collection 34.
Thompson, Philip Covington (1945- ) Collection of Reports on Latin America
February 1969-October 1970. Reports and studies dealing with Latin America, especially Costa Rica and the U.S. AID program there. Includes a report by Nelson A. Rockefeller who headed a presidential mission throughout Latin America, and a loan agreement between the U.S. and Costa Rica. 8 pieces. Collection 79.
Trujillo, Peru Achitectural Studies, 1979
The collection is composed of six student papers prepared for Architectural History course L. 251, taught by Professor Humberto Rodríguez. A Reprint of a published article by Carlos Morales is also included. Illustrated. 7 pieces. Collection 66.
Tulane University Faculty and Student Papers
This is a series of largely unpublished papers written by Tulane faculty and students. Also includes conference papers delivered at Tulane University. Collection 66.
United States Legation in Mexico Papers
1824-1843. Personal and official documents concerning early relations between the United States and Mexico, 66 pieces; received as part of the Bliss donation. Collection 10.
Vázquez, Alberto (1901- ) Correspondence
1931-1970. Letters to Alberto Vazquez from Latin American and Spanish writers Rafael Altamira, Juan Jose Arreola, Romulo Betancourt (to Alfonso Martinez), Adolfo Bioy-Casares, Juan Bosch, Carlos Montenegro, Lino Novas Calvo, Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Humberto Rivas Mijares, Juan Rulfo, Salvador Salazar Arrue, Carlos Samayoa Chinchilla, Rogelio Sinan, Arturo Uslar Pietri, and C.E. Zavaleta. 17 pieces. Collection 12.
Velasco Campo, Juan Nepomuceno de (c. 1757-c.1819) Papers
1777-1819. Documents tracing the career of Juan Nepomuceno de Velasco Campo, a priest in the diocese of Chiapas. Included are the orders for his prima tunsura, his licenses to preach, to hear confessions, and to say mass; and testimony presented on his purity of blood, services, and character, etc. 12 dossiers. Collection 30.
Viceregal and Ecclesiastical Mexican Collection
1534-1919. Some 3,000 dossiers relating principally to late colonial Mexico (1770-1820), originating in the offices of the Viceroy, Real Audiencia, and bishops of New Spain. Included are church records and inventories, censuses, notarial files, laws and decrees, civil and ecclesiastical suits, and land disputes, with many documents that concern Indian affairs and problems with the church. Collection 1.
Walker, Sue Field. The Hacienda of Santa Engracia
August 1, 1978. Independent study presented to Professor Donald Robertson. Includes maps and 50 photographs of the hacienda, located northwest of Ciudad Victoria near the border of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, as well as descriptions of the architecture, paintings, furniture, and minor arts. Also includes separate papers on this and other haciendas of northern Mexico. 1 piece; 42 leaves. Collection 104.
Witschey, Walter (1941- ) Chunyaxche Project Report
September 30-December 10, 1987. Preliminary report on survey and excavations at Maya site of Chunyaxche, or Muyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in summer 1987, with biographical sketches of Witschey and W. Wyllys Andrews V. Includes detailed bound report (Parte A) with explanations of 12 2' x 3' maps of the site. In English and Spanish. Maps in LAL Flat File 3. 14 pieces. Collection 83.
Ximénez Family Papers
1798-1873. Documents relating to the succession of Manuel Ximenez, merchant of Amecameca, Chalco, Mexico; and certain documents from Mexico City. Included are wills, statement of accounts, inventories of property and of the Hacienda de Guadalupe Tepozoapan, deposition of witnesses, mortgage notes. 27 dossiers. Collection 31.
Yucatán Collection
1557-1935. Manuscripts and printed documents in Spanish and Maya relating to the Yucatan peninsula. Most material is dated 1803-1880. Of particular note are the 1557 Crónica de Maní, the Crónica de Yaxkukul, the Crónica de Chicxulub, and the Juan Pío Pérez copy of the lost San Francisco Spanish-Maya / Maya-Spanish dictionary. 267 pieces. Collection 26.
Zabalo, Plácido Children's Theater
Consists of fifteen original plays Zabalo wrote for children while still in Cuba (all except for one). Included in the collection is a taped interview of the author. 16 pieces. Collection 50 (21).
Zavala, Diego E., collector, Amnesty International Publications
1988-1994. Printed ephemera published by Amnesty International consisting mostly of newsletters, reports and Urgent Action appeals on civil rights violations worldwide with many in Latin America, especially Peru and Guatemala. Includes a Special Children's Edition from 1990-1994, letters by Zavala in behalf of victims, and posters of Peru. 420 pieces. Collection 118.
Zavala Solís, Joaquín, Collection
1879-1886. Nine copybooks of correspondence by Joaquin Zavala, President of Nicaragua, 1879-1883, with transcriptions by Manuel I. Lopez Alonso. Also 141 letters to Zavala. Material on interoceanic canal, expulsion of Jesuits, uprising of Matagalpa Indians, Instituto de Occidente at León, railroads, telegraph, domestic and foreign relations with Central America, Colombia, U.S., France, and Great Britain. 8.7 linear feet. Collection 57.
