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Alejandro Rodríguez Fornés (Alucho) collection
Graphic art posters in physical and digital form by Alejandro Rodríguez Fornés, known as Alucho. The theme of the posters is primarily film-related and include commemorative posters for Cuban films and or for film festivals. Many are signed by the artist.
Baltimore Woman's Committee for Cuban Freedom
Includes newspaper clippings, photographs of and correspondence with committee members and politicians, and a scrapbook, all concerning the activities of the Baltimore Woman's Committee in Maryland, also referred to as the Baltimore Women's Committee for Cuban Freedom.
Baptismal records of enslaved and emancipated Cubans
Four separate letters directed to Catholic Priests in various localities in Cuba asking for the Baptism of children of enslaved individuals. One letter asks for Baptism from an emancipated man by the direction of Public Works for the state. Translations provided.
Collection of Spanish Language Manuscripts
Includes printed and manuscript material written in Spanish and originating from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries in North America and South America. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point. This collection has multiple creators, which have not been indexed at this time.
Christopher Columbus Collection
Consulado de S. M. Catolica en Jamaica letters
Four letters from the Letters sent from the offices of the Consulado de S. M. Catolica en Jamaica to the Capitan General de la Isla de Cuba. They were written by consular officers Antonio Brosa and Carlos Duquesnay. Brosa and Duquesnay report on "disorder" and "disruptions" they attribute to enslaved people and "los emancipados."
Cuban Collection
This is an artificial collection of various collected manuscripts relating to Cuban culture.
Cuban Document Concerning Vice Consul of the United States in Trinidad
Three page document written in Havana, Cuba concerning the Vice Consul of the United States in Trinidad.
Cuban Film Poster collection
Posters, from 1962 to 2018, of feature films, documentaries, animated films, film events, and others that were produced in Cuba by Cuban artists. Posters were primarily created by using a silk screen process and were made for both Cuban and non-Cuban films.
Cuban Television Scripts
Dale Lengua Cuban posters collection
"Dale Lengua", a Cuban popular expression, is a series of 40 seriagraphs, including one by Alucho, one by Alucho in collaboration with emerging female designer Alicia Fundora Rangel, and several by other designers. Collection contains an accompanying Arte journal issue containing information about this important limited edition commissioned for the Havana Bienal (International Biennial Art Fair).
Document of Enslaved Persons in Peru
Two page document written in Spanish of an agreement to purchase two enslaved persons in the colony of Peru in 1561. Included in the agreement are illustrations of the unique identifying brands on the legs of the two individuals.
Edward C. Dyer Papers
Judith Ewell Papers
This collection consists of two boxes of material created and collected by Judith Ewell, a professor of History at the College of William and Mary between 1971 and 2004. It includes papers Ewell wrote in college and graduate school; conference papers and programs; teaching materials from her year as a Fulbright Lecturer in Venezuela; correspondence about her publications; and contracts and other administrative material regarding her appointments at William and Mary.
John Roberts Fisher Papers
This collection consists of nine teacher class books (8.75" x 5") kept by Fisher for French, German, Spanish, Latin, and History classes. These are not William & Mary class books.
Ghost Posters
Collection of 24 posters created for Cuban films that were started but not finished and released to the public. The curators of these posters, along with another collection, Final Scenes a tribute to Tomas Gutierrez Alea, were Agapito Martinez and Eduardo Marin. A digital link of the posters for both collections is provided along with this collection. The link provides robust detail regarding the descriptions, translations, and citations for each poster.
Grigsby-Galt Papers
Ernesto Che Guevara Interview Transcript
A 52 page stenographic transcript of an interview given by Ernesto "Che" Guevara in front of television and radio of a program called "Cadena de la Liberad." The front of the transcript is stamped with an ink seal from the "Oficinas Primer Minestro- Dpto. de Divulgacion". Translated, this is the Office of the Prime Minister- Office of Disclosure. At the time of this interview, Guevara was the President of the National Bank of Cuba and was introduced as such.
Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha Incorporada (Beta Delta Chapter) collection
James Glenn Driver 1936 Berlin Olympics Collection
Jennifer Bickham Mendez Papers
John Tuthill Papers
Juan Tomás Mejía Letter with Estate Inventory
A six page letter including a preliminary estate inventory from Juan Tomás Mejía, a Dominican friar. In the letter, Mejía requests that he be granted a license to make an official inventory of the estate of his late sister, María de Buitrón y Mujica, who owned property in Mexico City, as well as in Guanajuato. Included in the preliminary inventory are the names and ages of three people enslaved, Magdalena, Petrona, and Nicolás.
Latin American Student Union (LASU) records
This collection contains administrative records, fliers, photographs, scrapbooks and posters created by the Latin American Student Union (LASU). The LASU is a student group at William & Mary. Included in the records are drafts of the group's consitution, agendas from meetings, and posters and fliers related to the LASU sponsored event "State Terrorism in Latin America Awareness Week" in March 2011.