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Arts and Culture in Brazil, 1962-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes, 4 items, and 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection on the arts and culture in Brazil includes flyers, pamphlets, reports, working papers, and serials.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Algot Lange papers, circa 1912 - 1914, 1915, 1967

Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Algot Lange (1884- ) was a Swedish/Danish adventurer and amateur anthropologist who visited the Amazon River basin in 1910 and 1913. During the 1910 expedition Lange documented the rubber trade and the native peoples of eastern Peru. During the 1913 expedition he undertook the initial preparation for the University of Pennsylvania’s South American (Amazon) expedition. Lange was replaced as leader of this expedition by William C. Farabee, who continued the project from 1913 to 1916. The Algot Lange records consist of one series of three notebooks concerning the Tupi (Nheengatu) language and culture of the Amazon basin compiled by Lange while at the University of Pennsylvania sometime between 1912 and 1914.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]

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E.R. Fenimore Johnson photographs, 1929-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
13.5 linear feet (17 containers)
Abstract:
Eldridge Reeves Fenimore Johnson (1899-1986) was a pioneer in the development of underwater photography and was also an explorer, yachtsman and researcher. His interests in underwater photography developed during World War II when he enlisted in Naval Research and worked with underwater demolition and photography. He created his own company, Fenjohn Underwater Equipment Company and patented equipment inventions. The E.R. Fenimore Johnson photographs, 1929-1970, is a rich collection of images ranging from underwater photography; equipment and tests; natural history; yachting; and exploration. This collection consists of subject files, test photographs, motion picture films, index card guides to the motion pictures, index card guides to the use of the images, photograph albums of an expedition to Matto Grosso in Brazil, lantern slides, and negatives. Researchers interested in E.R. Fenimore Johnson, the development of underwater photography, marine life, expeditions, the Matto Grosso...(see more)

Held at: Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia [Contact Us]

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Education in Brazil, 1940-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes, 2 items, and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection of workbooks, reports, serials, pamphlets, and flyers documents the history of Brazilian educational initiatives and programs over the past six decades, from 1940 to 2006, with an emphasis on materials from the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Women and Children in Brazil, II, 1983-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection of ephemera on women and children in Brazil consists of pamphlets, flyers, and serials published by governmental and non-governmental organizations between 1983 and 2005.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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William C. Farabee expedition records, 1911-1923 (bulk) 1906-1924, 1926, 1955, 1983, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
5.3 linear feet
Abstract:
William C. Farabee (1865-1925) was a physical and cultural anthropologist, archaeologist, and cartographer who devoted most of his life’s work to documenting and interpreting the native cultures of South America, principally the Arawak and Carib peoples of the Amazon basin and the native peoples of the Andes. He also conducted archaeological studies at Marajo Island, Brazil, and at several other locations, including Peru and Ecuador. The collection consists of 5.3 linear feet of textual and photographic documentation related principally to the Amazon expedition of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, 1913-1916, and also to the Andean expedition of 1922-1923.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]

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Labor in Brazil, 1980-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection on labor-related issues and events in Brazil includes flyers, brochures, pamphlets, reports, serials, working papers, and other materials.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Urban Issues in Brazil, 1975-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes, 2 items, and 3.2 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains pamphlets, flyers, bound reports, and working papers pertaining to a wide range of urban issues in Brazil.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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