Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Place: Brazil / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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]

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]

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]

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.3 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, serials, reports, booklets, and flyers pertaining to rural conditions and agrarian practices in Brazil.

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

Extent:: 5 linear feet
Abstract:: Dr. Rafael A. Suarez and James T. Caulfield, known as "The Philamigos," traveled throughout South America in the 1950s-1980s, operated a learning center in Philadelphia, and were prominent members of the Philadelphia LGBT community. The James T. Caulfield and Rafael A. Suarez papers, 1918-1985, extensively document their works, including the Philamigos Institute of Learning, their travels abroad, and Caulfield's experience as a gay soldier during World War II. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera, over a dozen 16-mm films, and stamps/correspondence regarding philately.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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]

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]

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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