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Program in Latin American Studies Records

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Princeton University. Program in Latin American Studies

Princeton University's Program in Latin American Studies was founded in 1966 as an interdisciplinary course of study to supplement the regular undergraduate or graduate curriculum. Through course offerings, programming, and cultural events the Program in Latin American Studies offers students the opportunity to study the culture and history of the region from multiple perspectives.

Consists of publications, event information, and other informational materials about the Program in Latin American Studies. Also included are the records of the Helen Doherty Lassen Fellowship, awarded annually to a student in the Program in Latin American Studies and video recordings of PLAS conferences and seminars from 1992-2001.

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This collection was processed and the finding aid updated by Christie Peterson with assistance from Eleanor Wright '14 in January and February 2011.

Finding aid updated by Lynn Durgin in September 2017.

Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Date
2007
Access Restrictions

Materials older than 30 years that do not pertain to student academic performance or discipline, trustee issues, or faculty personnel matters are open. Subseries 1A: 1992 Accession of Helen Doherty Lassen Fellowship Records, 1947-1976 contains student records and faculty personnel files that are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Series 3 is open for research use.

Restrictions beyond 30 years are noted in the relevant series, subseries, or folder descriptions.

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1: Program in Latin American Studies Records, 1947-2009 consists of publications, event promotional materials, and other information about the Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) and the Helen Doherty Lassen Fellowship.

Arrangement

Series 1: Program in Latin American Studies Records, 1947-2009 is arranged by accession number, in the order in which they were transferred.

Physical Description

5 boxes

Scope and Contents

Subseries 1A: 1992 Accession of Helen Doherty Lassen Fellowship Materials, 1947-1976 contains files on applicants and recipients, press releases, correspondence of the selection committee, and information about the origins of the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the records at the time of transfer has been retained.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Castellon, Carlos, 1973 August. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Prof. Clodomiro Almeyda (Visiting Prof.), 1974-1975. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Eric Wolf Invitation, 1975-1976. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Graduate Students Information, Before 1972, 1966-1972. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

L.A. Reports to President, Before 1970, 1965-1976. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Doherty Selection Committee, 1966-1975. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Trustees, Doherty Foundation, Correspondence, 1966-1975. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Foreign Area Fellowship Reports, 1966-1972. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Foreign Area Fellowship Program and Social Science Research Council, Correspondence, 1966-1975. 1 box.
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1 box

Doherty Fellowship - 25th Year Booklet, 1974-1975. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Type of Materials Needed for Meeting of Selection Committee, 1967. 1 box.
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1 box

Doherty Fellows, 1954-1955. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Daugherty, Mrs. Helen M., 54 Morningside Drive, New York 25, N.Y., 1950-1954. 1 box.
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1 box

Daugherty, Mrs. Helen M, 1954-1961. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

New York University School of Law Inter-American Law Institute Reports to the Advisory Council, 1947-1951. 1 box.
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1 box

Doherty Foundation, 1950-1952. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Doherty Mailing List, 1962. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Whitaker, Arthur P. (Doherty), 1952-1958. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1957-1960. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Lassen, Mrs. Helen Lee, 1956-1957, 1957 February. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Lassen, Mrs. Emil, 1956. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Vanger, Milton I, 1951-1955. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Wessel, Mrs. Helen Lee, 1954-1955, 1955-1956. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Committee of Selection Correspondence (Tannenbaum, Whitaker), 1949-1950. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

A.C. Newlin Correspondence, 14 Wall Street, New York 5, 1953-1954. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Index to Fellows, 1952-1955. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Whitaker, Arthur (Doherty) (Committee of Selection - 1953), 1952-1954. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Tannenbaum, Frank (Doherty) (Committee of Selection - 1953), 1952-1958. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Haring, C.H. (Doherty) (Committee of Selection - 1953), 1952-1954. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Information on Former Doherty Fellows, 1968-1971. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Doherty Pan American Fund, 1952 March. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

"The Henry L. Doherty Memorial Fund", 1952 August. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Minutes of Board of Trustees of the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation, Inc, 1951-1955. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Doherty Fund Ledger Sheets, 1949-1952. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

A.C. Newlin Correspondence, 14 Wall Street, New York 5, 1950-1953. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Mrs. Helen Lee Wessel Correspondence, 1950-51, 1950-1954. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Committee of Selection Correspondence (Haring, Tannenbaum, Whitaker), 1950-51, 1949-1952. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Doherty Fellowship Grants, 1948-1951. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

General Correspondence, 1948-1949. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Requests for Applications, General Correspondence, 1949-1950. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Expenses, 1949-1950. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

General Correspondence, 1950-1953. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Mrs. Helen Lee Wessel Correspondence (Casilla 13350, Santiago, Chile), 1948-1949. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

A.C. Newlin Correspondence, 1948-1949. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Miscellaneous Information, 1949, 1949-1953. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation, Inc. - Origins, 1948. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Press Releases, 1948 August 3. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Scope and Contents

Subseries 1B: 2007 Accession of Printed Materials, 1991-2007 consists of publications, event information, and other promotional materials. It also contains several working papers produced by faculty in the Program.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the records at the time of transfer has been retained.

Physical Description

1 box

Brochures, Miscellaneous, 1992-2007. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Working Papers, 2000 March - 2001 October. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Newsletters, 1991-2006. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Scope and Contents

Subseries 1C: December 2008 Accession of PLAS Records, 1991-2009 consists of lists of students, theses and courses, event publicity materials, fellowship and grant information, and publications.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the records at the time of transfer has been retained.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Concentrator Lists; Theses; Theses Prizes, 2006-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Course Offerings, 2002-2009. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Events, 2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Events Calendars, 2001-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Tuesday Luncheon Seminar Series Calendars, 2003-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Fellowships, 2007-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Grant Information, 2007-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Newsletters, 2007-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Publications, 1998-2007. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Posters and Flyers, 1988-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Subseries 1D: September 2011 Accession of PLAS Records, 2009-2011. 2 boxes.
Scope and Contents

Subseries 1D: September 2011 Accession of PLAS Records, 2009-2011 includes lists of senior theses, senior theses prize winners, Class Day booklets, course offerings, event calendars and programs, newsletters and other printed materials.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the records at the time of transfer has been retained.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Scope and Contents

Series 2: Conference Recordings, 1992-2001 consists of video recordings of conferences and seminars sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the records at the time of transfer has been retained.

Physical Description

1 box

Physical Description

1 box

1. Bolivia and Introduction, 2. Chile, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

3. Argentina, 4. Amazon and Brazil, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

5. Latin Soul: Boxing, Bullfighting and Soaps, 6. A Continent Crucified: The Church, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Beyond the Lost Decade (Conference), 2001 March. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Physical Description

1 box

I, 1993 April. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

II, 1993 April. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

III, 1993 April. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

IV, 1993 April 17. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

IV, Tape 2, 1993 April 17. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

1993 April, 1993 April. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Physical Description

1 box

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1 box

Session 1, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Session 3, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Session 2, 1999 November 12. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Mexican Writing RT, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Session 4, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

A. Fernandez Bravo / Com: Ricardo Piglia / Com: E. Subirats / Oscar Montero / Com: A. Diaz-Quinones, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Julio Ramos / Com: Doris Sommer / J.M. Ridao / Rafael Rojas, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Welcome (J. Adelman) / "Princeton University..." (P. Kramer) / Closing Discussion / Exhibit of Colonial Photography / ..."The Undead" (Vicente Rafael), 1998 March 27 - 1998 March 29. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Literary Readings, Benitez-Rojo / Molloy / Piglia / Reina Maria Rodriguez, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Chile Round Table, 1999 February 5. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

LAS Seminar, Andean Worlds Symposiums, 1992 March 8. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Latinos in a Global Society, 1994 December 12 - 1994 December 17. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

The (Mis)Education of Puerto Ricans - Dialoguing Across Divided Border, Historical Functions of Education for Puerto Ricans, Diaz, 1996 April 13. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

20-Minute Presentation, Conferent on P.R. Issues, Diaz, 1996 September 26. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Scope and Contents

Series 3: Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) Outreach Materials, 1991-2010, consists of exhibition, outreach and Princeton in Cuba records. Document types include newsletters, pamphlets, exhibition poster boards and audiovisual materials.

Arrangement

Series 3: Program in Latin American Studies Outreach Materials, 1991-2010, is arranged by document type.

Physical Description

4 boxes

PLAS Newsletters (Boletin), 1991-1998. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Newsletters (Boletin/Princeton Al Dia), 1999-2006. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Newsletters (Princeton Al Dia), 2007-2008. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Newsletters, 2009-2012. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Brochures and Publications, 1994-2009. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

PLAS Class Day Programs, 2008-2011, 2014. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Princeton in Cuba (2000) Administrative Documents, circa 2000. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Princeton in Cuba Student Reports (March 2001), 2001. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Princeton in Cuba Student Reports (March 2002), 2002. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Princeton in Cuba Student Reports (March 2003), 2003. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

"Will to Live: AIDS Therapies and the Politics of Survival in Brazil, A Photo Exhibition", 2013. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Consists of 26 exhibition posterboards; text by Joao Biehl, photos by Torben Eskerod.

Physical Description

1 box

La Literatura Despues De Borges; Archivo: Conferencias Y Entrevistas, 2000. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Includes seven VHS tapes that document the La Literatura Despues De Borges; Archivo: Conferencias Y Entrevistas conference from April 2000.

Physical Description

1 box

La Literatura Despues De Borges;Simposio Celebrado En La Universidad de Princeton en Abril De 2000, 2000. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Consists of one VHS tape.

Physical Description

1 box

Sigmund Scholarship 2002, Matthew Goldberg '04, Saude 10!-Dengue Fever Play and Promotional Video, 2002 October 14. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Consists of one VHS tape.

Physical Description

1 box

Mario Vargas Llosa "Breve Discurso Sobre La Cultura", 2010 October 11. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Consists of one DVD.

Physical Description

1 box

Series 3: Public Website, 2016-2017. 1 website.
Scope and Contents

The public website of the Program in Latin American Studies provides information about funding, course offerings, and events for current and interested undergraduate and graduate students.

Full text searching of this archived website is available through the Archive-It interface.

Arrangement

No arrangement has been imposed on this series.

Physical Description

1 website

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