Place: Latin America - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 8.3 linear feet (24 boxes (21 document boxes, 3 oversize flat boxes))
Abstract:: Jessie Laird Brodie, M.D., also known as “Dr. Jessie,” was an internationally recognized physician and early pioneer of birth control legislation and family planning, active from the 1930s until the early 1970s. The Jessie Laird Brodie, M.D. papers document Brodie’s professional life and work, focusing on Brodie’s work for various causes and organizations in family planning and contraception, such as legislation for contraception in Oregon and the Planned Parenthood Association, the Pan American Medical Women’s Alliance (PAMWA), the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), and her work with the Pathfinder Fund in Latin America. The collection, which dates from 1923 to 1990, is divided into five series: “Geographical Files;” “Subject Files;” “Chronological Files;” “Pan American Medical Women’s Alliance” (PAMWA); and “Visual Materials.”

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 100.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Taller Puertorriqueño is a community based cultural organization that was established by Puerto Rican and Latino artists and activists in the North Kensington area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1974. It's purpose is to preserve, develop, and promote Puerto Rican and Latino arts and culture, with the belief that embracing one's cultural heritage is central to community empowerment. As of 2016, Taller Puertorriqueño continues to elevate and preserve Puerto Rican and Latino culture through its arts and cultural programs. The Taller Puertorriqueño collection, circa 1940s-2000s (bulk 1960s-2000s), consists largely of publications, periodicals, printed matter, and research materials; photographs, slides, VHS cassettes, and audio recordings; and other materials. Of special interest are records from Taller Puertorriqueño, records from oral history projects conducted by Taller Puertorriqueño, transcriptions for some of the oral history recordings, and some photographs from Jack Delano.

Held at: Eugenio M. de Hostos Archives at Taller Puertorriqueño [Contact Us]

Extent:: 16 linear feet (32 boxes)
Abstract:: George P. Turner (1915-2004) was a consultant and business owner who worked to promote development and tourism in Latin America, particularly the Dominican Republic. He owned multiple companies and consulted for both businesses and governments, garnering expertise in the economics and business of Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s. This collection consists mainly of Turner's professional working records; however there are also education, military, and personal/family records contained within the material.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837-1899) was a Philadelphia surgeon and anthropologist who created, collected, and donated collections of books and manuscripts related to anthropology, colonization of the Americas, and native American linguistics. This collection on Spain and New Spain documents, to a limited degree, Spain's relationships with its colonies and other European powers while struggling to maintain its empire.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Extent:: 4 boxes, 2 items, and 1.3 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection of ephemera on HIV/AIDS in Latin America consists of flyers, pamphlets, instructional materials, reports, and serials addressing issues related to prevention and sexual education, public services, community organizing, and health policies.

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

Extent:: 3 boxes, 2 items, and 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection of ephemera on gay and lesbian issues in Latin America contains serials, bulletins, brochures, pamphlets, flyers, bookmarks, stickers, and other materials.

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

Extent:: 17 boxes
Abstract:: An American lawyer, born in Washington, D.C., Dulles served as counsel to the American commission to negotiate peace (1918-1919), member of the reparations commission and supreme economic council (1919), American representative at the Berlin debt conference (1933), and as United States secretary of state (1953-1959). Consists of 282 transcripts of tape-recorded interviews concerning John Foster Dulles (Princeton Class of 1908) and his times by men and women who knew and worked with him

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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