Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas and Margaret Melady papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0072
Abstract
Ambassador Thomas P. and Dr. Margaret B. Melady have been involved in diplomatic and international affairs since the 1950s, particularly on the continent of Africa. Ambassador Melady has held multiple diplomatic posts for the United States, including Ambassador to Burundi, Ambassador to Uganda, and Ambassador to the Holy See, and the couple have written multiple books on politics in Africa, including Ten African Heroes: The Sweep of Independence in Black...
Dates:
Bulk, 1960-1975 1959-2010 (bulk 1960-1975); Majority of material found within 1960 - 1975
Trina Padilla de Sanz papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0020
Abstract
Trinidad (Trina) Padilla de Sanz (1864-1957) was a Puerto Rican poet, suffragist, and composer. Her lifetime spanned several of the most defining moments of Puerto Rico’s history, all collected in her writings and correspondence with some of the most influential people in Puerto Rico and Latin America at the time. She adopted the pen name “La Hija del Caribe” in honor of her father José Gualberto Padilla (1829-1896), a prominent medic, poet, and political activist known as “El Caribe”. La...
Dates:
1845 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1957