Maps, travel brochures and picture postcards of Havana, Cuba, circa 1900-1940
Scope and Contents
Series V. Maps primarily consists of maps and floor plans that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1960 with the bulk of the items dating from 1899 to 1951. The maps and floor plans often include annotations and illustrate a wide range of locations including, but not limited to the following:
- Havana and its environs;
- Cuba;
- sites associated with the yellow fever experiments;
- and military installations in the United States.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1900-1940
Language of Materials
Collection is predominantly in English; other materials in the collection are in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Access
There are no restrictions on user access to any of the materials in the collection except where noted in the container list.
Extent
From the Series: 2 boxes
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
P.O. Box 800722
Charlottesville Virginia 22908-0722 United States
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