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Collection Manuscript/Mixed Material Eugenio María de Hostos and Eugenio Carlos de Hostos papers, 1865-1990 Eugenio Carlos de Hostos papers / Eugenio María de Hostos papers

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Title

  • Eugenio María de Hostos and Eugenio Carlos de Hostos papers, 1865-1990

Other Title

  • Eugenio Carlos de Hostos papers
  • Eugenio María de Hostos papers

Summary

  • Papers of Eugenio María de Hostos include correspondence, a diary, writings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to his work as a Puerto Rican nationalist dedicated to an independent Puerto Rico, from Spain and later from the U.S., and to the formation of a union of Antillean states to include Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic. Correspondents include Carribean nationalists such as Ramón Emeterio Betances and Gregorio Luperón.
  • Papers of his son, Eugenio Carlos de Hostos, include correspondence, writings, family papers, printed matter, photographs, and other papers pertaining chiefly to his father's life; the Hostos family; the family estate in Sotomayor, Pontevedra, Spain; civilian life in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; and to Eugenio Carlos's World War I service with the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry, renamed the U.S. Army 65th Infantry Regiment, in Panama, as well as with the U.S. Army intelligence service in Colombia, Guatemala, and Panama. Correspondents include Juan Bosch, Federico Henríquez i Carvajal, and Luis Muñoz Rivera, as well as members of the allied Hostos, MacCormick, and Noble families.

Names

  • Hostos, Eugenio María de, 1839-1903
  • Hostos, Eugenio Carlos de, 1879-1959

Headings

  • -  Betances, Ramón Emeterio,--1827-1898--Correspondence
  • -  Bosch, Juan,--1909-2001--Correspondence
  • -  Henríquez i Carvajal, Federico,--1848-1952--Correspondence
  • -  Luperón, Gregorio,--1839-1897--Correspondence
  • -  Muñoz Rivera, Luis,--1859-1916--Correspondence
  • -  Hostos family
  • -  Hostos family--Correspondence
  • -  MacCormick family--Correspondence
  • -  Noble family--Correspondence
  • -  United States.--Army--Intelligence specialists
  • -  United States.--Army.--Infantry Regiment, 65th
  • -  World War, 1914-1918--Colombia
  • -  World War, 1914-1918--Guatemala
  • -  World War, 1914-1918--Panama
  • -  World War, 1914-1918--Military intelligence--United States
  • -  Cuba--History
  • -  Dominican Republic--History
  • -  Puerto Rico--Foreign relations--Spain
  • -  Puerto Rico--Foreign relations--United States
  • -  Puerto Rico--History--To 1898
  • -  Puerto Rico--History--1898-1952
  • -  Sotomayor (Pontevedra, Spain)--History
  • -  Spain--Foreign relations--Puerto Rico
  • -  Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939
  • -  Spain--Social life and customs--20th century
  • -  United States--Foreign relations--Puerto Rico

Notes

  • -  Arranged in two series. Series 1: Eugenio María de Hostos, 1865-1990; and Series 2: Eugenio Carlos de Hostos, 1884-1990.
  • -  Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Eugenio María de Hostos and Eugenio Carlos de Hostos Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Microfilm edition of diary (1869-1903) available, no. 10,404 (positive copy : 15,655).
  • -  Microfilm of original diary (1869-1903) of Eugenio María de Hostos in private hands. [Place of reproduction unidentified]. 1954.
  • -  Private
  • -  Reproduced with permission, Adolfo de Hostos, 1954.
  • -  Gift, Gloria de Alvear y de Hostos, 1999-2006.
  • -  Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican nationalist, author, and educator; and his son, Eugenio Carlos de Hostos, military officer.
  • -  Collection material in Spanish, with English and French.
  • -  Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010214

Medium

  • 7,000 items.
  • 20 containers.
  • 1 microfilm reel.
  • 8 linear feet.

Repository

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mm80065392

Access Advisory

  • Open to research.

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Chicago citation style:

Hostos, Eugenio María De, and Eugenio Carlos De Hostos. Eugenio María de Hostos and Eugenio Carlos de Hostos papers, -1990.

APA citation style:

Hostos, E. M. D. & Hostos, E. C. D. Eugenio María de Hostos and Eugenio Carlos de Hostos papers, -1990.

MLA citation style:

Hostos, Eugenio María De, and Eugenio Carlos De Hostos. Eugenio María de Hostos and Eugenio Carlos de Hostos papers, -1990.