Overview
Scrapbooks of Cuban professor of medicine Pedro A. Castillo after his emigration to the United States.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1986
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1960-1962
Creator
- Castillo, Pedro A. (Person)
Condition Description
Covers separated from the two large scrapbooks; some items have slipped in their sleeves, and the albums show signs of wear.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
.4 linear feet (2 boxes)Three albums documenting Pedro A. Castillo's life and interests in the early 1960s after leaving Cuba for the United States. Contents include photographs, cartoons cut from newspapers, cards, typescript commentary, and labels. Includes one photograph of a photocollage of family members, labeled "Castillos 1986".
Biographical / Historical
Pedro A. Castillo was Professor of Medicine at the University of Havana (Cuba); he authored numerous medical books on the lungs and hematology. Castillo emigrated to the United States after the Cuban Revolution.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2024M-59. Gift of Ana Castillo Ericksen, 2024 January 30
Processing Information
This collection was processed to a basic level with minimal rehousing, organization, and preservation. (Melanie Wisner, 2024)
Creator
- Castillo, Pedro A. (Person)
- Title
- Castillo, Pedro A. Pedro A. Castillo scrapbooks, 1960-1986 (MS Span 214): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2024 February 8
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03653
Repository Details
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