J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1494 - circa 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Biographical Note
Dr. Helguera published extensively on Latin American topics and received many academic honors. In his retirement he continued to be active in speaking and writing on Colombia and other Latin American topics. Because of his knowledge of Colombia, he was instrumental in the preparation of the first group of Peace Corps volunteers to be sent to that country. He taught and mentored these young men in their training conducted at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey during the summer of 1961.
Extent
10.34 Linear Feet (2 Hollingers, 6 Paige, 1 Flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Physical Location
- Title
- Finding Aid for the J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu