The Mentor: A trip to Porto Rico, January 1921
Scope and Contents
This collection contains travel guides and ephemera from 1880-2007 covering regions, countries and cities from all over the world. It includes maps, sample itineraries, pocket guides, and picture books with text in several languages including Japanese, French, German, Swedish, Finnish and English.
Dates
- Creation: January 1921
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.8 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
General
Crowell Publishing Co. Vol. 8. Serial No. 215. No. 19. 9 7/8" x 7", 40 pages, illustrated. Overview of Porto Rico followed by its history, Ponce, Guayama, Humacao, Coamo, Porto Ricans given the right to vote, Americans teaching porto Rican children, rich productss and undevelped resources, carnivals. Photos include Morro Castle, San Juan, a coffee plantation, Main Street in San Juan, Plaza in Ponce, a village school, etc. Also includes a tribute to Hudson Stuck by Belmore Browne; "Notre Dame in fiction," by Arthur B. Maurice; "What is money - and what is it for," "Pen pictures of Porto Rico," by Harry A. Franck.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository