Edmond Mangonès Collection This collection is comprised of 17 reels of microfilm of select documents from the private collection of Edmond Mangonès. It includes letters, reports, speeches, and miscellaneous manuscripts and writings. The bulk of the collection is dated between 1790 and 1843, which includes the Revolution. Also included are several letters and George A. Smathers Libraries ledgers of Henri Christophe: a leader during the Revolution, president of (1807-1811), and self-proclaimed King Henri I (1811-1820) of northern Haiti.

Haiti: A Free Nation Collections Frank . Crumbie Papers One of our twentieth-century collections, the Frank R. Crumbie Papers consists of scrapbooks, photographs, bibliographical notes, news clippings and the correspondence of Frank R. Crumbie, who served in several government positions in Haiti during the period of occupation, 1915-1934. Recordings One of the most important sound recordings at UF, this collection includes 16 reels of sound recording from Vodou ceremonies and rituals, which Deren recorded during her many visits to Haiti.

Haitian Registries Support the Collections This is a small collection that includes rare material dealing with 19th century Haiti, particularly its social Online giving: https://www.uff.ufl.edu/Online history. The documents are written in French and Giving/Libraries.asp. Click the American they feature 55 different individuals and 18 different Studies Library Collection Fund (016045) link and cities in Haiti. note Haitian Collections in the comments section at the bottom. Haitiana Collection Cash gifts can be sent to the Office of Development, This collection is primarily comprised of George A. Smathers Libraries, University of , correspondence that documents the history and PO Box 117000, Gainesville, FL 32611-7001. Make politics of Haiti from 1805-1954. Other documents checks out to Foundation/Latin include reports, commercial agreements (with American and Fund (UFF/LACC 016045) the U.S. and other countries), reports of military and make a note that it is for the Haitian Collections. activities, appointments, laws and documents For more information or assistance please contact the pertaining to diplomatic and consular affairs. Office of Development at (352) 273-2505.

Cover image: Allegory of Deathy by LaFortune Felix, image available at http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00085270/00001 A Brief Description

0117 Compiled by Wondy Joseph and Katie Coldiron George A. Smathers Libraries Slavery in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti)

George A. Smathers Libraries Jérémie Papers Haitian One of the most important collections at the University of Florida, this collection includes notarial records of the jurisdiction of Jérémie in Saint-Domingue. Documents include marriage contracts, wills and successions, real estate sales, slave sales, slave emancipations and the sales of plantations, which often included the enslaved Collections work-force. Most of the documents in the collection date from the A Brief Description turbulent 1790s. Slavery and Plantations in Latin American and Background on Haiti Saint-Domingue Collection Caribbean Collection The first French settlement on the island of Saint- The collection includes 22 handwritten letters pertains to potential Domingue (present-day Haiti) was made in 1670. In The Latin American and Caribbean Collection sales of various plantations and holdings, including slaves, in Saint- the eighteenth century, Saint-Domingue was France’s (LACC) at the George A. Smathers Libraries is the Domingue (present-day Haiti). Accompanying the correspondence are richest colony, producing approximately 40 percent home of the largest concentration of Caribbean inventories, legal agreements and an account book. These documents, of all sugar and 60 percent of all coffee consumed in materials in the United States. Of the countries dated 1779-1791, even reveal the desire of some plantation owners to Europe and the . of the Caribbean represented in the LACC, Haiti sell because of the growing unrest in the profitable, slave-based colony. is prominently featured through printed works, In 1804, Haiti became the first nation born out of All documents are in French. manuscripts, microfilms and digital resources. a slave revolt. However, independent were Resources are available in , French, isolated. The United States placed an embargo against English and Spanish. Haiti because the United States, along with France and Spain, were scared that other slave colonies would follow the path of Haiti. Nonetheless, the influenced the eventual outlawing Haitian Revolution of the slave trade in several countries. The U.S. eventually recognized Haiti’s independence, although Rochambeau Papers it occupied Haiti during 1915-1934. Key for the understanding of the Haitian Revolution, this collection includes correspondence, decrees, microfilm, maps and other Right image: Carte e de l’ile d’Haiti, Louis Joseph Javier, 1886. documents regarding Saint-Domingue and Toussaint L’Overture. Available digitally at http://ufdc. Topics include population, commerce, laws, customs, roads, ufl.edu/UF00016283/00001. buildings, agriculture, and in particular the uprisings that occurred in Haiti around 1801-1803. There are also microfilm copies of letters from the National Archives from various significant figures, as well as original maps of roads and ports in the French portion of the island.

Saint-Domingue and Haitian Autograph Collection The collection includes 17 autograph letters written to or by individuals in Saint-Domingue. The letters are dated 1769-1802, spanning the last years of French colonial rule and the Haitian Revolution. A majority of the letters are written by Turc de Pradine of France to her son and daughter-in-law in Saint-Domingue.