Two fragile codices. One is written in English and the other in Latin. The English codex is labled "MS Codex 47" and is missing the front cover. The Latin codex is labeled "MS Codex 48" and "MS Codex 40" with "Bernard Lourner" inscribed on the inside front cover.
This collection contains manuscripts and notes for two of William Navarrete’s most recent books, Lumbres velados del Sur(2008) and La gema de Cubagua (2011). The collection also features correspondence and articles relating to Navarrete’s work with the French government and the Asociación por la Tercera República Cubana to facilitate the release of Cuban political prisoners and support the Bibliotecas Independientes de Cuba.
William J. McEvoy worked as a government liaison for Pan American Airlines for over thirty years. The William McEvoy Papers include his unpublished memoir, Presidents Who Have Flown with Me, which focuses on President Truman’s trip to Wake Island in 1950. The collection also contains photographs from President Roosevelt’s trip to South America in 1936 and Vice President Henry Wallace’s trip to South America in 1943, as well as approximately 1200 slides from McEvoy’s travels around the world in the 1950s.
