Jean-Joseph Maurice Dartigue papers, 1941-1945.
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Mixed materialsLanguage: French, English Description: 2,000 items; 2 containers; 0.6 linear feetSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: Correspondence, minutes, agreements, studies, and financial reports pertaining to the founding and mission of the Société Haitiano-Américaine de Développement Agricole. Pertains chiefly to the organization's efforts during World War II in cooperation with the United States to produce Cryptostegia, a fast growing rubber plant. Documents the clearing of lands and displacement of peasant families in implementing a contract with the Rubber Reserve Company, a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Correspondence, minutes, agreements, studies, and financial reports pertaining to the founding and mission of the Société Haitiano-Américaine de Développement Agricole. Pertains chiefly to the organization's efforts during World War II in cooperation with the United States to produce Cryptostegia, a fast growing rubber plant. Documents the clearing of lands and displacement of peasant families in implementing a contract with the Rubber Reserve Company, a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Haitian government official. Known also as Maurice Dartigue.
Collection material in French and English.
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