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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Harry E. Babbitt instructional resources on Spain and Latin America
Creator:
Babbitt Instructional Resources (Firm)
Creator:
Babbitt, Harry E.
Identifier/Call Number: 0554
Physical Description:
13.438 Linear Feet
39 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1996-2012
Abstract: This collection consists of English and Spanish instructional materials from Harry E. Babbitt's company Babbitt Instructional
Resources, along with issues of the publications La Aventura de la Historia purchased from B.I.R.
Language of Material:
English,
Spanish; Castilian.
Babbitt Instructional Resources was a Texas based company that specialized in the printing, recording, and distribution of
teaching materials related to the histories and cultures of Spain, Latin America, and South America for a high school audience.
Materials were available in both English and Spanish.
This collection consists of English and Spanish instructional materials from Harry E. Babbitt's company Babbitt Instructional
Resources, along with issues of the publications La Aventura de la Historia purchased from B.I.R. The instructional materials
are in both English and Spanish and include one pamphlet of transcripts and possible questions for instruction and one cassette
tape of recorded lectures per box. There lectures focus on the art, history, and culture of Spain and Latin America, with
a majority of materials focusing on Diego Rivera. The publication La Aventura de la Historia include issues 3 to 164. There
is also one box of DVD lectures and one box of posters and cards.
Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Publications purchased for the Boeckmann Center by Barbara Robinson in 2011.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Harry E. Babbitt instructional resources on Spain and Latin America, Collection no. 0554, Boeckmann
Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiocassettes
DVDs
Instructional materials
Latin America -- History
Latin America -- Study and teaching
Transcripts
Video recordings
Babbitt Instructional Resources (Firm) -- Archives
Babbitt, Harry E. -- Archives