Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [19--] -1927 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series consists of material documenting the United Fruit Company’s evolving relationship with Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (1887-1940), a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Letters include detailed reports of Garvey’s activities while in Panama/Costa Rica and document the UFC’s eventual cooperation and support of his visit. It also includes records related to groups he was associated with, including the Negro World and the Negro Improvement Association. Records include internal UFC correspondence, a telegram from Marcus Garvey, and a blank Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League certificate.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Documents were grouped together by Bourgois, and labelled and arranged chronologically within the series by the archivist.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted to protect the privacy of third parties. Contact the Archives & Special Collections Staff (utml.cds@utoronto.ca) for information about accessing these records.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
See Series 6: Non-Thematic Groupings, which include some other letters related to Marcus Garvey.