Guide to the Carla Martin papers, 1866-2012

(bulk 1985-2007)

Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Published in 2024

Collection Overview

Title:	Carla Martin papers
Date range:	1866-2012, (bulk 1985-2007)
Creator:	Martin, Carla D.
Extent:	2 cubic feet
Abstract:	Collection consists of articles and research files, sheet music, textiles, artworks, and souvenirs collected by Dr. Carla Martin, Lecturer and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in Harvard University’s Department of African and African American Studies. Items are related to the topic of Cape Verdean culture, language, music, politics, history, and literature, with a wide range of disciplines from social sciences and humanities represented.
Language of materials:	English, Portuguese, Kriolu (Cape Verdean Creole).
Repository:	Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection number:	MSS-0074

Scope & content

This collection consists of articles and research files, sheet music, textiles, artworks, and souvenirs. Research materials include photocopies of rare materials held by the National Library of Cape Verde which are not held in many libraries worldwide. Martin’s collection won the Philip Hofer Prize for Collecting Books or Art from the Harvard University Library System.

Access Points

Subject Names

• Cardoso, Pedro Monteiro
• Martin, Carla D.

Subject Organizations

• Harvard University

Subject Topics

• Cape Verdean Creole dialect
• Cabo Verdean literature
• Ethnology
• Ethnomusicology

Geographical Names

• Cabo Verde

Document Types

• maps
• photocopies
• sheet music
• textiles

Arrangement

This collection is divided into 2 series:

• Series 1: Cultural objects and souvenirs
• Series 2: Research

Biographical/Historical Note

Dr. Carla Martin completed her B.A. in Anthropology in 2003, her M.A. in Anthropology in 2007, and her Ph.D. in African and African American Studies in 2012, all from Harvard University. An interdisciplinary social anthropologist, Martin lectures widely and has taught classes in African and African American Studies, critical food studies, social anthropology, and ethnomusicology. In 2011, she founded the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute, a nonprofit with a mission “dedicated to identifying, developing, and promoting fine cacao and chocolate.” Since 2014, Dr. Martin has been a Lecturer in the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and in 2021 she became the department’s Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies. Dr. Martin researches the politics of fine cacao and chocolate globally. Her previous research examined language inequality in Cape Verde and its diaspora. She has contributed her writings to publications Transition Magazine, Social Dynamics, The Root, US History Scene, Sodade Magazine, Socio.hu, The Savannah Review, and edited volumes.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	The collection is open for research.
Use of the materials:	Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Carla Martin papers, MSS_0074, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College
Contact information:	Special Collections, James P. Adams Library Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	The collection was donated by Dr. Carla D. Martin in 2020.
Processing information:	The collection was arranged and described by Molly Bruce Patterson and Erica Florenz in 2022. The collection was redescribed to fit current standards by Anne Boylan in 2024.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Molly Bruce Patterson, Erica Florenz, and Anne Boylan.
Encoding:	This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Related material:	See RIC Special Collections’ Cape Verdean related collections for more: https://library.ric.edu/capeverdecollections
Separated material:	Publications were removed from the collection and added to the Carla Martin Cape Verde Book Collection. Duplicates of books already held in RIC Special Collections were transferred to Bristol Community College.

Inventory

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