Warren D. Kress Collection
Scope and Contents Note
The Warren Kress Collection consists of photographic slides, Latin American monies, and a small series of stamps.
764 photographic slides of travel in Mexico--especially northern Mexico and the D.F.--and the Caribbean, including Aruba, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The slides are from the teaching collection of Dr. Warren D. Kress of North Dakota State University. The collection is currently unprocessed; no item description is available.
The series Latin American Coins is an assembled collection of currency from Latin America. While the bulk of collected monies come from Mexico, many other countries are represented, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Bermuda and others. Of note is the collection of coins from varying countries all featuring Queen Elizabeth. A number of coins feature information supplied by Kress, including the grade of the coin, and type of metal it was printed on. In the collection there are 12 sleeves of Mexican coins, and 26 sleeves of coins collected from other parts of Latin America.
The next series, Latin American Paper Money, consists of a variety of paper monies dating from the early to mid-twentieth century. Of interest is a bill that is stamped “Falso,” indicating this is a counterfeit note.
The final series is comprised of one sheet of Latin American stamps, featuring background of artwork provided by Kress.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1983
Language of Materials
SpanishandEnglish
Access Restrictions
Access to the slides is unrestricted, but due to the nature of the collection of currencies, access to that material is by special request only.
Box 1 of the collection is stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Warren D. Kress was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He served as a military government officer in Europe during World War II, and remained in the U.S. Army Reserve until 1964, attaining the rank of Major. Kress received his bachelor's degree in International Relations (1946) and Ph.D. in Geography (1962) from the University of Minnesota. He was professor of Geography at North Dakota State University from 1957 until his retirement in 1991. Dr. Kress died 23 August 2001 at the age of 80.
Full Extent
1 linear foot
Abstract
Collection of photographic slides of travel in Mexico and the Caribbean, and of Latin American currencies.
Acquisition Information
Donation. Accession numbers: 2002-19, 2003-12, 2004-37.
Processing Information
Additions to the collection arranged, described, and preserved by Amanda Reyes, graduate student at Simmons University, 2015.
- Title
- Warren D. Kress Collection
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2015: Additions to the collection arranged, described, and preserved by Amanda Reyes, graduate student at Simmons University.
- 2021 June: Edited by Dylan Joy to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu