Box 4242.006

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the business and personal life of Wilfred A. Joubert (1867-1940), an American businessman from Massachusetts. The materials cover Mr. Joubert’s time in Suriname (Dutch Guiana), where he harvested balata (an early latex product) for the American Exploitation Company; and Chiapas, Mexico, where he exported rubber for the Rio Michol Rubber Plantation Company and bananas for the United States Banana Company. The collection contains maps, legal documents,...