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Moreton Frewen papers, 1823-1934
16,500 items. 47 containers. 18.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Anglo-Irish reformer, economist, author, and inventor. Correspondence and other material documenting Frewen's activities in business ventures or government service in England, the American West, Hyderabad, Kenya, Ireland, Mexico, China, Canada, and Australia.
Laurence Ilsley Hewes Jr. papers, 1911-2019
2,000 items. 6 containers plus 1 oversize. 2.3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Land reform economist. Primarily unpublished manuscripts, journals, speeches, and correspondence documenting Hewes's work both domestically and internationally. Also included are his works of creative writing, as well as those of family members.
Harry T. Friedman collection of Spanish American documents, circa 1500-1912
750 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Collector. Correspondence, reports, certificates, printed material, and other documents relating to such topics as the Joliet-Marquette expedition (1673), navigation and trade from the Philippines to Mexico (1749), land transactions in Tulancingo and Huejotzingo, Mexico, and persons associated with the cause of Mexican independence; inventories (1778-1785) of Mexican missions at Mátape, Alamos, and Macori; and information on Indian groups and the branding of military livestock. Includes correspondence addressed to Manuel Madrid concerning nineteenth-century economic affairs, correspondence of José Yves Limantour, and microfilm of census counts in Mexico City, 1610-1784.
Henry Albert Monday collection relating to Mexico, 1522-1935
2,300 items. 45 containers. 17 linear feet. 42 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Physician and collector. Correspondence, legal and financial papers, tax records, contracts, land records, cédulas, reports, official documents, broadsides, circulars, and other papers relating chiefly to various aspects of Mexican political, legal, and ecclesiastical history collected by Monday.
James William Denver papers, 1847-1884
1,500 items. 5 volumes. 1 linear foot. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Lawyer, army officer, United States representative from California, United States commissioner of Indian affairs, and governor of Kansas. Letterpress books containing correspondence relating to Denver's law practice in Washington, D.C., which was concerned with Choctaw Indian claims and land disputes in California and elsewhere in the West; his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, 1884; and correspondence describing Denver's experience during the Mexican War, 1847.
Mexican Revolution newspaper clippings archive, 1911-1913
472 clippings in one box. 1 container. 1 linear foot. -- Hispanic Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
A selection of English language news clippings from the early years of the Mexican Revolution. The articles, donated from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, capture many of the important events that spurred the revolution including the rise of the revolutionaries and the fall of dictator Porfirio Díaz.
Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection
75 items. 3 folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of seventy-five maps depicting locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan.
Jay I. Kislak Collection, 2000 BCE-2007 CE
1,350 items. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The Jay I. Kislak Collection encompasses almost fourteen hundred rare books, maps, manuscripts, historical documents, graphic works, and archaeological objects related to the history of the early Americas, including the pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean and Mesoamerica.
Sol Biderman collection, 1954-2004
approximately 1741 items. approximately 1314 pages . 326 chapbooks. 3 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1⁄2 ips, mono. ; 3 in.. 70 wood block prints : black and white ; various sizes . 1 photographic print : black and white ; 7 x 9 in.. 6 posters : color, black and white ; various sizes. 3 postcards : color ; various sizes. 14 crucifixes. 4 wooden boxes. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Brazilian chapbooks, xilogravuras woodblock illustrations and woodblocks, sound recordings and additional research material on the subject of Brazilian literatura de cordel collected by Sol Biderman. The collection also includes a play, poems, and other writings by Biderman along with his collection of Chicano corridos and poems.
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Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo collection on Latin American folklore, 1904-1986
174 published items. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Collected publications pertaining to Latin American folklore and musical traditions from the library of Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo, Brazilian folklorist and musicologist.