Scope and Content Note
The collection of Woodbury Lowery (1853-1906) relating to Spanish settlements in the United States spans the years 1517-1803 and consists of bound volumes of material gathered and organized by Woodbury for the preparation of his unfinished history of “Spanish Settlements within the Present Limits of the United States,” containing catalog records and handwritten transcripts of documents concerning California, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas.