Harkness collection, 1525-1651

Collection Summary

Title	Harkness collection, 1525-1651
Span Dates	1525-1740
ID No.	MSS47662
Collector	Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940
Extent	900 items ; 33 containers plus 1 oversize ; 10 microfilm reels
Language	Collection material in Spanish
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014059
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80047662
Summary	Philanthropist and collector. Documents and papers (1525-1609: 2,939 folios) relating to the history of the Spanish in Mexico, though chiefly pertaining to the conquistador, Hernan Cortés, and members of his family. Topics include the Cortés-Avila Conspiracy (1566); a 1531 lawsuit involving testimony from the Nahuas of Huejotzingo, Mexico; other legal matters; family lands in Oaxaca, Mexico; and proceedings of the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Also includes documents and papers (1531-1651, 1740: 1,405 folios) relating to the history of the Spanish in Peru. Includes decrees, proclamations, orders, instructions, contracts, agreements, commercial accounts and letters, minutes of municipalities, manumissions, and material on the Pizarro and Almagro families.