Woodbury Lowery Collection Relating to Spanish Settlements in the United States
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1517-1803
Language of Materials
Collection material in Spanish and English
Access and Restrictions
The Woodbury Lowery Collection is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Copyright Status
It is the researcher's responsibility to determine requirements of domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions.
Extent
2,000 items
18 containers
2.4 linear feet
Abstract
Lawyer, editor and historian. Chiefly handwritten transcripts of documents compiled by Lowery relating to Spanish settlements in California, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Catalog Record
Provenance
The Woodbury Lowery Collection Relating to Spanish Settlements in the United States was a gift of the Lowery estate in 1907.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Maps and a card catalog describing them have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. A publication by Fr. Juan Bernejo, Exposicion de puntas pertenecientes a la Provincia de Santa Elena de la Florida (Seville, 1739), has been transferred to the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Woodbury Lowery Collection Relating to Spanish Settlements in the United States.
Processing History
The collection was processed after receipt in 1907. The finding aid was revised in 2008.
- Title
- Woodbury Lowery Collection Relating to Spanish Settlements in the United States
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- Prepared by Manuscript Division Staff
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
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