Language: Spanish; Castilian / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1820">1820</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1824">1824</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Sydney S. Keil collection of Latin Americana, 1615-1863 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.75 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Sydney S. Keil Collection of Latin Americana contains broadsides and other printed material from Latin America dating from the 17th to 19th centuries with the majority dating from the 18th and early 19th centuries. The majority of these items were printed in Mexico, but the collection also includes material printed in Spain, Peru, and Columbia. The collection is particularly strong in printed novenas and other devotional work, as well as government decrees and laws.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Felix Limongi Collection of Louisiana Slavery and Civil War Materials, 1722-1872 (inclusive) 1802-1872 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of several small groups of papers regarding slavery, the American Civil War, and related legal matters in Louisiana, primarily during the 19th century, which were assembled by collector Felix Limongi. Materials include estate records of Marie Claire Chabert (1769-1847), a formerly enslaved free African American woman who purchased and manumitted her family members and owned land in New Orleans; correspondence of Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893); papers of the law firm Durant & Hornor regarding legal cases brought against the Union Army after the Civil War; as well as some miscellaneous documents and correspondence pertaining to Louisiana history.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Izcue y Arias (Firm) Records, 1786-1842 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 15 bound volumes (1786-1842) of commercial records/transactions from the Lima (Peru) merchantile firm of Izcue y Arias.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Prieto and Maíz Family Business Records, 1760-1974 (inclusive) 1890-1945 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 6.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the records (1760-1974) of a large business conglomerate in northern Mexico founded by Pedro R. Prieto and owned by branches of the Prieto family, including Maíz family members, for three generations.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Miscellaneous European Documents Collection, 1500-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous documents and manuscripts from European and North African countries about politlcal, religious, or colonial matters between the 16th and 19th century. The countries include England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Ireland, and Poland.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Félix Candela Papers, 1924-1997 (bulk) 1767-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 37 boxes and 32.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Félix Candela was an influential Spanish-born architect and structural engineer, known for his innovative designs using reinforced thin-shell concrete to create the highly efficient hyperbolic parabaloid shapes used in his construction of many well-known churches, factories, and other buildings, primarily in and around Mexico City in the mid-20th century. The collection consists of professional and personal papers, including photographic files documenting his projects, architectural drawings and designs, drafts of lectures and published papers, correspondence, appointment books, student notebooks and artwork, personal photographs and albums, awards and certificates, architectural reference books and magazines, construction materials catalogs, and clippings on various architecture and design topics and on Candela's own work.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Charles Carroll Marden Collection of Spanish Documents, 1347-1887 (inclusive) 1505-1637 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 boxes, 1 folder, and 6.50 linear feet
Abstract:: The Charles Carroll Marden Collection of Spanish Documents consists of 637 Spanish documents, collected by philologist and university professor Charles Carroll Marden. The documents are divided into two groups: documents originating from the town of Burgos and several towns around Soria and documents from the town of Alarcon. Later additions to the collection include the earliest document in the collection, dated 1347.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Iturbe e Iraeta Papers, 1754-1878 (inclusive) 1781-1845 (bulk)

Extent:: 10 boxes and 3.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of records of three successive generations of the Iturbe e Iraeta, a prominent, Mexican merchant family of Basque origin, active in Mexican colonial and interregional trade from the 1760s to the 1840s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

New Mexico Documents Collection, circa 1777-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of retained copies of 66 notarial documents for primarily 19th-century land transactions in what is now the state of New Mexico.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Alejandro Rossi Papers, 1955-2009 (bulk) 1812-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 39 boxes
Abstract:: The Alejandro Rossi Papers consist of personal notebooks, manuscripts, correspondence with writers, academics, editors and artists, and printed material of the writer.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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