Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Latin American mss. --Dominican Republic, 1765-1803, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Dominican Republic. Additions continue to be made.
- Extent:
- 1 folio and 1 folio (oversize)
- Language:
- Materials are in Spanish .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Latin American mss. Dominican Republic, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Scope and Content:
The Latin American mss. Dominican Republic, 1765-1803, contains a decree concerning ecclesiastical vacancies by Carlos III, king of Spain; a report concerning the treatment of two criminals; a carta de poder and a petition of a widow, Gabriela Moreno y Sanchez; and a letter from the French general, Francois- Marie Perichou Kerversau, to the governor of Cuba, Salvador de Muro y Salazar, marques de Someruelos.
The correspondents in the collection are Francois-Marie Perichou Kerversau and Gabriela Moreno y Sanchez.
Note on Indexing Term - "Law": There is a large quantity of legal material pertaining to Latin America in these collections. Royal and viceregal decrees, both de oficio and de parte, are especially numerous.
Note on Indexing Term - "Religion": A large quantity of this material relates to religious matters.
Note on Indexing Term - "West (U.S.)" and "Americana": There are items pertaining to early settlements and colonial government in Texas, California and New Mexico, and information on Texas independence.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - OVFlat; Lilly - Folio
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Latin American mss. Dominican Republic, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu