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The Latin American mss. British Honduras, 1774-1778, consist of two pieces.

The Latin American mss. Mexico III, 1563-1855, consist of historical documents relating mainly to Mexico's colonial period.

The Latin American mss. British Guiana, 1821-1844, consists of one item.

The Latin American mss. Bolivia, 1606-1927, are illustrative chiefly of the colonial life of Alto Peru and of Bolivia's long struggle for independence from Spain.

The Washington Territory Infantry mss., 1861-1866, consists of positive photostats of muster rolls, the originals of which are in the files of the U.S. War Department.

The Latin American mss.--Miscellaneous 1536-1957 consists of miscellaneous documents from various Latin American countries, compiled from the other Latin American mss., including correspondence, goverment documents, literature, photographs, and other documents.

The Crawford mss., 1849-1864, consists of letters and papers of captain, Quartermaster's department, United States volunteers, and member of the Oregon legislature Medorem Crawford, 1819-1891.

The Latin American mss. Argentina, 1612-1944, consist of material principally about the independence period of Argentina for the years 1806-1823.

The Latin American mss. Mexico III, 1563-1855, consist of historical documents relating mainly to Mexico's colonial period.

The Latin American mss. Guatemala music manuscripts, late 16th-early 17th centuries (ca. 1570-1635), consists of 13 bound volumes and two fragments.

The Latin American mss. Nicaragua, 1603-1857, consist primarily of items concerning Nicaragua's independence from Spain and its short-lived federation with Mexico.

The Latin American mss. Puerto Rico, 1805-1819, relate to the internal development and protection of the country.

The Latin American mss. Peru, 1535-1929, consist of over 6500 documents which trace the historical, economic and social development of what is presently known as Peru, with lesser coverage of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador.

The Day mss., 1855-1906, consists of letters and papers of Silas J. Day, first lieutenant, Company G, 2nd regiment, Oregon mounted volunteers.

The Harding mss., 1843-1930, consists of the papers of Stephen Selwyn Harding, 1808-1891, lawyer, governor of Utah Territory, and chief justice of Colorado Territory.

The Ellsworth mss., 1843-1874, consists of the papers of Stukely Ellsworth, -1876, lawyer.

The Roberts mss., 1885-1918, consist of correspondence and papers of and relating to the family of Andrew Jackson Roberts, 1827-1891, farmer.

The Lane, J. mss., 1835-1906, consist of correspondence and papers of Joseph Lane, 1801-1881, first territorial governor of Oregon.

The Latin American mss. Peru II, ca. 1760-1820, consists of 25 documents which describe living conditions, roads, local Indians, etc. in Peru.

The U.S. History mss., 1612-1977, consist of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to the United States. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Colombia, 1558-1890, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Colombia. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Ecuador, 1546-1866, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Ecuador. Additions continue to be made.

The Bartholomew mss., 1838-1886, consists of the papers of American businessman, pioneer, and judicial officer Jacob Bartholomew, 1818-1863, and his wife, Emily Ebersole Bartholomew, 1825-1913.

The Bozeman Trail mss., 1867-1873, consists of the letters and documents of Fort Philip Kearney General John Eugene Smith, 1816-1897.

The Latin American mss. --Mexico II, 1560-1940, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, complementing the materials in the Latin American mss. Mexico collection. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Costa Rica, 1676, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Costa Rica. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Chile, 1548-1890, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Chile. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Brazil, 1639-1871, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Brazil. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Guatemala, 1578-1823, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Guatemala. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Venezuela, 1581-1880, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Venezuela. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Paraguay, 1640-1862, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Paraguay. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Cuba, 1607-1869, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Cuba. Additions continue to be made.

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.

The Latin American mss. --Panama, 1578-1905, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Panama. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Uruguay, 1723-1835, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Uruguay. Additions continue to be made.

Collection is closely related to Mexican history since in 1822 Salvador was part of the Mexican Empire. Over half of the collection is concerned with the proposal of Juan Jose de Viteri to reunite the members of the revolutionary Cuerpo de Dragones under the name of Cuerpo de Voluntarios Imperiales. Other items commend the Salvadorians for their patriotism during the War of Independence and their loyalty to the Mexican Empire. The correspondents in this collection are Jose Fernandez Padilla, Vicente Filisola, Mexico. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina, and Juan Jose de Viteri.

The Latin American mss. --Honduras, 1805-1822, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Honduras. Additions continue to be made.

The Best mss., 1852-1862, consists of the letters of bricklayer, plasterer, California miner, and farmer A. Jackson Best, 1820-1862.

The Latin American mss. Mexico, 1502-1925, is an extensive collection covering much of Mexican history in depth.

The Banta mss., 1836-1888, consists of the papers of James P. Banta, 1814-1873, Civil War soldier of Salem, Indiana, and his wife, Jane P. Lewelling, 1812-.

The Baylor mss., 1860-1862, consists of photostats of correspondence of John Roy Baylor, 1821-1897.

The Bissonette mss., 1855-1862, consist of letters and documents primarily of Joseph Bissonette, trader and frontiersman, from Nebraska Territory, relating to claims for losses incurred from depredations committed by the Indians.

The Camp mss., 1873-1918 consists of the field notes of Walter Mason Camp, 1867-1925, engineer, dealing with the Indians and Indian Wars.

The Camp mss. II, 1900-1925 consists of those transcripts prepared by Kenneth Hammer, Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, from the Walter Camp Field Notes at the Denver Public Library and at the Brigham Young University, for use in his book, Custer in '76, published by the Brigham Young University Press in 1976. (Lilly E83.876 .C18)

The Cleghorn mss., 1826-1893, consists of correspondence and papers of Indian trader William W. Cleghorn, 1815-1878, and material pertaining to his estate.

The Cook mss., 1850-1877, consists of letters from David S. Cook in California to his family and friends in Illinois, and letters to James Willson Temple, 1828- , farmer, writer, from his family in Illinois while he was in California.

The Drake mss., 1848-1849, consists of the letters of physician Daniel Drake, 1785-1852, to his children, copied by U.S. senator Charles Daniel Drake, 1811-1892.

The Ellison mss., 1790-1949, consist of materials compiled by Robert Spurrier Ellison.

The Ellison mss. II, 1857-1940, consist of copies of articles, talks, extracts, etc. that were duplicates in the Ellison collection at the Harold B. Lee Library of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

The Ellison Correspondence mss. consist of correspondence of Robert Spurrier Ellison, 1875-1945, relating to his collection of Western Americana.