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Spanish Language
Collections
Special Collections holds several extensive and diverse Mexican and
Spanish language collections dating from 1554 to the 1950s with the majority of the
collections dating from the late 17th century through the mid-20th century. The
collections include both original manuscripts and microfilm.
Selected Manuscript
Collections
Alper Collections, 1556-1950
Simón Peón Papers, 1833-1933
Franklin Madis Collection,1588-1910
José María Paras Records, 1846-1850
José Salazar Ilarregui Papers, 1823-1867
Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico, 1592-1920
José Vicente de Anza Papers, 1784-1839
Manuel González Papers, ca.1866-ca.1892
Jesús de la Garza Family Papers, 1840-1911
Sabas García Papers, 1846-1905
Microfilm
Collections
Yucatán Microfilm:
Collections include the records from the Archivo de la Mitra, 1557-1931; Archivo Notarial,
1689-1900; Archivo General del Estado, 1683-1933; and the Hemeroteca del Estado,
1821-1980. Maritza Arrigunaga Coello published a guide to the microfilm entitled Catálogo
de las Fotocopias de los Documentos y Periódicos Yucatecos en la Biblioteca de la
Universidad de Texas en Arlington published by UTA press in 1983. These
collections include 1,078 reels of microfilm.
Honduran Microfilm:
The Division conducted a grant-funded microfilm project of various Honduran archives that
produced 370 reels of microfilm. The archives included six major sections of the Honduras
National Archives, eleven Municipal Archives, two Judiciary Archives, a large portion of
the Bishopric of Comayagua's Archives, records from the Cathedral San Miguel at
Tegucigalpa, and two collections from the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History.
Selected Microfilm Collections:
Archivo Eclesiastico de
Comayagua
Honduran Archives on Microfilm
at The University of Texas at Arlington Library: A Guide
Honduras National
Archives Microfilm: Colonial Section
Preliminary Guide to
the Collections Microfilmed at the Honduras National Archives and at
the Department of Olancho
Records
of the Municipal Archives from the Department of Yoro, Honduras,
Microfilmed by The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Finding Aids for the Spanish Language Collections are
available at the Special Collections service Desk. Online Finding Aids are currently being
installed on this site. Please check frequently for additional Finding Aids.
If you have questions about the Spanish Language Collections, please contact Maritza
Arrigunaga at arrigunaga@uta.edu.
Special Collections
The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Phone: (817) 272-3393 * Fax: (817) 272-3360 * E-mail:
Reference
Desk
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