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MS 235
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Title: Collection of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo chapbooks
Date (inclusive): 1880-1925
Collection Number: MS 235
Creator:
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (Firm)
Extent:
0.83 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection is composed of chapbooks printed by the famous Mexican publisher and printer Antonio Vanegas Arroyo from 1880-1925.
Chapbooks in the collection document elements of popular culture in Mexico around the turn of the century, and consist of
booklets on a variety of subjects, including literature, poems, folk songs, plays, religious tracts, and healthcare advice.
Languages: The collection is in Spanish.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo chapbooks (MS 235). Special Collections
& University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Provenance unknown.
Processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, 2018.
Processing of the Collection of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo chapbooks was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo was a famous printer and publisher around the turn of the century in Mexico, whose press was active
from 1880 until the 1940s. Arroyo's press was known for producing a number of popular publications created by various artists
and edited by Arroyo, including chapbooks, broadsides, street gazettes, comics, and corridos.
The collection is composed of chapbooks printed by the famous Mexican publisher and printer Antonio Vanegas Arroyo from 1880-1925.
Chapbooks in the collection consist of small, printed paper booklets, usually illustrated with a woodcut drawing on the cover,
and occassionally containing illustrations throughout the book as well.
Chapbooks produced by Arroyo document a variety of subjects related to popular Mexican culture, including literature, poems,
folk songs, plays, religious tracts, and healthcare advice.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Chapbooks, Mexican
Corridos
Folk songs, Spanish -- Mexico
Folklore -- Mexico
Mexico
Popular culture -- Mexico
Theater -- Mexico
Chapbooks