Finding Aid for the Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Correspondence and Documents from Peru, 1720-1870

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé; online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division

Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575

Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/

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History --History, South America --History, Peru Geographical (By Place) --South America --Peru Social Sciences --Political Science --International Relations

Finding Aid for the Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Correspondence and Documents from Peru, 1720-1870

Collection number: 478

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division

Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

Manuscripts Division
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/

Processed by:: Manuscripts Division staff, 1997
Encoded by:: Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:: Josh Fiala, November 2002

Descriptive Summary

Title: Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Correspondence and Documents from Peru,

Date (inclusive): 1720-1870

Collection number: 478

Extent: 2 oversize boxes

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Richard C. Ramer, purchase.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Correspondence and Documents from Peru (Collection 478). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232729

Scope and Content

Collection consists of eighteenth and nineteenth century correspondence and documents from Peru. Correspondence includes letters from important figures in Peruvian history, including presidents Ramón Castilla, Juan Antonio Pezet, and Manuel Pardo. Also includes a letter from Bolivian president Jose Balivian, and documents concerning the importation of Chinese laborers to Peru.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Genres and Forms of Material

Letters--Peru.

Documents--Peru.

Related Material

Collection of Peruvian Manuscript Account Books, 1734-1806 (Collection 479) . Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
Collection of Peruvian Manuscripts, 1600-1800 (Collection 1070). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.

Box 1, Folder 1

6 letters to Manuel Pardo (future President of Peru) from an unidentified correspondent in Paris. 1861-1862.

Box 1, Folder 2

12 letters to Manuel Ranero Cavallero of Arequipa from various correspondents in Cuzco and Lima. 1833-1840.

Box 1, Folder 3

6 individual contracts made by the Compania Maritima del Peru with Chinese laborers in Macao to bring them to Peru in return for 8 years work. 1869-1870.

Box 2, Folder 1

Gaceta del Gobierno. February 9, 1822.

Box 2, Folder 2

Receipt for 2 Colonos Chinos imported by the Compania Maritima del Peru for work in Peru. September 6, 1870.

Box 2, Folder 3

Document giving official command of a ship going from Spain to Spanish America. January 27, 1767.

Box 2, Folder 4

Unidentified document. October 1778.

Box 2, Folder 5

Note from the Ministerio de Guerra y Marina, Lima. March 15, 1822.

Box 2, Folder 6

2 notes signed by Hipolito Ynamuel[?] at the Ministerio de Hacienda. March 30 and August 8, 1822.

Box 2, Folder 7

Note from the Ministerio de Estado y Relaciones Exteriores to the Administrador General de Correos. May 2, 1822.

Box 2, Folder 8

Note from the Ministerio de Gobierno to the Administrador General de la Rama de Correos. January 24, 1822.

Box 2, Folder 9

Note from the Minister of War and Navy, Ramon Herrera. Lima. May 12, 1823. Also a brief biography of RH.

Box 2, Folder 10

Note from Felipe Braun, commander-in-chief of the Ejercito del Sud de la Confederacion. February 18, 1838. Also a brief biography of Felipe Braun.

Box 2, Folder 11

Letter from the Commander-in-chief of the Ejercito del Norte, headquartered in Piura. April 11, 1829.

Box 2, Folder 12

Letter from Jose Balivian, future President of Bolivia. Tacna. April 6, 1838. Also a brief biography of Jose Balivian.

Box 2, Folder 13

Unidentified letter. Lima. April 28, 1720.

Box 2, Folder 14

Letter from the Ministerio de Estado y Relaciones Exteriores from Juan Valdivieso y Prada to the President of the Department of Tarma. Lima. June 6, 1823.

Box 2, Folder 15

2 letters from Pedro Bermudez. Turpay. October 21, 1824, and Tarma. October 15, 1838. Also a brief biography of Pedro Bermudez.

Box 2, Folder 16

2 letters from Juan Gualberto Valdivia. Arequipa. July 10 and October 20, 1846. Also a picture of him.

Box 2, Folder 17

Letter from Ramon Castilla, future President of Peru. Chancay. September 4, 1838. Also a brief biography of Ramon Castilla.

Box 2, Folder 18

Letter from Jose de Rivadeneyra y Tejada. Lima. December 4, 1829. Also a brief biography of Jose de Rivadeneyra y Tejada.

Box 2, Folder 19

Note from Jose Ramon Clodil[?]. Arequipa. October 22, 1817.

Box 2, Folder 20

Letter to Juan Antonio Pezet, President of Peru, from Francisco Lazo in Paris. June 24, 1863.

Box 2, Folder 21

Letter from Jose Sebastian, the Bishop of Arequipa, to the prefect Pedro Cisneros. Arequipa. December 21, 1846.

Box 2, Folder 22

Letter from Ansonio Vigil[?] in the Comandancia General de la Division de Vanguardia del Ejercito del Norte. Chuquibamba. November 16, 1837.

Box 2, Folder 23

Note from Geronimo Villagua[?] of the Ejercito del Centro. Pomata. September 26, 1837.

Box 2, Folder 24

Letter from Jose Loyola[?] of the Ejercito del Norte to Juan Pardo de Zela. Lima. January 17, 1838.

Box 2, Folder 25

Unidentified letter on Republica Sud-Peruana note paper. April 11, 1838.

Box 2, Folder 26

2 letters (with transcriptions) from Jose Faustino Sanchez Carrion. Huamanga. September 30, 1824; and Lima. February 3, 1825. Also a brief biography of Jose Faustino Sanchez Carrion.