Overview of the Collection
Administrative Information
History
Scope and Content
Overview of the Collection
Provenance: Santa Clara University Archives
Santa Clara University
Title: Mission Santa Clara Map Collection,
Date: 1854-1980
Repository:
Santa Clara University Archives
Extent: 17 items
Collection Number: MAPS-MSC
Abstract: The Mission Santa Clara Map Collection consists of 17 maps of Mission Santa Clara,
founded in 1777 by the Franciscan Fathers. The maps range in date from 1854-1980,
and include site plans, surveys, plot maps, and landscape drawings.
Languages:
and [code "English" not found in ISO 639-2 list].
Administrative Information
Access
Santa Clara University permits public access to its archives within the context of
respect for individual privacy, administrative confidentiality, and the integrity of the
records. It reserves the right to close all or any portion of its records to researchers.
The archival files of any office may be opened to a qualified researcher by the
administrator of that office or his/her designee at any time.
Archival collections may be used by researchers only in the Reading Room of the
University Archives at the discretion of the archivist.
Publications Rights
Permission to copy or publish any portion of the Archives' materials must be given
by the University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mission Santa Clara Map Collection, Santa Clara
University. University Archives.
History
Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded in 1777, the eighth of the original 21 California
Missions. Santa Clara University, founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as Santa Clara
College, was established on the site of Mission Santa Clara de Asis. It is California's oldest
institution of higher learning.
Scope and Content
The Mission Santa Clara Map Collection consists of 17 maps of Mission Santa Clara,
ranging in date from 1854-1980. Some maps are original while others are copies of maps
with annotations. Included in the collection is an original hand drawn map of the
Mission grounds in 1854, maps comparing the early Mission site with more contemporary
SCU buildings, and maps of the three Mission sites with annotations.
The Mission Santa
Clara Map Collection is an artificial collection of maps of Mission Santa Clara, collected
by the University Archives. The items in the collection were acquired from various sources,
including faculty, staff, alumni, University departments, and private donors.
Arrangement
The Mission Santa Clara Map Collection is arranged numerically by Map ID.