Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (Firm)
- 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.
- Extent:
- 0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- The collection is in Spanish .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo chapbooks (MS 235). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Provenance unknown.
- Processing information:
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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.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo chapbooks (MS 235). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University ArchivesP.O. Box 5900Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
- Contact:
- (951) 827-3233