Mission Santa Clara Map Collection, 1854-1980

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Santa Clara University Archives Santa Clara University
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.
Language:
and [code "English" not found in ISO 639-2 list].

Background

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Arrangement:

The Mission Santa Clara Map Collection is arranged numerically by Map ID.

Physical description:
17 items

Access and use

Location of this collection:
Dept. of Archives & Special Collections, University Library,
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0500, US
Contact:
(408) 554-5530