Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Junipero Serra Collection
- Dates:
- 1904-1963
- Abstract:
- Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a priest of the Franciscan order in the Catholic Church, who helped Spain conquer and colonize what is now the state of California. This is a collection of magazine and newspaper clippings, manuscripts, programs, and posters regarding Junipero Serra, dating from 1904-1963. Materials are in English and Spanish.
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet (14 folders)
- Language:
- English , Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
-
Junipero Serra Collection, 1904-1963, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.624; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Background
- Scope and content:
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This is a collection of magazine and newspaper clippings, manuscripts, programs, and posters regarding Junipero Serra. Materials date from 1904-1963 and include folders on biographical articles and publications, canonization, commemoration, and statues erected in Serra's honor. Included is a booklet from 1936 documenting correspondence between Captain Don Pedro Fages and Junipero Serra in 1772. This collection also includes a speech about Serra given by Charles Fletcher Lummis in 1913, and an unpublished manuscript from 1943 entitled "Serra Postscript" by M. R. Harrington.
- Biographical / historical:
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Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a priest of the Franciscan order in the Catholic Church, who helped Spain conquer and colonize what is now the state of California.
- Acquisition information:
- Donations from Charles Fletcher Lummis, 1910 February 28; Frederick Webb Hodge, 1932-1951; Henry Raup Wagner; M. R. Harrington, 1944-1951; and other gifts from 1910 to 1963.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 24, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-05 22:24:14 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Junipero Serra Collection, 1904-1963, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.624; [folder number] [folder title][date].
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448