Finding aid for the Curiel family papers 0552
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Special Collections
2023 January
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Curiel family papers
Creator:
Curiel
Creator:
Curiel, Luis C., jr.
Identifier/Call Number: 0552
Physical Description:
0.438 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (bulk): 1843-1940s
Abstract: Collection consists of the manuscripts, financial records, land documents, and other records from the Curiel family, pertaining
to the operation and upkeep of their hacienda.
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian.
Container: 1
The hacienda economic system began in colonial Mexico as a means of establishing landed elites who ruled over and exploited
the labor of indigenous peoples and mestizo workers. The hacienda became a ready source of class and ethnic conflict that
would ignite during the Mexican Revolution.
Collection consists of the manuscripts, financial records, land documents, and other records from the Curiel family, pertaining
to their operation and upkeep of their hacienda. Papers primarily pertain to hacienda owner Don Luis C. Curiel, Jr.
Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Curiel family papers, Collection no. 0552, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American
Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Financial records
Haciendas -- Mexico -- Archival resources
Manuscripts
Mexico -- History -- Archival resources
Curiel -- Archives