Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Organizational History
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Academy of American Franciscan History microfilm collection
Date (inclusive): 1526-1972,
Date (bulk): bulk 1700-1800
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2005/262
Creators :
Academy of American Franciscan History
Extent:
Number of containers: 20 cartons
Linear feet: 25
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: A collection of microfilmed documents relating to the history of the Order of Saint
Francis in the New World, including the exploration, settlement, and colonization of Mexico, Central, and South
America, the Caribbean, and the United States.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice
may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research, with the following exceptions: Much of the film is unspooled or in such poor
condition that conservation measures may be needed prior to patron access. Inquiries concerning these
materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in
writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000.
Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is
restricted to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Academy of American Franciscan History Microfilm Collection, BANC MSS 2005/262, The
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
Documents relating to the Franciscan order in Mexico, 1688-1707, BANC MSS M-M 427
Papeles Franciscanos. ms., Primera serie :1562-1810, BANC MSS M-M 191 and 192
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Christianity and culture--Latin America--History
Missions--Latin America--History
Latin America--Church history
Franciscans
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Academy of American Franciscan History Microfilm Collection was loaned to The Bancroft Library from the
Academy of American Franciscan History, Inc. on February 23, 2005.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the container level.
Processing Information
Processed by Lincoln Cushing in 2006.
Organizational History
The Franciscan Order is the common term for the Order of Friars Minor; the Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin; the
Order of Friars Minor, Conventual; the Third Order Regular of St. Francis; and a number of other related
communities of men or women. Originally founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, the Order is mendicant
(dependent on charity for their livelihood), apostolic, and contemplative.
Scope and Content of Collection
A collection of microfilmed documents relating to the history of the Order of Saint Francis in the New World,
including the exploration, settlement, and colonization of Mexico, Central, and South America, the Caribbean,
and the United States. Almost all of the materials are copies of documents held in libraries and archives in
Spain, Italy, and the Americas. In addition to records detailing Franciscan missions, policies, and practices,
the collection includes letters and diaries of explorers and missionaries, regional histories, and two-way
dictionaries of Spanish and indigenous languages. Authors include Caetano Baluffi, Fray Juan Crespi, Marion
Habig, Fr. Mathias Keimen, Jay Frederick Lehnhertz, Fr. Junipero Serra, and Fr. Pedro Tomás
Torrubia.