Saenz Pena (Roque) Scrapbooks, ca. 1910-1914

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Summary

Title:
Roque Sáenz Peña Scrapbooks,
Dates:
ca. 1910-1914
Creators:
Sáenz Peña, Roque, 1851-1914
Abstract:
Roque Sáenz Peña (1851-1914) co-founded the journal, Sud America, served as Argentina's foreign minister (1890), and was elected president of Argentina in 1910. His major contribution was reform of Argentinian electoral laws (1912). The collection consists of scrapbooks related to Peña's candidacy (1909-10) and presidency (1910-13).
Extent:
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Roque Sáenz Peña Scrapbooks (Collection 1413). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of scrapbooks related to the candidacy (1909-10) and presidency (1910-13) of Argentinian president Roque Sáenz Peña.

Biographical / historical:

Roque Sáenz Peña was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1851; graduated from law school, 1875; he was one of the founders of the journal, Sud America; became Argentina's foreign minister in 1890; retired from public life during his father's presidency of Argentina (1892-95); returned to politics in 1895 and was elected president of Argentina in 1910; his major contribution was reform of Argentinian electoral laws in 1912; retired from the presidency for health reasons in 1913 and died the following year.

Acquisition information:
The collection was assembled by Estanislao Severo Zeballos (1854-1923), an Argentine statesman and intellectual.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Candidacy.
  2. Presidency.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Scrapbooks.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, January 2005 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: unknown .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Roque Sáenz Peña Scrapbooks (Collection 1413). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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