Finding aid of the Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico Photocopies
of Selected Spanish California Archives
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
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Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Finding aid of the Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico Photocopies
of Selected Spanish California Archives
Collection number: MSS 022
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
Contact Information
- Encoded by:
- Shan Sutton; updated by Gillian Goldberg
© 2006 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico photocopies of
selected Spanish California archives
Dates: 1532-1784
Collection number: MSS 022
Creator:
Biblioteca Nacional de
Mexico
Collection Size:
1 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: Collection consists of bound photocopies of
letters, reports and other documents on microfilm from originals in Mexican
National Archives. Correspondents include Serra, Portola, Anza, Palou,
Vizcaino, Escalante and other Spanish religious, military and political
leaders.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
Spanish
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
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 by the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico photocopies of selected Spanish California
archives. MSS 022. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University
of the Pacific Library.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Collection is also available on microfilm.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection consists of bound photocopies of letters, reports and other
documents on microfilm from originals in Mexican National Archives.
Correspondents include Serra, Portola, Anza, Palou, Vizcaino, Escalante and
other Spanish religious, military and political leaders. Includes
correspondence and reports by Fr. Junipero Serra (1713-1784) on founding of
Mission San Diego (1769), on founding of Carmel Mission (1770), on plague of
grasshoppers in California (1774) and other topics; Francisco de Palou
(1723-1789) diary of Portola expedition (1769), report on state of missions in
California (n.d.); Juan Bautista de Anza's diary of overland trip from Sonora,
Mexico to San Francisco Bay (1776); and Juan Salvatierra's summary of all
California exploration prior to 1697.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Palou, Francisco,
1723-1789
Serra, Junipero, 1713-1784
Portola, Gaspar de
Anza, Juan Bautista de,
1735-1788
Latin America - History - To
1830
California - History - To
1846
California - History -
Sources
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of bound photocopies of letters, reports
and other documents on microfilm from originals in Mexican National Archives.
Correspondents include Serra, Portola, Anza, Palou, Vizcaino, Escalante and
other Spanish religious, military and political leaders. Includes
correspondence and reports by Fr. Junipero Serra (1713-1784) on founding of
Mission San Diego (1769), on founding of Carmel Mission (1770), on plague of
grasshoppers in California (1774) and other topics; Francisco de Palou
(1723-1789) diary of Portola expedition (1769), report on state of missions in
California (n.d.); Juan Bautista de Anza's diary of overland trip from Sonora,
Mexico to San Francisco Bay (1776); and Juan Salvatierra's summary of all
California exploration prior to 1697.
BOX 1: PHOTOCOPIES OF MANUSCRIPTS
Universidad Nacional de Mexico 4/63-4/85
BOX 2: BOUND VOLUMES AND TRANSCRIPTIONS
Early California Archives Volume One: The Correspondence
of Father Junipero Serra 1763-1784 [bound volume of photocopies of
manuscript]
Early California Archives Volume Two: Num. 3/32-34 [bound
volume of photocopies of manuscript]
Early California Archives Volume Three: Num.
3/41-55
Transcription of UNAM 4/81 doc. A, B & C
[typed]
UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) 4/69
[photocopy of manuscript with transcription opposite]
UNAM 4/75 [photocopy of manuscript with transcription
opposite]
UNAM 4/83 [photocopy of manuscript with transcription
opposite]
