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Lesley Byrd Simpson papers, 1931-1984.
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Lesley Byrd Simpson papers, 1931-1984Creator/Contributor:
Simpson, Lesley Byrd, 1891-1984, creator, creator.Abstract:
Comprises Simpson's research notes and photostatic copies of documents relating to the history of colonial Mexico and Guatemala.
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1931 (issued)Subject:
n------ -- s------ -- n-mx---Art and history -- America
Art et histoire -- Amérique
Art and history
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Mexico -- History -- To 1810
Mexique -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1810
America
Mexico
University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of Spanish and Portuguese -- Faculty
University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Simpson, Lesley Byrd -- 1891-1984 -- Archives
Simpson, Lesley Byrd -- 1891-1984
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Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1986.069--PIC).
Related collection: Lesley Byrd Simpson letters to his brother Edward, 1942-1970 (BANC MSS 86/114 c).
Lesley Byrd Simpson was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March. 21, 1891. He received his bachelor's and doctoral degrees at
U.C. Berkeley and served on the faculty of the Spanish Department from 1928 to 1955. He was well known for his publications
in both Spanish and Latin American history and literature. His best known books are "Many Mexicos," and "The Encomienda in
New Spain: The Beginning of Spanish Mexico."
Lesley Byrd Simpson papers, BANC MSS 86/174 cm, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English and Spanish.
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faculty papers.Archives.
History.
Physical Description:
print
microfilm reel
5 (4
4 35 mm
Language:
English
Spanish
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.