Scope and Contents This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection. The collection consists of gozos (also known as gosos or goigs) and other religious devotional printed pieces from the Catalan region of Spain, dating from 1776 to 1982. Many of the gozos relate to Mary, mother of Jesus.It...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Paraguayan Jesuits Collection consists of 20 manuscript and 4 printed documents ranging in date from 1639 to about 1744. A number of the manuscripts deal with the employment of Indian laborers from the Jesuit 'reductions' on the fortification of the ports of Buenos Aires; others touch on the incursions of hostile Indians against the reductions. A major emphasis of the collection, however, is on the continuing struggle between the Jesuits and the antagonistic representatives of the Church...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Spanish Jesuits Collection consists of 1 linear foot of manuscripts and correspondence by and about Spanish Jesuits from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries. The material is arranged in ten folders in 2 boxes. The Spanish Jesuits Collection contains a special series, The Jose de Francisco de Isla Series, which consists of bound manuscripts and correspondence by and about Isla. Most of the material centers around Isla's Historia del Famoso Predicador Fray Gerundio de...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The Esther Neira de Calvo Papers thoroughly document the life and career of Esther Neira de Calvo, a prominent Panamanian educator, politician, diplomat, and women's rights advocate. The extensive collection includes correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, speeches, and awards, and it provides a fascinating perspective on 20th century Panama and Inter-American cooperation. There is material from Carrie Chapman Catt, Maria Ossa de Amador Guerrero, Matilde Obarrio de Mallet, Gabriela...