South America
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
David Landers Peruvian Manuscripts Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS458
Scope and Contents
The David Landers Peruvian Collection contains fifteen autographed legal documents, dated 1566 to 1626, in addition to a listing of hospital patients from 1776 and an Incan khipu. The documents are linked at times by a common witness, or notary public, along with other signatures from those involved in the particular exchange. The Peruvian documents demonstrate the importance placed by the Spaniards in maintaining a written record for a wide variety of transactions during the colonial era....
Dates:
1566-1776; Majority of material found within 1566-1626
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
William Franklin Sands Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20221007
Scope and Contents
The William Franklin Sands collection contains the correspondence, diplomatic papers, and written work of United States diplomat William Franklin Sands. Additionally included are photographs, collected works, and some genealogical materials compiled by him and his sons. The entire collection spans from 1850 to 1977, but the bulk of the body of work is from 1896 to 1946. It covers a wide range of subject matter, including, but not limited to: late 19th century imperial Japan,...
Dates:
1814 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Spanish Boundary Commission Report on Spanish and Portuguese Territory in South America and the Guarani War
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20131216
Scope and Contents
The report is a 454 page bound manuscript written in Spanish in scribal hand, dated to approximately 1760.This collection has been digitized and is available to view online in DigitalGeorgetown.
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Dates:
circa 1760
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts