Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Gonzalez-Prada family
- Extent:
- 0.5 linear feet and 1 box
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Gonzalez-Prada family papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Two volumes of papers and documents relating to the activities, history, and genealogy of the Gonzalez-Prada family, containing over 500 manuscript leaves, ca. 1750-1850. Many of the papers are official in nature, consisting of reports from lower provincial officials to the Captains General and to the Royal Governors. There are a number of royal communiques from Spain, some of which bear the seal of Charles IV or Ferdinand VII. In addition to these manuscripts there is a typescript and some printed material containing an account of the Gonzalez-Prada family and its origins with biographical notations.
- Biographical / Historical:
The Gonzalez-Prada family was an important Peruvian family. Don Jose Gonzalez de Prada was the "Governador Intendente de la Provincia de Farma" in colonial Peru about 1818.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Gonzales-Prada, Mrs. Alfredo. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1943. Accession number--M-43.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/1989.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Families -- Peru
Authors, Peruvian
Governors
Poets, Peruvian
Statesmen
Birth certificates
Coats of arms
Credentials
Decrees
Genealogies (histories)
Lists (document genres)
Marriage certificates
Military commissions
Reports - Names:
- González de Prada, Jose
González de Prada, Manuel, 1844-1918
Charles, King of Spain, IV, 1748-1819
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833 - Places:
- Peru -- History -- 1548-1820
Peru -- Politics and government -- 1548-1820
Peru -- Genealogy
Spain -- Colonies
Spain -- Politics and government -- 18th century
Spain -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection has no restrictions.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Readers must use microfilm copy of the materials specified above.
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Gonzalez-Prada family papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu