Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence; government documents, including reports, commissions, decrees, legal proceedings, account books, treasury records, petitions, geographic relations and awards; church documents; writings and poems; and published illustrated materials from the Andean region of Latin America (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics.
Dates
- 1538-1996
- Majority of material found within 1700 - 1799
Language of Materials
The collection is in Spanish, English, and German.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Series Part I, Part II, and Oversize are available on microfilm. Patrons must use FILM HM 247 instead of the originals.
Existence and Location of Copies
Series Part I, Part II, and Oversize are available on microfilm and may be purchased from Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown, though much of the material in this collection is likely in the public domain. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials have been assembled from various collections and acquired from several individuals. They include materials transferred from the Latin American Collection Curator, Yale University Library.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three parts and four additions. Materials in each part are arranged alphabetically by country, and by date within country.
Extent
28.5 Linear Feet (44 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
A collection of correspondence; government documents, including reports, commissions, decrees, legal proceedings, account books, treasury records, petitions, geographic relations and awards; church documents; writings and poems; and published illustrated materials from the Andean region of Latin America (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics.
- Abancay (Peru)
- Arequipa (Peru)
- Augustinians
- Ayacucho (Peru)
- Bolivia -- Economic conditions
- Bolivia -- History -- To 1809
- Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830
- Boyacá, Battle of, Boyacá, Boyacá, Colombia, 1819
- Callao (Callao, Peru) -- History
- Cartagena (Colombia) -- History
- Carvajal, Francisco de, 1465?-1549
- Catholic Church (Clergy)
- Catholic Church (History)
- Charles, King of Spain, III, 1716-1788
- Chile -- History -- 1565-1810
- Chile -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1824
- Colombia -- History -- 1832-1886
- Colombia -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1822
- Colombia -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1822 -- Campaigns
- Cuenca (Ecuador)
- Cuzco (Peru)
- Delegated legislation
- Earthquakes
- Ecuador -- Description and travel
- Ecuador -- History -- 1830-1895
- Ecuador -- History -- To 1809
- Ecuador -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1809-1830
- France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870
- France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940
- Gamarra, Agustín, 1785-1841
- Gutiérrez de la Fuente, Antonio, 1796-1878
- Huancavelica (Peru)
- Incas
- Indians of South America -- Peru
- Jesuits
- Jesuits (History 17th century)
- Jesuits (History 18th century)
- Jesuits (Missions)
- Julián, Antonio, 1722-
- Law -- Latin America
- Lima (Peru) -- History
- Llorente, Juan Antonio, 1756-1823
- López, Narciso, 1797-1851
- Mercury mines and mining
- O'Higgins, Bernardo, 1778-1842
- Panama -- Economic conditions
- Panama -- History -- To 1903
- Pantano de Vargas, Battle of, Colombia, 1819
- Peru (Viceroyalty)
- Peru -- Antiquities
- Peru -- Boundaries
- Peru -- Civilization -- Spanish influences
- Peru -- Description and travel
- Peru -- Economic conditions
- Peru -- History -- 1548-1820
- Peru -- History -- 19th century
- Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548
- Peru -- History -- Insurrection of Tupac Amaru, 1780-1781
- Peru -- History -- To 1548
- Peru -- History -- War of Independence, 1820-1829
- Peru -- History -- War of Independence, 1820-1829 -- Campaigns
- Peru -- Literatures
- Peru -- Politics and government -- 1548-1820
- Peru -- Politics and government -- 1820-1829
- Peru -- Politics and government -- 1829-1919
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Venezuela
- Piura (Piura, Peru)
- Pizarro, Gonzalo, -1548
- Potosí (Bolivia)
- Páez, José Antonio, 1790-1873
- Quito (Ecuador)
- Santander, Francisco de Paula, 1792-1840
- Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia
- Smuggling
- Spain -- Colonies -- Boundaries
- Spain -- History -- Bourbons, 1700-
- Sucre, Antonio José de, 1795-1830
- Tarma (Junín, Peru)
- Toledo, Francisco de, 1515-1582
- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
- Vaca de Castro, Cristóbal, -1588
- Valle y Caviedes, Juan del, 1652-1692
- Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1539-1616 (Comentarios reales de los incas)
- Venezuela -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1958
- Venezuela -- History -- 1830-1935
- Venezuela -- History -- To 1810
- Venezuela -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1823
- Venezuela -- Politics and government -- 1810-1830
- Venezuela -- Politics and government -- 1830-1935
- Venezuela -- Social conditions
- Title
- Guide to the Andean Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Pedro Guibovich and Christine Weideman
- Date
- October 2000
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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