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Beláustegui Bustamante Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0050
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of the Beláustegui -Bustamante Family, centered in San Isidro, Argentina, covering four generations from Melchor Beláustegui Rodríguez to his great-granddaughter Isabel Giménez Bustamante. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence between family members and friends. Notable correspondents include Isabel Giménez Bustamante; her siblings, Rodolfo (Jr), Enrique, María Adela, and María Carlota; and her parents, Rodolfo Giménez Bustamante...
Dates:
1820-1976
Harley L. McDevitt Inquisition Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0090
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents relating to the Inquisitions of Spain, Italy, Portugal, Peru, and Mexico. Included are manuals and guidelines on proper conduct within the inquisition; accounts of trial procedures, prisoner sentences, and autos de fe; and certificates and books of privileges of the staff of the inquisitions. Also included are public edicts, papal bulls, and royal decrees published by various inquisitions relating to banned works, jurisdiction of the different inquisitions,...
Dates:
circa 1500-1859
Hugo Achugar Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0091
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Hugo Achugar. It contains records of Achugar's professional and academic career, including articles and article drafts; notes; lecture materials; poetry; conference materials; research files; notebooks; calendars; and Achugar's personal library. Also included with the collection are correspondence, photographs, and Achugar's own collegiate coursework. Significant topics represented in these files are poetry; Blanca Luz Brum (1905-1985); and Latin...
Dates:
1933, 1957, 1961-1964, 1969, 1973-2016
Manuel Puig Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0026
Scope and Contents
The Manuel Puig Correspondence contains 326 folders of letters written by Manuel Puig to Ingmar Björkstén and Mario Fenelli. The bulk of the correspondence is to Fenelli, a fellow Argentine director that Puig met during his film studies in Rome. Letters discuss Argentinian cinema, Puig’s novels, travels, politics, workshops, family health, sexuality, potential deals for translating his novels, and more. Additionally, there are two movie scripts co-written by Manuel Puig and Mario Fenelli as...
Dates:
1960-1990
Research Files of María A. Díaz de Guerra
Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0088
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of María A. Díaz de Guerra--a Uruguayan historian--in her research on the city of Maldonado, Uruguay, the surrounding region, its inhabitants and public services such as libraries and schools. It contains administrative records of the city of Maldonado, including reports, committee proceedings, invoices, and publications; Diaz’s notes and compiled research files; correspondence of both Diaz and citizens of Maldonado; and articles by Diaz or about...
Dates:
1777-1809, 1824-2010