Carvalho Monteiro Library (Library of Congress) mixed material monographic por 3,000 288 1 1 55 Correspondence, literary manuscripts and poetry, reports, notebooks, proclamations, legal and military documents, account books, broadsides, and other papers and documents relating to various aspects of Portuguese history, society, literature, religion, and culture. Subjects include the poet Luís de Camões; military orders of knighthood, especially the Ordem Militar de Avis and the Order of Christ; and Sebastianism. Also contains material pertaining to the Peninsular War, Miguelist civil strife in Portugal, royal funeral ceremonies, the Inquisition, genealogy, and colonial administration in Brazil. Prominent figures represented include Portuguese sovereigns, diplomats, priests and other religious leaders in the Catholic Church, intellectuals, and others. Open to research. In part, microfilm edition of item 129 available, no. 16,982. Microfilm produced from item 129 in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1977. In part, transcripts and facsimiles. [S.l.]. Collection material in Portuguese, with Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Guide titled, The Portuguese Manuscripts Collection of the Library of Congress : A Guide, published by the Library of Congress, 1980. Finding aid to additional material available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. The Portuguese manuscripts collection is formed primarily from material acquired by Library of Congress in 1927 and 1929 through the purchase of the private library of Antonio Augusto de Carvalho Monteiro. The manuscripts were transferred to the Library of Congress Manuscript Division from the Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Camões, Luís de 1524?-1580 Carvalho Monteiro, António Augusto 1850-1920 Library Catholic Church Portugal Clergy Ordem Militar de Avis. Order of Christ. Diplomatic and consular service, Portuguese Diplomats Portugal Funeral rites and ceremonies Portugal Intellectuals Portugal Inquisition Political messianism Orders of knighthood and chivalry Portugal Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Portuguese poetry Portuguese literature Sebastianism Brazil History To 1822 Portugal Colonies America Portugal Genealogy Portugal History Sebastião, 1557-1578 Portugal History Miguel I, 1828-1834 Portugal History Portugal Intellectual life Portugal Kings and rulers Portugal Religion Portugal Social life and customs mm 80036624 Open to research. DLC 800918 20260227111704.0 mm 80036624