Woodbury Lowery collection relating to Spanish settlements in the United States, 1517-1803.
- 2,000 items. 18 containers. 2.4 linear feet.
Open to research.
Bound volumes of material gathered and organized by Woodbury for the preparation of his unfinished history of "Spanish settlements within the present limits of the United States." Volumes contain catalog records and handwritten transcripts of documents concerning settlements in California, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas.
Handwritten transcripts, in part. Place of transcription unidentified.
Maps and related card catalog Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. transferred to Publication by Fr. Juan Bernejo, Exposicion de puntas pertenecientes a la Provincia de Santa Elena de la Florida (Seville, 1739) Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. transferred to
Lawyer, editor, and historian.
Collection material in English and Spanish.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013128
mm 82030676
Frontier and pioneer life--California. Frontier and pioneer life--Florida. Frontier and pioneer life--Louisiana. Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico. Frontier and pioneer life--Texas. Spaniards--California. Spaniards--Florida. Spaniards--Louisiana. Spaniards--New Mexico. Spaniards--Texas.