Puerto Rican Memorial Collection
A Register of the Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Karen Linn Femia
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008085
Title: Puerto Rican Memorial
Collection
Span Dates: 1519-1923
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1833-1910)
ID No.: MSS80655
Collector:
Gould, Alice Bache,
1868-1953
Extent: 1,500
items;
8 containers;
3.6 linear feet;
3 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material chiefly in
Spanish.
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Researcher. Chiefly
papers collected by Alice Bache Gould relating to the history of Puerto Rico
together with her own correspondence, writings, and bibliographic
material.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped
by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Organizations
Partido Autonomista Puerto-Riqueño.
Subjects
Education--Puerto Rico.
Exiles--Puerto Rico.
Natural resources--Puerto Rico.
Science--Puerto Rico.
Locations
Puerto Rico--History.
Puerto Rico--Politics and government.
Puerto Rico--Population.
Puerto Rico--Religion.
Puerto Rico.
United States--Description and travel.
Related Names
Baldorioty de Castro, Román, 1822-1889. Román Baldorioty de Castro papers.
Betances, Ramón Emeterio, 1827-1898. Ramón Emeterio Betances correspondence.
Fernández Carballido, Rufo Manuel, 1790-1855. Rufo Manuel Fernández Carballido papers.
Gould, Alice Bache, 1868-1953. Alice Bache Gould papers.
O'Reilly, Alejandro, 1725-1794. Alejandro O'Reilly manuscript volume.
Provenance:The Puerto Rican Memorial Collection was given to the Library of
Congress by Alice Bache Gould in a series of installments from 1941 to 1947.
Additional items were given by James G. Shine in 1988.
Processing History:The Puerto Rican Memorial Collection was arranged and described in
1999. The register was revised in 2008.
Transfers: Pamphlets have been transferred to the Law Library where they are
identified as part of the Puerto Rican Memorial Collection.
Copyright Status:It is the researcher's responsibility to determine requirements of
domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions.
Microfilm:A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on three
reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning
availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Puerto Rican Memorial Collection,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Puerto Rican Memorial Collection spans the years 1519-1923, with
the bulk of the material dating from 1833 to 1910. The collection consists of
correspondence, essays, lecture notes, a journal, plays, newspaper clippings,
printed matter, and bibliographic material.
In 1941, and again in 1947, Alice Bache Gould donated to the Library
of Congress her collection of papers and manuscripts concerning the history of
Puerto Rico. In addition to her own correspondence, writings, and bibliographic
work, Gould had gathered original nineteenth-century manuscripts by several
important figures in Puerto Rico's intellectual and political history.
The largest file in the collection concerns Father Rufo Manuel
Fernández Carballido. It includes his notes and essays on science, religion,
education in Puerto Rico, and a journal of a trip to the United States in 1837.
The writings of Fernández Carballido that had been in bound volumes have been
disassembled for conservation purposes. As an aid for maintaining order, small
numbers placed on the bottom of each piece of paper have been cited in the
Container List of this finding aid.
The papers of Román Baldorioty de Castro shed light on the political
history of the island, especially Baldorioty de Castro's activities as
president of the "Partido Autonomista Puerto-Riqueño" in 1887-1888. Also in the
collection is a fifty-seven page bound manuscript written by the Spanish
general Alejandro O'Reilly in 1765 who described and analyzed, with statistical
information included, the population, resources, and future development of
Puerto Rico. The O'Reilly volume had belonged to Baldorioty de Castro.
Incorporated into the collection is the James G. Shine gift of
correspondence written by Ramón Emeterio Betances, physician and Caribbean
political activist. The letters were written in 1890 during his exile in Paris.
Material that has been microfilmed is arranged in the order in which
it was filmed in 1981. The rest of the collection is organized alphabetically
by name of person or by topic or type of material
Containers 1-3 available on microfilm. Shelf no. 18,198
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Bautista de Belaunzarán, Juan,
"Dissertatión sobre la construcción de las bóvedas,"
1833, copy made by Pascasio Sancérrit,
1850
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Fernández Carballido, Rufo
Manuel
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Lecture notes on humanities,
science, math, geography, etc.,
undated
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Liturgical writings,
undated
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Notes for classes,
undated
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Notebooks, including "Para un
Real Colegio-Seminario en Puerto Rico" (p. 11); "Plan de instrucción pública
para Puerto Rico" (p. 65); difficulties with the ecclesiastical chapter (pp.
143-150); speech before the "Ateneo de Ciencias Naturales" (p. 218); and other
material,
1850, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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BOX 2
REEL 1
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Chemical formulas and
experiments,
undated
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(2
folders)
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BOX 2
REEL 2
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Liturgical, moral, and ethical
writings, "faltas en mis sermones" (p. 127); "pecados de los jefes y
autoridades--si el jefe es militar" (p. 131),
1851-1852, n.d.
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BOX 2
REEL 2
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Lecture notes on physics,
chemistry, and geology,
1849-1855, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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BOX 2
REEL 2
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Extracts from readings, including
readings on moral teaching, poetry (Balmes Poesía), history--from Solis,
"Historia de México" (pp. 45-60);
Don Quixote (pp.
116-144); medical report on Padre Rufo Manuel Fernández Carballido (p. 154);
comments on the United States proposal to buy Cuba and the dictatorship in
Spain (p. 174),
1854, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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BOX 3
REEL 2
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Journal, trip to the United
States,
1837
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BOX 3
REEL 3
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Formulas, experiments, and notes
for chemistry classes,
1839, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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BOX 3
REEL 3
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Miscellaneous correspondence and
papers, including material on financing the studies of José J. Acesta and Román
Baldorioty de Castro, the "Sociedad Económico" and "Amigos del País,"
1846-1866, n.d.
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BOX 3
REEL 3
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"Lecciones de física-química,"
bound volume,
1838
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BOX 4
not filmed
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Baldorioty de Castro,
Román
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Letters received and other papers
relating to,
1870-1890, n.d.
For additional material see Container 3, Miscellaneous
correspondence and
Container 8, Miscellaneous papers of Román Baldorioty de
Castro;
See also Container 6, Díaz y Díaz, Arístides |
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Letters sent, "Repuesta al
Interrogatorio," (handwritten booklet) and other papers,
1867, 1886-1889, n.d.
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Obituary notices,
1889
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Betances, Ramón Emeterio,
correspondence,
1890
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Brau, Salvador |
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"Casa-blanca,"
1901
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Copy made by Brau of plan of
1519 by Rodrigo de Figueroa concerning
advisability of changing the site of Puerto Rico,
undated
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Card file, Puerto Rican and
Caribbean bibliography,
undated
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El Clamor del País,
1889
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Díaz y Díaz, Arístides,
correspondence and papers,
1882-1892, n.d.
See also Container 4, Baldorioty de Castro, Román, Letters
received;
For additional material see Container 8, Miscellaneous
papers |
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folders)
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Documents and directory of the
"Partido Autonomista Puerto-Riqueño,"
1887-1888, n.d.
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"Felipe II," tragedy, author
unknown,
undated
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Figueroa, S., "Ensayo Biográfico,"
1888
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Franco, Ana Maria,
La Mano de Dios, comedy
in three acts,
1865
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Gould, Alice Bache |
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Correspondence,
1906-1909
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(3
folders)
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Bibliography on Puerto Rico and
the Caribbean,
1908, 1923, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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Notes on libraries of the Lesser
Antilles,
1907, n.d.
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Writings and research
material
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Miscellany,
undated
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Ponce de Leon, Juan,
1908-1909, n.d.
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Vieques,
undated
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| BOX 8
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Governor of Puerto Rico, official
decrees and publications,
1833-1858
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Labat, Jean Baptiste, "Nouveau
Voyage aux isles de l'Amérique" (copy),
1722
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"Matrícula de los alumnos de las
academias de la Sociedad Económica,"
circa 1845
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Miscellaneous papers of Román
Baldorioty de Castro, Arístides Díaz y Díaz, and Francisco Mariano Quiñones,
1886-1894, n.d.
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Newspaper clippings,
1906-1909, n.d.
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O'Reilly, Alejandro, "Relación que
manifiesta el actual estado de la Población y cultivo de la Isla de Puerto
Rico,"
1765
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"Partido Autonomista
Puerto-Riqueño, libro del directorio, datos y cumplimientos de los acuerdos,"
1887
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El Popular, resignation
of Román Baldorioty de Castro,
1889
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Reglamento para la ejecución de la ley
de 4 de julio, 1870, sobre la abolición de la esclavitud en las islas de Cuba y
Puerto Rico,
1872
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Tapia y Rivera, Alejandro, obituary
notices,
1882
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Una Sesión de la Tertulia Radical de
Madrid,
1873
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