José María Castañé collection of manuscripts from the Spanish Civil War and early Francoist Spain
Overview
Documents generated during the Spanish Civil War and Spain's early Francoist era.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1923-1982
Language of Materials
Materials are in Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.6 linear feet (2 boxes)Consists of letters, orders, reports, and other communiqués generated by Francisco Franco, Nationalist leaders, and various military and political entities during the Spanish Civil War and shortly thereafter. Includes publications.
Biographical / Historical
José María Castañé is a Spanish businessman and patron of the arts. His collection of artifacts and documents relating to the major conflicts of the 20th century, of which these manuscripts form a part, was compiled over some 25 years. A substantial portion of the Castañé collection was donated to Harvard University’s Houghton Library in 2015.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by creator or document title, thereunder chronologically, thereunder in ascending order of Castañé document number.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2104M-120. Gift of José María Castañé and the Fundación José María Castañé, 2015.
Processing Information
Processed by Michael Austin, 2018.
Source
- Castañé, José María (Person)
- Title
- José María Castañé, collector. José María Castañé collection of manuscripts from the Spanish Civil War and early Francoist Spain, circa 1923-1982 (MS Span 188): Guide
- Status
- in_progress
- Author
- Michael Austin
- Date
- 2018 May 18
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02940
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, archives, and more. Houghton Library's collections represent the scope of human experience from ancient Egypt to twenty-first century Cambridge. With strengths primarily in North American and European history, literature, and culture, collections range in media from printed books and handwritten manuscripts to maps, drawings and paintings, prints, posters, photographs, film and audio recordings, and digital media, as well as costumes, theater props, and a wide range of other objects. Houghton Library has historically focused on collecting the written record of European and Eurocentric North American culture, yet it holds a large and diverse number of primary sources valuable for research on the languages, culture and history of indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Houghton Library’s Reading Room is free and open to all who wish to use the library’s collections.
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