Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of correspondence; writings; and published illustrated materials from and about Brazil, and is arranged by date. The description of each item includes, when possible, its author, title, place of origin, and a summary of its contents. When an item is a copy of an original, it is arranged by the date of the original. The date field, however, contains the date of the copy itself, not the original. The date of the original is included in the summary description of the item.
Dates
- 1639-1907
Language of Materials
The collection is in Portuguese, English, and Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.The entire collection, with the exception of Accession 2013-M-024, is available on microfilm. Patrons must use HM 254 instead of the originals.
Existence and Location of Copies
The entire collection, with the exception of Accession 2013-M-024, is available on microfilm from Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown, though much of the material in this collection is likely in the public domain. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials have been assembled from various collections and acquired from several individuals. They include materials transferred from the Latin American Collection Curator, Yale University Library.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by country, and by date within the country, and one accession.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
A collection of correspondence; writings; and published illustrated materials from and about Brazil related to Imperial Brazil, religious, economic, and geographic concerns. There is one item under the heading Portugal: a letter of condolence upon the death of a distant relative of Vasco de Gama.
- Title
- Guide to the Brazil and Portugal Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Philip S. MacLeod and Christine Weideman
- Date
- August 2001
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511