William J. Kelleher Collection
Scope and Contents Note
The William J Kelleher collection consists of manuscript and printed documents relating to colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico. The material concerns government, military, and church affairs dating from 1591 to 1853—the bulk of which deals with the first half of the nineteenth century.
Letters sent to and received by important nineteenth-century Mexican figures, such as Mariano Arista, Nicolas Bravo, Anastacio Bustamante, Valentín Canalizo, Vicente Guerrero, and Antonio López de Santa Anna form a substantial part of the collection.
Documents pertaining to the government of the colonial and post-independence period include bandos, decretos, and circulares. Other material includes blank stamped paper and a graphic illustration of an impaled head.
Documents about the Catholic Church include records of chaplaincies, lists of properties that belonged to the Inquisition and the Jesuits, and bulls (grants of indulgences).
The Collection is organized in 2 series: (1) Government and Military, (2) Church, and by type of document thereunder.
Dates
- Creation: 1591-1853
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply. Materials in the William J. Kelleher Collection are in the public domain.
Biographical Sketch
The Benson Latin American Collection has no biographical information on the collector other than that he was from Cliffside Park, New Jersey.
Full Extent
2.5 linear inches
Abstract
Various manuscript and printed documents relating to colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico concerning government, military, and church affairs.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
Processing information not available.
- Title
- William J. Kelleher Collection
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 May: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu