Gómez Farías Family Papers

This collection is comprised of the personal papers of Mexican statesman Valentín Gómez Farías and his descendants. Materials date from 1807-1990 and include correspondence, financial documents, business records, legal and official documents, printed material, and maps from several generations of the Gómez Farías Family. The collection measures 6 linear feet and is comprised of 6 subgroups: Valentín Gómez Farías, Benito Gómez Farías, María Luisa Gómez Farías de Dehesa and Ramón Dehesa, Valentina Dehesa Gómez Farías de Montalvo, Various Correspondence, and Collected Materials.

The first four subgroups correspond to four successive generations of the Gómez Farías Family. The first subgroup contains the records of Valentín Gómez Farías. The records include personal and biographical information, correspondence, financial documents, and legal and official documents that date from 1820-1990, with the bulk of the records dating from 1820-1861. The correspondence in this subgroup is mostly between Valentín and his family.

Comprising the bulk of the collection, subgroup two contains the records of Benito Gómez Farías. It consists of personal and biographical information, correspondence between Benito and his family as well as between Benito and his business and political associates, financial documents, legal and official documents, and collected materials.

The third subgroup includes the records of María Luisa Gómez Farías de Dehesa and Ramón Dehesa. Along with personal and biographical information, correspondence, financial documents, and legal and official documents, this subgroup contains records related to Hacienda El Molino de Pedreguera. The bulk of the records from El Molino de Pedreguera relate to María Luisa and Ramón, though the series also contains records from both Benito Gómez Farías, who purchased the property in 1890, and Valentina Dehesa Gómez Farías de Montalvo.

The fourth subgroup consists of the records of Valentina Dehesa Gómez Farías de Montalvo. It includes personal and biographical information, personal correspondence, and legal and official documents.

Various Correspondence, the fifth subgroup, contains collected correspondence and correspondence with incomplete sender and/or recipient information. Letters are arranged alphabetically by sender or by recipient if no sender information is available. Letters lacking both sender and recipient information are organized chronologically.

The Collected Materials in subgroup six include awards and recognitions, financial documents, legal and official documents, and printed material not related to the Gómez Farías family.