Borden Clarke Collection
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, legal and official documents, literary productions, municipal records of Sinaloa, lists, printed materials, and fragments of facsimiles.
Correspondence, lists, and reports relate primarily to Mexico's War of Independence; included are letters to, from, and about José María Morelos, José María Cos, and Ignacio Rayón López. An 1812 letter from Cos contains a 14-page insurgent resolution titled “La nación americana a los europeos vezinos de este continente.”
Among the official documents is a facsimile of Morelos' 1813 decree abolishing slavery. Legal documents include accusations and proceedings of the Inquisition and proceedings in the embezzlement case against Joseph Joachín de Uribe y Castejón. Uribe's 1732 resignation from the post of administrator of the royal treasury in Puebla is contained in the official documents. Fragments of facsimiles of codices pertain to Moctezuma's descendants.
Printed materials are about slavery, Queen Isabella I, the Inquisition, and the Francisco Javier Mina expedition. A clause from Isabella's will is quoted in a papal bull. Documents pertaining to the Catholic Church include an essay discussing who had the power to administer the Church's estate, and official documents requesting priests or priest coadjutors. Municipal records of Sinaloa date from 1778-1780.
The materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- Creation: 1493-1890
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1716-1813
Language of Materials
Spanish or Castilian.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Note
Borden Clarke, a collector of rare documents and manuscripts, spent part of his life during the twentieth century at Old Authors Farm, Nassau, Bahamas.
Full Extent
5 inches
Abstract
Official records, correspondence, and other documents related primarily to Mexican 18th and early 19th century history, including its War of Independence and municipal records of Sinaloa.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into nine series.
Other Finding Aids
Card files in the Benson Latin American Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts describe the items in the collection.
Acquisitions Information
The Borden Clarke Collection was transferred to the Benson Latin American Collection by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.
Alternate Form Available
Document no. 18 is also available on microfilm.
Processing Information
The collection was described by the Benson's Mexican Archives Project in February 1994.
Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project, November 1994.
- Title
- Borden Clarke:
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of His Collection at the Benson Latin American Collection
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2001
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in Englilsh.
Revision Statements
- July 31, 2002: Edited with XMetaL3 by Bob Stewart according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD Finding Aids with XMetaL.
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- 2021 April: 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