Genaro García Collection Part 2: Archives and Manuscript Collections
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts, broadsides, photographs, lithographs, and ephemera, acquired by García during his career as historian and collector of Mexicana. Materials relate primarily to the history of Mexico from the sixteenth through the early twentieth centuries, but also concern Mexico's politics, culture, linguistics, religion, literature, and archeology. In addition to individual historical manuscripts, the collection encompasses entire or partial archives of prominent Mexican political figures, which are assembled into subcollections. Material from other sources has been added to the collection. The collection contains transcriptions from various archival sources.
The materials are almost exclusively in Spanish, although items in other languages, notably Latin, French, and Nahuatl, are included.
Many of the historical figures that appear in the García collection also appear in other collections; researchers should also consult the Benson's WB Stephens and Joaquin García Icazbalceta collections for related material.
Dates
- Creation: 1500s-1920
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Mexican historian and bibliophile Genaro García collected the documents listed in this finding aid. To read García's biography, view Part 1 of the six-part collection finding aid.
Full Extent
90 linear feet
Abstract
Manuscripts and archives acquired by Genaro García (Mexican historian, educator, lawyer, politician, and bibliophile) relating primarily to the history, politics, and culture of Mexico from the 16th-20th centuries, including archives of prominent Mexican political figures.
Organization
Textual materials organized into two subunits, one comprised of archival collections and one comprised of individual manuscripts.
Arrangement
Archival collections arranged alphabetically; individual manuscripts arranged alphabetically by author and/or document title within a given region.
Acquisitions Information
The Genaro García Collection was purchased by the University of Texas in 1921 from the heirs of Genaro García.
Alternate Form Available
The collection is also available on microfilm.
Bibliography
Documents from the collection were published in: García, Genaro, 1867-1920 Documentos inéditos ó muy raros para la historia de México Mexico City: Vda. de C. Bouret, 1905-1911.
Biographical Sources
- García, Genaro, 1867-1920 Documentos inéditos ó muy raros para la historia de México Mexico City: Vda. de C. Bouret, 1905-1911.
- Diccionario Porrúa de Historia, Biografía y Geografía de México, 4th Edition, Mexico City: Editorial Porrúa, vol. 1, p. 818-819, 1976
- García, Genaro, 1867-1920. Autobiography of Licenciado Genaro García. Garcia Archives Collection, Folder 40, no. 5.
- González Obregón, Luis, 1865-1938. “Genaro García, su Vida y su Obra,” Boletín del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnografía, no. 1 (July 1922) p. [3]-8.
- Iguíniz, Juan B., 1881-1972. “Mexican Contemporary Writers: Licenciado Genaro García,” (transcription of article which appeared in Boletín semanal de información bibliografica no. 22, June 14, 1919)
- Priestley, Herbert Ingram, 1875-1944. “Death of Genaro García,”Hispanic American Historical Review, v. 4, no. 4, (Nov. 1921): p. 772-773.
- Thomas, Jack Ray. Biographical Dictionary of Latin American Historians and Historiography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, [1984]: p. 175-176.
Processing Information
Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project
The collection was described by the Benson's Mexican Archives Project in October 1993.
- Title
- Genaro García Collection
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Subtitle
- Part 2: Archives and Manuscript Collections
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- August 27, 2002: Edited with XMetaL3 by Bob Stewart according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL.
- Tue Jul 22 14:57:55 CDT 2003: urn:taro:utexas.blac.00022 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02. xsl (20030505).
- March 27, 2018: Edited by Emma Whittington, GRA, to add individual list of Garcia MSS. Previously, the only place to see the actual inventory of the MSS portion of the collection was via the Castaneda LA MSS Finding Aid.
- October 17, 2018: Formatting edits by Rodrigo Leal, GRA
- 2021 April: Edited by Rachel E. Winston 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.
- 2022 May: Edited by Dylan Joy to update coding and fix typos.
- 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