Archivo General de Indias, Papeles de Cuba.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photostats, typescripts, and translations of original documents in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain. The documents were selected by historian A. P. Whitaker while he was doing research in the Archives. The project was financed by a gift from Mrs. C. M. McClung. The items selected were those which had some connection to the early history of Tennessee and the old frontier Southwest in the 18th and early 19th century.
Dates
- 1924-1925
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
19 boxes
General
Many of the original documents have been transcribed, edited, and published in the Publications of the East Tennessee Historical Society by D. C. and Roberta Corbitt. from in a series of articles from1937-1978.
- Florida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Southwest Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Archivo General de Indias, Papeles de Cuba.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
