Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico collection
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Scope and Contents
This small collection chiefly contains handwritten and printed governmental documents related to the reign of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867. Among the items are two 1865 orders signed "Maximiliano"; bound and loosed manuscript and printed government documents dating from 1863-1867, with a number of printed circulars and broadsides; and contemporary manuscript copies of documents. There are also miscellaneous 20th century newspaper clippings about Maximilian and his wife, Carlota, and two photographic portraits, as well as two glass plate negatives, circa 1864, of Maximilian and Carlota.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Austrian archduke Maximilian I (Fernando Maximilano in Spanish) (1832-1867) was the only emperor of the Second Mexican Empire, reigning from 1864 until he was executed on June 19, 1867. He was married to Carlota (1840-1927), Empress consort of Mexico.
Extent
0.44 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
This small collection chiefly contains handwritten and printed governmental documents related to the reign of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867, as well as two photographs of Maximilian and his wife Carlota and later 20th century newspaper clippings.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The two glass plate negatives were purchased from Howard Karno Books, March 30, 2003.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- Date
- 2022 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu