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Britton Hispanic Texana Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s048
Scope and Contents This collection contains an original manuscript from the era of the Spanish conquest in Spanish Americain 1546. The next item is from two hundred and fifty years later – a manuscript papal document (Pius VI)with tables of the church’s revenues and additional documentation from the government in Mexico. A Royal decree from Charles IV, along with proclamations from Viceroys, Commandants and the Emperor Augustin Iturbide broaden the perspective of the collection. The collection’s chronological...
Dates: 1546 - 1877

Early Imprint Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s241
Scope and Contents

This collection contains two oversized leaves of hymnals. This music is printed in Latin on vellum.

Dates: 1767 - 1779

Whatley Bible Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s228
Scope and Contents

This collection contains over forty Holy Bibles and other Christian texts as donated by Mr. Charles Whatley. These materials are largely in English, with a few printed in the original tongues of the Protestant and Jewish faiths. The collection also contains 41 individual wooden boxes, complete with topical embellishments. These boxes were handcrafted by Mr. Whatley for the express purpose of storing their respective texts.

Dates: 1595 - 1903