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Relación del origen y fundación del beaterio de Jesús, María y José de esta ciudad de Lima y de la vida y virtudes de la madre María Jacinta de la Santísima Trinidad, su fundadora.
Scope & Content:
Story of the foundation of the beaterio and its subsequent conversion into a monastery for Capucin nuns, including the story of the lives of the founders, Nicolás Ayllón and his wife; also tells the story of the founding mothers and their journey from Spain. Libro que narra la fundación del bea...
19th century documents from the Peruvian asylum el Manicomio del Cercado
Scope & Content:
The collection has been organised into seven documentary series describing the administrative history of the Lima Asylum. These series, which are dated from the end of the 19th century, are the result of the process of organising and classifying eight books and three medical files with approxima...
Libros copiadores de notas e informes y correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1919)
Scope & Content:
The series consists of two copying and/or correspondence books from the Lima Insane Asylum, covering the years 1888 to 1919. The first book covers the period from January 1888 to 23 October 1899, while the second book covers the period from 24 October to 15 March 1919. Both books contain transcr...
Libro de correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima-(1899-1919)
Scope & Content:
The book contains handwritten transcriptions of the administrative letters from the years 1899 to 1919 of the Lima Insane Asylum. Some transcriptions are summaries of the original letters. The book continues in the month of October from the previous correspondence book and ends on 15 March 1919....
Libro de correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima 1905-1906
Scope & Content:
Between 1905 and 1906, the communications on the functions and services of the hospice registered the following information: the sending of monthly budgets and regular expenses, monthly reports on the movement of patients and medical statistics tables. The number and income collected from pensio...
Registro de Admisión de Hombres del Manicomio de Lima (1915-1920)
Scope & Content:
The series consists of a book that corresponds to the register of men admitted to the Lima Asylum between 1915 and 1920. The book contains the personal data of the patients, such as names, age, race, marital status, social status, education and religion; in addition, it can be seen that the medi...
Registro de Admisión de Hombres del Manicomio de Lima (1915-1920)
Scope & Content:
The book registers the admission of 443 men to the Lima Insane Asylum between 1915 and 1920. It includes personal information such as: nationality, age, marital status, profession, religion, education and race; the date of admission to the hospice; in some cases the date of discharge; the patien...
Writers of Manuscripts: Hack (William). Bindings ENGLISH: Embroidered needlework: late 14th cent. Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle: MSS. were dedicated to, in 1683, by Capt. B. Sharp, W. Hack and J. Cox. includes: ff. 1-36 William Hack, Mapmaker, of Wapping: Charts and descriptions o...
