Portuguese Angola, Azores and Cape Verde Islands Collection

This collection is comprised of Portuguese language manuscript materials documenting the settlement and colonization of Angola (1690-1790 and 1828-1941), and includes correspondence between the Bank of Lisbon and the Azores from 1930-1931 and documents from the Cape Verde Islands in the first half of the 19th century. Topics covered by the materials in the collection include governance and administration, population, public education, finances, history, agriculture, navigation and commerce, military affairs and related topics.

Format(s): Manuscripts, Letters, Documents
Library: John Hay
Contact(s): patricia_figueroa@brown.edu

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
General description of the collection available on BruKnow

In-house Access to the Collection:
Typescript Inventory