Juan Silvano Godoi papers
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection contains material from Juan Silvano Godoi, including letters, manuscripts, excerpts from different publications, his diaries, and a number of published works.
Dates
- Creation: 1777-1953, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1860-1922
Creator
- Godoi, Juan Silvano, 1850-1926 (Person)
Languages
The collection is in Guarani and Spanish.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
Juan Silvano Godoi was born in 1850 into an aristocratic, Paraguayan family. He studied in Argentina until the War of the Triple Alliance broke out in 1865. After the devastation of the war, Godoi returned home to serve as a member congress from 1870-1877. After he helped plan the assassination of the president, Godoi fled to Corrientes, Argentina. He lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the next 18 years during which time he wrote and published numerous books and articles. He retuned to Paraguay in 1895 and in 1902 was appointed Director General of the National Library, Museum, and Archive of Paraguay. Godoi held this position until his death in 1926.
Extent
8.33 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, documents, publications, and other material pertaining to the personal and professional life of Juan Silvano Godoi, a Paraguayan politician, journalist, jurist, and historian.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into four series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1777-1945, undated
- Series 2. Documents, 1821-1926, undated
- Series 3. Visual material, circa 1920, undated
- Series 4. Publications, 1807-1953, undated
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 1968.
Processing History
Processed by Jamie Madrigal and Anja Espinoza, Student Processing Assistants, 2016.
Processing of the Juan Silvano Godoi papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Juan Silvano Godoi papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jamie Madrigal and Anja Espinoza, Student Processing Assistants.
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu