Charles H. Harris papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0426
Scope and Contents
The Charles H. Harris papers consist of a single first draft manuscript entitled, “A Mexican Family Empire; the latifundio of the Sanchez Navarro Family, 1765-1867.” It describes the haciendas importance as an institution in both colonial and national Mexico using a topical approach. His study is based on the Sanchez Navarro papers located at the University of Texas at Austin. This family had the largest latifundio that ever existed in all of Latin America.
The manuscript is arranged by chapters. Chapter seven on politics in the Colonial Period is missing.
Dates
- 1972
Biographical / Historical
Charles H. Harris, III, professor emeritus of Latin American History at New Mexico State University, received his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. Professor Harris was a past president of the Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies.
Extent
0.50 Linear Feet (2 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charles H. Harris is a professor emeritus at New Mexico State University. The collection consists of one first draft manuscript entitled, “A Mexican Empire; the latifundio of the Sanchez Navarro Family, 1765-1867.”
Processing Information
Leslie Bergloff, August 2002
- Title
- Guide to the Charles H. Harris papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Bergloff
- Date
- August 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository