Developing and Managing the Brown University Library Collections
Collection Policies by Subject:   Portuguese Early Modern and Modern History

• Library Liaison:
  Patricia_Figueroa@brown.edu
  
  
• Modern European History (Overview)

• Overview of the Collection
  The Library’s collection of Portuguese modern history serves the needs of the faculty, visiting professors and scholars, researchers, John Carter Brown (JCB) Library fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and other users within the Brown University community who are studying Portuguese history and cultural studies, and, more broadly, Western European history and cultural studies. JCB fellows and interdisciplinary departments, programs, and centers such as Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, the Center for Latin American Studies, the History Department, and the Watson Institute for International Relations are the principal users of this collection.

• Specific Collecting Guidelines
  • Language: Primary and secondary materials in Portuguese and English language form the core of the collection. Primary materials in Latin and Galician language, as well as secondary materials in French, Italian and German, are acquired selectively.
  • Chronological Span:The periods and themes of Portuguese history that are primarily collected are the House of Aviz (1383–1580); Henry the Navigator; the Reconquest; the Inquisition (auto-da-fé trials); crypto-Judaism; the “new Christians” or marranos; voyages of exploration and Jesuit missions in Asia and Africa; the union of Spain and Portugal (1580–1640); the House of Bragança (1640–1910); the First Republic (1910–26); the Salazar regime and the Estado Novo (1926-1974); the process of decolonization; the period of the revolution (i.e. the events of the 25 de Abril or Revolução dos Cravos); the 1976 constitution and subsequent reforms; and Portugal's membership in the European Union. General histories of Portugal are also collected.
    Note: the medieval history of Portugal is collected by the Medieval Studies subject specialist. The Islamic and Jewish history of Portugal are shared among the Ibero-American, Medieval, Judaic, and Middle Eastern Studies subject specialists. The collection guidelines for Portuguese voyages of exploration and religious missions in America are described in the collection development policy for Latin American Studies.
  • Imprint Date: The collection is mainly composed of circulating materials. While retrospective scholarly materials published after 1800 are acquired according to research needs, the selection is focused on current imprints. Original manuscripts, materials published before 1800, and those considered valuable or requiring special handling are acquired very selectively and are housed in Special Collections at the John Hay Library where they do not circulate.
  • Geographical Range: The histories of Portugal and Spain intersect during the middle ages and the period of consolidation of the crown (1580–1640). Furthermore, the region of Galicia in Spain has maintained strong historical and cultural ties with Portugal since the middle ages. After the crowning of the duke of Bragança as John IV (João O Afortunado) in 1640, the collection reflects Portugal as an independent state. The focus of the collection is national vs. regional however for major historical events relating to Galicia (Spain), Minho, Alentejo, Trás-os-Montes, Estremadura, Douro, Beira, Algarve, and the island of Madeira, materials are purchased at the study level. The history of the Azores islands is collected at the research level.
  • Types of Material Included: Circulating monographs form the core of the collection, however other materials such as serials, non-circulating monographs, and audiovisual and electronic resources are also collected.
  • Formats: The library acquires materials in all formats, with the exception of 8mm in the case of audiovisual items. The bulk of the collection is print-based (monographs and serials), however microfilm is still purchased for periodical archives, pamphlet collections and pre-twentieth century publications. Materials in electronic formats such as CD-ROM, DVD, DVD-ROM and online access are acquired according to their licensing agreements and their compatibility with the library's system. Audiovisual materials are purchased on video, or, preferably, DVD format. All English-language films purchased for this collection are housed at Media Services in the Sciences Library, while Spanish-language films are housed in the Language Resource Center. Music CDs are for the most part purchased by the Music Librarian and are housed at the Orwig Music Library.
  • Excluded: Introductory general-purpose textbooks whose primary function is instruction are out of the scope of this collection.

• Special Collections
  The John Hay Library holds a number of Portuguese history books published in the 16th-18th century. The following titles are a selection from our Special Collections:
  Coelho de Barbuda, Luiz. Reyes de Portvgal, y Empresas militares de Lvsitanos. Lisboa : Por P. Craesbeeck, 1624.

  Barros, João de. Asia; dos feitos que os Portugueses fezerão no descobrimento & conquista dos mares & terras do Oriente. Decadas 1-4. Lisboa, 1615-28.

  Schottus, Andreas. Hispaniae illvstratæ; sev. Rervm. vrbivmq. Hispaniæ, Lvsitaniæ, Æthiopiæ et Indiæ scriptores varii. Francofvrti, apud C. Marnium, & hæredes Iohannis Aubrij, 1603-08.

  Faria e Sousa, Manuel de. The history of Portugal : from the first ages of the world, to the late great revolution, under King John IV. in the year MDCXL. London : Printed for W. Rogers and A. Roper ..., 1698.

  Ericeira, Luis de Menezes, conde de. Historia de Portugal restaurado. Lisboa, Na officina de J. Galrão, 1679-98.

  Galardi, Fernando de. Raisons d'estat, et reflexions politiques, sur l'histoire et vies des roys de Portugal. Liège, P. du Champs, 1670.

  Homem, Manuel. Memoria da disposiçam das armas castelhanas, que injustamente, inuadirão o reyno de Portugal, no anno de 1580 ... Em Lisboa, Na Officina craesbekiana, Anno 1655.

  Birago, Giovanni Battista. Historia della disunione del regno di Portogallo dalla corona di Castiglia. Amsterdam, Niculau Van Ravesteyn, 1647.

  Francisco, de Santa Maria. Anno historico, diario portuguez, noticia abbreviada de pessoas grandes, e cousas notaveis de Portugal. Lisboa. : Na officina, e à custa de Domingos Gonsalves., M. DCCXLIV. [1744]

  Alvarez de Colmenar, Juan. Annales d'Espagne et de Portugal : contenant tout ce qui s'est passé de plus important dans ces deux royaumes & dans les autres parties de l'Europe de mâeme que dans les Indes orientales & occidentales depuis l'établissement de ces deux monarchies jusqu'à present. A Amsterdam : Chez François L'Honoré & fils, 1741.

  Baker, J., Rev., M.A. A complete history of the Inquisition in Portugal, Spain, Italy, the East and West-Indies, in all its branches, from the origin of it in the year 1163, to its present state. Westminster [London] O. Payne, 1736.

  Couto, Diogo do. Decadas da Asia, : que tratam dos mares, que descobriram, armadas, que desbaratarão, exercitos, que vencerão, e das acçoens heroicas, e façanhas bellicas, que obrarão os portuguezes nas conquistas do Oriente. Lisboa Occidental. : Na Officina de Domingos Gonsalves ..., M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736].

  Lafitau, Joseph-François. Histoire des découvertes et conquestes des Portugais dans le nouveau monde. A Paris : Chez Saugrain Pere, ... : Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard Fils, Imprimeur du Roi ..., MDCCXXXIII. [1733].

  Faria e Sousa, Manuel de. Historia del reyno de Portugal, : dividida en cinco partes En Amberes, : En casa de Juan Bautista Verdussen., M. DCC. XXX. [1730]

  Vertot, abbé de. The revolutions of Portugal. Dublin, G. Grierson, 1724.

  La Clède, M. de Nicolas. Historia geral de Portugal. Lisboa : Na Typografia Rollandiana., 1782-1797.

  Causa Jesuitica de Portugal; o, Documentos autenticos, bulas, leyes reales, despachos de la Secretaria de estado, y otras piezas originales .. en que se halla la Republica del Paraguay y Marañon. Madrid, La Imprenta Real de la Gazeta, 1768.

  The Library regularly receives a significant number of book and journal donations from the faculty in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies. These materials circulate and are located in the Rockefeller Library.

• Serials
  The Library holds a microfilm backfile of the Portuguese national daily Diário de Notícias for the years 1864-1976, and subscribes to the weekly newspaper Expresso. The Library also maintains a current subscription to the Portuguese-language cultural journal Jornal de letras, artes e ideias.

  Current serial subscriptions are very selective for this subject.

  Arquivos do Centro cultural Calouste Gulbenkian (v.30- 1993-)

  Bulletin of Portuguese/Japanese studies (v.7 Dec.2003-)

  Clio: revista do Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa (1- 1996-)

  Cultura : revista de história e teoria das ideias (v.9- 1997-)

  E-journal of Portuguese history (2003-)

  Journal of Iberian and Latin-American studies (v.8- June 2002-)

  Portuguese literary & cultural studies (1- fall 1998-)

  Revista de história das idéias (v.2- 1978/1979-)

  Revista portuguesa de história (v.15- 1975-)

  Santa Barbara Portuguese studies (v.1- 1994-)

  Other serial titles, now ceased or cancelled, that are relevant to this subject include:

  Arquipélago. História : revista da Universidade dos Açores (v.1; 2a ser.:v.1-2a ser.:v.5 1989-2001)

  Arquivo histórico de Portugal (v.1-v.5;ser.2v.1 1932-1958)

  Boletim da Filmoteca Ultramarina Portuguesa (no. 1-50; 1954-1993)

  Camões : revista de letras e culturas lusófonas (no.1-no.8 Apr./June 1998-Jan./Mar.2000)

  Convergência lusíada (no.12-no.13 1995-1996)

  Lusitania: revista de estudos portugueses (v. 1-4; 1924-1925,1927)

  Oceanos (no.15-no.46 July 1991-June 2001)

  Revista de história (v.1-v.13 1978-1995)

  Revista da Biblioteca Nacional (s.2:v.9:no.1-s.2:v.10:no.2 1994-1995)

  Revista de cultura = Review of culture: RC (no.1-no.3 Jan-July 2002)

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