José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite, circa 1858-1868

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Summary

Creators:
Ulloa, José Antonio
Abstract:
This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the 19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867.
Extent:
0.79 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
The collection is mostly in Spanish , with some captions in French and English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite (MS 027). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the 19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867. The cards also contain decorative monograms and illustrations located on the back representing different photographing studios that created the cards.

The collection also includes the original album which housed the photographs, along with an index written by Ulloa describing each of the photographs. Items have been described using Ulloa's original captions in Spanish, with some clarifying identifications and translations provided by the processor in brackets.

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.

Processing of the José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite 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 Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged according to the original album order established by Ulloa.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite (MS 027). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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