Lawrence Sidney Thompson Printing in Colonial Spanish America manuscript
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Lawrence Sidney Thompson Printing in Colonial Spanish America manuscript
- Date
- 1962, undated
- Creator
- Woodbridge, Hensley Charles, 1923-2001
- Extent
- 0.35 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Latin America -- History -- to 1830.
- Printing.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 63m259: [identification of item], Lawrence Sidney Thompson Printing in Colonial Spanish America manuscript, 1962, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Lawrence Sidney Thompson was born in 1916. He was the head librarian at the University of Kentucky and a book reviewer for the Papers of the Bibliographic Society of America for many years.
- Scope and Content
- The Lawrence Sidney Thompson Printing in Colonial Spanish America manuscript (dated 1962, undated; 0.35 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of the typescript, illustrations, and photographic negatives for the text written by Hensley C. Woodbridge and Lawrence S. Thompson. The text discusses the history of print in colonial Latin America beginning in 1540 until 1788. There are forty-eight illustrations to illuminate how print was used primarily for religious text.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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