Blanco White Family Collection

Consists of manuscripts related to four generations of the Blanco White family,
spanning two centuries: works, diaries, correspondence, documents, accounts and
expense records, and printed material. Joseph Blanco White, the Spanish-English
writer and religious figure, remains the focus of the collection; however, his
brother Fernando, a politician and intellectual of 19th-century Seville, also
accounts for a substantial part of the material.Included are autograph manuscripts of several of Joseph's literary efforts-- Cartas Sobre España (novel first published in English in
1822), Luisa De Bustamante (unfinised novel, 1839-1840),
\Reader, thou look'st upon a barren page...\ (poem, 1837); Fernando's diaries
(1808-1814, 1817, 1820-1829, 1834-1848), which document daily activities in
19th-century Spain; correspondence, particularly by and to Joseph, Fernando, and
their father, Guillermo, showing the development of Joseph's political and religious
ideas, Fernando's ambitions, and family affairs; and academic, ecclesiastical,
municipal, and legal documents that support Joseph and Fernando's various
careers.Also included are 19th-century Spanish school exercises, sermons, and prayers, and
family birth, wedding, and death certificates, as well as other genealogical material
relating to the Blanco White family.