Congregação Geral das Comunidades Portuguesa, 1964-1967

Component identifier:

Subseries 3-10

Content Summary:

Correspondence, circulars and other papers relating to arrangements for the inaugural Congregação Geral das Comunidades Portuguesa (Congress of Portuguese Communities), organised by Portuguese statesman and academic Adriano Moreira. The first congress was held in Lisbon in 1964, and a second congress was held in Mozambique in 1967. From these meetings the União das Comunidaes de Cultura Portuguesa (Union of Communities of Portuguese Culture) and the Academia Internacional da Cultura Portuguesa (International Academy of Portuguese Culture) were formed.

Letters of Maria Guardiola, Adriano Moreira, Maria da Paz de Barros Santos and António da Silva Rego are included in this subseries.

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Immediate source of acquisition:

The bulk of the Braga Collection (including manuscripts, pictures, maps, newspapers, serials, periodicals, monographs and ephemera) was purchased from J.M. Braga in 1966. The component held in the Manuscript Collection at MS 4300 appears to have been formally accessioned as the J.M. Braga Papers in 1975. Several small additions have been made since the original instalment of papers was received. Most of these additions were transfers to the Manuscripts Collection from other collection areas, including a file of newspaper cuttings in May 1975, a set of microfilm reels in 1984, a file of manuscript material in 1985, lists of the Braga Collection in 1994, and two files of assorted printed material and other papers in 2009. As well, several small additions have been made by members of the Braga family. In 1992, various Braga family members donated a copy of the eulogy and order of service for Augusta Braga's memorial service, and in 2002 Angela Braga donated photographs of medals and decorations awarded to J.P. Braga, together with photocopies of early writings of J.M. Braga and eulogies for J.M. Braga and his grandson Michael Braga.

Subjects:

History

Names:

Braga, J.M. (José Maria)

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