Albums, 1881-1955

Component identifier:

Subseries 14-1

Content Summary:

Featuring newspaper cuttings, together with some typescript articles and ephemera, as well as a loose supplement to The Times.

This comprehensive collection of cuttings was compiled by Braga over several decades, and offers a rich resource for the study of current events of the period, social, economic and political issues in the region, activities of J.P. Braga and other members of the Braga family, as well as the history of the Portuguese in Asia. Some of the articles featured in the albums were written by Braga and his father.

The albums were assigned BRA numbers and titles, and these have been used as a basis for the description below. The content of the albums overlaps with the loose cuttings in Subseries 14.2-14.8.

[47 albums + 1 file]

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)

Contents

Access and use