GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-40
La Pur铆sima Mission State Historic Park
2295 Purisima Road
Lompoc, CA 93436
Phone: 805-739-3713
Hours: By appointment only
Access: No restrictions
Copying facilities: Yes
History:
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1787-1836 |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico), including Fray Fermin de Lasuen, O.F.M. [Franciscans], established and administered La Pur铆sima Concepci贸n de Maria Santisima Mission (Chumash), Lompoc |
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1824 |
Chumash Indians at La Pur铆sima and Santa In茅s Missions revolted against local Mexican military authority and were joined by Indians at San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Santa B谩rbara, San Buenaventura, and San Fernando Rey de Espa帽a Missions; the revolt disrupted activities at the mission for several months |
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1836-1845 (Natives declined) |
Franciscans at Santa In茅s attended to La Pur铆sima |
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1845 (sold) |
Mission lands sold |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1787-2002
Volume: 13.25 cubic feet
Description: 7 series include Native Catholic records:
/1 鈥淢ission Restoration Records鈥�
Inclusive dates: 1824-1999, undated
Volume: 1.75 cubic feet
Description: Mostly correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and minutes; re: La Pur铆sima Mission and Chumash Indians.
/2 鈥淕arden Restoration Records鈥�
Inclusive dates: 1931-2002, undated
Volume: 1.25 cubic feet
Description: Mostly correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and minutes; re: restoration of La Pur铆sima Concepci贸n Mission. /3 鈥淐itizen Advisory Committee Records鈥� Inclusive dates: 1934-2002, undated Volume: 1.75 cubic feet Description: Mostly correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks and minutes; re: restoration of La Pur铆sima Concepci贸n Mission. /4 鈥淧ersonal Papers鈥� Inclusive dates: 1834-1998, undated Volume: 1.75 cubic feet Description: Mostly correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks and minutes; re: restoration of La Pur铆sima Concepci贸n Mission.
/5 鈥淩eports and Studies鈥�
Inclusive dates: 1936-2002, undated
Volume: .5 cubic foot
Description: Mostly correspondence, field notes, and master plans; re: La Pur铆sima Mission and Chumash Indians.
/6 鈥淪ubject Files鈥�
Inclusive dates: 1877-2002, undated
Volume: 5 cubic feet
Description: Mostly brochures, histories, clippings, newsletters, and pamphlets; re: La Pur铆sima Mission and Chumash Indians.
/7 鈥淢ission Records鈥�
Inclusive dates: 1787-1938, undated
Volume: 1.25 cubic feet
Description: Account books, correspondence, sacramental records (baptisms, marriages, burials), and reports (all copies): re: La Pur铆sima and Santa Cruz Missions and Chumash Indians; from the Franciscans Santa Barbara Province Archives; Spanish with some English translations.
A. 鈥淎ccount Books,鈥� 1813, 1824-1828, 2 folders
B. 鈥淎rticles used by La Pur铆sima,鈥� 1838, 1 folder
C. 鈥淎nnual Reports,鈥� 1797-1798, 1 folder
D. 鈥淏aptisms, First Book of,鈥� 1788, 1 folder
E. 鈥淏iennial Reports,鈥� 1797-1834, 1824-1828, 2 folders; Biennial Reports,鈥� 1797-1834, 1824-1828, 2 folders; English and Spanish
F. 鈥淏urials, First Book of,鈥� 1787-1831, 14 folders; English and Spanish
G. 鈥淏urials, Second Book of,鈥� 1831?-1850s?, 2 folders; English and Spanish
H. 鈥淐onfirmations, First Book of,鈥� 1790-1844, 1 folder; English and Spanish
I. 鈥淐orrespondence,鈥� 1796-1877, 2 folders
J. 鈥淓aster Duty List,鈥� 1787-1820, 1 folder
K. 鈥淢arriages, First Book of,鈥� 1787-1851, 9 folders; English and Spanish
L. 鈥淕eneral Inventory of Goods Stored at Mission Santa Cruz,鈥� 1835, 1 folder
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 樂透彩 Archives.
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