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Teodoro Vidal Collection

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Teodoro Vidal Collection
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Object Details

Scope and Contents

Maps, prints, posters, religious articles, publications and photographs, relating to the history and culture of Puerto Rico. Mr. Vidal's family and personal papers are also included.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c0cb541d-4da6-4fce-ad2c-90d337ee3797

Collector

Vidal, Teodoro

Place

Puerto Rico -- Antiquities

Topic

Folk art
Puerto Rico -- History
Art -- Collecting and Collectors -- Puerto Rico
Art, Puerto Rican
Santos (Art)

Collector

Vidal, Teodoro

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Teodoro Vidal Collection

Biographical / Historical

Collector of art, artifacts and documents on the history, culture and people of Puerto Rico. Vidal donated his artifact collection to the National Museum of American History in 1997.

Extent

4 Cubic feet (15 boxes, 10 oversized folders)

Date

1592-1992

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.0712

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Religious objects
Prayers
Maps
Posters

Citation

Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1592-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Arrangement

Collection is divided into nine series. Series 1: personal Papers Series 2: Vidal Family Background Materials Series 3: Maps Series 4: Prints and General Posters Series 5: Religious Materials Series 6: Publications Series 7: General Photographs Series 8: Poems, Ten Line Poems Series 9: Miscellaneous

Processing Information

Collection processed by Jose Delannoy, 2001.

Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Prints -- Puerto Rico
Photographs -- Puerto Rico
Religious objects -- Puerto Rico
Prayers
Maps
Posters -- Puerto Rico

Restrictions

Collection is open for research.
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Record ID

ebl-1562731504243-1562731504279-0

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Print of three african slaves looking towards a native(?) person who is bowing. The landscape is the Old San Juan during the late 16th century or beginning of the 17th century: La Fortaleza can be seen in the background.

"To the Market, P.R.", 1931. Sent to Miss Elsie Snyder, Federal Laud Bank, Baltimore, MD.

4 photos (on a large cardboard): Leonardo Pagán, Juan Alindato, Miguel Ángel Caraballo and Pablo Cruz.

"Que Pasa!" San Juan, Puerto Rico (1981-82)

Proof sheet of 11 color photographs of themes of the Ponce Carnival (see box 14).

2 copies of "Novena al Santo Ángel de la Guarda".

Teodoro and Guillermo Vidal. The two kids are seating on a table. Written on the back: "Teodoro y Guillermo Vidal Santoni. Condado, San Juan, PR".

Print of Our Father Jesus of the Forsaken: "Verdadero Retrato de Nuestro Padre Jesús de los Desamparados tal como se venera en su Capilla propia del Patio del Salvador en Sevilla, 1866."

2 copies of a color commercial print (no. 7191) of San Juan Nepomuceno.

Oval-shaped photo of Felipe Vidal, father of Teodoro Vidal Vidal.

Crown

Sheet with patterns taken from "El Hogar y la Moda", suplement no. 2, no. 859 from Ocober 25, 1930.

"Revista de Puerto Rico. Apropósito Joco-Serio con Ribetes de Filosófico, En un acto y un verso". By D. Fernando de Ormaechea and D. Félix Navarro y Almansa. Performed for the first time in the Theater of Puerto Rico the night of April 28, 1880. Published in 1880.

Photo of sculpture of the Virgin and child.

Prayers: Novena a la Compasión y Dolores de la Santa Madre de Dios

Photo of Teodoro Vidal at the balcony of his house.

Thank you letter from Inés M. de Muñoz Marín after a meeting at Teodoro Vidal's house. Dated January 8, 1982; includes its envelope.

Photocopy of newsclipping regarding the finding of a scupture by Tiburcio Espada. From El Mundo newspaper, dated November 12, 1958.

Teodoro Vidal in Bronxville, New York. He is wearing a suite and holding a hat.

"Oración y Rezo de los 12 Santos Auxiliares".

Photo of Teodoro Vidal in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1988. Written on the back: "Near the International Folk Art Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. T Vidal, 1988."

4 copies of "Aguinaldo" given by the maintenance (cleaning) employees of the capital, San Juan of Puerto Rico. They request a type of Holidays bonus from the pubic for their work.

Picture of an Arab Pavilion: "Pabellón Árabe en la Plaza Principal donde se efectuó la apertura de la Feria-Exposición el 1o de julio", Ponce, Puerto Rico. Attached to a paper (board) in which is written "Madrid, 1880".

Holidays card sent by Teodoro Vidal. Message inside: "Felices Pascuas, Próspero Año Nuevo y un Buen Día de Reyes. Teodoro Vidal", signed by Teodoro Vidal. The card has a picture of a sculpture of the Three Kings by an unknown artist.

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