Latin American Documents Collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains documents related to the history, culture, and study of Latin American countries.
Dates
- Creation: 1676 - 2010
Language of Materials
Includes materials written in English and Spanish.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
.83 Linear Feet (2 Boxes and 6 Oversized folders)
Abstract
The collection contains various documents related to Latin American countries including Mexico, South and Central America (Cuba, Haiti, and Caribbean Islands documents can be found in related collections). The collections are comprised of a variety of materials highlighting the history, culture, and study of Latin America. These materials have been acquired from various sources over a period of many years and are grouped together because each acquisition consists of a small number of items (e.g., a single letter, manuscript, or photograph album).
Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Other Finding Aids
This guide is available in Spanish at https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/findingaids/Spanish/mss0551.pdf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased accruals ongoing.
Alternative Format Available
Digital reproductions of selected items in the Latin American Documents Collection are available online via the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC). Please read the Permissions for Use statement for information on copyright, fair use, and use of UFDC digital objects.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the Latin American Documents Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Matt Kruse
- Date
- June 2022 (Updated September 2024)
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2023 March : One item added to the collection, "Movimiento Guerrillero y su Influencia en la Crisis Política Nacional", by Pompeyo Márquez.
- November 2023: The following two items were added to the collection: Recetas de dulces, pasteles, repostería, Carmen Landeta de Cuesta, (1 of 2) Recetas de guisos, dulces, pasteles, repostería y niebe, Carmen Landeta de Cuesta, (2 of 2)
- December 2023: The following items were added to the collection: 1 booklet of educational reform in Bolivia "En la hora de la reforma educativa"; five notecards with colored drawings of traditional indigenous costumes from Guatemala.
- March 2024: Three items were added to the collection: Women line up to vote in Mexican Presidential Election for first time; List of dowry women Archconfraternity; Historical accounts of the College of Our Lady of Charity's Maiden Daughters.
- September 2024: There were ten sexual education flyers from the Ministerio de Educacion Sexual of Argentina, and four El Tejo magazines added to the collection. A Spanish guide was created for the collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu