A Library for the Americas

A Library for the Americas
Author :
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 233
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781477315125
ISBN-13 : 1477315128
Rating : 4/5 (128 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Library for the Americas by : Julianne Gilland

Download or read book A Library for the Americas written by Julianne Gilland and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1921, the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin has become one of the world’s great libraries for the study of Latin America, as well as the largest university library collection of Latin American materials in the United States. Encompassing all areas of the Western Hemisphere that were ever part of the Spanish or Portuguese empires, the Benson Collection documents Latin American history and culture from the first European contacts to the current activities of Latinas/os in the United States. Scholars, students, and members of the public from around the world regularly use the multifaceted, multimedia resources of the Benson. Showcasing the incredible depth, diversity, and history of the Benson Collection, A Library for the Americas presents rare books and manuscripts, maps, photographs, music, oral histories, art and objects dating from the early 1500s to the present. Images of and captions for these materials are paired with a series of essays and reflections by distinguished scholars of Latin American and Latina/o studies, who describe the role that the Benson Collection has played in the research and intellectual contributions that have defined their careers. As a whole, the book celebrates the remarkable place for learning that is the Benson Collection, while not shying away from larger questions about what it means to have a monumental library and archive devoted to Latin America in the United States.

A Library for the Americas Related Books

A Library for the Americas
Language: en
Pages: 233
Authors: Julianne Gilland
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-08-15 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

GET EBOOK

Founded in 1921, the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin has become one of the world’s great libraries for the st
Witnessing America
Language: en
Pages: 584
Authors: Library of Congress
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Viking Adult

GET EBOOK

Presents a portait of America's social and cultural history between 1600 and 1900, told through letters, diaries, memoirs, tracts, and other articles and first-
Public Libraries in the United States of America
Language: en
Pages: 672
Authors: United States. Bureau of Education
Categories: Libraries
Type: BOOK - Published: 1876 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Rad American History A-Z
Language: en
Pages: 178
Authors: Kate Schatz
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-03 - Publisher: Ten Speed Press

GET EBOOK

From the New York Times bestselling team behind Rad American Women A-Z comes an illustrated collection of radical and transformative political, social, and cult
To Establish an American Folklife Foundation in the Library of Congress
Language: en
Pages: 108
Authors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. Subcommittee on Library and Memorials
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1974 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK