JKM Library: Primary Sources: Latin American History

Latin American Collections Online

History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean-University of New Hampshire
A collection of two hundred primary sources related to science in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Digital Archive of Latin American and Caribbean Ephemera
Search by genre, language, country, geographic subject or origin, date created, and subject.
Princeton Latin American Posters Collection
Covers a wide variety of social activists, government agencies, political parties, and organizations for all social topics.
Princeton Lorenzo Homar Collection, 1937 - 1999
Includes 285 drawings, prints, and posters from Puerto Rican graphic artist and calligrapher Lorenzo Homar.
Princeton Mesoamerican Manuscripts
Provides access to 13 manuscripts from 16th Century to 20th Century.
Princeton Taller de Grafica Popular Prints and Posters
Includes 73 items by TGP artists Leopoldo Méndez, Luis Arenal, and Pablo O'Higgins.
Luso-Hispanic New World in Early Prints and Photographs
New York Public Library online collection documenting Latin America in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Latin American Pamphlet Digital Collection
Harvard University collection of over 5,000 pamphlets published in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Latin American Electronic Briefing Books- The National Security Archive
Online access to declassified records on issues pertaining to US actions/concerns in Latin America. Click on article titles to access scanned copies of primary source reports/records.

Brazilian Government Documents
Digital documents issued by Brazil’s national government between 1821 and 1993
Archivos Fotographicos of the Biblioteca Nacional del Peru
Thousands of photographs ranging in date from 1800 to 1950s.
o South American Missionary Society Records, 1844 – 1919
Includes most of the material held in the SAMS archives for the period up to 1919.
o Opening the Archives – Documenting U.S. & Brazil Relations 1960s -80s
Joint effort by Brown Uni. & Universidade Estadual Brazil to digitize 10,00 U.S. State Department documents on Brazil
Biblioteca Digital de Venezuela
National collection from Venezuela, including newspapers, photos, maps, and more. Note: Content is written in Spanish.

Guatemala News and Information Bureau Archives 1963- 2000
Documents activist and solidarity group's activities to support and inform the public about Guatemalan movements for Peace and Justice.

Digital Library of the Caribbean
Provides access to Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials held in archives, libraries, and private collections.