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Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Below are archives, libraries, and museums for Latin American and Caribbean History. For additional resources, see History: Archives, Libraries, and Museums. To search for archival materials, use the resources at History: Archival Resources.

• Benson Latin American Collection (University of Texas at Austin)

• John Carter Brown Library

• Libraries & Archives: Academic Libraries & Information Networks in Latin America in Latin America (LANIC)

• Museums (LANIC)

• The Newberry Library
  • Latin American History
    • Ayer Collection
    • William B. Greenlee Collection

• University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
  • Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection
  • Latin American Collections

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Background

Sometimes you may need some information to get more familiar with your topic. Below are some materials that can provide background on topics in Latin American and Caribbean History. Additional resources are listed at History: Background.

• Balderston, Daniel, Mike Gonzalez and Ana M. López, eds. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000.
  HUNT REF-1 F1406 .E515 2000

• Carrasco, David, ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. (Carnegie Mellon users only) 3 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
  HUNT REF-1 F1218.6 .O95 2001

• Collier, Simon, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore, eds. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and The Caribbean. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
  HUNT REF-1 F1406 .C36 1992

• Conquistadors (PBS)

• Evans, Susan Toby and David L. Webster, eds. Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Pub., 2001.
  HUNT REF-1 F1218.6 .A73 2001

• Fernandez, Ronald, Serafín Méndez Méndez, and Gail Cueto. Puerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
  HUNT REF-1 F1954 .F47 1998

• 1492: An Onging Voyage

• Gunson, Phil. The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. London: Routledge, 1991.
  HUNT REF-1 F2183 .G86 1991

• Henderson, James D., Helen Delpar, and Maurice P. Brungardt. A Reference Guide to Latin American History. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, c2000.
  HUNT REF-1 F1410 .H463 2000

• Martínez-Fernández, Luis. Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, History, Culture. 2 vols. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
  HUNT REF-1 F1754 .E53 2003

• Meier, Matt S. and Margo Gutiérrez. Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. port, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000.
  HUNT REF-1 E184 .M5 M458 2000

• Meier, Matt S. and Margo Gutiérrez. The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
  HUNT REF-1 E184 .M5 M4535 2003

• Oboler, Suzanne and Deena J. González, eds. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. (Carnegie Mellon users only) 4 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  HUNT REF-1

• Parry, John H., and Robert G. Keith, eds. New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century. 5 vols. New York: Times Books, 1984.
  HUNT OVRSZQ-2 F1411 .I18 1984

• Standish, Peter, ed. Hispanic Culture of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Detroit, MI: Gale, c1996.
  HUNT REF-1 F1234 .H794 1996

• Standish, Peter, ed. Hispanic Culture of South America. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, c1995.
  HUNT FA-REF-4 F2237 .H57 1995

• Stavans, Ilan, ed. Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States. 4 vols. Danbury, CT: Grolier Academic Reference, c2005.
  HUNT REF-1 E184 .S75 E587 2005

• Stephens, Thomas M. Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, c1999.
  HUNT REF-1 GN562 .S74 1999

• Suchlicki, Jaime. Historical Dictionary of Cuba. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, c2001.
  HUNT REF-1 F1754 .S83 2001

• Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 5 vols. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, c1996.
  HUNT REF-1 F1406 .E53 1996

• Werner, Michael S., ed. Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture. 2 vols. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997.
  HUNT REF-1 F1210 .E63 1997

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Biographical Resources

See also History: Biographical Resources.

• Adams, Jerome R. Notable Latin American Women: Twenty-nine Leaders, Rebels, Poets, Battlers, and Spies, 1500-1900. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., c1995.
  HUNT REF-1 CT3290 .A33 1995

• Alexander, Robert Jackson. Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
  HUNT REF-1 F1414.2 .B48 1988

• Meier, Matt S. Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997.
  HUNT REF-1 E184 .S75 M435 1997

• Meier, Matt S. and Margo Gutiérrez. The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
  HUNT REF-1 E184 .M5 M4535 2003

• Mendez Mendez, Serafín. Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: a Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
  HUNT REF-1 CT329 .M46 2003

• Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, c1991.
  HUNT REF-1 E184 .S75 W53

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Journals

Below are major journals in Latin American and Caribbean History. Use Cameo and the Find e-journal list to search for other journal titles in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, or use the databases listed above to find journal articles on particular topics. For additional titles, see History: Journals.

• The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. Vol. 57, no. 2, 2000-present.
  The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History
  Print: v.51, no.3, 1995-present.
  HUNT JOUR-3

• Cuban Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 34, 2003-present.

• Economía (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 1, 2000/01-present.

• Hispanic American Historical Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 79, 1999-present.
  Hispanic American Historical Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 1, 1918-v. 79, 1999.

• Hispanic Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 73, 2005-present.
  Hispanic Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 62, 1994-present.
  Hispanic Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 1, 1933-ca. v. 67, 1999.
  Hispanic Review
  Print: v. 38, 1970-present.
  HUNT JOUR-3 and OFFSITE.

• Historia
  Full text: v. 33, 2000-present.

• Journal of Latin American Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 29, 1997-present.
  Journal of Latin American Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 1, 1969-v. 28, 1996.
  Journal of Latin American Studies
  Print: v.21, 1989-present.
  HUNT JOUR-3

• Latin American Perspectives (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 25, 1998-present.
  Latin American Perspectives (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v.1, 1974-v 25, 1998.

• Latin American Politics & Society (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: Vol. 46, 2004-present.
  Latin American Politics & Society (Carengie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 43, 2001.
  Continues:
  Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (Carngie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 12, 1970-v. 42, 2000.
  Continues:
  Journal of Inter-American Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 1, 1959-11, 1969

• Latin American Research Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 38, 2003-present.
  Latin American Research Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 1, 1965-ca. v. 38, 2003.
  Latin American Research Review
  Print: v.36, 2001-present.
  HUNT JOUR-3
  Earlier print issues offsite, request via Cameo

• Small Axe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: v. 5, 2001-present.

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Maps

See also History: Maps.

• Brawer, Moshe. Atlas of South America. New York: Simon & Schuster, c1991.
  HUNT REF-1 G1700 .B7 1991

• Hall, Carolyn and Héctor Pérez Brignoli. Historical Atlas of Central America. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, c2003.
  HUNT REF-1/ATLASCASE G1551.S1 H2 2003

• Lombardi, Cathryn L. and John V. Lombardi, with K. Lynn Stoner. Latin American History, a Teaching Atlas. Madison, Wis.: Published for the Conference on Latin American History by the University of Wisconsin Press, 1983.
  HUNT REF-1 G1541 .S1 L6 1983

• Historical Map Archive (University of Alabama)
  • Historical Maps of the Caribbean
  • Historical Maps of Central America
  • Historical Maps of South America Before 1860
  • Historical Maps of South America After 1860
  • Mexico and the Caribbean: After 1800
  • Mexico and the Caribbean: Before 1750

• Maps (LANIC)

• Online Guide to Early Map Images of the Caribbean (Library for Caribbean Research, Research Institute for the Study of Man)

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Primary Sources

See also the resources listed at History: Primary Sources.

• Boyer, Richard, Geoffrey Spurling, eds. Colonial Lives: Documents on Latin American History, 1550-1850. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
  HUNT STACKS-2 F1410 .C725 2000

• Burns, E. Bradford, ed. A Documentary History of Brazil. New York: Knopf, 1966.
  HUNT STACKS-2 F2521 .B88

• Castro Speech Database (LANIC, University of Texas)
  Search, browse and display texts of Castro speeches from 1959 to 1996. All are in English.

• Che Guevera Internet Archive (Brian Basgen)
  Writings, photos, biography, etc.

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: the 4oth Anniversary (National Security Archive, George Washington University)

• Discursos e Intervenciones del Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz, Presidente del Consejo de Estado de la República de Cuba (Government of Cuba)
  List of speeches ca. 1960-present. Many are in several lanaguages.

• El Sitio de Guaman Poma/ The Guaman Poma Website (Royal Library of Denmark)
  In both Spanish and English, a newly revised, digital, and online searchable version of the 1987 edition of the Nueva Corónica y Buen Gobierno, with updated annotation and bibliography.

• Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Colonial Latin America (Paul Halsall, Fordham University)

• Letters of Philip II, King of Spain (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young University)

• Pané, Ramón. An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians: Chronicles of the New World Encounter. Durham [N.C.]: Duke University Press, 1999.
  HUNT STACKS-2 F1909 .P3613 1999

• Parry, John H. and Robert G. Keith, ed. New Iberian World: a Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century. 5 vols. New York: Times Books: Hector & Rose, c1984.
  HUNT OVRSZQ-2 F1411 .I18 1984

• The Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Project. (Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Dartmouth College)
  Electronic edition of the complete works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, born November 12, 1651, in San Miguel Nepantla, a village south of Mexico City.

• Webster, Charles Kingsley, Sir, ed. Britain and the Independence of Latin America, 1812-1830; Select Documents from the Foreign Office Archives. 2 vols. New York: Octagon Books, 1970.
  HUNT STACKS-2 F1416 .G7 W4 1970

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Statistical Resources

See also the resources listed at History: Statistical Resources .

• Ludwig, Armin K. Brazil: A Handbook of Historical Statistics. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, c1985.
  HUNT OVRSZQ-2 HA984 .L83 1985

• Mamalakis, Markos. Historical Statistics of Chile. Vol 5. Money, Banking, and Financial Services. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1978.
  HUNT OVRSZQ-2 HA1004 .M35 1978 VOL. 5

• Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics: The Americas 1750-1988. New York: Stockton Press, c1993.
  HUNT REF-1 HA175 .M55 2003

• United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe=Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean. [Santiago, Chile]: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1986.
  Print: 1985
  HUNT REF-1 HA751 .A58 1985
  Print: 1985-2000
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY latest in Reference, others in Gov Docs UN/LC/G.

• University of California, Los Angeles. Latin American Center. Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center Publications.
  Print: 1969-1971, 1976-1978, 1980-1981, 1983
  HUNT OVRSZQ-2 HA935 .S8
  Print: 2001
  HUNT REF-1 HA935 .S8
  Print: 1955-1957,1960-1964,1966-1972,1978-1979,1981-1990, 1992-1993, 1995-2001
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, latest in HILLMAN LIBRARY REFERENCE HA931 C153, others in storage or temporary locations. See Pittcat for details.

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