A Library for the Americas: The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2018
Contributors Editor: Julianne Gilland
Editor: José Montelongo
Language
English
Number of Pages
204 pp.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
City
Austin, TX
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Region
United States
Library Type
Archives and Special Collections
Demographics
Hispanic Americans
Chronological Period
1900-1949
1950-1999
21st century
ISBN
9781477315118
Annotation

Contents: 

  • Foreword / Julianne Gilland, José Montelongo, Virginia Garrard, and Lorraine J. Haricombe
  • Introduction: A brief history of a great library / David Block
  • Latin American Collections. In praise of the Benson Collection
  • Elogio de la Colección Benson / Mauricio Tenorio
  • The Relaciones geográficas / Barbara E. Mundy
  • Archive in a library: the case of the Saint John d'El Rey Mining Company / Richard Graham
  • A walk through the Benson with Lucas Alamán / Eric Van Young
  • La pasión por lo Impreso: Historia del Fondo Arturo Taracena Flores / Arturo Taracena Arriola
  • Latina/o Collections. The Benson Latin American Collection as an oppositional borderlands archive / David Montejano
  • Printed proof: the cultural politics of Ricardo and Harriett Romo's print collection / Tatiana Reinoza
  • Telling treasures: the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa archive at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection / Norma E. Cantú