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| '''Central American Archives'''<br>Center for Research Libraries<br>6050 S. Kenwood Avenue<br>Chicago, IL 60637-2804<br>Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545<br> | | '''Central American Archives'''<br>4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1<br>Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Email: [mailto:mwilke@crl.edu mwilke@crl.edu]<br>Website: [https://www.crl.edu/news/crl-acquires-central-american-archives Central American Archives]<br>
| | :This [https://aprende-guatemala-com.translate.goog/cultura-guatemalteca/general/historia-del-archivo-general-de-centroamerica-que-se-encuentra-en-guatemala/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala] gives more detail on the types of records held. |
| Website #2: [https://www.crl.edu/focus/article/8564 Central American Archives]
| | :[https://www.crl.edu/news/crl-acquires-central-american-archives CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives] |
| | | ::[http://rosspub.com/findaid.php Finding Aid] |
| :These archives encompass six million pages of original primary source documents (many of which are unique copies) spanning more than three centuries, from 1519 to 1898. They document Spanish rule in the New World from the founding of the city of Antigua, in Guatemala. The collection documents all aspects of commerce, politics, and development throughout El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Yucatan and Chiapas regions of Mexico. Central American Archives is a rich resource for Latin American, Central American, and Spanish studies. | | ::[https://catalog.crl.edu/Search/Results?type=AllFields&lookfor=Costa%20Rica&redirect_src_path=/search/Y&SEARCH=Costa%20Rica&searchscope=1 Costa Rica Catalogue Search] |
| | ::[https://catalog.crl.edu/Content/access Accessing the CRL Collections] Information on borrowing records |
| | :"The Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives) 1544-1821, in Guatemala, is the most comprehensive collection found anywhere in the world of historical records spanning the period of Spanish rule in the Americas. The holdings of the Archivo include myriad types of documents covering a host of cultural, legislative, judicial, fiscal, economic, religious, military, agricultural and commercial matters pertaining to the Kingdom of Guatemala, an area which, from the time of the Conquest in 1544 through 1821, embraced modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas."<ref>"Archivo General de Centro America, 1544-1821. Guatemala." at Center for Research Libraries. https://catalog.crl.edu/Record/ab5229b5-a49e-5e58-8fad-e16946ba2a03, accessed 18 October 2022. CRL purchased microfilms of the complete set of the Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives, or CAA)</ref> |
| ===Church Archives=== | | ===Church Archives=== |
| '''Archdiocesan Historical Archive - Monsignore Bernardo Augusto Thiel'''<br>Av. 10<br>San José, Costa Rica<br>Next to las Ánimas church<br>Telephone: (506) 2223-2344<br> | | '''Archdiocesan Historical Archive - Monsignore Bernardo Augusto Thiel'''<br>Av. 10<br>San José, Costa Rica<br>Next to las Ánimas church<br>Telephone: (506) 2223-2344<br> |
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| ==Museums== | | ==Museums== |
| | For a list of museums in Costa Rica, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Costa_Rica List of museums in Costa Rica] in Wikipedia. |
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| '''National Museum of Costa Rica'''<br>Calle 17, Avenidas Central y Segunda | Antiguo Cuartel Bella Vista<br>San Jose<br>Telephone: (506) 257-1433/256-8643<br> | | '''National Museum of Costa Rica'''<br>Calle 17, Avenidas Central y Segunda | Antiguo Cuartel Bella Vista<br>San Jose<br>Telephone: (506) 257-1433/256-8643<br> |
| Email: [mailto:informacion@museocostarica.go.cr informacion@museocostarica.go.cr] <br> | | Email: [mailto:informacion@museocostarica.go.cr informacion@museocostarica.go.cr] <br> |
| Website: [https://www.govisitcostarica.com/travelInfo/museums/national-museum-costa-rica.asp National Museum of Costa Rica]<br>
| | [https://www.museocostarica.go.cr/visitar/ Website]<br> |
| Website #2: [http://www.museocostarica.go.cr/en_en/historia-del-museo/historia-del-museo.html?Itemid=56 History of the National Museum]<br>
| | [https://www.facebook.com/museonacional.mcj.cr/ Facebook] |
| Website #3: [https://www.facebook.com/museonacional.mcj.cr/ Museo Nacional Costa Rica]
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| :Since its very first years, the Costa Rica National Museum has focused on scientific investigation, education, exhibition, and defense of the country's natural and cultural heritage. Inside museum, tourists can find a wide variety of displays on the country's history and culture, from the pre-Columbian times all the way to the present. | | :Since its very first years, the Costa Rica National Museum has focused on scientific investigation, education, exhibition, and defense of the country's natural and cultural heritage. Inside museum, tourists can find a wide variety of displays on the country's history and culture, from the pre-Columbian times all the way to the present. |
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| For a list of museums in Costa Rica, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Costa_Rica List of museums in Costa Rica] in Wikipedia.
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| ==Record Offices== | | ==Record Offices== |
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| :In Costa Rica's National Registry we protect registered rights, providing legal security with quality services, qualified human resources, and suitable technology. | | :In Costa Rica's National Registry we protect registered rights, providing legal security with quality services, qualified human resources, and suitable technology. |
| | | ==References== |
| [[Category:Costa Rica]] | | [[Category:Costa Rica]] |
| [[Category:Costa Rica Archives and Libraries]] | | [[Category:Costa Rica Archives and Libraries]] |