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== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
'''National Library of Guatemala "Luis Cardoza y Aragón" '''<br>5 Avenida 7-26, Guatemala<br>Telephone: (502) 2232 2443<br>Email: [mailto:bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt] | |||
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'''Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala'''<br>3a Avenida 8-35 zona 1<br>Guatemala<br>Telephone: (502) 2253 5141<br>Email: [mailto:acgeohis@gmail.com acgeohis@gmail.com]<br> | '''Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala'''<br>3a Avenida 8-35 zona 1<br>Guatemala<br>Telephone: (502) 2253 5141<br>Email: [mailto:acgeohis@gmail.com acgeohis@gmail.com]<br> | ||
[http://academiageohist.org.gt/ Website]<br> | |||
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'''Central Library''' (Biblioteca Central)<br>Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC)<br>Educational Resources Building<br>Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12<br>Guatemala City<br> | '''Central Library''' (Biblioteca Central)<br>Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC)<br>Educational Resources Building<br>Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12<br>Guatemala City<br> | ||
Telephone: (502) 2418 7880<br> | Telephone: (502) 2418 7880<br>[http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/biblioteca2/index.php Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/BiblioUSACentral/ Facebook]<br> | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
'''Museum of the University of San Carlos (MUSAC)''' (Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos (MUSAC))<br>9a. avenue 9-79 zone 1<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2232 0721<br> | '''Museum of the University of San Carlos (MUSAC)''' (Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos (MUSAC))<br>9a. avenue 9-79 zone 1<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2232 0721<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:infomusac@musacenlinea.org infomusac@musacenlinea.org]<br> | Email: [mailto:infomusac@musacenlinea.org infomusac@musacenlinea.org]<br> | ||
[https://museosdeguatemala.org/museos/detallemuseo/18 Website] | |||
:The Museum of the University of San Carlos was created as an academic museum, open for the meeting between the people and people linked to art, science, history and culture. | |||
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For a list of museums in Guatemala, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Guatemala List of museums in Guatemala] in Wikipedia. | |||
==Record Offices== | |||
: | [https://www.renap.gob.gt/ Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)]<br> | ||
Main Office<br> | |||
Calzada Roosevelt<br> | |||
13-46 zona 7<br> | |||
Guatemala, Guatemala<br> | |||
PBX (phone) +(502) 24161900 | |||
[https://www.renap.gob.gt/contactenos Ways to contact RENAP: Call Center, Email, Chat]. Best to use Spanish. | |||
[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-nacimiento-en-la-republica-de-guatemala Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)] has information and request forms: | |||
: | *[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-nacimiento-en-la-republica-de-guatemala Birth records] | ||
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-matrimonio-en-la-republica-de-guatemala-ante-notario-o-ministro-de-culto Marriage records] | |||
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/requisitos-minimos-que-debe-contener-el-informe-de-defuncion Death records] | |||
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-divorcio Divorce records] | |||
On the left side of these pages are links for other types of records. | |||
==References== | |||
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Archives[edit | edit source]
Central American Archives
4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Telephone: +502 2232 3037
- This History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala gives more detail on the types of records held.
- CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives
- Finding Aid
- Costa Rica Catalogue Search
- 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."[1]
Historical Archive of the National Police
10 00, Avenida La Pedrera
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2269 0628
- A product of broad international collaboration, these digitized documents from the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive (AHPN) aim to facilitate scholarly and legal research into a vast cache of historical documentation.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
National Library of Guatemala "Luis Cardoza y Aragón"
5 Avenida 7-26, Guatemala
Telephone: (502) 2232 2443
Email: bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt
Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala
3a Avenida 8-35 zona 1
Guatemala
Telephone: (502) 2253 5141
Email: acgeohis@gmail.com
Website
Central Library (Biblioteca Central)
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC)
Educational Resources Building
Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2418 7880
Website
Facebook
Museums[edit | edit source]
Museum of the University of San Carlos (MUSAC) (Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos (MUSAC))
9a. avenue 9-79 zone 1
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2232 0721
Email: infomusac@musacenlinea.org
Website
- The Museum of the University of San Carlos was created as an academic museum, open for the meeting between the people and people linked to art, science, history and culture.
For a list of museums in Guatemala, go to List of museums in Guatemala in Wikipedia.
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)
Main Office
Calzada Roosevelt
13-46 zona 7
Guatemala, Guatemala
PBX (phone) +(502) 24161900
Ways to contact RENAP: Call Center, Email, Chat. Best to use Spanish.
Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP) has information and request forms:
On the left side of these pages are links for other types of records.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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)