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== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
'''The Library''' (Biblioteca Banco De Guatemala Y Fundacion Cultural Duane Carter)<br>Portal of the Panaderas # 2<br>La Antigua<br>Telephone: (502) 7832 8381<br>
Email: [mailto:Elquintopatio@gmail.com Elquintopatio@gmail.com]<br>Website: [http://fundacionculturalduanecarter.org/en/ The Library]<br>
Website #2: [https://laantiguaguatemala.org/2016/11/11/la-biblioteca-duane-carter-en-la-antigua-guatemala-necesita-de-su-ayuda/ Duane Carter Library]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.facebook.com/fundacion.duanecarter Duane Carter Foundation]<br>Website #4: [https://www.prensalibre.com/opinion/la-biblioteca-de-duane/ The Duane library]


'''Library of the Faculty of Engineering'''<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2418 8000 ext. 1541<br>Email: [mailto:biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt]<br>
'''Library of the Faculty of Engineering'''<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2418 8000 ext. 1541<br>Email: [mailto:biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt]<br>
Website: [http://biblioteca.ingenieria.usac.edu.gt/ Library of the Faculty of Engineering]
Website: [http://biblioteca.ingenieria.usac.edu.gt/ Library of the Faculty of Engineering]


'''Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula'''<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2418 8000 ext. 1541<br>Email: [mailto:biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt]<br>
'''Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula'''<br>Guatemala City<br>Website: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Biblioteca-Santa-Catarina-Pinula/151642612059425 Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula]
Website: [http://biblioteca.ingenieria.usac.edu.gt/ Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula]


'''Ludwig von Mises Library'''<br>Francisco Marroquín University<br>Manuel F. Ayau Street (6 final street), zone 10<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2338 7821<br>
'''Ludwig von Mises Library'''<br>Francisco Marroquín University<br>Manuel F. Ayau Street (6 final street), zone 10<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2338 7821<br>
Email: [mailto:bibliocons@ufm.edu bibliocons@ufm.edu]<br>Website: [https://biblioteca.ufm.edu/ Ludwig von Mises Library]
Email: [mailto:bibliocons@ufm.edu bibliocons@ufm.edu]<br>Website: [https://biblioteca.ufm.edu/ Ludwig von Mises Library]


'''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]<br>
'''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]<br>Website: [http://mcd.gob.gt/biblioteca-nacional/ National Library of Guatemala]<br>Website #2: {https://www.facebook.com/bibliotecanacional.deguatemala/?rf=280740112012822 Biblioteca Nacional De Guatemala]
Website: [http://mcd.gob.gt/biblioteca-nacional/ National Library of Guatemala]
 
'''National Newspaper Library of Guatemala''' (Hemeroteca Nacional de Guatemala)<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2232 7625<br>
Website: [https://wikiguate.com.gt/hemeroteca-nacional-de-guatemala/ National Newspaper Library of Guatemala]<br>
Website #2: [http://mcd.gob.gt/la-hemeroteca-nacional-lic-clemente-marroquin-rojas-celebro-54-anos-de-su-fundacion/ National Hemeroteca "Lic. Clemente Marroquín Rojas "]<br>
Website #3: [https://agn.com.gt/hemeroteca-nacional-58-anos-resguardando-hechos-historicos-plasmados-en-papel/ Hemeroteca Nacional]


== Museums ==
== Museums ==

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Archives[edit | edit source]

Central American Archives
Center for Research Libraries
6050 S. Kenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637-2804
Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545
Email: mwilke@crl.edu
Website: Central American Archives
Website #2: Central American Archives

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.

Center for Regional Research of Mesoamerica (CIRMA)
5a. Calle Oriente No. 5
La Antigua, Sacatepéquez
Telephone: (502) 7931-0300
Email: cirma@cirma.org.gt
Website: Historical Archive
Website #2: Center for Mesoamerican Research
Website #3: Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica (CIRMA)

The Historical Archive has as its main purpose to protect part of the country's historical memory through the rescue, organization, conservation and dissemination of documentary archives. The materials come from non-governmental institutions and private collections and are presented in different formats (paper, digital, microfilm, audio and video). These archives, some unique and others little known, enrich the national historical legacy and offer different points of view of Guatemalan society over time. Its collections, some of which are recognized as the nation's cultural heritage, date from the 16th century to the present, with an emphasis on the contemporary period starting in 1944. It currently houses 135 collections made up of more than eight million documents.

Historical Archive of the National Police
10 00, Avenida La Pedrera
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2269 0628
Website: Historical Archive of the National Police
Website #2: Historical Archive of the National Police
Website #3: Archives of Dictatorship
Website #4: National Police Historical Archive

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]

The Library (Biblioteca Banco De Guatemala Y Fundacion Cultural Duane Carter)
Portal of the Panaderas # 2
La Antigua
Telephone: (502) 7832 8381
Email: Elquintopatio@gmail.com
Website: The Library
Website #2: Duane Carter Library
Website #3: Duane Carter Foundation
Website #4: The Duane library

Library of the Faculty of Engineering
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2418 8000 ext. 1541
Email: biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt
Website: Library of the Faculty of Engineering

Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula
Guatemala City
Website: Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula

Ludwig von Mises Library
Francisco Marroquín University
Manuel F. Ayau Street (6 final street), zone 10
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2338 7821
Email: bibliocons@ufm.edu
Website: Ludwig von Mises Library

National Library of Guatemala "Luis Cardoza y Aragón"
5 Avenida 7-26, Guatemala
Telephone: (502) 2232 2443
Email: bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt
Website: National Library of Guatemala
Website #2: {https://www.facebook.com/bibliotecanacional.deguatemala/?rf=280740112012822 Biblioteca Nacional De Guatemala]

National Newspaper Library of Guatemala (Hemeroteca Nacional de Guatemala)
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2232 7625
Website: National Newspaper Library of Guatemala
Website #2: National Hemeroteca "Lic. Clemente Marroquín Rojas "
Website #3: Hemeroteca Nacional

Museums[edit | edit source]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]