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Archives

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
Guatemala
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.

National Archives of Panama
Calidonia
Panama City
Website: The National Archives of Panama

The National Archives of Panama contains court records, notary records for all provinces of Panama, a digital collection of all bills that have been passed since 1934 (bills passed between 1903-1934 are too fragile to digitize), land records, etc.

Records of the Panama Canal
Website: Records of the Panama Canal

These records are part of the United States National Archives Federal Records from 1848 to 1984.

Libraries

Benito Juarez Municipal Library
4th Street next to the Mariana Vásquez Nursery
Mayor Diaz
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 268-0428
Website: Municipal Libraries

Manuel Jose Hurtado Municipal Library
Calle 14, inside the Manuel José Hurtado School
El Chorrillo
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 506-5848
Website: Municipal Libraries

Municipal Library Demetrio Korsi
Juan Ramón Poll Building
Calidonia
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 506-5858
Website: Municipal Libraries

Municipal Library José Pablo Paredes
In front of the Fe y Alegría School
Curundú
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 506-5862
Website: Municipal Libraries

Municipal Library Nicole Garay
Mastellari Building
El Chorrillo
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 506-5926
Website: Municipal Libraries

Municipal Library Republica de Chile
Inside the Republic of Chile School
Calidonia
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 506-5860
Website: Municipal Libraries

Narciso Garay Municipal Library
Community Board Building
Betania
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 261-6915
Website: Municipal Libraries

The National Library of Panama
Ernesto J. Castillero R. National Library
Omar Recreational Park
Avenida Belisario Porras "Vía Porras"
Corregimiento de San Francisco, City of Panama
Telephone: (507) 221 8360
Website: Biblioteca Nacional
Website #2: National Library of Panama
Website #3: National Library of Panama

New Curundú Municipal Library
Next to the Community Board, the roundabout
Curundú
Panama City
Website: Municipal Libraries

Pedro J. Sosa Municipal Library
Inside the Pedro J. Sosa School
Calidonia
Panama City
Telephone: (507) 506-5859
Website: Municipal Libraries

Simon Bolivar Library
Av Octavio Méndez Pereira
Panama
Telephone: (507) 523 5360
Email: newsup@gmail.com
Website: Simon Bolivar Library
Website #2: System of Libraries of the University of Panama

Museums

Panama Canal Museum
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville
Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545
Email: Special@uflib.ufl.edu
Website: Canal Zone Records

The Panama Canal Museum Collection includes more than 16,500 objects --photographs, artwork, newspapers, books and ephemera -- that document the history of the United States in Panama.