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== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
'''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> | |||
Email: [mailto:mwilke@crl.edu mwilke@crl.edu]<br>Website: [https://www.crl.edu/news/crl-acquires-central-american-archives Central American Archives]<br> | |||
Website #2: [https://www.crl.edu/focus/article/8564 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)<br>5a. Calle Oriente No. 5<br>La Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez <br>Telephone: (502) 7931-0300<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:cirma@cirma.org.gt cirma@cirma.org.gt]<br>Website: [hhttp://cirma.org.gt/glifos/index.php/Categor%C3%ADa:AH Historical Archive] | |||
: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'''<br>10 00, Avenida La Pedrera<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2269 0628<br> | '''Historical Archive of the National Police'''<br>10 00, Avenida La Pedrera<br>Guatemala City<br>Telephone: (502) 2269 0628<br> | ||