Latin American and Iberian Pamphlets II, 1802-1992
- Location: McKeldin Library
Location Code & Call Number: MCK-PER M-FILM F1408.25.L28 1993 - 197 Microfilm Reels.
Description
This collection consists of "ephemeral materials, including flyers, broadsides, campaign literature, and posters which reflect the concerns of opposition parties and of lesser known political or social movements in Latin America." The collection was collected and microfilmed by the Library of Congress.
"Political and social ephemera predominate in this collection. Materials on Brazil are especially strong. The World War II era is very well represented across mnay countries and regions. Among these are: Anti-Nazi propaganda, U.S. and Latin American cooperation in the war effort, labor pamphlets, and Peru's APRA party material. Border disputes international arbitrations and especially the Chaco and Tacna-Africa conflicts are well represented."
The entire collection consists of 6,908 pamphlets which appear on 333 reels of microfilm and is available for consultation in the Library of Congress, Humanities and Social Sciences Division, Microform Reading Room.
McKeldin Library holds the following portion of the collection:
Reels 1-22 Argentina
Reels 32-87 Brazil
Reels 93-111 Cuba
The guide to the collection (see below) points the user to reel locations for specific countries and regions and their respective subjects. Individual pamphlets are not listed or identified separately in the the guide.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of the collection:- Mckeldin Reference Stacks F1408.25.L28 1993 Guide
- Guide to the Latin American and Iberian Pamphlets II, 1802-1992.
