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Latin American Studies Microform Serials & Collections
Compiled by Darlene Waller
dwaller@lib.uconn.edu
Revised March 1999 with assistance from José Crespo
(All collections listed below are located on Level 1, Microform
Research Collections, unless otherwise indicated).
(All microfilm serials located on Level 3, Culpeper Media Library are shelved
alphabetically by title).
Non-Current Serials (microfilm)
El Buscapié (San Juan, P.R. : 1877)
1877:abr.-1896:jun., 1917:oct.-1919:jun. (Level 3,
Culpeper)
Cambio 16, (Spain), 1988-1990: Nov (Level 3,
Culpeper)
Caribbean Review, 1-16; (1969-1990:07) (Level 3,
Culpeper)
Cuba Socialista, 1-7; (1961-1967) (Level 3,
Culpeper)
La Democracia (Ponce, P.R. : 1890)
1891:07-1950:07 [some years incomplete] (Level 3, Culpeper)
Imprensa Popular (Brazil), 1951:01-1958:08
(Latin American Research Program) (Film Shelf #39B)
El Imparcial (Puerto Rico), 1919:05-1949:12 [On
Order]
Insula (Spain), 38:434-49:576 (1979-1994) (Level
3, Culpeper)
El Mundo (Puerto Rico), 1919:02-1950:12 [some
years incomplete] (Level 3, Culpeper)
Mundo Peronista, July, 1951-Aug., 1955 (Level 3,
Culpeper)
Nueva Revista Cubana Vols.1-2 no.1 1959-1962
(Level 3, Culpeper)
Obra Revolucionaria (Cuba), May, 1960-July, 1965
(Level 3, Culpeper)
Puerto Rican Labor Press. (See entry below for
details) (Film Shelf #43F)
Revista Cubana (Havana, Cuba : 1885) Vols 1-21,
1885-1895 (Level 3, Culpeper)
Revista Cubana (Havana, Cuba : 1935) Vols 1-31,
1935-1957 (Level 3, Culpeper)
Revista de Cuba Vols 1-16, 1877-1884 (Level 3,
Culpeper)
Revista Hispánica-Americana (Puerto
Rico), Nov., 1864-Oct., 1865 (Level 3, Culpeper)
Revista Portugueza Colonial e Marítima,
1897-1910 (Level 3, Culpeper)
Trabajo (Cuba), May, 1960-1964 (Level 3,
Culpeper)
Collections (The following are all located on
Level 1, except for U.S. FBIS Daily Report which
is on level B).
American Culture Series. (Film Cabinet #1B-J)
Index/Guide at Microtext E 156 A4 (Alpha)
Collection of early American books and pamphlets dating from 1493
to 1875 which provide the primary source materials
essential to the study of Americana.
Argentina. Dirección General de Estadística.
Anuario Estadístico, 1893-1912. (Fiche cabinet #4I)
British Parliamentary Papers on Central and South
America, 1800-1899. (Fiche cabinet #5B) Catalog/Guide is
first fiche of set.
Chile. Colección de Documentos para la Historia de
la Oposición Política al Estado Autoritario en
Chile, 1973-1981
(Numbered fiche 1459, Fiche cabinet #58E) Contents list on
fiche.
CIS National Statistical Compendiums. (Fiche
cabinet #10C)
Contains national statistical compendiums compiled and published
by various government agencies throughout the world. Arranged
alpha by country.
Colonial Latin American manuscripts and transcripts in
the Obadiah Rich Collection. 1492-1843. (Film Shelf
#7E)
The Rich Collection, held in the New York Public Library,
contains documents from 1492-1843 pertaining to Latin America.
(33 reels) A guide to the collection can be found at: Babbidge
stacks, Level 4, F1410 .C65 1986.
El Salvador: The Making of U.S. Policy,
1977-1984 (Fiche cabinet #32D) (Guide and Index available at Ref.
E 183.8 S2 S25 1989)
Extranjeros. (Foreigners in Puerto Rico),
1815-1845 (Film Shelf #26B)
Reproduces Spanish royal decrees and papers of individuals. Each
reel begins with list of names of individuals for that
reel.
HRAF Microfiles (Fiche cabinet #53A-E) Complete
set.
Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean are covered in this
collection. Use Outline of World Cultures [Microtext Research
Collection / Babbidge Library, Level 1 or Ref. GN345.3M87 1983]
to determine HRAF culture area code. Book titles filmed in HRAF
are accessible through HOMER UCAT. HRAF files also available
.
IIS Microfiche (Fiche cabinet #53E-54E) Includes
microfiche reproductions of publications from a variety of
intergovernmental organizations, such as the CEPAL, Interamerican
Development Bank, World Bank, etc. Publications are indexed by
the Index of International Statistics at Ref. HA 155 I52 (Index
Table 3).
The Iran – Contra Affair, The Making of a Scandal,
1983-1988. (Numbered fiche #1032, Fiche cabinet #58D)
Guide and Index available at Ref. E 876 I73 1990, 2 vols.
Latin American Research Program. (Film Shelf
#39B) — Includes: Imprensa Popular (Jan. 3, 1951-Aug. 2,
1958); Acao Socialista (1958:12-1960:08); A luta
(1948:01-1948:08); O Popular (1948:08-1948:11); Orientation
Socialista; Brazilian Socialist and Communist Ephemera
Latin America Special Studies Series
1962-1980 (Numbered Microfilm #3081) Guide (#3081)
1980-1982 (Numbered Microfilm #3082) Guide (#3082)
1982-1985 (Numbered Microfilm #3107) Guide (#3107)
1985-1988 (Numbered Microfilm #3132) Guide (#3132)
Lorenzo Homar Scrapbook, 1926-1956, A History of Puerto
Rican Graphic Arts. (Numbered Microfilm #3110). Lorenzo
Homar’s personal scrapbook with photographs and articles
about Puerto Rican graphic arts.
México. Dirección General de Estadística.
Censo General de la República Mexicana, 1st-6th,
1895-1948. (Film Shelf #40A)
North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) archive
of Latin Americana a project.
(Filmed Set jointly owned by UConn, UMass, Brown, and Yale.
Film housed at UMass. Accessible through Interlibrary
loan.) Guide available on Reference Microforms Guides
Table, Level 1.
Format: (339 micro reels) Notes: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Caribbean, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Latin America, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad &
Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, NACLA Report on the Americas.
Princeton University Latin American Pamphlet
Collection
(Check HOMER UCAT records for contents
of titles listed below.)
Broadcast Transcripts of Radio Rebelde, July 1957-Dec. 1958
(Numbered Film #3147)
Cuban Economic Conditions, 1938-1988 (Numbered Film #3145)
Cuban Foreign Relations, 1950-1962 (Numbered Film #3146)
Documents of the Movimiento 26 de Julio, May 1957-December 1958
(Numbered Film #3148)
Puerto Rican Labor Press. (Film Shelf #43F)
— Includes: Ilustración Puertorriqueña,
Justicia, Revista Obrera, Unión Obrera, Puerto Rican
Workingmen Journal, Luz y Vida, and other titles. Complete list
of journal/newspaper titles and issues available at the Reference
Microforms Guides Table, Level 1. (Alpha)
Puerto Rico. Intendencia General de Hacienda.
Estadística General del Comercio Exterior de la
Provincia de Puerto Rico, 1862-72, 1874, 1883-1897
(Numbered Film #3182)
Puerto Rico. Gaceta de Puerto Rico, 1810-1818.
(Numbered Film #3183)
Puerto Rico. Gaceta del Gobierno Constitucional de Puerto
Rico, 1820-1829. (Numbered Film #3184)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
A selection of titles from. Series II. Section 7, The South
Atlantic and the Caribbean. (10 reels) (Film Shelf #46E). Guide
available on Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1.
The United States and Castro's Cuba, 1950s-1970s: the
Paterson Collection, 22 reels (Film Shelf #54E) Guide
available on Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Census of Population (1910).
Puerto Rico. (Film Shelf #53F)
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Census of Population (1920).
Puerto Rico. (Film Shelf #53F)
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Schedules of the 1935 special
censuses of Puerto Rico. Agriculture Schedules. (136
reels) (Numbered Film #3231)
U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs. Index to Official
Documents Relating to Cuba and the Insular Possessions of the
U.S., 1876-1906. (Numbered Film #3087)
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.). Latin America,
1946-1976. (Numbered Film #3079). Guide (#3079)
available at the Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1.
(Alpha)
United States Consular Despatches (Film Shelf
#56A-57G)
U.S. Consulate, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Despatches,
1811-1906
U.S. Consulate, Argentina, Córdoba, Despatches,
1850-1898
U.S. Consulate, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Port Stanley,
Despatches, 1875-1906
U.S. Consulate, Argentina, Rosario, Despatches, 1858-1906
U.S. Consulate, Chile, Antofagasta, Despatches, 1893-1906
U.S. Consulate, Chile, Arica, Despatches, 1849-1906
U.S. Consulate, Chile, Coquimbo, Despatches, 1850-1898
U.S. Consulate, Chile, Iquique, Despatches, 1877-1906
U.S. Consulate, Chile, Talcahuano, Despatches, 1836-1895
U.S. Consulate, Chile, Valparaíso, Despatches,
1812-1906
U.S. Consulate, Colombia, Barranquilla, Despatches,
1883-1906
U.S. Consulate, Colombia, Bogotá, Despatches,
1851-1906
U.S. Consulate, Colombia, Cartagena, Despatches, 1822-1906
U.S. Consulate, Colombia, Medellín, Despatches,
1859-1902
U.S. Consulate, Colombia, Santa María, Despatches,
1823-1883
U.S. Consulate, Cuba, Havana, Despatches, 1892-1902
U.S. Consulate, Cuba, Matanzas, Despatches, 1820-1899
U.S. Consulate, Cuba, Porto Principe and Xibara, Despatches,
1828-1843
U.S. Consulate, Cuba, San Juan de los Remedios, Despatches,
1844-1846, 1879-1898
U.S. Consulate, Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Despatches,
1875-1906
U.S. Consulate, Dominican Republic, Samaná, Despatches,
1873-1905
U.S. Consulate, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Despatches,
1837-1906
U.S. Consulate, Jamaica, Kingston, Despatches, 1796-1906
U.S. Consulate, Puerto Rico, Despatches, 1821-1899
U.S. Consulate, Trinidad, West Indies Federation Despatches,
1824-1906
U.S. State Dept. Internal Affairs of Mexico,
1910-1929. (Film Shelf #40C-E) Guide available at the
Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1. (Alpha)
U.S. State Dept. Records relating to the Internal Affairs
of Cuba, 1910-1929. (Decimal File 837) (Numbered Film
#3152)
U.S. State Dept. Records relating to the Internal Affairs
of the Dominican Republic, 1910-1929. (Decimal File
839)
(Numbered Film #3150)
U.S. State Dept. Records relating to the Internal Affairs
of the Dominican Republic, 1930-1939. (Decimal File 839)
(Numbered Film #3151)
U.S. State Dept. Diplomatic Dispatches: Spain,
1792-1906. (Fi1m Shelf #71G) Includes dispatches
relating to “revolutions and disturbances in the South
American colonies” and the Spanish American War. Order is
chronological by date of dispatch. Index of authors of dispatches
available at the Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1.
(Alpha)
U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. (FBIS) Daily
Report: Latin America. (Fiche cabinet #16C-E) Provides
English translations of news from thousands of non-US media
sources gathered from international political speeches,
television programs, radio broadcasts, newspapers articles,
periodicals, and books. Microfiche SuDoc Call number PrEx
7.10:FBIS-LAT-nos. (1978, 1987+); PrEx 7.10:FBIS-LAM-nos.
(1978-1987). Index at Ref. F 1401 D3321. For documents published
after July 1994 use full text access through the Internet.
Inquire at Information & Research Desk for ID and
Password.
U.S. Military Intelligence Reports. Argentina,
1918-1941. (Numbered Film #3120) Guide (#3120) available
at the Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1. (Alpha)
U.S. Military Intelligence Reports. Mexico,
1919-1941. (Numbered Film #3121) Guide (#3121) available
at the Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1. (Alpha)
U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Latin America,
1941-1961. (Numbered Film #3080) Guide (#3080) available
at the Reference Microforms Guides Table, Level 1. (Alpha)