PLALA Projects - 1998
May, 1998
Archivo del Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana, Dr. Emilio Ravignani, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (A project to conserve the 187 volumes that comprise the Instituto’s Archivo documental.) $6,485.
Archivo General de la Provincia de Entre Ríos, Paraná, Argentina. (A project to purchase a photocopy machine to facilitate the preparation of copies of materials in the collections, and to acquire a computer with which to prepare catalogs and collection guides.) $4,400.
Archivo Histórico, Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Lima, Peru. (A project to prepare a catalog of holdings in the Museum’s Archivo Histórico.) $10,000.
Biblioteca Francisco de Burgoa, Universidad Autónoma ?Benito Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico. (A project to upgrade the library’s microfilming facility, train staff in using the equipment, and begin a program to microfilm endangered materials from the collection.) $10,000.
Biblioteca Histórica Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, Santiago, Chile. (A project to prepare a catalog of the library’s holdings, and to begin preservation work including storage in acid-free containers and some microfilming.) $9,500.
Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos, Puebla, Mexico. (A project to house the Museum’s documents and photographs in acid-free containers, and to purchase a photocopier to reduce damage to original materials.) $10,000.
September, 1998
Archivo del Estado de Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico. (A project to catalog the holdings of the Archivo’s Biblioteca Matías Romero.) $2,770.
Archivo General del Poder Ejecutivo del Estado de Oaxaca, México. (A supplemental authorization for the Archivo to upgrade its shelving and/or to prepare a guide to its holdings.) $4,000.
Archivo Histórico Alberto y Fernando Valverde, Olavarría, Argentina. (A project to describe the Archive’s holdings and provide guides to its collections, to be facilitated through the purchase of a personal computer.) $2,000.
Archivo Histórico-Diplomático, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Montevideo, Uruguay. (A project to catalog the Archivo’s documentary holdings and, as necessary, to acquire additional shelving.) $4,000.
Biblioteca Eusebio F. Kino, Coyoacán, Mexico. (A project to catalog holdings in the Biblioteca’s Fondo Compañía de Jesús.) $4,000.
Biblioteca Pública General San Martín, Mendoza, Argentina. (A project to microfilm selected Mendoza newspapers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from the Library’s collections.) $12,000.
Museu de Comunicação Social Hipólito José da Costa,? Porto Alegre, Brazil. (A project to replace worn and acidic bindings of materials in the collections with acid-free plastic coverings.) $6,000.
Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen, San Salvador, El Salvador. (A project for conservation measures to protect the Museo’s collections of printed and non-print materials.) $3,100.
December, 1998
Archivo del Sistema de Información Sindical (SIDIS), Federación Sindical de Trabajadores Mineros, La Paz, Bolivia. (A project to describe, disseminate, and preserve selected documents held by the Archivo.) $7,500.
Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, El Colegio de México, Mexico. (A project to conserve, digitize, and provide Internet access to selected materials from the library’s special collections.) $10,000.
Biblioteca Pública Governador Menezes Pimentel, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. (A project to microfilm selected periodicals from Ceará.) $10,000.
Archivo del Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana, Dr. Emilio Ravignani, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (A project to conserve the 187 volumes that comprise the Instituto’s Archivo documental.) $6,485.
Archivo General de la Provincia de Entre Ríos, Paraná, Argentina. (A project to purchase a photocopy machine to facilitate the preparation of copies of materials in the collections, and to acquire a computer with which to prepare catalogs and collection guides.) $4,400.
Archivo Histórico, Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Lima, Peru. (A project to prepare a catalog of holdings in the Museum’s Archivo Histórico.) $10,000.
Biblioteca Francisco de Burgoa, Universidad Autónoma ?Benito Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico. (A project to upgrade the library’s microfilming facility, train staff in using the equipment, and begin a program to microfilm endangered materials from the collection.) $10,000.
Biblioteca Histórica Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, Santiago, Chile. (A project to prepare a catalog of the library’s holdings, and to begin preservation work including storage in acid-free containers and some microfilming.) $9,500.
Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos, Puebla, Mexico. (A project to house the Museum’s documents and photographs in acid-free containers, and to purchase a photocopier to reduce damage to original materials.) $10,000.
September, 1998
Archivo del Estado de Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico. (A project to catalog the holdings of the Archivo’s Biblioteca Matías Romero.) $2,770.
Archivo General del Poder Ejecutivo del Estado de Oaxaca, México. (A supplemental authorization for the Archivo to upgrade its shelving and/or to prepare a guide to its holdings.) $4,000.
Archivo Histórico Alberto y Fernando Valverde, Olavarría, Argentina. (A project to describe the Archive’s holdings and provide guides to its collections, to be facilitated through the purchase of a personal computer.) $2,000.
Archivo Histórico-Diplomático, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Montevideo, Uruguay. (A project to catalog the Archivo’s documentary holdings and, as necessary, to acquire additional shelving.) $4,000.
Biblioteca Eusebio F. Kino, Coyoacán, Mexico. (A project to catalog holdings in the Biblioteca’s Fondo Compañía de Jesús.) $4,000.
Biblioteca Pública General San Martín, Mendoza, Argentina. (A project to microfilm selected Mendoza newspapers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from the Library’s collections.) $12,000.
Museu de Comunicação Social Hipólito José da Costa,? Porto Alegre, Brazil. (A project to replace worn and acidic bindings of materials in the collections with acid-free plastic coverings.) $6,000.
Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen, San Salvador, El Salvador. (A project for conservation measures to protect the Museo’s collections of printed and non-print materials.) $3,100.
December, 1998
Archivo del Sistema de Información Sindical (SIDIS), Federación Sindical de Trabajadores Mineros, La Paz, Bolivia. (A project to describe, disseminate, and preserve selected documents held by the Archivo.) $7,500.
Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, El Colegio de México, Mexico. (A project to conserve, digitize, and provide Internet access to selected materials from the library’s special collections.) $10,000.
Biblioteca Pública Governador Menezes Pimentel, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. (A project to microfilm selected periodicals from Ceará.) $10,000.