PLALA Projects - 2002
May, 2002
Archivo de La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia. A project to complete the organization and cataloging of the Archivo’s fondo “Corte Superior del Distrito de La Paz.” $3,000.
Archivo Histórico del Guayas/Fundación Miguel Aspiazu Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Complementary funds to an earlier grant to improve storage conditions. $5,000.
Archivo y Biblioteca Históricos de Salta, Salta, Argentina. A project to clean and microfilm the “Actas Capitulares” (1583-1824) and the “Carpetas de Gobierno” (1817-1852) held by the Archivo. $7,500.
Asociación Cultural Na Bolom, A.C., San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. A project to provide better storage conditions for the Asociación’s “Biblioteca Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas” and to acquire computers to facilitate ongoing cataloging work. $10,000.
Centro Bibliográfico Documental Histórico, Universidad Mayor de San Francisco Xavier, Sucre, Bolivia. A project to provide better access to the Centro’s holdings and to modernize its user services. $10,000.
Centro Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, Fundação Perseu Abramo, São Paulo, Brazil. A project to complete, catalog, and microfilm the Centro’s holdings related to the Partido dos Trabalhadores. $9,500.
Corporación Justicia y Democracia, Santiago, Chile. A project to organize and conserve some of the Corporación’s archival holdings. $10,000.
Sociedad de Investigación del Arte Rupestre de Bolivia (SIARB), La Paz, Bolivia. A project to house and catalog SIARB’s slide collection, and to acquire equipment to improve user services. $2,400.
August, 2002
Archivo General del Estado de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México. A project to digitize the 439 “Libros de protocolos” of the Archivo’s “Fondo Archivo Notarial.” $12,500.
Arquivo Público e Histórico do Município de Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. A project to microfilm O Alpha, a local newspaper. $10,000.
Biblioteca Max von Buch, Universidad de San Andrés, Victoria, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. A project to improve the library’s storage capacity and conditions for archives and special collections. $8,480.
Registro Principal del Estado Zulia, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. A project to preserve, catalog, and digitize some of the Registro’s historical holdings. $20,000.
Unidad de Servicios Bibliotecarios y de Información, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México. A project to describe, preserve, and microfilm some of the Unidad’s historical holdings. $20,000.
December, 2002
Archivo del Escritor, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile. A project of conservation and preservation rehousing for materials held within the Archivo’s collections. $10,000.
Archivo Histórico del Museo Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A project to clean, rehouse, catalog, and microfilm the “Colección General Manuel Belgrano”. $9,900.
Biblioteca de la Academia Argentina de Letras, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A project to improve storage conditions and provide basic conservation measures for the “Miguel Lermon” collection. $4,350.
Biblioteca “Eusebio F. Kino,” Coyoacán, México. A project to describe and microfilm selected works from the library’s “fondo reservado.” $8,000.
Fundación de Documentación y Archivo de la Vicaría de la Solidaridad, Santiago, Chile. A project to prepare and properly house a significant portion of the Archivo’s holdings. $19,000.
Total authorized to date: $1,116,422.25
(includes $50,000 in matching funds awarded by the Antorchas Foundation for projects within
Argentina; does not include subsequent Antorchas matching support, carried on Antorchas’s
books, for the Argentine microfilming projects listed under December, 2001.)
Archivo de La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia. A project to complete the organization and cataloging of the Archivo’s fondo “Corte Superior del Distrito de La Paz.” $3,000.
Archivo Histórico del Guayas/Fundación Miguel Aspiazu Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Complementary funds to an earlier grant to improve storage conditions. $5,000.
Archivo y Biblioteca Históricos de Salta, Salta, Argentina. A project to clean and microfilm the “Actas Capitulares” (1583-1824) and the “Carpetas de Gobierno” (1817-1852) held by the Archivo. $7,500.
Asociación Cultural Na Bolom, A.C., San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. A project to provide better storage conditions for the Asociación’s “Biblioteca Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas” and to acquire computers to facilitate ongoing cataloging work. $10,000.
Centro Bibliográfico Documental Histórico, Universidad Mayor de San Francisco Xavier, Sucre, Bolivia. A project to provide better access to the Centro’s holdings and to modernize its user services. $10,000.
Centro Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, Fundação Perseu Abramo, São Paulo, Brazil. A project to complete, catalog, and microfilm the Centro’s holdings related to the Partido dos Trabalhadores. $9,500.
Corporación Justicia y Democracia, Santiago, Chile. A project to organize and conserve some of the Corporación’s archival holdings. $10,000.
Sociedad de Investigación del Arte Rupestre de Bolivia (SIARB), La Paz, Bolivia. A project to house and catalog SIARB’s slide collection, and to acquire equipment to improve user services. $2,400.
August, 2002
Archivo General del Estado de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México. A project to digitize the 439 “Libros de protocolos” of the Archivo’s “Fondo Archivo Notarial.” $12,500.
Arquivo Público e Histórico do Município de Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. A project to microfilm O Alpha, a local newspaper. $10,000.
Biblioteca Max von Buch, Universidad de San Andrés, Victoria, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. A project to improve the library’s storage capacity and conditions for archives and special collections. $8,480.
Registro Principal del Estado Zulia, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. A project to preserve, catalog, and digitize some of the Registro’s historical holdings. $20,000.
Unidad de Servicios Bibliotecarios y de Información, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México. A project to describe, preserve, and microfilm some of the Unidad’s historical holdings. $20,000.
December, 2002
Archivo del Escritor, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile. A project of conservation and preservation rehousing for materials held within the Archivo’s collections. $10,000.
Archivo Histórico del Museo Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A project to clean, rehouse, catalog, and microfilm the “Colección General Manuel Belgrano”. $9,900.
Biblioteca de la Academia Argentina de Letras, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A project to improve storage conditions and provide basic conservation measures for the “Miguel Lermon” collection. $4,350.
Biblioteca “Eusebio F. Kino,” Coyoacán, México. A project to describe and microfilm selected works from the library’s “fondo reservado.” $8,000.
Fundación de Documentación y Archivo de la Vicaría de la Solidaridad, Santiago, Chile. A project to prepare and properly house a significant portion of the Archivo’s holdings. $19,000.
Total authorized to date: $1,116,422.25
(includes $50,000 in matching funds awarded by the Antorchas Foundation for projects within
Argentina; does not include subsequent Antorchas matching support, carried on Antorchas’s
books, for the Argentine microfilming projects listed under December, 2001.)