This page contains guides that help users navigate the rich and diverse Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian collections at the Library of Congress. These include a series of Country Guides that provide quick references to collection by country, as well as topic- related guides to collections and services in the Hispanic Reading room.
Research Guides
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Research GuideAlimentación, gastronomía, cultura y hábitos alimenticios: una bibliografía anotada Esta guía incluye recursos bibliográficos impresos disponibles en las Colecciones de la Biblioteca del Congreso - junto con anotaciones y comentarios de la investigadora/autora- acerca de temas de la alimentación, artes culinarias, gastronomía y cultura
- Date: 2023-06-09
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Research GuideAquí, pero allá (Here, But There): A Guide on Chile from 1964-1990 and Chilean Exiles Living in the United States This guide highlights historical events in Chile through 1964-1990, emphasizing the dictatorship of Pinochet. The materials selected provide insight on those who influenced this period and those who lived through it.
- Date: 2023-04-26
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Research GuideArgentina: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Argentina, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-08-04
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Research GuideThe Bahamas: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching The Bahamas, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2023-05-04
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Research GuideBolivia: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Bolivia, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-08-04
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Research GuideBrazil-U.S. Relations Relations between Brazil and the United States have played a major role in world politics since 1824. This guide provides access to materials on Brazil-US relations in the Library of Congress.
- Date: 2023-02-07
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Research GuideBrazil: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for the study of Brazil, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2018-08-01
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Research GuideBritish Virgin Islands: Hispanic Reading Room Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching British Virgin Islands, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2021-06-15
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Research GuideChile: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for the study of Chile, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2019-08-02
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Research GuideCoffee in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Research Guide This guide is intended as a starting point for research on coffee, coffee culture, and the coffee industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes primary and secondary sources available at the Library of Congress, as well as external resources.
- Date: 2021-06-16
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Research GuideColombia: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Colombia, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-11-05
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Research GuideCosta Rica: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Costa Rica, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2021-06-25
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Research GuideCuba: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Cuba, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-05-21
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Research GuideDominican Republic: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching the Dominican Republic, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-12-29
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Research GuideEcuador: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Ecuador, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-08-04
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Research GuideEl Archivo de la Palabra de la Biblioteca del Congreso Una guía para facilitar el acceso al Archivo de la Palabra de la Biblioteca de Congreso.
- Date: 2021-05-07
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Research Guide“El Otro Lado” (The Other Side): Border Art Histories of the MexiCali Biennial This guide explores the work of artists, curators, and collectives on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on artistic interventions that activate the border itself and make and/or unmake anew what we traditionally consider a “piece” of art.
- Date: 2022-02-10
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Research Guide“El Otro Lado” (The Other Side): Geographies, Boundaries, and Imaginations of Space Borders can be mapped as palimpsests both geographically and linguistically, or as areas that shift ecologically and ideologically. In this guide, explore the histories, belief systems, and landscapes that characterize the U.S.- Mexico border.
- Date: 2021-06-29
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Research GuideEl Salvador: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching El Salvador, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-04-17
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Research GuideFreedom in the Black Diaspora: A Resource Guide for Ayiti Reimagined This research guide answers a recent call to action in Haitian studies to engage historical sources in centering Haitian cultural and historical contributions to Black liberation movements in the United States and Latin America.
- Date: 2021-08-11
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Research GuideFrench Guiana: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching French Guiana, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-10-16
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Research GuideGrenada: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Grenada, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2021-05-04
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Research GuideGuatemala: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Guatemala, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2021-06-15
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Research GuideGuyana: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Guyana, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2021-04-20
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Research GuideHaiti: Hispanic Reading Room Country Guide This guide provides curated Library of Congress resources for researching Haiti, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, books and periodicals, online databases, and tips for searching.
- Date: 2020-09-10