A history of the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin, 1920-1946

In its formative years, the Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin went through many growing pains. Although the collection grew by leaps and bounds between 1920 and 1946, the collection was also beset with political infighting and racial tensions. Due to the Latin American Collection's close ties to the History department, maturation of the collection as an archive and library were slow to develop. As one of the largest Latin American collections in the United States, the Benson's growth in the mid-twentieth century reflected the drive all over the country to build knowledge and research opportunities from Central and South America. The University of Texas's Latin American librarians participated in this community, and much of the first librarians' work was intertwined with the collecting efforts of other historians in the southern and eastern United States

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Information Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Information Studies

Grantor

University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Bailey, Melissa Anne

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Gracy, David B., II, 1941-

• Benson Latin American Collection
• Scholarship

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Identifier URI

http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/40470

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/113565