HSTR 437: US - Latin American Relations

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional Association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 6,000 members, forty-five percent of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one Association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe.

Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties--FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, and Nixon--secretly recorded on tape just under 5,000 hours of their meetings and telephone conversations. The Miller Center's Presidential Recordings Program is a unique effort aimed at making these remarkable historical sources accessible.

These pamphlets are valuable primary resources for students and researchers working on Latin American history. They document the emergence of the Latin American colonies as independent states, and illuminate many aspects of their populations' social and cultural life. Many pamphlets are devoted to boundary disputes, territorial expansion, the description of unexplored territories and the relationship between Church and State.

Over 300 items pertaining to Latin America.

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. Almost four years in the making, the World Digital Library functions in seven languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spa. The project has been developed by Unesco and the Library of Congress, along with 32 other partners from around the world, including national libraries from Ira

A website of topic links, each with brief descriptions, chosen by historians, for use by undergrad or high school students

Includes a number of useful links, such as “Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy”; “Documents Relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis” and links to many significant Non-governmental home pages.