Research Announcements

Proquest has released a new microfilm collection: "Central American Archives: From Colonialism to Independence, 1544-1821 (Rare Archival Documents from the Spanish Colonial Period)." The material in this collection comes from the General Archive of Central America (AGCA), in Guatemala City, and makes available the complete set of documents housed at McMaster University (Canada), with significant updates and consultations from the AGCA in Guatemala. Many of these documents are the only extant copy and this collection represents the first time these materials are available for commercial purchase in the United States. The collection contains six million pages of records (legislative, judicial, economic and religious) for six Central American provinces: Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, for the colonial period up to 1821. Libraries or individuals may acquire separate reels from the collection according to research needs, based on geographic region. Proquest is continuing to develop an index for the set, which is included in an online finding aid (http://wwwlib.umi.com/caa). Further information about the collection may be found via the Proquest website or by emailing Dennis Capraro (UMI Division of ProQuest Information & Learning) at dennis.capraro@il.proquest.com