Guatemala Archives and Libraries

Archives
Central American Archives Center for Research Libraries 6050 S. Kenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637-2804 Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545 Email: [mailto:mwilke@crl.edu mwilke@crl.edu] Website: Central American Archives Website #2: Central American Archives


 * These archives encompass six million pages of original primary source documents (many of which are unique copies) spanning more than three centuries, from 1519 to 1898. They document Spanish rule in the New World from the founding of the city of Antigua, in Guatemala. The collection documents all aspects of commerce, politics, and development throughout El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Yucatan and Chiapas regions of Mexico. Central American Archives is a rich resource for Latin American, Central American, and Spanish studies.

Center for Regional Research of Mesoamerica (CIRMA) 5a. Calle Oriente No. 5 La Antigua, Sacatepéquez Telephone: (502) 7931-0300 Email: [mailto:cirma@cirma.org.gt cirma@cirma.org.gt] Website: Historical Archive Website #2: Center for Mesoamerican Research Website #3: Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica (CIRMA)


 * The Historical Archive has as its main purpose to protect part of the country's historical memory through the rescue, organization, conservation and dissemination of documentary archives. The materials come from non-governmental institutions and private collections and are presented in different formats (paper, digital, microfilm, audio and video). These archives, some unique and others little known, enrich the national historical legacy and offer different points of view of Guatemalan society over time. Its collections, some of which are recognized as the nation's cultural heritage, date from the 16th century to the present, with an emphasis on the contemporary period starting in 1944. It currently houses 135 collections made up of more than eight million documents.

Historical Archive of the National Police 10 00, Avenida La Pedrera Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2269 0628 Website: Historical Archive of the National Police Website #2: Historical Archive of the National Police Website #3: Archives of Dictatorship Website #4: National Police Historical Archive


 * A product of broad international collaboration, these digitized documents from the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive (AHPN) aim to facilitate scholarly and legal research into a vast cache of historical documentation.

Libraries
Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala 3a Avenida 8-35 zona 1 Guatemala Telephone: (502) 2253 5141 Email: [mailto:acgeohis@gmail.com acgeohis@gmail.com] Website: Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala Website #2: Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala

Central Library (Biblioteca Central) Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) Educational Resources Building Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2418 7880 Website: Biblioteca Central Website #2: Biblioteca Central USAC Website #3: Biblioteca Universidad San Carlos Website #4: Biblioteca Central USAC

Dr. Isidro Iriarte Landivariana library SJ Lomas de Ciudad Vieja Dos Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2426 2626 Website: Dr. Isidro Iriarte Landivariana library SJ Website #2: Rafael Landívar University Library

The Library (Biblioteca Banco De Guatemala Y Fundacion Cultural Duane Carter) Portal of the Panaderas # 2 La Antigua Guatemala Telephone: (502) 7832 8381 Email: [mailto:Elquintopatio@gmail.com Elquintopatio@gmail.com] Website: The Library Website #2: Duane Carter Library Website #3: Duane Carter Foundation Website #4: The Duane library

Library of the Faculty of Engineering Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2418 8000 ext. 1541 Email: [mailto:biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt] Website: Library of the Faculty of Engineering

Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala City Website: Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula

Ludwig von Mises Library Francisco Marroquín University Manuel F. Ayau Street (6 final street), zone 10 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2338 7821 Email: [mailto:bibliocons@ufm.edu bibliocons@ufm.edu] Website: Ludwig von Mises Library

National Library of Guatemala "Luis Cardoza y Aragón"  5 Avenida 7-26, Guatemala Telephone: (502) 2232 2443 Email: [mailto:bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt] Website: National Library of Guatemala Website #2: Biblioteca Nacional De Guatemala

National Newspaper Library of Guatemala (Hemeroteca Nacional de Guatemala) Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2232 7625 Website: National Newspaper Library of Guatemala Website #2: National Hemeroteca "Lic. Clemente Marroquín Rojas " Website #3: Hemeroteca Nacional