Honduras 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 Guatemala 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.

National Archive of Honduras 'Antonio Ramon Vallejo'  (Archivo Nacional de Honduras) Barrio El Centro Christopher Columbus Avenue Salvador Mendieta Street Tegucigalpa Telephone: (504) 222-8338 Email: [mailto:archivonacionaldehonduras@yahoo.es archivonacionaldehonduras@yahoo.es] Website: National Archive of Honduras Website #2: National Archive of Honduras turns 132


 * In the National Archive of Honduras is the documentary funds divided based on the periodization of the History of Honduras, Colonial, Federal and Republican era and additionally has a hemerographic fund and another with the records of land titles of 16 of the 18 departments that administratively form the country.

Libraries
Juan Ramón Molina National Library (Biblioteca Nacional Juan Ramón Molina) Avenida Miguel Cervantes Tegucigalpa Telephone: (504) 2222 8577 Website: National Library Juan Ramón Molina Website #2: National Library Juan Ramón Molina Website #3: National Library of Honduras "Juan Ramón Molina"

Libreria Cultura Bo. Guamilito 8 Avenida 1 y 2 Calle San Pedro Sula Telephone: (504) 2550 5750 Email: [mailto:servicioalcliente@libreriaculturahn.com servicioalcliente@libreriaculturahn.com] Website: Libreria Cultura

National Autonomous University of Honduras (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras UNAH) Boulevard Suyapa Tegucigalpa Telephone: (504) 235 3361 Email: [mailto:info@unah.edu.hn info@unah.edu.hn] Website: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Website #2: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras UNAH-vs

Riecken Community Libraries La Fundación Riecken Apartado Postal #1088 Colonia Ruben Dario, Calle Venecia, 2216 Tegucigalpa Telephone: (504) 2235 9927/(650) 206 2539 Email: [mailto:info@rieckenlibraries.org info@rieckenlibraries.org] Website: Riecken Community Libraries Website #2: Bibliotecas Comunitarias Riecken Website #3: Riecken Community Libraries Website #4: Biblioteca Publica Copan Ruinas Roberto Sosa Website #5: Public Library of Santa Lucia Website #6: Arturo Flores Aguiluz Library

Wilson Popenoe Library El Valle del Zamorano El Zamorano Telephone: (504) 2287 2000 Ext. 2121 Email: [mailto:wpedraza@zamorano.edu wpedraza@zamorano.edu] Website: Biblioteca Wilson Popenoe Website #2: Wilson Popenoe Library

Museums
Archeology Museum of Comayagua Plaza de San Francisco Comayagua Telephone: (504) 9593 9270/2772 0386 Email: [mailto:rrc.ihah@gmail.com rrc.ihah@gmail.com] Website: Archeology Museum of Comayagua Website #2: Regional Museum of Comayagua Website #3: Comayagua Museum Website #4: Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History of Comayagua Website #5: Archaeological Museum of Comayagua Website #6: Comayagua Museum


 * It is the only museum of Lenca culture in the world, which has a rich collection of polychrome ceramics of the Preclassic Period, composed of vessels, vases, pieces of jade, some of them from the 74 archaeological sites in the area, including Tenampua, Chircal, Ajuterique, Las Vegas, the Basin of El Cajón and Siguatepeque.

Museum of Anthropology and History 3 Avenida between 3 and 4 blocks NW San Pedro Sula Telephone: (504) 2557 1874/557 1496 Email: [mailto:museosps@yahoo.com museosps@yahoo.com] Website: Museum of Anthropology and History Website #2: Museum of Anthropology and History Website #3: Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula Website #4: Museum of Anthropology and History Website #5: Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula


 * Public institution at the national service of society, which acquires, preserves, researches, communicates and exhibits for the purposes of study and education. It treasures in its exhibition halls the most transcendental archaeological collections in the cultural history of the city.

Museum for National Identity Calle El Telegrafo Tegucigalpa Telephone: (504) 2238 7412/2238 7395 Email: [mailto:info@min.hn info@min.hn] Website: Museum for National Identity Website #2: Museum for National Identity Website #3: Museum for National Identity


 * Located in the heart of Tegucigalpa’s historical center, the Museum for National Identity summarizes the nation’s historical and cultural identity through its collection of art and artifacts from around Honduras. The exhibits, housed within a nineteenth century hospital that once served as the Palace of Ministries, begin with the geological formation of Honduras and continue through to the present day.

Regional Museum of Maya Archeology Central Plaza Copan Ruinas Telephone: (504) 651 3829 Email: [mailto:info@copanhonduras.org info@copanhonduras.org] Website: Museum of Maya Archeology Website #2: Maya Archaeology Museum (Museo de Arqueologia Maya) Website #3: Museo Regional de Arqueologia Maya Website #4: Museo Regional de Arqueologia Maya


 * The Museum has an important collection of artifacts, stelae, altars, vessels, jade ornaments, and obsidian utensils from the ruins of Copán. Of singular importance is the tomb of the scribe that was found in Las Sepulturas, and a collection of eccentrics. As well as the Mayan Calendar and the portraits of the sixteen rulers of the Maya royal family.

For a list of museums in Honduras, go to List of museums in Honduras in Wikipedia.