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Thoma Visiting Scholars in Viceregal Latin American Art: Call for Proposals
In collaboration with the Thoma Foundation and the Blanton Museum of Art, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections is pleased to announce a convocatoria / call for proposals for the Becas...
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The Benson Needs YOU
The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, cited by many as the collection of record for Latin America in this hemisphere, is home to some of the most unique and rare collections on the Forty...
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AILLA Awarded Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a Documenting Endangered Languages Preservation Grant of $227,365 to Patience Epps and Susan Smythe Kung of the Archive of the Indigenous...
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NEH Grant Will Fund Transcription of Indigenous Language Collection
BY J. RYAN SULLIVANT The Archive of Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA) has received a pilot grant from the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program of the National Endowment...
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Jennifer Isasi to Join LLILAS Benson as CLIR Fellow for Data Curation
LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections is pleased to announce that Jennifer Isasi, PhD, will join the staff as CLIR Fellow for Data Curation in Latin American and Latina/o Studies. Isasi...
View ArticleAlicia Niwagaba Wins TDL Graduate Student Excellence Award
Alicia Niwagaba, graduate research assistant at the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA), was awarded the Graduate Student Excellence Award by the Texas Digital Library (TDL)....
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The Benson Gets a Book
The University of Texas Press has published the first encyclopedic examination of the renowned Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection (Benson), providing a window into the rich Latin American...
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Seminar Commemorates Collaboration with Guatemala on Archives and Human Rights
BY HANNAH ALPERT-ABRAMS Lea en español. Editor’s note: From the National Security Archive at George Washington University: “Guatemala’s renowned Historical Archive of the National Police (AHPN) is in...
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Seminario en Guatemala Conmemora la Colaboración en Archivos y Derechos Humanos
POR HANNAH ALPERT-ABRAMS Nota editorial: Citamos un reportaje del Archivo de Seguridad Nacional (National Security Archive) de George Washington University: “El renombrado Archivo Histórico de la...
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LLILAS Benson Partnership with Puebla Archive to Yield Rich Results
Four Centuries of Rare Documents Will Be Digitized August 8, 2018, was an auspicious day for students of Mexican history. An agreement signed between LLILAS Benson and the Tribunal Superior de Justicia...
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Benson Collection Acquires the Catalina Delgado-Trunk Papers
BY DANIEL ARBINO The Benson Latin American Collection is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Catalina Delgado-Trunk Papers. Delgado-Trunk is a Mexican-born artist known for her work in the...
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Message/Mensagem: Brazil’s National Museum / Museu Nacional, Brasil
Message from Melissa Guy, director, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection We are deeply saddened by the destruction of the National Museum of Brazil, in which so many irreplaceable treasures were...
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Collections Highlight: Historia Verdadera
In 1920, Regent H. J. Lutcher Stark and Historian Charles Wilson Hackett, representatives of The University of Texas attending President Álvaro Obregón’s inauguration in Mexico City, were transfixed by...
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The Benson Centennial Endowment: An Invitation from Adriana Pacheco
“The first time I walked into the fourth floor of the Nettie Lee Benson library, as a recently admitted PhD student, tears ran down my cheeks. I remember that moment, when I was there, alone, looking...
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“Field Notes” Student Photography Exhibit on View at Benson Collection
The Benson Latin American Collection is proud to host Field Notes: The 9th Annual LLILAS Benson Student Photography Exhibition. Thirty prints that comprise the show will adorn the Benson’s first-floor...
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A Fruitful Trip to Europe Kicks Off Work on Indigenous Languages Grant
Featured photo: Howard Reid’s collection of research materials from his ethnographic field work with the Hup in Brazil; photo: S. Kung Susan Kung, manager of the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of...
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¡Afro-Colombianos Presentes! Launching a Post-Custodial Project with the...
BY ITZA A. CARBAJAL Véase abajo para versión en español. Along the Pacific coast of Colombia lies the vibrant and growing seaport city of Buenaventura. The city also serves as home to a large portion...
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Pastorelas: Past and Present
“Illuminating Explorations” – This series of digital exhibits is designed to promote and celebrate UT Libraries collections in small-scale form. The exhibits will highlight unique materials to elevate...
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Tish Hinojosa and Lourdes Pérez to Headline 17th Annual ¡A Viva Voz!
LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections is proud to present “Cantos y Cuentos: An Evening with Tish Hinojosa and Lourdes Pérez” for the 17th annual ¡A Viva Voz! Celebration of Latina/o...
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Hinojosa and Pérez Brought Soul and Heart to 17th Annual ¡A Viva Voz!
A packed house at the Benson Latin American Collection was treated to a stunning set of music for the 17th annual ¡A Viva Voz! Celebration of Latina/o Arts and Culture, held April 4. To be in the...
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