History
- Historical atlas of Central America
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Print Book
"The first two sections of the atlas review five centuries of territorial organization, demography, and culture. The final three sections focus on the economic, political, and social issues specific to each century, beginning with the colonial period and continuing to the present day..."--Jacket.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American history
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Online access
"The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History is a comprehensive digital research encyclopedia that describes Latin America's peoples and experiences from pre-Columbian to contemporary times. Its essays make the region's compelling past come alive by using the latest analyses, and by taking advantage of opportunities not available to traditional printed encyclopedias, such as incorporating sights and sounds, and offering links to original sources"--Publisher's website, viewed 14 November 2018.
- Biblioteca Enrique BolañosExtensive resources about Nicaraguan history from the presidential library. Beware that some of the links are not working. Others will take you to the full text of the item.
- Repositorios Digitales Biblioteca Carlos Meléndez Centro de Investigaciones Históricas de América CentralDigitized primary sources about Central American History.
Central American Migration within Latin America and to the United States
For Migration within Central America and other parts of Latin America you can start your search by doing either a keyword or subject search using: Central America AND [country name] in the UCLA library catalogue or in the databases when searching for journal articles. For migration to the U.S., do the same using United States for the country name. Other relevant search terms include policy, immigration, emigration, and migration studies.
Human Rights
- Digital Archive of the Guatemalan National Police Historical ArchiveOver 10 million scanned images of documents from the National Police Historical Archive. This digital archive mirrors and extends the physical archive that remains preserved in Guatemala as an important historical patrimony of the Guatemalan people. Hosted by the University of Texas Libraries.
- Biblioteca Red Lésbica CattrachasReportes sobre derechos humanos y la comunidad LGBTTI en Honduras.