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Saving 16th Century Churches in the Sondondo Valley

Located in Peru's Sondondo Valley are twelve 16th century churches, which were damaged during the civil war in the 1980s-90s. The project will complete a general diagnosis and…

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Our History is Our Force: Protecting Haitian National Patrimony

The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) has partnered with the Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National (ISPAN) to protect Haitian national patrimony. dLOC will digit…

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Labor, Livelihood, and Immigration in a Brazilian Plantation: the Archives of Ibicaba Farm (1890-1970)

As of the 1840s, plantations in southwestern Brazil started to experiment with European immigrant labor co-existing with the enslaved black population. The Ibicaba farm was a …

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El gran film del Uruguay - Colección Carlos Alonso / The Great Film of Uruguay - Carlos Alonso Collection

A compilation of nitrate film shot in a documentary style, known as the Alonso Collection, captures a rich visualization of Uruguay's historic countryside. The Universidad Cat…

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Documenting Barbadian Voices from Emancipation to Independence

Throughout the 1800s to the 2000s, Barbadian life was captured and documented by a plethora of written publications and ephemera housed by the Barbados Department of Archives.…

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Captain Zuzinha's Band: Digitization of Manuscripts Scores of Frevo from the Early 20th Century as World Heritage

Frevo music has been an significant piece of Brazilian culture for decades. Throughout the twentieth century, frevo band Military Police (later named “Captain Zuzinha Frevo Ba…

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Ciudad Perdida, Colombia

Ciudad Perdida focused on the design of comprehensive site management plan for Teyuna and the 26 surrounding sites. In partnership with ICANH it included mapping, architectura…

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Argentinean Human Rights Digital Library of Periodical and Non-periodical Publications

Memoria Abierta, a collective group of Argentinean human rights organizations (HROs), focuses on remembering rights violations during the country's most violent dictatorship a…

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Monte Alban

Fifteen structures within Monte Albán and the northern section of Atzompa were affected by a devastating September 2017 earthquake, with five showing severe damage that requir…

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