The LLILAS Benson Digital Scholarship Office of the LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections has unveiled two new digital resources that expand access to significant holdings for teaching and research.
The Benson Latin American Collection preserves the official photographs taken during Mexico’s 1910 independence centennial celebrations, also known as the Centenario. A new digital portal now provides online access to more than 1,000 of these historic images through an interactive map and supporting resources for educators and researchers.
The project was developed by Sergio Morales, LLILAS Benson Digital Scholarship graduate assistant and recent graduate of the LLILAS–Community and Regional Planning program, with contributions from LBDS LAS undergraduate interns Ash Catalan, Adrian Fernandez, and Josue Soto. Explore the project here: https://arcg.is/0PKuzD.
The Benson also preserves the recordings of the Latin American Press Review, a radio program produced by the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) from 1973 to 1984. The program provided news coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean and featured interviews with activists, experts, and artists.
Thanks to a subaward from Dr. Tanya Clement’s Mellon-funded AVAnnotate Extensible Workflow grant, the LLILAS Benson Digital Scholarship Office created a digital humanities project that offers interactive access to the first two years of the program. This resource is designed for both teaching and research.
The project was developed by Rebekah Ramos, LLILAS Benson Digital Scholarship graduate technician and recent School of Information graduate. Explore the collection here: https://llilasbenson.github.io/lapr/
If you’d like to learn more about these and other initiatives from the LLILAS Benson Digital Scholarship Office, explore the 2024–2025 annual report at https://bit.ly/lbds2025report. To help sustain this work and support future projects, consider contributing to the LLILAS Benson Digital Scholarship Fund at http://links.utexas.edu/zapjis.