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Codex Nuttall (1902), a facsimile of a Mixtec history, replicates the accordion fold style of the original document, which is painted on deer hide.

Voices from Latin America can be found in dynamic ASU research collection

Rebellious nuns. Punk artists. Ecofeminist criticism through the lens of Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian peoples. These are all voices of a rich, cultural mosaic. And they’re all in one archive at the ...

Portrait of David William Foster laughing

Honoring the legacy of David William Foster and Latin American scholarship

The legacy of renowned ASU professor and Latin American scholar David William Foster will be celebrated with an upcoming lecture and a new collection coming soon to the ASU Library. The ASU Library ...

Aerial view of exhibit in Design and Arts library

Current Exhibit: “Sharing Knowledge: 20th-Century Reproductions of the ‘Codex Tonindeye’”

“Sharing Knowledge: 20th-Century Reproductions of the ‘Codex Tonindeye’” is on display at the Design and the Arts Library from March 22, 2023, until May 4, 2023. The Design and the Arts Library librar...

View of Sun Devil Reads shelves

Welcome to the Open Collections Curation and Access Blog!

Welcome to the new blog from the ASU Library Open Collections Curation and Access (OCCA) department! Over the coming months, you can expect to see updates from librarians, archivists, and staff who pr...

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Workshop offers students the opportunity to study rare documents from New Spain

On a cold and rainy spring Chicago day, students inside the famed Newberry Library accessed an array of rare manuscripts and materials for study and discussion. The workshop, titled “New Spain at th...

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ASU's Archival Collections Highlight Histories of Latine and Chicano History

ASU has been taking steps in showcasing historically marginalized voices from the Latine and Chicano communities. When Seonaid Valiant, curator for Latin American Studies at the ASU Library, started a...

Booklet for the exhibit Shoestring Productions: Brazilian Storytelling through Contemporary Woodcuts, Artist's Books, and Small Press Books (1997-2021)

Current exhibit through January 18: Shoestring Productions: Brazilian Storytelling through Contemporary Woodcuts, Artists’ Books, and Small Press Books (1997-2021)

In the exhibit Shoestring Productions: Brazilian Storytelling through Contemporary Woodcuts, Artists’ Books and Small Press Books (1997-2021), the Arizona State University Library is highlighting a sm...

Naxi pictographic writing

Sichuan University Library Exchange

Seonaid Valiant, Ph.D., MLIS, Curator for Latin American Studies, ASU Library. In September 2019 I traveled to Chengdu, China representing Arizona State University (ASU) Librar...

Four ASU Students Travel Back in Time Through Archives at a Chicago Library

Instead of spending their spring break on a beach, four ASU students dove deep into a sea of archives at the Newberry Library in Chicago to take their unique research to the next level. Seonaid Valia...