Inventory of the Mexico newspaper collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff, Simon Ertz, Sarah Cassone
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Mexico newspaper collection
Date (inclusive): 1939-1985
Collection Number: 2019C134
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Spanish, Catalan and French
Physical Description:
17 oversize boxes
(23.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The newspapers in this collection were originally collected by the Hoover Institution Library and transferred to the Archives
in 2019. The Mexico newspaper collection (1939-1985) comprises eighteen different titles of publication, in Spanish, Catalan,
and French. All of the titles within this collection have been further analyzed in Stanford University Libraries catalog.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
Due to the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across its scope. Copyright is assumed to be held
by the original newspaper publications, which should be contacted wherein public domain has not yet passed. The Hoover Institution
can neither grant nor deny permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2019 from the Hoover Institution Library.
Preferred Citation
The following information is suggested along with your citation: [Title/Date of Publication], Mexico newspaper collection
[Box no.], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Historical Note
The Hoover Institution's collecting history regarding newspapers spans over 80 years. Newspapers became an integral core component
of the "Hoover War Collection" soon after it was established in 1919 as a repository of materials on World War I and the states
and societies involved in it. The subsequent widening of focus to cover the themes of "War, Revolution, and Peace" caused
the collection to grow further in scope and volume into a variety of directions.
As a result, over the course of 80 years, thousands of newspaper titles from close to a hundred different countries were collected.
They document major political and historical events, such as military conflicts and wars, the collapse of political systems,
states, and empires, the establishment of radical and revolutionary regimes, and the corollaries of all these developments,
including economic crises, famines, and migration for political reasons.
In 2000-2001, the Hoover Library's newspaper collection activities came to an almost complete halt. Around that time, the
"realignment" of library activities and collections at Stanford saw the transfer of more than 2,000 newspaper titles from
specific (mostly non-European) countries from the Hoover Library to other libraries at Stanford. Moreover, prior to the realignment,
a significant but unknown volume of paper copies of newspapers (including many Russian/Soviet titles) were discarded after
being microfilmed.
In totality, the remaining paper copies of newspapers at Hoover - excluding microfilm holdings - comprise more than 5,000
unique titles, of which at least many hundreds can be considered rare or very rare. These remaining newspaper collections
at Hoover contain materials dating from all periods of the 20th century, with some titles reaching back into the 19th century.
While the variety and diversity of papers is considerable, most titles fall into one of three groups: 1) general daily and
weekly newspapers; 2) party and propaganda newspapers; 3) newspapers addressing national or ethnic minorities, émigré newspapers,
veterans' papers, professional and union papers.
The largest number of newspaper runs include copies from the first half of the 20th century. Newspapers from this period illuminate
in particular the two world wars and their consequences as well as political, social, and economic developments in Europe
and beyond, including the rise of Socialist, right-wing, and Fascist ideologies and movements. Among the late 20th century
holdings, a significant number of papers reflect political change in various regions, most prominently the end of Socialist
and Communist regimes in Eastern Europe, but also revolutionary or radical political movements in non-European states, e.g.
in Latin America.
Very few holdings of individual newspaper titles possess complete or near-complete runs. However, in cases of gaps, supplementation
can sometimes be found in the form of microfilm copies available at the Hoover Library or holdings at Stanford University
Libraries.
Scope and Contents
The Mexico newspaper collection (1939-1985) comprises eighteen different titles of publication, in Spanish, Catalan, and French.
Some titles also exist on microfilm. More information on microfilm avaiilibity, as well as anaylzed title information can
be found in Stanford University Libraries catalog
here
Arrangement Statement
The Mexico newspaper collection has been organized into eighteen (18) series, for each title that exists within the collection.
You will also notice a string of numbers within the series information. These numbers represent the library catalog ID for
that particular newspaper title. If input into Stanford's library catalog you will be directed to the full catalog record.
We have preserved this information within our finding aid for both the benefit and ease of the researcher, as well as our
intention to utilize it via automated linking in the future.
The materials in this collection are part of an Offsite Move Project spanning 2018-2019. The items were acquired from the
Hoover Institution Library as "news collections" and were originally housed, unboxed, on shelves via their call number (normally
a country) and ordered alphabetically by title. In some cases, newspapers were not assigned a particular country, but instead
a language designation.
Upon transfer to the Archives, the collection's materials were housed in archival boxes according to size, and afforded item
level descriptive information. Intellectual arrangement was then imposed to each collection both alphabetically by title and
chronologically by date. When searching for a title alphabetically it is important to remember that all initial articles,
particularly ones used in varying languages, are excluded in alphabetical arrangement, and the title is organized based on
the first word (despite the initial article still remaining at the beginning of the title). The formatting of the dates preserves
the packet title holdings information, which was the format used by Hoover Library Staff for decades. As a result, some dates
may appear out of order by month. In the 1980s, Hoover grew less detailed in their capturing of holdings information, resulting
in generalized statements of "many issues missing" or sometimes not recording a missing issue at all.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican newspapers
Al rojo vivo. (Monclova, 1980-1982) 13297155
box 5
Al rojo vivo (Monclova)
1980:Nov, 1981:Jan-Feb, Apr-Jun, Aug, 1982:Mar-Apr, Aug
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
Boletin de unidad. (México, D.F.: Jose Castedo, 1940) 13297722
box 1
Boletin de unidad (Mexico City)
1940:Aug 1, Sep 26-Oct 17, 31-Nov 21
Catalunya. (México, D.F., 1940-1949) 13297743
box 14
Catalunya (Mexico City)
1940:Mar-1949:Feb
España. (México: Junta Española de Liberación, 1944-1945) 13297749
box 1
España (Mexico City)
1944:Jan 29-1945:Sep 8
España nueva. (Mexico, D.F.: España Nueva, 1945-1951) 13297754
box 2
España nueva (Mexico City)
1945-1947
box 3
España nueva (Mexico City)
1948-1951
España popular. (México, D.F., 1941-1947) 13297772
box 17
España popular (Mexico City)
1940:Feb 18-Dec 7
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
box 16
España popular (Mexico City)
1940:Nov 9
box 15
España popular (Mexico City)
1941:Jan 10-Dec 15
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
box 16
España popular (Mexico City)
1942:Jan 3-1943:Feb 19
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
box 16
España popular (Mexico City)
1943:Feb 26-1944:Feb 18
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
box 17
España popular (Mexico City)
1944:Feb 25-1945:Mar 2
Scope and Contents
Some issues missing
box 15
España popular (Mexico City)
1945:Mar 9-1946:Feb 15
box 15
España popular (Mexico City)
1946:Feb 22-Dec 27
Scope and Contents
Some issues missing
box 16
España popular (Mexico City)
1947:Jan 3-1948:Feb 6
Scope and Contents
Missing:1948:Feb 20
Euzko deya. (México, D.F., 1943-1949) 13297791
box 5
Euzko deya (Mexico City)
1943:Apr-1946:Dec
box 4
Euzko deya (Mexico City)
1947-1949
France libre. (México, D.F.: José de J. Núñez y Domínguez, 1940-1946) 13297817
box 1
France libre (Mexico City)
1940:Jan-1941:Sep
box 5
France libre (Mexico City)
1941-1942
box 12
France libre (Mexico City)
1942:Jul 28-1944:Apr 29
box 13
France libre (Mexico City)
1945-1946
Gaceta. (Xalapa, México: Dirección de Comunicación Social de la UV, 1964-1965) 13297824
box 5
Gaceta (Xalapa)
1964:Jun-1965:May
Scope and Contents
Missing:1964:Aug-Oct
Journal français du Mexique. (Mexico: B. Vincent, 1940-1945) 13297825
box 8
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1940:Dec 5-27
box 7
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1941:Jan 7-Jun 30
box 6
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1941:Jul-Dec
box 10
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1942:Jan-Jun
box 10
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1942:Jul-Dec
box 8
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1943:Aug 2-Dec 31
box 7
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1943:Jan 2-Apr 30
box 6
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1943:May 3-Jul 30
box 11
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1944:Jan-Jun
box 12
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1944:Jul-Dec
box 9
Journal français du Mexique (Mexico City)
1945:Jan 2-Jun 4
Juventud de España. (México, D.F.: J.S.U. de España, 1942-1946) 13297838
box 15
Juventud de España (Mexico City)
1942-1946
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
Lucha obrera. (Mexico, D.F.: Partido Obrero Internacional, Sección Mexicana de la IV Internacional, Sección Mexicana de la
IV Internacional, 1940, 1942, 1944-1949)
2444596
box 17
Lucha obrera (Mexico City)
1940:Sep, 1942:Feb 10, Apr 15, 1944:Feb-1949:Jun
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
El poble català. (Mèxic, 1943-1946) 13297914
box 9
El poble català (Mexico City)
1943:Jun-1946:Nov
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
El rielero. (México, D.F.: Consejo Nacional Ferrocarrilero, 1965, 1969, 1973-1980, 1982-1985) 13297923
box 9
El rielero (Mexico City)
1965, 1969, 1973-1980, 1982-1985
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
El Sinarquista. (México, D.F.: La U.N.S. (Union Nacional Sinarquista), 1939, 1941-1945) 13297929
box 13
El Sinarquista (Mexico City)
1939:Aug 24, 1941:Dec, 1942:Jan-Jul, 1943:Jun-Dec, 1944:Feb, Jun, 1945:Nov 8
Scope and Contents
Some issues missing
Solidaridad obrera. (México, D.F.: Solidaridad Obrera, 1942-1950) 13297930
box 13
Solidaridad obrera (Mexico City)
1942:May 20-1950:Oct 31
Tierra y libertad. (Mexico, D.F.: Tierra y Libertad, 1944-1970) 13297931
box 14
Tierra y libertad (Mexico City)
1944-1970
Scope and Contents
Many issues missing
La unidad. (Puebla de Zaragoza: Órgano Central del Comité Regional del Partido Comunista de Puebla-Tlaxcala, 1975-1980) 13297945
box 9
La unidad (Puebla de Zaragoza)
1975:May-1978:Sep, 1979:Jun, Oct, Nov, 1980:Feb, Apr