Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Klein, Herbert S.
- Abstract:
- The collection is comprised of printed matter and research materials relating to the history and modern politics of Bolivia. The printed matter consists of pamphlets, monographs, and serial issues that largely pertain to Bolivian leftist authors and organizations. The research materials and notes concern land use and property issues in Bolivia during the 18th and 19th centuries. These materials were used as the basis of Herbert S. Klein's work, Haciendas and Ayllus: Rural Society in the Bolivian Andes in the 18th and 19th Centuries (1993).
- Extent:
- 6 manuscript boxes (2.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian , English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Herbert S. Klein papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection is comprised of printed matter and research materials relating to the history and modern politics of Bolivia. The printed matter consists of pamphlets, monographs, and serial issues that largely pertain to Bolivian leftist authors and organizations. The research materials and notes concern land use and property issues in Bolivia during the 18th and 19th centuries. These materials were used as the basis of Herbert S. Klein's work, Haciendas and Ayllus: Rural Society in the Bolivian Andes in the 18th and 19th Centuries (1993). Also included are Herbert S. Klein's biographical history and curriculum vitae.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1936 Born, Chicago1957 Receives B.A., University of Chicago1963 Awarded Ph.D., University of Chicago1967 Slavery in the Americas: A Comparative Study of Virginia and Cuba1969 Parties and Political Change in Bolivia, 1880-19521978 The Middle Passage: Comparative Studies in the Atlantic Slave Trade1982 Bolivia, the Evolution of a Multi-Ethnic Society1986 African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean1993 Haciendas and Ayllus: Rural Society in the Bolivian Andes in the 18th and 19th Centuries1999 The Atlantic Slave Trade2003 A Concise History of Bolivia - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2012.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized into 2 series: Pamphlets, monographs, and serial issues; and Research materials and notes
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Herbert S. Klein papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563