American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection
Scope and Contents Note
Color slides produced by the American Council on Education in cooperation with the U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs in 1945 for presentation in schools. The slides are divided into 15 thematic series. Each series is accompanied by texts of "Suggestions for the Teacher, "Background Material," and "Descriptions" of each slide.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education is a coordinating body for American institutions of higher education.
Full Extent
664 color slides
Abstract
Color slides of scenes from Central and South America produced in 1945 by the American Council on Education and the Office of Inter-American Affairs for presentation in schools.
Acquisition Information
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Processing Information
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- Title
- American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- May 2021: Edited by Rachel E. Winston to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu