LAMP Preserves 19th-century Bolivian Newspapers

Nov. 27, 1883 issue of El Trabajo

Thursday, September 12, 2013
Contact: 
Judy Alspach - jalspach@crl.edu
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LAMP (formerly the Latin American Microform Project) has microfilmed seven Bolivian newspapers from the late 19th century. The University of Connecticut contributed the titles, which represent a cross-section of opinion from Bolivia during a period of political instability and conflict.

The titles include:

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