Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction: A Brief History of a Great Library xi
5. Latin American Collections
6. 1. In Praise of the Benson Collection/ Elogio de la Colección Benson 1
7. 2. The Relaciones Geográficas 15
8. 3. Archive in a Library 25
9. 4. A Walk through the Benson with Lucas Alamán 39
10. 5. La pasión por lo impreso 55
11. Plates 63
12. Latina/ o Collections
13. 6. The Benson Latin American Collection as an Oppositional Borderlands Archive 135
14. 7. Printed Proof 145
15. 8. Telling Treasures 157
16. Plates 167
17. Acknowledgments 201
18. Contributors 203