Latin American and Caribbean Collection - UF Center for Latin American Studies UF Center for Latin American Studies UF Center for Latin American Studies About Our History Governance Faculty Resources Contributing to the Center People Center-Based Faculty Affiliate Faculty MALAS Students Center Staff Visiting & Research Scholars Faculty Advisory Council History of Directors Charles Wood Thesis Award Winners Academics Why LAS? Graduate Programs Undergraduate Programs LAS Specializations LAS Courses Cross-Listing Policies Student Funding Academic & Funding Forms Study Abroad Florida-Brazil Linkage Institute (FBLI) Outreach K-16 Professional Development Teacher Resources Virtual Exchange Library Travel Grants Cultural Events Language & Careers Program Highlights Latin American and Caribbean Collection Latin American Business Environment (LABE) International Ethnography Lab Master's in Development Practice Tropical Conservation & Development News & Events Calendar of events Event support request form Annual conference Stories from the Center The Latinamericanist Sign up for our email newsletters Alumni Alumni profiles LAS Alumni Awards Alumni update form LAS Alumni Board Alumni roll call Make a donation! Make a Gift! Academic Programs Prospective Students Directory Calendar of Events Blog Welcome to UF-LAS Welcome to UF-LAS Prospective Students Current Students Alumni Program Highlights Latin American and Caribbean Collection Latin American and Caribbean Collection Pages Latin American Business Environment Latin American and Caribbean Collection Tropical Conservation & Development The UF Libraries’ Latin American and Caribbean Collection (LACC) is one of the leading research collections of its kind. It consists of over ‌500,000 volumes, and includes all disciplines, although literature, the humanities, and the social sciences are best represented. Interdisciplinary strengths include, but are not limited to, tropical conservation and development, gender issues, and religion in the Americas. All geographic regions are well-represented, with the Caribbean, circum-Caribbean, and Brazil having the deepest holdings of published material. UF also holds valuable collections of primary sources on Caribbean History, including archives and manuscripts related to agriculture, labor, empire, and revolution in the region. For links to descriptions and finding aids, please see www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/browseu_lacc.htm . A relatively small part of these materials has been included in the Digital Library of the Caribbean ( www.dloc.com ), which scholars may want to consult before visiting Gainesville. There are also some 50,000 reels of microfilm in the LACC (including scarce historical newspapers) and these are described at guides.uflib.ufl.edu/laccmicrofilm Other units of the UF Libraries also contain important resources of interest to those conducting research on Latin America and the Caribbean. For example, the UF's Price Library of Judaica contains many sources on Jewish communities in the region, and the Map and Imagery Library also has many relevant cartographic holdings. The Science Library has important holdings on tropical agriculture and natural resources, and other branches may also contain relevant materials. Please see the online catalog to further explore the holdings across the UF library system at The Center also offers Library Travel Grants to enable faculty researchers from other U.S. colleges and universities to use the extensive resources of the UF Latin American Collection. These awards are funded by the Center’s Title VI National Resource Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Apply Now Make A Gift Events University of Florida University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 UF Operator: (352) 392-3261 Resources UF Home ONE.UF Webmail MyUFL E-Learning Directory Campus Weather Campus Map Student Tours Academic Calendar Campus Events Disability Services Quick Links Apply to the Program LAS Faculty Directory Student Funding LAS Courses