urn:taro:utexas.blac.00090 American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection, 1945 Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, 2006Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary American Council on Education American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection 1945 English N/A 664 color slides Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin 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. Historical Note

Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education is a coordinating body for American institutions of higher education.

 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.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

 Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection is classified under the following Subject Headings:

Latin America--Description and travel--Pictorial works United States. Office of Inter-American Affairs Document Types Color slides Box and Folder Inventory South America: The Land 11Text, 1945 12-4Slides [56] Housing in Latin America 15Text, 1945 16-8Slides [57] Agriculture in Latin America 19Text, 1945 110-14Slides [90] Mining in South America 21Text, 1945 22-4Slides [48] Native Markets of Latin America 25Text, 1945 26-8Slides [51] Transportation in Latin America 29Text, 1945 210-13Slides [70] Indian Life in the Lowlands of South America 214Text, 1945 215-16Slides [22] Indian Life in the Highlands of South America 31Text, 1945 32-4Slides [49] The Aztecs of Mexico 35Text, 1945 36-7Slides [35] Middle Culture of the Valley of Mexico 38Text, 1945 39Slides [12] Mayan Culture at Uxmal, Yucatán 310Text, 1945 311-12Slides [27] Guatemala 313Text, 1945 314Slides [18] 41-3Slides (continued) [59] Native Life in an Amazon Village 44Text, 1945 45-6Slides [31] Rubber in the Amazon Basin 47Text, 1945 48-9Slides [25] Cartagena, Historic Fortress City of Colombia 410Text, 1945 411-12Slides [32]