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Collector:
Princeton University. Library
Title:
Health and Society in Bolivia
Repository:
Latin American Ephemera Collections
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rb68xb89h
Dates:
1986-2003
Size:
10 boxes, 3 items, and 5 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • This is stored in multiple locations.
  • review: Boxes 1-9; 001; 002; 003; 004; 005; 006; 007; 008
  • ReCAP (scarcpph): Box 10

Abstract

This collection contains ephemera concerning healthcare programs and practices in Bolivia from 1986-2003. The materials include flyers, pamphlets, posters, reports and working papers dating mostly from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Most were created and distributed by non-governmental organizations and by government agencies in this country.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of ephemera concerning healthcare programs and practices in Bolivia from 1986-2003. Subjects covered: alternative medicine; children's health; disease; drugs; educational materials; health reports; HIV/AIDS; indigenous medicine; medical infrastructure and resources; mental health and psychology; nutrition; sanitation, housing and water; sexual and reproductive health; women's reproductive health. Much of the material was oublished in coordination and response to the new social programs intitiated by new president Evo Morales. Many of the organizations, both government and non-government affiliated, are concerned with the indigenous Quechua and Aymara populations' autonomy, rights, health, culture and relationship within the developing yet impoverished Bolivia.

Arrangement

The ephemera has been divided into broad subject areas. Within each subject section, materials are grouped alphabetically under the name of the organization that published them.

Organized into the following series:

Note: Posters in Boxes 009 and 010

Collection History

Appraisal

Reels 15-21 are part of a set of 24 microfilms under the title: Socioeconomic conditions in Bolivia.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Amanda Post Whitehead, Aimée Contreras, Lauren Hooten and Amity B. Weiss in 2005. Finding aid written by Amanda Post Whitehead, Aimée Contreras, Lauren Hooten and Amity B. Weiss in 2005.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Oversize RA461 .H424 1986q

The Latin American ephemera collections are open for research use.

Originals are stored offsite at the ReCAP facility. Microfilm surrogates can be consulted in Microforms Service, Firestone Library (http://firestone.princeton.edu/microforms/).

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Health and Society in Bolivia; Latin American Ephemera Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rb68xb89h
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-5964
Storage Note:
  • This is stored in multiple locations.
  • review: Boxes 1-9; 001; 002; 003; 004; 005; 006; 007; 008
  • ReCAP (scarcpph): Box 10

Find More

Existence and Location of Copies

MICROFILM 12074

MICROFILM 7822 (Master printing copy. Available for reproduction only.)

Related Materials

Additional material related to the subjects addressed in this collection can be found in the collections listed below. For a complete list of Latin American ephemera collections, consult the Guide to the Princeton University Latin American Microfilm Collections (call number: Z1610 .G842 1993) and subsequent supplements.

Health and AIDS in Brazil, 1982-1994

Health in Peru, 1991-2003

HIV/AIDS in Latin America, 1988-2000

Human and Civil Rights in Bolivia, 1981-2003

Women and Gender Issues in Bolivia, 1983-1993

Subject Terms:
AIDS (Disease) -- Bolivia.
Birth control -- Bolivia.
Drug abuse -- Bolivia.
Family violence -- Bolivia.
Health education -- Bolivia.
Medical care -- Bolivia.
Nutrition -- Bolivia.
Public health -- Bolivia.
Reproductive health -- Bolivia.
Sex instruction -- Bolivia.