A New World of Words: Amerindian Languages in the Colonial World

Slive, Daniel J.

IFLA Council and General Conference / .
(ReLIS:jul:juljin:6654)

Abstract:

This presentation is based on a bibliographic project recording books from the colonial period in the Americas containing Indian Language material held by the John Carter Brown (JCB) Library. The JCB Library is an outstanding collection of primary materials relating to virtually all aspects of the discovery, exploration, and colonization of the New World. From its beginnings in 1846, when the collector John Carter Brown began to focus on the early history of the Americas, the Library has grown to include 55,000 printed books, major holdings of maps and prints, and a large number of manuscript codices. While terminal collecting dates vary for different areas of the Western Hemisphere, the holdings range from the late fifteenth century to approximately 1825, when direct European involvement in American affairs came to an end.

Creation: 2001
Keywords: Colonización ; Multilingüismo ; Bibliotecas ; Lenguas minoritarias

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