Microfilm in the Latin American and Caribbean Collection

The University of Florida has an extensive collection of Latin American newspapers on microfilm, with special emphasis on the Caribbean area.  Microfilm titles may be viewed in the reading room of the Latin American and Caribbean Collection on the 3rd floor of Smathers East. 

Some of the titles are major daily newspapers, and others are rare papers of special historical significance, such as the Cuban Exile Newspapers, and the Jornais Operários and the Jornais Diversos from Brazil.  The University of Florida continues to microfilm various newspapers from the Caribbean area in an effort to provide future researchers access to this valuable information. 

More newspapers are available digitally! Check out: http://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/laccnewspapers for more information.  

Funded by the Mellon Foundation, the Caribbean Newspaper Imaging Project Database is a searchable index of Diario de la Marina, Le Nouvelliste, and the Trinidad Guardian.

These rare titles are of great value to students of Brazilian labor history. 

The document below is a guide to newspapers on microfilm held by the Latin American and Caribbean Collection (LACC) at the University of Florida. Organized by country, the document includes dates covered for each title and call numbers for locating these items.

Microfilm may be viewed in the LACC reading room on the 3rd floor of Smathers Library.  If you wish to view a particular reel, please contact LACC staff at (352) 273-2745 before visiting so that we may be prepared to assist you.  

As part of the U.S. Newspapers Project, the University of Florida Libraries, in cooperation with the University of Miami Libraries, microfilmed some 125 newspaper titles published from the 1960's through the 1990's, dealing with Cuban and Cuban American issues.