Brazil's popular groups : a collection of materials issued by socio-political, religious, labor and minority grassroots organizations. Supplement 22, 2012.

Format
Book, Microform
Language
Portuguese
Published/​Created
  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Preservation Microfilming Program : Available from Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 2013.
  • Bethlehem, PA : Backstage Library Works
Description
31 microfilm reels : illustrations ; 35 mm

Details

Subject(s)
Related name
Summary note
Reproduces more than 1600 ephemeral primary source materials documenting the ideas and activities of numerous Brazilian organizations and popular movements which are not available from traditional publications. There are several important events and groups covered in this collection: the collection of pamphlets is strong in materials relating to Environment and Ecology, Human and Civil Rights, Labor and Laboring Classes, and Urban Activism; in the category Political Parties and Issues, there are about 100 flyers, known as "santinhos" related to mayoral and city council elections which are assembled into different groups under the title Elections 2012; the collection of posters brings in materials related to Environment and Ecology; a special subject category called Rio+20 (U.N. Summit) was created for the 2012 supplement and consists of 565 items collected mainly at the People's Summit.
Notes
  • Material was gathered and organized by the staff of the Library of Congress Office in Rio de Janeiro and microfilmed in cooperation with the Overseas Operations Division and the Preservation Reformatting Division.
  • The collection is arranged by subject, with fifteen broad topical groups: Agrarian Reform and Land Issues; Children and Youth; Education and Communication; Environment and Ecology; Ethnic Groups: Blacks; Ethnic Groups: Indians; Ethnic Groups: Others; Homosexual and Bisexual; Human and Civil Rights; Labor and Laboring Classes; Political Parties and Issues; Religious Organizations, Ecumenical Groups and Movements; Rio+20; Urban Activism; and, Women and Feminists.
  • Introductory matter and indexes are filmed on the first reel.
  • Selected original illustrated material (posters: EC/004, EC/007, GB/001, GB/002, HR/001, LA/001, LA/002, LA/003, LA/004, POL/002, REL/001, R20/001, R20/002, R20/003, R20/004, R20/005, R20/006, R20/007, R20/008, R20/009, R20/010, R20/011, R20/012, R20/014, R20/015, R20/017, R20/018, R20/019, R20/020, R20/022, R20/023, UR/001) retained in the Prints & Photographs Division.
  • Continues: Brazil's popular groups, 1966-1986, filmed by the Library of Congress under Microfilm 88/5259 .
  • Master microform held by: DLC.
Language note
Texts in Portuguese; introductory matter and indexes in English.
Finding aid
A Web-based keyword index to contents of the microfilm collection may be accessed from the Library of Congress Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Overseas Office Web site.
Other title(s)
Brazil's popular groups. Supplement 22, 2012
LCCN
2012551459
OCLC
869364912
Statement on responsible collection description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
Other views
Staff view