Support · Apoyar
Support the archive
Apoyar el archivo
Curated by Nancy Yturralde since 1998, the Hispanic Heritage Project has donated equipment to civil and ecclesiastical archives in Mexico and Spain to support the digitisation of records that otherwise sit untouched. The letters below are the institutional record of those gifts.
Contribute to the project's continuing work
Donations help keep the archive online and pay for the next round of equipment for partner institutions. Two routes, choose either.
Bank wire / Wire transfer Transferencia bancaria
For donors who prefer a bank wire, contact the project directly at hhp@panes.info for the receiving bank details.
- Beneficiary
- Hispanic Heritage Project
- Bank
- [Banco: TBD pending Raymond]
- Account / IBAN
- [Cuenta: TBD pending Raymond]
- SWIFT / BIC
- [SWIFT: TBD pending Raymond]
Letters from institutions
Cartas de instituciones
Across two decades, the Hispanic Heritage Project has supplied scanners, microfilm readers, and microfiche guides to civil and ecclesiastical archives in Mexico and Spain. The letters below are the institutional record of those gifts. Each letter is reproduced as the original PDF; click any plate to read the full document.
Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral
Letter from the Municipality of Hidalgo del Parral to Cd. Juárez customs requesting duty-free import of equipment donated by Hispanic Heritage Project: a Northwest 2020 microfilm reader, Cannon PC Printer 80, toner cartridges, microfiche carrier, fuser cleaning wands and Micro Fiche guides, for the Municipal Historical Archive.
Hispanic Heritage Project (Carlos M. Yturralde)
Letter from Hispanic Heritage Project to Cd. Juárez customs notifying the donation of a twelve-drawer microfilm cabinet and two letter-size filing cabinets destined for the Parral Municipal Historical Archive, and requesting duty-free passage.
Gobierno Municipal de Allende, Chih.
Request from the Municipal Government of Allende, Chihuahua, asking Hispanic Heritage Project to provide equipment (a computer set, filing cabinet, copier, projector, digital camera and desk) for the Social Civic department running the federal Oportunidades programme, serving outlying communities of Valle de Allende.
Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral
Letter from the Municipality of Hidalgo del Parral to the Cd. Juárez customs administrator requesting duty-free import of microfilm equipment (Northwest 2020 reader, reels and projection lamps) donated by Hispanic Heritage Project for the Municipal Historical Archive.
Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (Rectoría)
Fragment of an official letter from the Rectorate of the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. Only the lower half of the page is preserved; the university confirms it holds SHCP authorisation to receive donations and is listed in the Importers' Register, with supporting documents enclosed.
Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral
Acknowledgement from the Municipality of Hidalgo del Parral for the donation of a microfilm reader to the Municipal Historical Archive.
El Colegio de Michoacán (proyecto Archivo Municipal de Zamora)
Email from El Colegio de Michoacán confirming that the digitisation equipment previously housed at the Zamora municipal archive has been received at its premises and will be put to use in ongoing digitisation projects.
Arzobispado de Guadalajara
Acknowledgement from the Archdiocese of Guadalajara for the donation of a scanner for the digitisation of the Diocesan Curia archive.
Arzobispado de Guadalajara
Second exemplar (duplicate scan) of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara acknowledgement for the scanner donation. Date, protocol and signature match Letter 1.