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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.

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.

First page of Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral letter dated 15 March 2005

Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral

Issued , Hidalgo del Parral, Chih., México. Protocol OFS-138/2005. Signed Profr. Alfredo Amaya Medina, Presidente Municipal.

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.

First page of Hispanic Heritage Project (Carlos M. Yturralde) letter dated 15 August 2005

Hispanic Heritage Project (Carlos M. Yturralde)

Issued , Escondido, California, U.S.A.. Protocol [carta del proyecto, sin número de oficio]. Signed 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.

First page of Gobierno Municipal de Allende, Chih. letter dated 7 October 2005

Gobierno Municipal de Allende, Chih.

Issued , Valle de Allende, Chih., México. Protocol Oficio 1220/2005. Signed Ing. José Luis Prieto Torres, Presidente Municipal de Allende; C. Guadalupe Sánchez O., Director de Cívico Social, Enlace de Oportunidades.

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.

First page of Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral letter dated 25 May 2006

Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral

Issued , Hidalgo del Parral, Chih., México. Protocol OFS-270/2006. Signed Profr. Alfredo Amaya Medina, Presidente Municipal.

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.

First page of Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (Rectoría) letter dated 6 October 2006

Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (Rectoría)

Issued , Victoria de Durango, Dgo., México. Protocol [no se observa en el fragmento]. Signed Dr. Rubén Calderón Luján, El Rector.

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.

First page of Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral letter dated 7 May 2008

Presidencia Municipal de Hidalgo del Parral

Issued , Hidalgo del Parral, Chih., México. Protocol OFS-357/2008. Signed Lic. Oscar González Luna, Presidente Municipal; Lic. Trinidad Pérez Torres, Secretario del H. Ayuntamiento.

Acknowledgement from the Municipality of Hidalgo del Parral for the donation of a microfilm reader to the Municipal Historical Archive.

First page of El Colegio de Michoacán (proyecto Archivo Municipal de Zamora) letter dated 7 September 2018

El Colegio de Michoacán (proyecto Archivo Municipal de Zamora)

Issued , Zamora, Mich., México. Protocol [correo electrónico, sin número de oficio]. Signed Mtro. Julio César Ramírez Rodríguez (con copia al Dr. J. Antonio Serrano Ortega).

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.

First page of Arzobispado de Guadalajara letter dated 10 February 2026

Arzobispado de Guadalajara

Issued , Guadalajara, Jal., México. Protocol Prot. A523/2026. Signed Javier Magdaleno Cueva, Pbro., Dr., Secretario Canciller.

Acknowledgement from the Archdiocese of Guadalajara for the donation of a scanner for the digitisation of the Diocesan Curia archive.

First page of Arzobispado de Guadalajara letter dated 10 February 2026

Arzobispado de Guadalajara

Issued , Guadalajara, Jal., México. Protocol Prot. A523/2026. Signed Javier Magdaleno Cueva, Pbro., Dr., Secretario Canciller.

Second exemplar (duplicate scan) of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara acknowledgement for the scanner donation. Date, protocol and signature match Letter 1.

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