In a Civilized Nation: Newspapers, Magazines, and the Print Revolution in 19th-Century Peru

This exhibit explores the history of newspapers, magazines, and the periodical print revolution in the colony and nation of Peru.

It draws on strengths of Rare Books and Special Collections’ José E. Durand Peruvian History collection. A Peruvian scholar and bibliophile (1925-1990), Durand sought out and amassed an unparalleled collection of early Peruvian imprints and periodicals, including an impressive array of nineteenth-century newspapers, circulars, and popular song and verse imprints. Many of these materials come from presses in Lima, the Peruvian capital, while others are from provincial towns such as Cuzco, Arequipa, and Ayacucho. Together these items offer diverse perspectives on Peruvian political events, and cultural and religious practices and preferences from the colonial era, through the country’s birth in 1825, and beyond the turn of the twentieth century.

Browse the collection here.