General Encyclopedias
All print volumes. Click on the link to find out their call number and location.
- Diccionario biográfico español50-volume reference behemoth to historical figures in Spain and the Hispanic world.
- "La Espasa": Enciclopedia universal ilustr. europeo-americanaExtremely rich print resource. Consult this Explanation about how to use La Espasa.
- El pequeño Larousse ilustradoIllustrated encyclopedia. The library also has earlier editions.
- Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de ultramarAuthored by Pascual Madoz and published in 16 volumes from 1845-1850. Online edition, page view and searchable, available through the Hathi Trust.
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Regional Encyclopedias: Latin America
History
- Diccionario biográfico español50-volume reference behemoth to historical figures in Spain and the Hispanic world.
- Cambridge History of Latin AmericaOnline resource. Authoritative multi-volume set covering Latin American history from the colonial period to the present. Includes one volume of bibliographical essays. Print version is available.
- Enciclopedia biográfica e histórica del Perú : siglos XIX-XX12-volume set located in Stacks Annex A. Available for borrowing.
Literature, Theater and Culture
- Cambridge History of Latin American LiteratureOnline resource. Three-volume set spanning pre-Columbian literature to the present. Brazilian literature is also covered. Print version is available.
- Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean literature, 1900-2003Online resource. Entries for authors, titles, and topics, with recommendations for further reading. Good for searching, less so for browsing.
- World Literature in Spanish: an encyclopediaOnline biographical and topical resource.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United StatesOnline resource. Over 900 articles on a wide range of topics concerning Latin@s in the United States. Includes bibliographies. Print version is available.