The CEHTI is proud to announce that it has completed the digitization of La Vanguardia, the official newspaper of the Socialist Party of Argentina during its initial period from 1894 to 1930!
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https://cehti.org/la-vanguardia/
With the conclusion of the digitization project of La Vanguardia, from its inception in 1894 until 1930, the Centro de Estudios Históricos de los Trabajadores y las Izquierdas (Center for Historical Studies of Workers and the Left, CEHTI) marks a significant milestone in its efforts to incorporate and disseminate crucial historical sources related to the left, the working class, and social movements in Argentina.
Since its foundation, the CEHTI decided to contribute to expanding the open-access digital archive of historical sources, adhering to the principles of public heritage. This means ensuring that these documents are accessible to the public without any bureaucratic or financial obstacles.
The digitization of La Vanguardia became possible due to the generous contribution of hard copies held by the Partido Socialista Auténtico, approximately six years ago. The voluntary work of digitization was carried out by CEHTI members in Rosario, who transported the 120 volumes from Buenos Aires, prepared the materials, digitized and edited them. CEHTI volunteers in Buenos Aires later uploaded them to our website. This immense collaborative effort spanned over five years and resulted in a final edited work comprising around 1.2 TB of data.
This independent endeavor was further supplemented by invaluable resources provided by trade unions and academic organizations such as the Rosario local of Santa Fe’s teacher’s union (AMSAFE), the Rosario Oil Workers’ and Employees' Union (SOEAR), the Rosario local of the CTA Autónoma, the trade union of bank workers, the Rosario City Council, the Fundación Estévez Boero, and the organization Igualdad y Participación, among others. Additionally, hundreds of individual contributions were received, which enabled the acquisition of the necessary equipment for digitization. We express our sincerest gratitude to all those involved.
The CEHTI will continue its work, undertaking new digitization projects. If you would like to support us, we invite you to join us by donating resources and materials. This will help us further consolidate and expand our documentary center, which includes archive, library and newspaper collection, and contribute to public access to an increasing number of books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, flyers, and historical sources.