Administrative Information
Provenance
This collection originates from Romy Medeiros da Fonseca.
During a trip to Brazil, Dr. Iêda Siqueira Wiarda, the Luso-Brazilian Specialist of the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress (LC), Washington DC, contacts Dr. Romy Medeiros da Fonseca (RMF), with whom she has a longtime professional relationship.
In 1994, Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of the Library of Congress, manifests his interest in acquiring the "ten best collections in the world" available for acquisition. Dr. Wiarda sends a list with three possible Brazilian collections to Dr. Georgette Dorn, Chief of the Hispanic Division. Among the three suggestions was the RMF archive.
In March of 1995, after talks between the LC Office in Rio de Janeiro and RMF the transference of her collection to LC is agreed under the condition that a copy of the microfilmed material would be sent to the Brazilian National Library in Rio.
In September 1995, approximately 40 boxes arrive at LC.
In March of 1996, after an initial overview of the material, Vera Cristina Neumann, a volunteer intern in the Hispanic Division, gives suggestions onhow to organize the collection.
From 1997 through 2014, volunteer interns of the Hispanic Division, as well as staff worked on the revision and organization of the RMF archive which resulted in 67 boxes containing various documents, biographies, photographs, articles from magazines and newspapers, and scholarly works about the feminist movement in Brazil.
Processing History
The papers of Romy Medeiros da Fonseca were initially arranged beginning in 1997-2014 for this release of the finding aid, though the process continues.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Box number, Romy Medeiros da Fonseca Collection, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.