Francisco Aguilera (1899-1981)

Photographer unknown, courtesy of the Library of Congress

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino
Washington, DC, United States

Chilean-born Francisco Aguilera worked at the Library of Congress from 1944-1969, where he was chief of the Hispanic Division and founder of the groundbreaking Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape. A translator and a poet, he also taught Latin American literature at George Washington and American Universities.

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Title: Francisco Aguilera (1899-1981)
Creator: Photographer unknown, courtesy of the Library of Congress
Location: Unknown

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino

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