Nettie Lee Benson | |
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| Born | January 15, 1905 |
| Died | June 24, 1993 (aged 88) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Awards | Order of the Aztec Eagle (1979) |
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| Thesis | The Preconstitutional Regime of Venustiano Carranza, 1913–1917 The Provincial Deputation in Mexico: Precursor of the Mexican Federal State (dissertation) |
| Influences | Charles W. Hackett |
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| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Archivy |
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| Main interests | Mexican history, Latin American history |
Nettie Lee Benson (January 15, 1905 – June 24, 1993) was an American teacher, librarian, and archivist in Texas. She worked at the Latin American Collection at the University of Texas for 34 years, later renamed as the Benson Latin American Collection in her honor. After 1949, she taught history and library science simultaneously with her work managing the Latin American Collection. She also co-founded a graduate program in library science for specialists in Latin America.