Gunnar Mendoza y la construcción de la archivística boliviana

A work which studies the life and work of Gunnar Mendoza Loza (1914-1994), one of the greatest Bolivian professors and pioneers of the archives science and its great impact in the development of the this discipline in Bolivia. In summary, his work allowed the Bolivian people to recover part of their memory, it preserved it from the imminent destruction and prepared the field for its conservation and access. He recovered, at least the information found in faraway places, where it is found against the will of their organizers --as long as it is national patrimony-- and he did the necessary for its utilization. This official memory of the history of Bolivia has been saved. Among other things, it is now to us to continue --as our possiblities allow us-- to lead our attention to the non-official information of the history of Bolivia.